Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for a river that overflowed
Craft and Structure practice question
After a week of rain the river ____ its banks and covered the football pitch.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. overflowedCorrect
- B. dried
- C. followed
- D. cleaned
Answer: A. overflowed
Water covering the pitch: overflowed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. dried
- A dried river covers nothing.
- C. followed
- Following its banks would keep it in place.
- D. cleaned
- Rivers do not clean their banks by flooding a pitch.
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