Craft and StructureEasyAdjective fixed by having to buy grain
Craft and Structure practice question
The harvest was so ____ that the village had to buy grain from the next valley to last the winter.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. meagreCorrect
- B. plentiful
- C. early
- D. delicious
Answer: A. meagre
Having to buy grain elsewhere means the harvest was too small — 'meagre'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. plentiful
- A plentiful harvest would leave no need to buy grain.
- C. early
- Timing doesn't explain a shortage.
- D. delicious
- Taste doesn't explain a shortage.
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