POST UTME CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY 2017 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence 'The manager of the company has decided to lay off several employees due to financial difficulties.' is an example of a sentence in which the subject is a:
A. Noun phrase
B. Verb phrase
C. Adjective phrase
D. Adverb phrase
Question 2
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented nationwide.' is an example of _______________ register.
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Neutral
D. Elevated
Question 3
The passage below has been modified from a real text. Choose the correct word to complete each blank.
A. The new policy aims to
B. The new policy aims to
C. The new policy aims to
D. The new policy aims to
Question 4
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is in the _______________ tense.
A. Present
B. Past
C. Future
D. Conditional
Question 5
The following passage contains a cloze test. Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
A. The manager of the company was fired due to his poor performance.
B. The manager of the company was fired due to his good performance.
C. The manager of the company was fired due to his excellent performance.
D. The manager of the company was fired due to his satisfactory performance.
Question 6
The diagram below shows a graph of a quadratic function. What is the vertex of the parabola?
A. (2, 3)
B. (1, 2)
C. (3, 4)
D. (4, 5)
Question 7
The following text is an example of a sentence in which the pronoun is used as a:
A. Subject
B. Object
C. Complement
D. Appositive
Question 8
The sentence 'The company's profits have increased significantly over the past year.' can be rewritten as:
A. The company's profits have risen dramatically over the past year.
B. The company's profits have decreased significantly over the past year.
C. The company's profits have remained steady over the past year.
D. The company's profits have fluctuated over the past year.
Question 9
Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the sentence.
A. had been studying
B. had study
C. had studyed
D. had studies
Question 10
The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the error and choose the correct correction.
A. The manager of the company was fired by the board of directors.
B. The manager of the company was fired by the board of director.
C. The manager of the company was fired by the board of directors.
D. The manager of the company was fired by the board of directer.
Question 11
The word 'stress' in the sentence 'The teacher tried to reduce the stress of the students by providing additional support.' can be replaced by:
A. pressure
B. tension
C. anxiety
D. fear
Question 12
The idiom 'kick the bucket' means to die. Which of the following idioms means to be extremely tired?
A. Bite the bullet
B. Break a leg
C. Burn the midnight oil
D. Cut to the chase
Question 13
In the sentence 'The new policy, which was implemented last quarter, has been met with widespread criticism.', the word 'which' is used as a:
A. relative pronoun
B. subordinating conjunction
C. preposition
D. adverb
Question 14
The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the error and choose the correct correction.
A. The manager of the company was fired by the board of directors.
B. The manager of the company was fired by the board of director.
C. The manager of the company was fired by the board of directors.
D. The manager of the company was fired by the board of directer.
Question 15
The word 'enormous' can be replaced by the word _______________ in the sentence 'The enormous crowd filled the stadium.'
A. Huge
B. Massive
C. Enormous
D. Gigantic

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