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Craft and Structure practice question

The old glass negatives are so ____ that the archivists handle them only with cotton gloves and never more than one at a time.

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

  1. A. fragileCorrect
  2. B. valuable
  3. C. heavy
  4. D. faded

Answer: A. fragile

Gloves and one at a time: they break easily.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. valuable
Value might justify care, but the handling described is about breakage.
C. heavy
Weight would call for two hands, not gloves.
D. faded
Fading doesn't require careful handling.

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