Post Utme Elizade University 2017 English Question 11

Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2017 Post Utme Elizade University English examination.

Post Utme Elizade University 2017 English Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 11 POST_UTME_ELIZADE_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • ENGLISH • objective
SHARED STIMULUS
The passage: 'The new policy will ameliorate the effects of the economic downturn.'

The passage below has been modified from the original. Identify the word that has been changed and its original meaning.

Answer Options

A. The original word was 'exacerbate', which means to make a problem worse.
Correct Answer B. The original word was 'ameliorate', which means to make a problem better.
C. The original word was 'mitigate', which means to reduce the severity of a problem.
D. The original word was 'aggravate', which means to make a problem worse.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
The original word was 'ameliorate', which means to make a problem better.

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This is Post Utme Elizade University 2017 English Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Elizade University English examination.

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