Question

complete the sentence with the word that best fits the overall meaning and tone. no announcements should be made before the exit polls come in because any predictions made now would be ______. early premature precocious

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context and word meanings:

• "early" is a simple term for being before time but lacks the nuance of inappropriateness.
• "premature" means done too soon, especially in a way that's ill - advised or not fully developed, which fits the context of making predictions before exit polls (implying the predictions are ill - timed).
• "precocious" refers to a person (usually a child) having developed abilities earlier than usual, and is not relevant here.

Answer:

B. premature