Direction: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Sanitation…
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Direction: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Sanitation and hygiene are critical to health, survival, and development. Many countries are challenged in providing adequate sanitation for their entire populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Throughout the world, an estimated 2.4 billion people lack basic sanitation (more than 32% of the world’s population). Basic sanitation is described as having access to facilities for the safe disposal of human waste (feces and urine), as well as having the ability to maintain hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection, industrial/hazardous waste management, and wastewater treatment and disposal.
The world did not achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal (MDG) sanitation target (i.e., to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to basic sanitation by 2015). Now, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goal (SDG) is for everyone to have “adequate and equitable” sanitation by 2030.
Question:
What is the most likely synonym of the word 'Adequate'?
- A.
Inept
- B.
Ample
- C.
Incompetent
- D.
Access
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Correct answer: B
Answer: Ample
Explanation: "Adequate" means satisfactory or sufficient in quality or quantity. "Ample" means enough or more than enough, so it aligns with the meaning of "adequate."
Why the other words are incorrect:
Inept — means lacking skill or ability; it refers to poor competence, not sufficiency.
Incompetent — means not having necessary skills; relates to capability, not being sufficient in amount or quality.
Access — refers to the ability to approach, enter, or use something (availability), not to being adequate or sufficient.
Conclusion: "Ample" is the best synonym for "adequate" because both convey the idea of being sufficient or satisfactory.
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