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Craft and Structure practice question

The habit of leaving the door on the latch is so ____ in the village that a locked door is taken as a sign that something is wrong.

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

  1. A. pervasiveCorrect
  2. B. unusual
  3. C. controversial
  4. D. recent

Answer: A. pervasive

So general that its absence is a signal: pervasive.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. unusual
Unusual is the opposite of a habit whose absence is remarked on.
C. controversial
Nothing suggests dispute.
D. recent
Recentness is not what makes a locked door a sign.

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