JAMB Use of English 1979 Question 76

Question 76

Vocabulary in Context

Choose the word or expression which best completes the sentence: The World Bank team which visited the landlocked country ________ a bleak economic future for it

  1. A.forecast
  2. B.thought of
  3. C.discovered
  4. D.prophesied
  5. E.projected
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (forecast)

Explanation

Experts forecast the economic future, that is, predict it from evidence.