In the passage, the word 'regular' in 'short, regular practice' most nearly means:
In one coastal district, a group of teachers replaced the long weekly homework sheet with a ten-minute task given every school day. After a term, the students in these classes remembered more of the material than students in nearby classes that kept the weekly sheet, and fewer tasks were handed in unfinished. The teachers believe that short, regular practice lets pupils review a topic before they forget it. They also admit that the trial covered a single subject in a single district, so they warn other schools against treating the result as a rule.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. happening at steady and predictable intervals
- Step 1: The passage contrasts a daily task with a weekly sheet. Step 2. 'Regular' therefore describes the timing: steady intervals. Answer: happening at steady and predictable intervals. Why not the others: The other meanings do not fit a comparison between daily and weekly tasks.
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