Craft and StructureEasy–MediumVerb fixed by a supply running low
Craft and Structure practice question
As the drought went on, the village's water supply began to ____, until the well gave only a few buckets a day.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. dwindleCorrect
- B. expand
- C. freeze
- D. overflow
Answer: A. dwindle
A supply that shrinks until almost nothing is left 'dwindles'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. expand
- 'Expand' is the opposite of a supply running low.
- C. freeze
- Drought doesn't freeze water, and freezing isn't a decrease.
- D. overflow
- 'Overflow' is the opposite of a well giving only a few buckets.
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