POST UTME IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY 2023 English | Objective

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Question 1
The following sentence is an example of a passive voice construction. Identify the correct option.
A. The ball was thrown by John.
B. John threw the ball.
C. The ball was thrown.
D. The ball was thrown by John and his friends.
Question 2
In the sentence 'The company's profits have increased significantly over the past year', which of the following words is an example of an antonym for 'decreased'?
A. increased
B. decreased
C. remained
D. stagnated
Question 3
The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a gerund phrase. Identify the correct option.
A. I love eating ice cream.
B. I love eating ice cream and drinking coffee.
C. I love eating ice cream, and drinking coffee.
D. I love eating ice cream, and drinking coffee, and reading books.
Question 4
The sentence 'The company's profits have increased by 20% over the past year.' can be rephrased using a more formal tone. Which of the following options is the best rephrased sentence?
A. The company's profits have risen by 20% over the past year.
B. The company's profits have increased by 20% over the past year.
C. The company's profits have surged by 20% over the past year.
D. The company's profits have escalated by 20% over the past year.
Question 5
The passage below has been modified from the original. Identify the word that has been changed and its original meaning.
A. The original word was 'rapidly' and its meaning is 'quickly'.
B. The original word was 'slowly' and its meaning is 'quickly'.
C. The original word was 'quickly' and its meaning is 'slowly'.
D. The original word was 'slowly' and its meaning is 'slowly'.
Question 6
The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a conditional sentence. Identify the correct option.
A. If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.
B. If I won the lottery, I would buy a car.
C. If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.
D. If I won the lottery, I would donate money to charity.
Question 7
The phrase 'bend over backwards' is an idiom that means to go out of one's way to help someone. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this idiom?
A. She bent over backwards to help her friend move into a new apartment.
B. He bent over backwards to avoid doing his homework.
C. They bent over backwards to finish the project on time.
D. We bent over backwards to get to the party on time.
Question 8
The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a subordinate clause. Identify the correct option.
A. I went to the store because I needed milk.
B. I went to the store because I needed milk and eggs.
C. I went to the store because I needed milk, and I also needed eggs.
D. I went to the store because I needed milk, and eggs, and I also needed bread.
Question 9
The passage below contains a word that is a synonym of another word. Identify the word.
A. The new policy has been met with widespread enthusiasm.
B. The new policy has been met with widespread skepticism.
C. The new policy has been met with widespread optimism.
D. The new policy has been met with widespread pessimism.
Question 10
Choose the correct form of the pronoun in brackets to complete the sentence: 'My sister and I __________ (go) to the movies last night.'
A. went
B. go
C. going
D. gone
Question 11
In the sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years', which of the following words is an example of a synonym for 'reduce'?
A. decrease
B. increase
C. eliminate
D. minimize
Question 12
The sentence 'The company's profits have increased by 20% over the past year.' can be rephrased using a more formal tone. Which of the following options is the best rephrased sentence?
A. The company's profits have risen by 20% over the past year.
B. The company's profits have increased by 20% over the past year.
C. The company's profits have surged by 20% over the past year.
D. The company's profits have escalated by 20% over the past year.
Question 13
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left' is in the past perfect tense. Which of the following is the correct form of the verb 'arrived'?
A. had arrived
B. arrived
C. have arrived
D. has arrived
Question 14
Identify the correct antonym of the word 'exuberant'.
A. Muted
B. Vibrant
C. Energetic
D. Listless
Question 15
In the following passage, the word 'sophisticated' is used as an adjective. Identify the correct form of the word 'sophisticated' in the passage.
A. sophisticated
B. sophistication
C. sophisticate
D. sophisticatedly

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