Read the following passage carefully. 'Corruption has crippled Nigeria's development over the decades. Public funds meant for hospitals, schools, and roads are diverted into private pockets. As a result, infrastructure remains dilapidated, healthcare is poor, and educational standards have fallen. Until leaders are held accountable, genuine progress will remain elusive.' A candidate summarises the passage as: 'Corruption by Nigerian leaders has stunted national development by causing the misappropriation of public funds, leading to poor infrastructure, healthcare, and education, with progress unlikely without accountability.' This summary is best evaluated as

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accurate, concise, and capturing all main ideas. The candidate's summary is concise and captures all four main ideas in the passage: corruption stunting development, misappropriation of funds, resulting poor services (infrastructure, healthcare, education), and the need for accountability. Roads are implicitly covered under 'poor infrastructure,'

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A) too long and therefore unacceptable

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B) accurate, concise, and capturing all main ideas

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C) accurate but written in the language of the original passage

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D) incomplete because it omits the point about roads

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