Craft and StructureVery hardWord for something that cannot be explained
Craft and Structure practice question
The sudden silence of the rooks that spring remained ____: no disease was found, no predator, no change in the trees, and by June the birds were back as if nothing had happened.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. inexplicableCorrect
- B. predictable
- C. irrelevant
- D. permanent
Answer: A. inexplicable
Every cause ruled out: unexplained.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. predictable
- Nothing about it could be predicted.
- C. irrelevant
- The silence was worth investigating.
- D. permanent
- The birds returned by June.
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