POST UTME CALEB UNIVERSITY 2021 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence below has been modified to test your understanding of phrasal verbs. Read the sentence carefully and choose the correct answer.
A. The company will be taking off next year.
B. The company will be taking off in the next quarter.
C. The company will be taking off in the next year.
D. The company will be taking off in the next month.
Question 2
The following sentence contains a comma splice error: 'I went to the store, and I bought some milk.' Identify the error.
A. The sentence should be rewritten as a compound sentence.
B. The sentence should be rewritten as a complex sentence.
C. The sentence should be rewritten as a simple sentence.
D. The sentence is grammatically correct.
Question 3
In the sentence 'The manager of the company will be attending the meeting', which of the following is an example of a pronoun?
A. manager
B. company
C. meeting
D. will
Question 4
The diagram below shows a simple graph with two axes. If the point (4, 3) is plotted on the graph, which quadrant will it be in?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
Question 5
The following sentence is a good example of a sentence with a complex structure. Identify the word that best fits the blank space to maintain the same meaning as 'in addition to'.
A. in addition to
B. as well as
C. in addition to
D. in addition to
Question 6
Choose the correct spelling of the word.
A. accomodate
B. accomodate
C. accomodate
D. accommodate
Question 7
In the sentence 'The manager instructed the team to revise the report', which word is the object of the preposition 'to'?
A. team
B. report
C. manager
D. instructed
Question 8
In the sentence 'The manager of the company was very pleased with the team's performance.', identify the word that functions as the subject of the sentence.
A. team
B. performance
C. company
D. manager
Question 9
In the sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% over the next five years.', identify the word that best fits the blank space to maintain the same meaning as 'emissions'.
A. pollution
B. emissions
C. reductions
D. outputs
Question 10
The following sentence is an example of a complex sentence: "I went to the store because I needed milk." Identify the correct form of the conjunction in the sentence.
A. and
B. but
C. because
D. or
Question 11
In the diagram below, identify the part labeled 'A'.
A. The beaker
B. The burette
C. The test tube
D. The cell
Question 12
The passage below has been modified. Identify the word that has been changed.
A. The manager of the company was very pleased with the team's performance.
B. The manager of the company was very pleased with the team's achievements.
C. The manager of the company was very pleased with the team's results.
D. The manager of the company was very pleased with the team's success.
Question 13
The diagram below shows a simple circuit with a battery, a resistor, and a switch. If the switch is closed, which part of the circuit will have the highest voltage?
A. battery
B. resistor
C. switch
D. none of the above
Question 14
The sentence 'The new policy will be implemented next quarter' is in the _______ tense.
A. present
B. past
C. future
D. conditional
Question 15
The sentence 'The manager of the company was very pleased with the team's performance.' can be rephrased as:
A. The team's performance was very pleasing to the manager.
B. The manager was very pleased with the team's performance.
C. The team's performance was very pleasing to the company.
D. The company was very pleased with the team's performance.

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