POST UTME CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY 2019 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence 'The new employee, being very shy, _______ to speak in front of the class.' is an example of a(n) _______ clause.
A. was able to, dependent
B. was unable to, independent
C. managed to, relative
D. failed to, subordinate
Question 2
The following sentence contains a homograph: 'The bank is located on the corner of the street.' Which of the following sentences also contains a homograph?
A. The teacher gave the student a book to read.
B. The company is going to invest in a new project.
C. The doctor prescribed the patient some medicine.
D. The river flows into the ocean.
Question 3
The sentence 'The company _______ its profits last year due to the economic downturn.' is an example of a(n) _______ clause.
A. made, dependent
B. lost, independent
C. increased, relative
D. decreased, subordinate
Question 4
The following sentence contains a grammatical error: "The new policy, which was implemented last year, has been very successful." Identify the error.
A. The use of the word "which" is incorrect.
B. The use of the word "last" is incorrect.
C. The sentence is a run-on.
D. The sentence is a fragment.
Question 5
The passage below contains a cloze test. Fill in the blank with the correct word.
A. The teacher gave the student a lot of homework to complete.
B. The teacher gave the student a lot of praise to complete.
C. The teacher gave the student a lot of criticism to complete.
D. The teacher gave the student a lot of encouragement to complete.
Question 6
The sentence 'If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.' is an example of a conditional sentence. Which of the following sentences is also an example of a conditional sentence?
A. If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
B. If I had studied harder, I would have failed the exam.
C. If I had studied harder, I would have gotten a better grade.
D. If I had studied harder, I would have gotten a worse grade.
Question 7
The sentence 'The manager instructed the team to revise the report' is in the passive voice. What is the subject of the sentence?
A. manager
B. team
C. report
D. instructed
Question 8
The diagram below shows a graph of the function y = 2x^2 + 3x - 1. What is the x-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola?
A. -1/4
B. 1/4
C. -3/2
D. 3/2
Question 9
The sentence 'The new policy has been met with widespread criticism.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Present perfect tense
D. Future perfect tense
Question 10
The register of a medical text would typically include technical terms and jargon. Which of the following sentences is an example of a medical register?
A. The patient was experiencing severe chest pain and shortness of breath.
B. The doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics to treat the infection.
C. The nurse administered a shot of insulin to the diabetic patient.
D. The patient was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Question 11
The phrase 'kick the bucket' is an example of a(n) _______ idiom.
A. Metaphorical expression
B. Literal expression
C. Colloquialism
D. Proverb
Question 12
The following sentence contains a grammatical error: "The new employee, being very shy, was nervous about meeting his colleagues." Identify the error.
A. The use of the word "being" is incorrect.
B. The use of the word "very" is incorrect.
C. The sentence is a run-on.
D. The sentence is a fragment.
Question 13
The sentence 'The manager has been working late every night for the past week.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Present perfect continuous tense
B. Past perfect tense
C. Future perfect tense
D. Present simple tense
Question 14
The sentence 'The teacher asked the students to _______ their books and take a break.' is an example of a(n) _______ verb.
A. close, phrasal
B. open, action
C. read, linking
D. write, auxiliary
Question 15
The following paragraph is an example of:
A. formal report
B. informal letter
C. academic essay
D. news article

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