Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for being uncertain
Craft and Structure practice question
The date of the chapel is ____: the guidebook says 1620, the plaque says 1660, and the parish records are silent.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. disputedCorrect
- B. confirmed
- C. ancient
- D. forgotten
Answer: A. disputed
Two sources disagree and a third is silent: disputed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. confirmed
- Nothing confirms it.
- C. ancient
- Age is not the point; certainty is.
- D. forgotten
- Two dates are proposed.
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