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Craft and Structure practice question
Planting rows of trees along the field's edge did not stop the wind, but it did ____ its force enough that the topsoil no longer blew away.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. temperCorrect
- B. amplify
- C. conceal
- D. measure
Answer: A. temper
'Did not stop … but did' reduce: the trees softened the wind.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. amplify
- Amplifying the wind would worsen the erosion.
- C. conceal
- Hiding the wind is not a physical effect.
- D. measure
- Measuring the wind would not keep topsoil in place.
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