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 opp...
Assessment:WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2002 (Objective)Subject:English Language
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.
The workers expected management to be...........rather than indifferent to, their welfare.
Answer Details
The word "indifferent" in the sentence means having no particular interest or sympathy. To find the opposite of "indifferent", we need to find a word that means interested or caring. Among the options, the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "indifferent" and that correctly fills the gap in the sentence is "interested in" (option B). Therefore, the answer is B.