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WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2011 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

There isn't enough rice, so its importation is permitted whereas the importation of cement is.............

Answer Details
The underlined word in the sentence is "permitted" which means allowed or authorized. We are looking for a word that is opposite in meaning to "permitted" and also fills the gap in the sentence correctly. The correct answer is "prohibited" which means not allowed or forbidden. The sentence then reads "There isn't enough rice, so its importation is permitted whereas the importation of cement is prohibited" meaning that importing cement is not allowed.