From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences. He tried to ______ the housemistress by entering the ho...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2017 (Objective) Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

He tried to ______ the housemistress by entering the hostel through the back door. 

Answer Details
The word that best completes the sentence is "evade." To evade means to avoid or escape something, usually by using a clever or deceitful method. In this sentence, the person is trying to avoid the housemistress by entering the hostel through the back door. The other options do not fit the context of the sentence. "Reject" means to refuse or decline something, "repel" means to push away or drive back, and "deflect" means to change the direction of something.

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