After the sentence, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for the senten...
Assessment:WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1992 (Objective)Subject:English Language
After the sentence, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for the sentence.
Getting six distinctions in your mock examinations is praiseworthy but do not allow it to get into year head. This means that the good result
Answer Details
The most appropriate interpretation of the sentence is that the good result "should not make you conceited."
The sentence begins by acknowledging that getting six distinctions in mock exams is praiseworthy. However, the speaker advises against allowing the success to "get into your head," which means becoming overly confident or arrogant as a result of the success.
Therefore, the sentence is cautioning against becoming too conceited or arrogant because of the good result, and the interpretation "should not make you conceited" is the most appropriate.