In the sentence below, there is one underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in mean...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2013 (Objective) Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

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


Only question one is compulsory; therefore, the rest are .....

Answer Details
The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word 'compulsory' is 'optional'. The sentence is saying that only question one is required, and the other questions are not required, so they are optional. The word 'compulsory' means something that is required or mandatory, while 'optional' means something that is not required, but is available as a choice.

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