POST UTME OSUSTECH 2017 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence 'The new employee, who had been working for only a week, was still struggling to understand the company's policies.' illustrates which of the following grammatical structures?
Correct A. Relative clause
B. Subordinate clause
C. Independent clause
D. Adverbial clause

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2
Which of the following words is a synonym of the word 'procrastinate'?
Correct A. Delay
B. Postpone
C. Hurry
D. Accelerate

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3
The passage 'The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky. The birds were singing their sweet melodies.' illustrates which of the following literary devices?
Correct A. Imagery
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Alliteration

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4
The sentence 'The manager, who had been with the company for over a decade, was promoted to the position of CEO.' illustrates which of the following grammatical structures?
Correct A. Relative clause
B. Subordinate clause
C. Independent clause
D. Adverbial clause

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5
The word 'narrative' is a synonym of which of the following words?
Correct A. Story
B. Tale
C. Account
D. Description

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6
In the context of medical terminology, what does the prefix 'hemo-' refer to?
Correct A. blood
B. heart
C. brain
D. lungs

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. The manager ________ (to call) the meeting at 2 PM.
Correct A. has called
B. calls
C. was calling
D. is calling

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8
Identify the correct spelling of the word. The correct spelling is ________ (receive, recieve, recieve, recieve).
Correct A. receive
B. recieve
C. recieve
D. recieve

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9
What is the meaning of the idiom 'break a leg'?
Correct A. good luck
B. bad luck
C. success
D. failure

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10
In the sentence 'The new policy will ________ the company's profits.', what is the correct form of the verb?
Correct A. increase
B. increases
C. increased
D. increasing

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11
SHARED STIMULUS
The passage is a formal academic text discussing the importance of critical thinking in education.
In the passage below, the author's tone can be described as:
Correct A. formal
B. informal
C. sarcastic
D. emotive

Correct Answer: A

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Question 12
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The teacher gave the student a book.
Correct B. The book was given to the student by the teacher.
C. The student read the book.
D. The teacher read the book.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 13
SHARED STIMULUS
The new policy was well-received by the employees, but it was met with resistance from the management.
In the following sentence, what is the antecedent of the pronoun 'it'?
Correct A. The new policy
B. The company
C. The employees
D. The management

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14
Which of the following words is a synonym of the word 'complex'?
A. simple
Correct B. complicated
C. difficult
D. easy

Correct Answer: B

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Question 15
In the following sentence, what is the subject-verb agreement?
Correct A. The team is playing well.
B. The team are playing well.
C. The team has been playing well.
D. The team have been playing well.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 16
In the sentence 'The students were studying for their exams in the library', which of the following pronouns is in the objective case?
A. they
Correct B. them
C. their
D. theirs

Correct Answer: B

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Question 17
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The teacher gave the students a lot of homework.
Correct B. The students were given a lot of homework by the teacher.
C. The students gave the teacher a lot of homework.
D. The teacher and the students gave a lot of homework.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 18
In the sentence 'The manager of the company was very happy with the results of the meeting', which of the following verbs is in the past participle form?
A. was
Correct B. happy
C. the manager of the company
D. results of the meeting

Correct Answer: B

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Question 19
Which of the following sentences is in the present perfect tense?
Correct A. I have eaten breakfast.
B. I eat breakfast every morning.
C. I will eat breakfast tomorrow.
D. I ate breakfast yesterday.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 20
In the sentence 'The students had finished their homework by the time the teacher arrived', which of the following verbs is in the past perfect tense?
Correct A. had finished
B. finished
C. will finish
D. finish

Correct Answer: A

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Question 21
In the sentence 'The students were studying for their exams in the library', which of the following pronouns is in the objective case?
A. they
Correct B. them
C. their
D. theirs

Correct Answer: B

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Question 22
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The teacher gave the students a lot of homework.
Correct B. The students were given a lot of homework by the teacher.
C. The students gave the teacher a lot of homework.
D. The teacher and the students gave a lot of homework.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 23
In the sentence 'The manager of the company is very experienced', which of the following words is a linking verb?
Correct A. is
B. very
C. experienced
D. manager

Correct Answer: A

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Question 24
Which of the following sentences is in the present perfect tense?
Correct A. I have eaten breakfast.
B. I eat breakfast every morning.
C. I will eat breakfast tomorrow.
D. I ate breakfast yesterday.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 25
In the sentence 'The students were very happy when they heard the news', which of the following words is a subordinating conjunction?
A. were
B. very
C. happy
Correct D. when

Correct Answer: D

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