Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The panel found the recommended sanction ............... to the seriousness of the breach, given the limited evidence of harm.
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After 'found the sanction', an adjective is needed: use "proportionate" when judging whether something is suitably balanced in relation to its purpose or impact.
2The review should comment on the strength of the ............... rather than merely restating the committee’s conclusion.
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In standard evaluation prose, "evidence" is normally uncountable when referring to support for a conclusion.
3Isolated delays are not necessarily indicative ............... systemic mismanagement.
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The evaluative adjective 'indicative' is followed by "of" when a feature is taken as a sign of something.
4Despite the supplementary affidavit, the tribunal remained ............... of the applicant’s good faith.
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A person or body is "unconvinced" by evidence; evidence or an argument is 'unconvincing'.
5Auditors should not ............... too much weight to the minor discrepancies when assessing overall credibility.
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In formal evaluation, we "attach weight to" evidence or factors when deciding how important they are; 'weigh' takes a direct object and cannot be followed by 'weight to'.
6The external assessor was ............... of the methodology, not of the researchers’ integrity.
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Use the adjective "critical" before 'of' to mean expressing adverse evaluation.
7Because the sample excludes informal carers, the model is ............... to understate the true cost of the policy.
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For a probability judgement with a subject + to-infinitive, use "likely"; 'probable' cannot be used this way (we say 'It is probable that...', not 'the model is probable to...').
8The report ............... whether the intervention can be credited with the observed improvement.
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Use "questions" before a 'whether' clause when an evaluation casts doubt on a conclusion.
9The award decision must be judged against the three explicit ............... set out in the call for proposals.
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After 'the three explicit', the plural form "criteria" is required.
10Without access to the raw data, the reviewer cannot offer a ............... assessment of the claimed savings.
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An assessment can be "credible" if it is believable; 'credulous' describes someone too ready to believe things.
11The inconsistency is not serious ............... to invalidate the overall finding.
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With 'not' plus adjective plus infinitive, "enough" normally follows the adjective: 'not serious enough to'.
12Although the numerical estimate is precise, its policy relevance remains ............... among independent reviewers.
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After 'remains', use the adjective "disputed" to describe a conclusion whose validity is still contested.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- The panel found the recommended sanction proportionate to the seriousness of the breach, given the limited evidence of harm.
- The review should comment on the strength of the evidence rather than merely restating the committee’s conclusion.
- Isolated delays are not necessarily indicative of systemic mismanagement.
- Despite the supplementary affidavit, the tribunal remained unconvinced of the applicant’s good faith.
- Auditors should not attach too much weight to the minor discrepancies when assessing overall credibility.
- The external assessor was critical of the methodology, not of the researchers’ integrity.
- Because the sample excludes informal carers, the model is likely to understate the true cost of the policy.
- The report questions whether the intervention can be credited with the observed improvement.
- The award decision must be judged against the three explicit criteria set out in the call for proposals.
- Without access to the raw data, the reviewer cannot offer a credible assessment of the claimed savings.
- The inconsistency is not serious enough to invalidate the overall finding.
- Although the numerical estimate is precise, its policy relevance remains disputed among independent reviewers.