This is a chance of a life time

Analyze the question: The sentence is "This is a chance of a lifetime." The underlined word is chance (the question doesn't show the underline, but it's clearly chance). We need the option closest in meaning to chance as used here.

Explain the concept: Chance has several meanings:

• Luck or fate: "It happened by chance."
• Possibility or likelihood: "There is a chance of rain."
• Opportunity: "I got a chance to travel abroad."

In the phrase "a chance of a lifetime," chance means a favourable occasion that may never come again, which is an opportunity.

Check each option:

• A. an advantage: This is a benefit or a superior position over others. It does not fit the idea of a rare occasion to do something.
• B. a privilege: This is a special right or honour granted to someone. A chance can be a privilege, but the sentence is about a golden occasion, not an honour.
• C. an opportunity: This is a favourable time or situation to do something. It fits perfectly, since "chance of a lifetime" is the same as "opportunity of a lifetime."
• D. a possibility: This means something may happen. It is tempting because chance can mean possibility, but "a possibility of a lifetime" makes no sense.

Answer: C. an opportunity.

Tip: When a word has several meanings, test each option by substituting it into the sentence. Also learn common phrases such as "chance of a lifetime," "golden opportunity," and "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," because WASSCE and JAMB often test words in fixed expressions.