Question 101
HardOriginal questionChoose the word that best fills the blank.
The detective's ______ questions finally made the suspect confess.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Probing questions search deeply for the truth, the kind that get a confession.
Worth noting
Proving looks alike but means showing to be true, which questions do not do.
- Concept
- The word the sentence needs: "probing"
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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