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Post-UTME English Language 2004 Objective — Question 5

Question 5 of 15 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2004 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Choose the meaning which best fits the underlined phrase 'closely guarded secret'.

  • A. carefully hidden from the knowledge of othersCorrect
  • B. Secretly processed the business with armed guards
  • C. carefully hidden from the view of strangers
  • D. secretly known

Explanation

'A closely guarded secret' means something carefully hidden from others' knowledge.

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