Craft and StructureHardWord for a result that contradicts expectations
Craft and Structure practice question
The finding was ____: the town with the most doctors per head had the worst health outcomes, until researchers realised that doctors cluster where illness is common.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. paradoxicalCorrect
- B. predictable
- C. conclusive
- D. trivial
Answer: A. paradoxical
More doctors, worse health — a contradiction until explained: paradoxical.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. predictable
- The finding surprised the researchers.
- C. conclusive
- It needed explaining, so it settled nothing on its own.
- D. trivial
- It prompted a real insight, so it was not trivial.
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