Craft and StructureMediumWord for an outcome that was expected
Craft and Structure practice question
Given how little rain had fallen, the poor harvest was ____; nobody in the village was surprised.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. predictableCorrect
- B. astonishing
- C. profitable
- D. accidental
Answer: A. predictable
Nobody surprised: predictable.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. astonishing
- The opposite.
- C. profitable
- A poor harvest is not profitable.
- D. accidental
- Drought, not accident, caused it.
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