Craft and StructureVery hardWord for effects that build up over time
Craft and Structure practice question
The drought's effects were ____ rather than sudden: yields fell a little each year until, a decade on, the farms could no longer support their families.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. cumulativeCorrect
- B. negligible
- C. immediate
- D. reversible
Answer: A. cumulative
A little each year, adding up: cumulative.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. negligible
- Farms failing is not negligible.
- C. immediate
- Contrasted with sudden, so not immediate.
- D. reversible
- Nothing suggests reversal.
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