POST UTME BSU 2021 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented, and the results are already visible.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Simple Past Tense
B. Present Perfect Tense
C. Future Perfect Tense
D. Conditional Tense
Question 2
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, is responsible for the project.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Conditional tense
D. Future perfect tense
Question 3
The following sentence is in the passive voice. Identify the correct form of the underlined verb.
A. was being eaten
B. was eating
C. was eaten
D. is being eaten
Question 4
The sentence 'The new policy will _______ the economy' is in the _______ tense.
A. boost, present
B. boost, past
C. boost, future
D. boost, conditional
Question 5
Identify the error in the sentence below.
A. The dog chased the cat.
B. The dog chased the cat, and it ran away.
C. The dog chased the cat, and it ran.
D. The dog chased the cat, and it was running.
Question 6
The passage below has been modified from the original. Identify the word that has been changed.
A. The
B. A
C. the
D. an
Question 7
The sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Conditional tense
D. Future perfect tense
Question 8
The phrase 'to cut one's teeth on' is an idiom that means to gain experience or skill in a particular activity by doing it for the first time. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this idiom?
A. She cut her teeth on playing the piano.
B. He cut his teeth on writing novels.
C. They cut their teeth on hiking in the mountains.
D. We cut our teeth on playing soccer.
Question 9
The following sentence is in the present perfect tense. Identify the word that is in the present perfect tense.
A. I
B. have
C. eaten
D. breakfast
Question 10
The word 'phenomenon' is a _______ of the word 'phenomena'.
A. plural
B. singular
C. adjective
D. adverb
Question 11
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
A. fast
B. slow
C. quick
D. rapid
Question 12
In the sentence 'The manager, who was known for his exceptional leadership skills, had been with the company for over a decade.', which of the following pronouns is in the objective case?
A. he
B. him
C. his
D. who
Question 13
The following sentence is in the passive voice. Identify the word that is in the passive voice.
A. The
B. ball
C. was
D. thrown
Question 14
The word 'disinterested' is often confused with the word 'uninterested'. What is the difference between the two?
A. Disinterested means not having a personal stake, while uninterested means lacking interest.
B. Disinterested means having a personal stake, while uninterested means lacking interest.
C. Disinterested means having a personal stake, while uninterested means not having a personal stake.
D. Disinterested means lacking interest, while uninterested means having a personal stake.
Question 15
The passage below has been modified. Identify the correct form of the underlined word.
A. accommodate
B. accomodate
C. accomodated
D. accommodated

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