POST UTME SKYLINE UNIVERSITY 2024 English | Objective

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Question 1
The following sentence contains a cloze test. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: 'The new employee was very nervous on his first day, but he quickly settled in and began to feel _______________ (A) comfortable (B) anxious (C) confident (D) overwhelmed.'
A. comfortable
B. anxious
C. confident
D. overwhelmed
Question 2
Which of the following sentences is in the correct grammatical register for a sports report?
A. The team played very well.
B. The team played a great game.
C. The team played badly.
D. The team played a terrible game.
Question 3
The sentence 'The new employee was very nervous on her first day at work.' is an example of a sentence in which the pronoun 'her' is used to refer to the subject of the sentence. Which of the following sentences is also an example of a sentence in which a pronoun is used to refer to the subject?
A. The manager gave the new employee a warm welcome.
B. The new employee was very nervous on her first day at work.
C. The employee's nervousness was evident on her first day.
D. The company's HR department was very helpful.
Question 4
The athlete's _______ in the 100m dash was a result of her intense training and dedication.
A. performance
B. achievement
C. accomplishment
D. success
Question 5
Which of the following words is a synonym of 'large'?
A. big
B. small
C. large
D. tiny
Question 6
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and explain the correction.
A. The error is in the use of the present perfect tense.
B. The error is in the use of the past simple tense.
C. The error is in the use of the present continuous tense.
D. The error is in the use of the past perfect tense.
Question 7
The lawyer's argument was based on a technicality, but the judge was not convinced by her _______ of the law.
A. interpretation
B. explanation
C. justification
D. application
Question 8
Which of the following sentences is in the correct grammatical register for a medical report?
A. The patient was very sick.
B. The patient was suffering from a severe case of malaria.
C. The patient was very ill.
D. The patient was sick.
Question 9
The word 'enigmatic' can be described as:
A. easy to understand
B. difficult to understand
C. having a strong and unpleasant odor
D. having a tendency to be late
Question 10
The sentence 'The new employee was very nervous on her first day at work.' is an example of a sentence in which the pronoun 'her' is used to refer to the subject of the sentence. Which of the following sentences is also an example of a sentence in which a pronoun is used to refer to the subject?
A. The manager gave the new employee a warm welcome.
B. The new employee was very nervous on her first day at work.
C. The employee's nervousness was evident on her first day.
D. The company's HR department was very helpful.
Question 11
In the sentence 'The teacher asked the students to write their names on the blackboard.', the word 'their' is an example of a pronoun. Which of the following words is also an example of a pronoun?
A. the
B. their
C. names
D. blackboard
Question 12
The diagram below shows the structure of a cell. Identify the part labeled 'A':
A. nucleus
B. mitochondria
C. cell membrane
D. cytoplasm
Question 13
Which of the following words is an antonym of 'happy'?
A. sad
B. happy
C. angry
D. tired
Question 14
The sentence 'The new policy has been met with widespread criticism.' is an example of:
A. passive voice
B. active voice
C. declarative sentence
D. interrogative sentence
Question 15
In the passage below, the author's tone can be described as:
A. formal
B. informal
C. sarcastic
D. emotive

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