Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The report ............... that the minister intervened unlawfully, without providing documentary evidence.
Wrong!
"Alleges" fits because the phrase "without providing documentary evidence" signals distance from the claim rather than endorsement.
2The correlation alone ............... that the policy reduced absenteeism.
Wrong!
"Suggests" is correct because "correlation alone" licenses a tentative inference, not conclusive proof.
3............... the memoir omits several decisive meetings, it remains invaluable for understanding the negotiations.
Wrong!
"Although" is correct because the sentence concedes the memoir's omissions before giving a positive judgement.
4The author ............... that the rival account has some plausibility before rejecting its conclusion.
Wrong!
"Concedes" is correct because the writer first allows partial merit in the rival account before rejecting its conclusion.
5She ............... the survey's reliability, since its sampling method is never explained.
Wrong!
"Questions" is correct because the unexplained sampling method gives the writer a reason to challenge reliability.
6His praise for the reforms is ..............., while warning that implementation remains fragile.
Wrong!
"Qualified" is correct because "while warning that implementation remains fragile" limits the praise.
7By presenting the two theories without adjudicating between them, the chapter cultivates an air of ............... .
Wrong!
"Detachment" is correct because presenting competing theories without adjudicating between them signals a deliberately neutral stance.
8The review is ...............: it faults the book's theoretical assumptions but acknowledges its empirical breadth.
Wrong!
"Balanced" is correct because the review identifies flaws but also acknowledges the book's empirical strengths.
9The account is ............... neutral; in practice, it foregrounds only evidence damaging to the company.
Wrong!
"Ostensibly" is correct because the sentence says the account appears neutral but is actually critical in its selection of evidence.
10The essay ............... the data themselves, but questions the causal interpretation placed upon them.
Wrong!
"Does not dispute" is correct because the sentence contrasts accepting the data with questioning the interpretation.
11The article ............... relies on anecdote where longitudinal evidence would be needed, undermining its broader claim.
Wrong!
"Regrettably" is correct because the writer judges the choice to rely on anecdote as a flaw.
12The novel ............... coherence, though several passages are incisive.
Wrong!
"Falls short of" is correct because the writer criticises the novel's coherence while still allowing that it has moments of insight.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The report alleges that the minister intervened unlawfully, without providing documentary evidence.
- The correlation alone suggests that the policy reduced absenteeism.
- Although the memoir omits several decisive meetings, it remains invaluable for understanding the negotiations.
- The author concedes that the rival account has some plausibility before rejecting its conclusion.
- She questions the survey’s reliability, since its sampling method is never explained.
- His praise for the reforms is qualified, while warning that implementation remains fragile.
- By presenting the two theories without adjudicating between them, the chapter cultivates an air of detachment.
- The review is balanced: it faults the book’s theoretical assumptions but acknowledges its empirical breadth.
- The account is ostensibly neutral; in practice, it foregrounds only evidence damaging to the company.
- The essay does not dispute the data themselves, but questions the causal interpretation placed upon them.
- The article regrettably relies on anecdote where longitudinal evidence would be needed, undermining its broader claim.
- The novel falls short of coherence, though several passages are incisive.
