Instruction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word. The government has been spending more money on preventive rather than on ...medicin...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1990 (Objective) Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

Instruction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
The government has been spending more money on preventive rather than on ...medicine
Answer Details
The underlined word "preventive" suggests that the government is spending money on measures that prevent illnesses and diseases from occurring. The opposite of "preventive" is "curative," which means relating to the treatment of an illness or disease. Therefore, the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word is "curative," and the correct option is (E) curative.

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