WAEC - English Language (1997 - No. 23)
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The young girl swept the board at the recent competitions. This means that the young girl
The young girl swept the board at the recent competitions. This means that the young girl
came last in the competition
cleaned the score-board very well
won som of the competition
won everything that could be won
Uitleg
The idiom "swept the board" means to win all available prizes or to achieve complete victory in a competition.