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Craft and Structure practice question

The only ____ of the house's age is the date scratched into a lintel, since every other surface has been plastered and painted a dozen times.

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

  1. A. indicationCorrect
  2. B. denial
  3. C. repair
  4. D. improvement

Answer: A. indication

A date on a lintel: an indication.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. denial
It shows age, not denies it.
C. repair
Not a repair.
D. improvement
Not an improvement.

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