Task instructions
Choose the best answer. For sentence equivalence in full practice, select two choices only when instructed.
In the sentence “trees can mitigate urban heat,” mitigate most nearly means:
A. reduce
B. measure
C. predict
D. intensify
Practice workspace
Write notes or your response
02:00
Reveal answer key / expected response
A — reduce
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.