The history of the horrendous bedbug dates back to some of the earliest civilizations.
Correct answer: (c) horrendous
Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
The history of the viable bedbug dates back to some of the earliest civilizations.
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The history of the horrendous/ viable bedbug dates back to some of the earliest civilizations.
-I chose “viable” in the test and it turned to be incorrect. Why?
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This is a particularly tough question.
As ‘viable’ can mean ‘capable of living or surviving successfully’ (a description which can be applied to the bedbugs), it would not usually be used in the manner required in this sentence.
However, it does seem unfair, so perhaps the original test writer will reconsider its inclusion as an option.
I feel that ‘viable’ would not work with ‘bedbugs’ because it has no reference to the circumstances in which it would survive, which would be its particular use for plants and animals and with reference to bed bugs in relation to other creatures. My only concern is with the level. I think ‘elementary’ isn’t suitable given the vocabulary.
Compared to the other tests in the ‘elementary’ category, this one also seems to involve a lot of reading (though the vocabulary is simpler than the bedbugs test). english-test.net/esl/learn/e … l-test.php
English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level