Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for widespread agreement
Craft and Structure practice question
After years of dispute, there is now a broad ____ among geologists that the crater was formed by an impact rather than a volcano.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. consensusCorrect
- B. controversy
- C. reluctance
- D. suspicion
Answer: A. consensus
'After years of dispute … now' points to agreement.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. controversy
- Controversy is what preceded the present state.
- C. reluctance
- Reluctance doesn't fit 'that the crater was formed by…'.
- D. suspicion
- Suspicion is weaker than the settled view the sentence describes.
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