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Difficulty: EasyLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully and evaluate the statement that follows:

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) was established in 1952 after the adoption of the Jeffrey Report of 1950. Headquartered in Accra, Ghana, the council was formed to harmonize and standardize secondary school examinations across English-speaking West African countries. The founding member countries were Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia, with Liberia joining later in 1974. WAEC conducts the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) annually for candidate assessment. Beyond examination administration, the council provides educational consultancy services and publishes academic research findings.

Statement: Liberia was one of the founding member countries that established the West African Examinations Council in 1952.

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The statement is False. The passage explicitly mentions that Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia were the founding members in 1952, and that Liberia joined later in 1974.
The statement is false because the passage explicitly lists Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia as the founding member countries in 1952, while noting that Liberia joined later in 1974.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the key claim in the statement.
The statement claims that Liberia was a founding member of the West African Examinations Council in 1952.
Isolating the factual claim allows for direct verification against the passage text.
2
Scan the passage for text evidence regarding founding members and Liberia's entry.
The text states that the founding members were Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia, and specifies that Liberia joined later in 1974.
Literal fact retrieval requires locating explicit details directly stated by the author.
3
Compare the statement's claim with the retrieved passage fact.
The claim contradicts the text evidence because Liberia joined 22 years after the founding of the council.
Determining whether the statement accurately reflects the passage content.

Key Concept

Literal Fact Retrieval and Precise Chronological Verification
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

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