Structured Practice

GRE Verbal 16: Text completion: scarce evidence

MCQ

MCQ 1 marks 2 minutes 0 words

Task instructions

Choose the best answer. For sentence equivalence in full practice, select two choices only when instructed.

Because reliable records were ____, the estimate carried substantial uncertainty.

A. scarce
B. abundant
C. conclusive
D. exhaustive

Practice workspace

Write notes or your response

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Reveal answer key / expected response

A — scarce

Suggested approach

Identify the tested relationship; eliminate choices that are grammatically or logically incompatible; verify the sentence or passage as a whole.

Official-style scoring criteria

Correct interpretation, vocabulary, and reasoning.