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Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for making something clear

Craft and Structure practice question

The diagram on the second page ____ the process far better than the paragraph of description that precedes it.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. clarifiesCorrect
  2. B. complicates
  3. C. conceals
  4. D. abbreviates

Answer: A. clarifies

A diagram doing 'far better' than a description at showing a process: it clarifies.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. complicates
Doing better means making clearer, not harder.
C. conceals
Concealing is the opposite of what a helpful diagram does.
D. abbreviates
Shortening is not the comparison being made.

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