POST UTME COAL CITY UNIVERSITY 2018 English | Objective

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Question 1
The phrase 'kick the bucket' means to:
A. Give up or lose hope
B. Die or pass away
C. Get married or start a new relationship
D. Retire or stop working
Question 2
The sentence 'The teacher asked the students to write their names on the blackboard.' is an example of _______.
A. Imperative sentence
B. Interrogative sentence
C. Exclamatory sentence
D. Declarative sentence
Question 3
The word 'run' in the sentence 'The children love to run in the park.' is an example of _______.
A. Verbal
B. Noun
C. Adjective
D. Adverb
Question 4
The following sentence is in the present perfect tense. Identify the correct form of the verb 'to have' used in the sentence: 'I have eaten breakfast.'
A. Have
B. Has
C. Had
D. Having
Question 5
The following sentence is in the passive voice. Identify the verb form used in the sentence: 'The book was written by John.'
A. Past Simple
B. Past Perfect
C. Present Perfect
D. Past Continuous
Question 6
In the sentence 'The new policy has been implemented by the government, and it has been well-received by the public.', identify the correct form of the pronoun 'it'.
A. The pronoun 'it' is a subject pronoun.
B. The pronoun 'it' is an object pronoun.
C. The pronoun 'it' is a possessive pronoun.
D. The pronoun 'it' is a reflexive pronoun.
Question 7
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already eaten.' is an example of a sentence that uses which grammatical structure?
A. Simple past tense
B. Present perfect tense
C. Future perfect tense
D. Past perfect tense
Question 8
The word 'happy' in the sentence 'The children were happy to see their parents.' is an example of _______.
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Verb
Question 9
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence: 'The students, who were studying for their exams, were very tired and needed a break.'
A. The use of the comma after 'exams' is incorrect.
B. The use of the word 'who' is incorrect.
C. The use of the word 'were' is incorrect.
D. The use of the word 'needed' is incorrect.
Question 10
The following sentence is in the present continuous tense. Identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' used in the sentence: 'I am studying for my exams.'
A. Am
B. Is
C. Are
D. Been
Question 11
The sentence 'The manager, who was tired, left the office early.' is an example of _______.
A. Rhetorical question
B. Relative clause
C. Subordinate clause
D. Independent clause
Question 12
In the sentence 'The new policy has been implemented by the government, and it has been well-received by the public.', identify the correct form of the pronoun 'it'.
A. The pronoun 'it' is a subject pronoun.
B. The pronoun 'it' is an object pronoun.
C. The pronoun 'it' is a possessive pronoun.
D. The pronoun 'it' is a reflexive pronoun.
Question 13
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented, and the results are already visible.' is an example of a sentence that uses which grammatical structure?
A. Simple past tense
B. Present perfect tense
C. Future perfect tense
D. Past perfect tense
Question 14
The idiom 'to cut corners' means to:
A. Work efficiently and effectively
B. Take shortcuts and compromise quality
C. Avoid unnecessary tasks
D. Meet deadlines and achieve goals
Question 15
The following text is from a sports article: 'The team's performance was impressive, and they managed to win the game in the last minute.' Identify the correct idiom used in the text.
A. 'win the game in the last minute'
B. 'make a comeback'
C. 'pull off a victory'
D. 'score a goal'

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