WAEC 2023 English Language · Question 94

Ojo won the prize for the best TEACHER.

Question

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in Capital letters. Choose the option to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer. Ojo won the prize for the best TEACHER.

  1. A.Did Ojo win the prize for the best dancer?
  2. B.Did Ojo win the award for the best teacher?
  3. C.Did Oke win the prize for the best teacher?
  4. D.Did Ojo lose the prize for the best teacher?

Answer: A. Did Ojo win the prize for the best dancer?

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Step 1: Analyze the question This is an emphatic stress question. The capitalised word (TEACHER) is the new or contrasting information. The sentence is a correction of a wrong assumption made in the question.

Step 2: The concept Emphatic stress highlights the word that corrects or contrasts with what someone else said. So the question that fits is the one whose wrong detail is in the position of the stressed word. Everything else in that question matches the answer sentence.

Step 3: Compare each option with the answer sentence Answer sentence: Ojo won the prize for the best TEACHER.

  • A. Did Ojo win the prize for the best dancer? Ojo, win and prize all match. Only the last word differs (dancer vs. TEACHER). The answer corrects it: "No, the best TEACHER."
  • B. Did Ojo win the award...? The difference is "award" vs. "prize". The stress would fall on PRIZE, not TEACHER.
  • C. Did Oke win the prize...? The difference is the name (Oke vs. Ojo). The stress would fall on OJO.
  • D. Did Ojo lose the prize...? The difference is "lose" vs. "won". The stress would fall on WON.

Step 4: Answer Only option A has its difference at the word that carries the emphatic stress, TEACHER.

Tip: In these questions, find the capitalised word and look for the option that changes only that word. If everything else is identical, you have your answer. Option B looks tempting because it is almost identical, but its changed word is not the stressed one.

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