Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for being made worse
Craft and Structure practice question
The shortage of drivers was ____ by the timetable change, which needed six more buses on the road at the same hour.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. aggravatedCorrect
- B. relieved
- C. disguised
- D. forecast
Answer: A. aggravated
More buses at once: the shortage grew worse.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. relieved
- Needing more drivers doesn't relieve a shortage.
- C. disguised
- Nothing hides it.
- D. forecast
- The change caused it, not predicted it.
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