Craft and StructureHardWord for a claim later shown to be false
Craft and Structure practice question
The report's claim that the bridge could carry any modern lorry was ____ within a year, when a routine inspection found the deck sagging.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. discreditedCorrect
- B. confirmed
- C. repeated
- D. ignored
Answer: A. discredited
Sagging deck against a bold claim.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. confirmed
- The inspection contradicted the claim.
- C. repeated
- Repetition is not what the sagging did.
- D. ignored
- The claim was tested, not ignored.
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