Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the alternatives given. They found the body under the __________ of the collapsed building
Question and options
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the alternatives given.
They found the body under the __________ of the collapsed building
- wreckers
- debris
- storeys
- foundation
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - debris
After a building collapses, a body is found under the debris, the scattered broken pieces of the building. Wreckers are people who demolish buildings, 'storeys' are the floors of a standing building, and a foundation lies beneath a building rather than on top of anything buried in its collapse.
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