POST UTME DELSU 2017 English | Objective

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Question 1
The word 'happiness' is an example of a word that means _______.
A. sadness
B. joy
C. happiness
D. pleasure
Question 2
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
A. The main idea of the passage is to describe the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
B. The main idea of the passage is to describe the risks of a sedentary lifestyle.
C. The main idea of the passage is to describe the importance of regular exercise.
D. The main idea of the passage is to describe the benefits of a balanced diet.
Question 3
The sentence 'The teacher asked the students to _______ their books.' is an example of a sentence that requires a verb in the blank.
A. open
B. close
C. read
D. write
Question 4
The sentence 'If I were you, I would not have made that decision.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Conditional sentence
B. Subjunctive mood
C. Optative mood
D. Imperative mood
Question 5
Identify the correct stress pattern for the word 'university'.
A. unIverSITY
B. unIverSITy
C. unIverSItY
D. unIverSiTY
Question 6
The following sentence is an example of a phrasal verb: 'The manager will pick up the project tomorrow.'
A. to take up
B. to pick up
C. to take over
D. to hand over
Question 7
In the passage below, identify the correct register used by the speaker.
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Neutral
D. Technical
Question 8
The following sentence is an example of a sentence that requires a subject-verb agreement correction. Which of the following corrections is CORRECT?
A. The team is going to the meeting.
B. The team are going to the meeting.
C. The team is going to the meeting, and the manager is going to the meeting.
D. The team are going to the meeting, and the manager is going to the meeting.
Question 9
The passage below has been edited to remove grammatical errors. Identify the correct form of the verb in the underlined portion.
A. has been
B. have been
C. had been
D. has
Question 10
In the following sentence, the word 'utilize' is an example of a word that can be replaced with a synonym from which of the following categories?
A. Verb
B. Noun
C. Adjective
D. Adverb
Question 11
The sentence 'The manager, who had been working late, finally left the office.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Relative clause
B. Subordinate clause
C. Independent clause
D. Dependent clause
Question 12
The following sentence contains a register shift. Identify the correct register.
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Technical
D. Elevated
Question 13
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented, and it seems to be working well.' is an example of
A. passive voice
B. active voice
C. present perfect tense
D. past perfect tense
Question 14
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented, and the results are already visible.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Present perfect tense
D. Future perfect tense
Question 15
Identify the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses.
A. The manager (he) is very experienced.
B. The manager (him) is very experienced.
C. The manager (his) is very experienced.
D. The manager (their) is very experienced.

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