POST UTME UNIBEN 2021 English | Objective

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Question 1
The following sentence is in the passive voice: 'The new policy has been implemented by the management.' Which of the following sentences is also in the passive voice?
A. The employees are being trained by the HR department.
B. The company is being run by the CEO.
C. The new policy is being implemented by the management.
D. The employees are running the company.
Question 2
Read the passage and answer the question.
A. The author's tone is formal.
B. The author's tone is informal.
C. The author's tone is sarcastic.
D. The author's tone is neutral.
Question 3
The diagram below shows a graph of a quadratic function. What is the x-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola?
A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 1
Question 4
The following sentence is an example of a "passive voice": "The ball was thrown by John." Which of the following best describes the voice used in this sentence?
A. Active voice
B. Passive voice
C. Impersonal voice
D. Reflexive voice
Question 5
The word 'big' is a _______ of the word 'small'.
A. synonym
B. antonym
C. hyponym
D. hypernym
Question 6
The diagram below shows a circuit with a battery, a resistor, and a switch. If the switch is closed, what will happen to the current flowing through the circuit?
A. The current will increase.
B. The current will decrease.
C. The current will remain the same.
D. The current will become zero.
Question 7
The phrase 'to take a dim view of' is an example of which register?
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Technical
D. Ecclesiastical
Question 8
The sentence 'I have eaten, and I am still hungry' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Compound sentence
B. Complex sentence
C. Simple sentence
D. Fragment
Question 9
The word 'enervate' is an antonym of which word?
A. Invigorate
B. Revitalize
C. Stimulate
D. Revive
Question 10
Identify the correct form of the verb in bold.
A. The manager **has** been working late for the past week.
B. The manager **have** been working late for the past week.
C. The manager **had** been working late for the past week.
D. The manager **has been** working late for the past week.
Question 11
The sentence 'The manager, who was absent yesterday, has arrived today' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Relative clause
B. Subordinate clause
C. Independent clause
D. Adverbial clause
Question 12
The following sentence is in the present perfect tense. Identify the correct form of the verb 'to have' that should be used in the sentence.
A. has
B. have
C. had
D. has had
Question 13
The sentence 'If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam' is an example of the _______ tense.
A. present
B. past
C. future
D. conditional
Question 14
The passage below has been modified from the original. Identify the word that has been changed and choose the correct alternative.
A. The original passage had 'a' instead of 'an'.
B. The original passage had 'the' instead of 'a'.
C. The original passage had 'an' instead of 'the'.
D. The original passage had 'a' instead of 'an'.
Question 15
The sentence 'The company has been facing financial difficulties for several years.' is an example of a sentence that uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. Which of the following sentences also uses the present perfect tense?
A. The company has been facing financial difficulties for several years.
B. The company faced financial difficulties for several years.
C. The company will face financial difficulties for several years.
D. The company is facing financial difficulties for several years.

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