Craft and StructureEasyChoosing a precise noun in a history text
Craft and Structure practice question
To settlers driving wagons west, the Sierra Nevada was the final ____: parties could wait weeks for snow to clear before crews eventually blasted a usable road through the granite passes.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. obstacleCorrect
- B. invitation
- C. tradition
- D. advantage
Answer: A. obstacle
Something that halted wagons for weeks and had to be overcome by blasting a road through is an 'obstacle.'
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. invitation
- A mountain range that halts travelers is not inviting them.
- C. tradition
- 'Tradition' does not describe a physical barrier to travel.
- D. advantage
- The range blocked the migrants' way — the opposite of an advantage.
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