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WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1991 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.


In question numbered 67 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Answer Details
The most suitable option to fill the gap in question 67 is "produce". The passage is discussing the important services provided by honey bees in addition to producing honey. The word "produce" means to make or create something, which accurately describes the honey bees' role in making honey. The other options, such as "invent" or "forge", do not make sense in the context of the passage.