Craft and StructureMediumAdjective fixed by a description of habits
Craft and Structure practice question
The naturalist was famously ____: she recorded the weather, the birds she saw and the plants in flower every single day for forty years.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. assiduousCorrect
- B. capricious
- C. indifferent
- D. reclusive
Answer: A. assiduous
Daily records kept for forty years show persistent, careful diligence — 'assiduous'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. capricious
- 'Capricious' means changeable and impulsive, the opposite of a fixed daily routine.
- C. indifferent
- 'Indifferent' means uninterested; forty years of daily notes show the opposite.
- D. reclusive
- 'Reclusive' means avoiding company; nothing in the sentence concerns other people.
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