POST UTME SUMMIT UNIVERSITY 2021 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence 'The new employee was given a thorough briefing on the company's policies and procedures.' is an example of a
A. passive voice
B. active voice
C. present perfect tense
D. past perfect tense
Question 2
The following sentence contains a pronoun that is in the _______ case: 'The manager, who was absent, was blamed for the company's poor performance.'
A. Nominative
B. Accusative
C. Genitive
D. Dative
Question 3
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
A. The company's profits have increased significantly over the past year.
B. The company's profits have decreased significantly over the past year.
C. The company's profits have remained stable over the past year.
D. The company's profits have fluctuated over the past year.
Question 4
The passage below contains a word that is not in its correct form. Identify the word and correct it.
A. The word should be 'independent'.
B. The word should be 'independant'.
C. The word should be 'independants'.
D. The word is in its correct form.
Question 5
The following sentence contains a register shift. Identify the correct register used in the sentence.
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Technical
D. Colloquial
Question 6
Choose the correct synonym or antonym to complete the sentence.
A. The company's profits have increased significantly over the past year.
B. The company's profits have decreased significantly over the past year.
C. The company's profits have remained stable over the past year.
D. The company's profits have fluctuated over the past year.
Question 7
Which of the following words is a synonym of 'meticulous'?
A. Careless
B. Precise
C. Haphazard
D. Rigorous
Question 8
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The manager will be meeting with the team at 2 PM.
B. The team is being led by the manager.
C. The manager is meeting with the team at 2 PM.
D. The team will be meeting with the manager at 2 PM.
Question 9
In the following sentence, identify the word that is in the passive voice.
A. The ball was thrown by John.
B. John threw the ball.
C. The ball is being thrown by John.
D. The ball is thrown by John.
Question 10
The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a complex structure. Which of the following sentences is most likely to be found in a scientific text?
A. The experiment was conducted in a controlled environment.
B. The results of the experiment were analyzed using statistical methods.
C. The results of the experiment were analyzed using statistical methods.
D. The experiment was conducted in a controlled environment.
Question 11
The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the error and choose the correct option to replace it.
A. The manager of the company, along with his team, were responsible for the project.
B. The manager of the company, along with his team, is responsible for the project.
C. The manager of the company, along with his team, has been responsible for the project.
D. The manager of the company, along with his team, were responsible for the project.
Question 12
The following sentence contains a word that is stressed on the _______ syllable: 'The manager, who was absent, was blamed for the company's poor performance.'
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Question 13
The following sentence contains a word that is in the register of medicine. Identify the word.
A. The patient is feeling unwell.
B. The patient is experiencing symptoms.
C. The patient is being treated by a doctor.
D. The patient is feeling happy.
Question 14
In the sentence 'The new policy will be implemented next quarter, but the exact date has not been decided yet.', what type of concord is used between 'will be implemented' and 'has not been decided'?
A. Simple Future Tense
B. Present Perfect Tense
C. Future Perfect Tense
D. Present Simple Tense
Question 15
The following sentence contains a verb form that is in the _______ tense: 'By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner.'
A. Present simple
B. Present continuous
C. Past perfect
D. Future perfect

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