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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a mood of quiet unease

Craft and Structure practice question

There was something ____ about the empty village: doors stood open, a kettle was still warm, and no one answered when we called.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. unsettlingCorrect
  2. B. reassuring
  3. C. ordinary
  4. D. cheerful

Answer: A. unsettling

Warm kettle, no one there.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. reassuring
Reassuring is the opposite.
C. ordinary
An empty village with warm kettles is not ordinary.
D. cheerful
Cheerful contradicts the scene.

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