POST UTME CALEB UNIVERSITY 2020 English | Objective

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Question 1
In the sentence 'The new policy has been implemented in all the states, except for those in the North-West region, which have been exempted due to the ongoing drought.', identify the register used.
Correct A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Elevated
D. Colloquial

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2
The diagram below represents a circuit with a battery, a resistor, and a switch. If the switch is closed, what will happen to the current flowing through the circuit?
A. The current will increase.
B. The current will decrease.
Correct C. The current will remain the same.
D. The current will reverse direction.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3
In the sentence 'The manager, who had been working late every night, finally got a promotion.', identify the grammatical structure used.
Correct A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Relative clause
D. Adverbial clause

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4
The diagram below represents a plant cell. Identify the part labeled 'A'.
Correct A. Cell wall
B. Nucleus
C. Mitochondria
D. Chloroplast

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5
In the sentence 'The company's profits have increased by 20% over the past year.', identify the verb tense used.
Correct A. Present perfect
B. Past simple
C. Present continuous
D. Future perfect

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6
The phrase 'bend over backwards' is an example of a(n) _______ idiom.
Correct A. phrasal verb
B. colloquialism
C. hyperbole
D. metaphor

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented nationwide.' is an example of a(n) _______ sentence.
Correct A. passive voice
B. active voice
C. declarative sentence
D. interrogative sentence

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8
The word 'rapidly' is an example of a(n) _______ adjective.
A. adverb
B. noun
Correct C. adjective
D. verb

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9
The phrase 'break a leg' is an example of a(n) _______ idiom.
A. phrasal verb
Correct B. colloquialism
C. hyperbole
D. metaphor

Correct Answer: B

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Question 10
The sentence 'The manager was fired for his incompetence.' is an example of a(n) _______ sentence.
A. passive voice
Correct B. active voice
C. declarative sentence
D. interrogative sentence

Correct Answer: B

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Question 11
The lawyer's argument was based on the principle of _______________ (concord) between the two clauses in the contract.
Correct A. antithesis
B. analogy
C. alliteration
D. anaphora

Correct Answer: A

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Question 12
The doctor's _______________ (register) was evident in the way she communicated with her patients.
A. formal
B. informal
Correct C. technical
D. colloquial

Correct Answer: C

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Question 13
The athlete's _______________ (register) was evident in the way she spoke to the press after the game.
A. formal
Correct B. informal
C. technical
D. colloquial

Correct Answer: B

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Question 14
The _______________ (synonym) of the word 'large' is 'enormous'.
A. antonym
B. hyponym
C. hypernym
Correct D. synonym

Correct Answer: D

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Question 15
The _______________ (antonym) of the word 'hot' is 'cold'.
A. synonym
B. hyponym
C. hypernym
Correct D. antonym

Correct Answer: D

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Question 16
The sentence 'The dog is barking loudly' is in the _______________ (tense) of the verb 'barking'.
Correct A. present
B. past
C. future
D. conditional

Correct Answer: A

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Question 17
The sentence 'I will eat my dinner' is in the _______________ (tense) of the verb 'eat'.
A. present
B. past
Correct C. future
D. conditional

Correct Answer: C

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Question 18
The sentence 'If I won the lottery, I would buy a house' is in the _______________ (tense) of the verb 'buy'.
A. present
B. past
C. future
Correct D. conditional

Correct Answer: D

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Question 19
The sentence 'The dog has eaten its food' is in the _______________ (tense) of the verb 'eaten'.
A. present
Correct B. past
C. future
D. conditional

Correct Answer: B

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Question 20
The sentence 'The dog will have eaten its food' is in the _______________ (tense) of the verb 'eaten'.
A. present
B. past
Correct C. future
D. conditional

Correct Answer: C

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Question 21
The sentence 'The dog has been eating its food' is in the _______________ (tense) of the verb 'eating'.
A. present
Correct B. past
C. future
D. conditional

Correct Answer: B

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Question 22
SHARED STIMULUS
The passage: 'The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky.'
The passage below has been modified. Identify the word that has been changed and explain the effect of the change on the meaning of the passage.
Correct A. The word 'was' has been changed to 'were'.
B. The word 'was' has been changed to 'is'.
C. The word 'was' has been changed to 'had been'.
D. The word 'was' has been changed to 'will be'.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Correct A. I (to go) to the store yesterday.
B. She (to eat) breakfast at 8 o'clock.
C. They (to study) for their exams all night.
D. We (to play) soccer on the field.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 24
SHARED STIMULUS
The sentence: 'The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it.'
The following sentence has been completed with a word that is grammatically incorrect. Identify the error and suggest a correction.
A. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it.
Correct B. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it yet.
C. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it yesterday.
D. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it last week.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 25
SHARED STIMULUS
The sentence: 'The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it.'
The following sentence has been completed with a word that is grammatically incorrect. Identify the error and suggest a correction.
A. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it.
B. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it yet.
Correct C. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it yesterday.
D. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework, but he didn't finish it last week.

Correct Answer: C

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