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Reginald’s aunt was spry for her age but nonetheless required help i
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Reginald’s _______aunt was spry for her age but nonetheless required help in ascending the staircase.
| Two Answers |
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| a acrobatic |
| b dexterous |
| c caustic | d genial | e septuagenarian |
| f hoary |
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This question obliges you to find an adjective to describe Reginald's aunt, who you are told is "spry" (nimble) for her age. The key words "for her age" imply that Reginald's aunt is of an age at which it is unusual to be spry. You can therefore predict answers similar to elderly. Choice (E) septuagenarian, which is a term for someone in her seventies, works well. Choice (F) hoary means "very old." These are the correct answers. You can reject choices (A) acrobatic and (B) dexterous, as these are both synonymous with "agile," in which case she would not need help getting up the stairs. Choices (C) caustic, "sarcastic or corrosive," and (D) genial, "pleasant," are also wrong, because they describe her personality, not her fitness.
E, F
This question obliges you to find an adjective to describe Reginald's aunt, who you are told is "spry" (nimble) for her age. The key words "for her age" imply that Reginald's aunt is of an age at which it is unusual to be spry. You can therefore predict answers similar to elderly. Choice (E) septuagenarian, which is a term for someone in her seventies, works well. Choice (F) hoary means "very old." These are the correct answers. You can reject choices (A) acrobatic and (B) dexterous, as these are both synonymous with "agile," in which case she would not need help getting up the stairs. Choices (C) caustic, "sarcastic or corrosive," and (D) genial, "pleasant," are also wrong, because they describe her personality, not her fitness.
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