Craft and StructureVery hardAdjective fixed by a quick, skilful movement
Craft and Structure practice question
The goalkeeper's save was ____ — a single quick flick of the wrist that turned the shot over the bar.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. deftCorrect
- B. clumsy
- C. delayed
- D. accidental
Answer: A. deft
A quick, precise, skilful movement is 'deft'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. clumsy
- 'Clumsy' is the opposite of a precise flick.
- C. delayed
- A 'single quick' movement is not delayed.
- D. accidental
- Nothing suggests the save was a fluke.
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