Craft and StructureEasyWord for being easily broken
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?
- A. fragileCorrect
- B. valuable
- C. heavy
- 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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