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Craft and StructureHardWord for a plant once found everywhere

Craft and Structure practice question

Once ____ across the region, the wildflower now survives in only two meadows.

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

  1. A. widespreadCorrect
  2. B. scarce
  3. C. cultivated
  4. D. unnoticed

Answer: A. widespread

Contrast with two meadows now: once widespread.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. scarce
The sentence contrasts past abundance with present scarcity.
C. cultivated
Cultivation is not implied.
D. unnoticed
Being unnoticed is not the contrast.

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