Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for a stream reduced by drought
Craft and Structure practice question
After weeks without rain, the stream had ____ to a trickle.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. shrunkCorrect
- B. grown
- C. frozen
- D. flooded
Answer: A. shrunk
No rain, a trickle: shrunk.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. grown
- The opposite.
- C. frozen
- Drought, not cold.
- D. flooded
- The opposite.
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