Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. The modern-day student is extremely 1____ with technology. They do read quite a bit because of social media. While their writing skills may not be top notch, they do write, courtesy 2___ affinity to various platforms on the internet. However, one skill that has been 3______ affected is listening skills. They are extremely poor 4______ listeners. If this issue is not addressed, what we may be heading to in the future is a huge chunk of people across the globe, with poor skills of listening, and a huge number of passive listeners. Researchers say that listening is the prime ingredient for empathy and the world will be in extreme poverty in terms of number of 5_____ on the planet.

Q:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

• 1
  their
• 2
  they’re
• 3
  dare
• 4
  there