Multiple choice

Directions: The statement below is followed by five others. Select the one which most complements the idea contained in the given statement.

Since they first became part of living room furniture, television remote controls have become the advertiser's scourge. Some analysts reckon that _________.

  1. the instruments will make TV advertising completely ineffective

  2. as many as a third of all ads are zapped by viewers

  3. the instrument greatly interferes with the watching of wholesome TV programmes

  4. soon the advertising industry will have no option but to approach the government to ban the instrument

  5. there ought to be advertisements to coax the viewers out of the frequent use of remote controls
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'The advertiser's scourge is the clue. 'If the viewers change the channel during ads, it becomes a menace for advertisers. This results in the remote control becoming a scourge for the advertisers. Hence, (2) is the most appropriate answer choice.

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