Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a temporary lull
Craft and Structure practice question
The truce brought only a ____ in the fighting; within a month the two sides were at war again.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. respiteCorrect
- B. culmination
- C. surge
- D. resolution
Answer: A. respite
A short break before fighting resumed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. culmination
- A culmination is a climax, not a pause.
- C. surge
- The opposite.
- D. resolution
- A resolution would have ended the war.
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