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<!-- (audio) Jessica: Could it have been a phishing attack? -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What is Jessica guessing about a security breach?

--answers--

She is sure it was a phishing attack.

--feedback--

Jessica is not certain.


She thinks it could have been a phishing attack.


She believes a phishing attack is impossible.

--feedback--

Jessica does not rule out the possibility; she is asking about it.


She knows exactly how the breach happened.

--feedback--

Jessica is unsure.

--video-solution--

2

--explanation--

Could it have been...? is a way of asking if something might have happened.

Could expresses possibility.

Have been is used to talk about something that possibly happened in the past.

Jessica is guessing or suggesting a possibility. Another example:

Could it have been the update that broke the app? - Someone is asking if the update caused the app to stop working.

--scene--

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