Multiple choice

Directions: Choose appropriate meanings of the words in bold as per their contextual use.

Some people want to perpetuate ignorance and illiteracy in the country.

  1. eradicate

  2. continue

  3. fight

  4. interrupt

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Perpetuate means to make something continue indefinitely. In the negative context of ignorance and illiteracy, it means to cause them to persist or keep them going, which is what option continue means.