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JAMB 2024 - Question 12

English 2024 JAMB Past Questions - Question 12: While the coronation was an august occasion, the small office party was a rather .......event. 

In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap. From the list of options lettered A-D, choose the one that is nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, best fill the gap provided.
While the coronation was an august occasion, the small office party was a rather .......event. 
A:
B:
C:
D:
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Correct Answer

C

Explanation

An “august occasion” is an important and dignified event. Its opposite, a “trivial event,” means an unimportant or insignificant happening.