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?
- A. unsettlingCorrect
- B. reassuring
- C. ordinary
- 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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