POST UTME UNIOSUN 2019 English | Objective

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Question 1
The following sentence contains an idiom. Identify the idiom and explain its meaning.
A. 'Bite off more than you can chew'
B. 'Beat around the bush'
C. 'Cut to the chase'
D. 'Give someone the cold shoulder'
Question 2
The following sentence contains a cloze test: 'The new policy aims to ______________ carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years.' Identify the correct word to fill in the blank.
A. reduce
B. increase
C. decrease
D. eliminate
Question 3
The sentence 'The new policy will be implemented next quarter.' is in the _______ tense.
A. present
B. past
C. future
D. conditional
Question 4
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the present simple tense.
A. I am
B. I is
C. I was
D. I will be
Question 5
In the passage "The new policy, which was implemented last year, has been successful in reducing crime rates", the word "which" is an example of a(n) _______________________ pronoun.
A. reflexive pronoun
B. possessive pronoun
C. demonstrative pronoun
D. relative pronoun
Question 6
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and explain why it is incorrect.
A. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is grammatically correct because it uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.
B. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is grammatically incorrect because it uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.
C. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is grammatically incorrect because it uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.
D. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is grammatically correct because it uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.
Question 7
In the sentence 'The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break', which grammatical structure is used to indicate the relationship between the manager and the action of taking a break?
A. Relative clause
B. Subordinate clause
C. Independent clause
D. Adverbial clause
Question 8
In the context of medical terminology, what is the term for the study of the structure, function, and diseases of the human body?
A. Anatomy
B. Physiology
C. Pathology
D. Pharmacology
Question 9
Identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the sentence 'By the time I _______ to the party, it had already started.'
A. had arrived
B. was arriving
C. had been arriving
D. had arrived
Question 10
In the sentence 'The teacher asked the students to write a short essay on the importance of recycling', which grammatical structure is used to indicate the relationship between the teacher and the action of writing an essay?
A. Subordinate clause
B. Independent clause
C. Relative clause
D. Adverbial clause
Question 11
The following passage contains a synonym and an antonym. Identify the synonym and the antonym.
A. 'Fast' and 'slow'
B. 'Big' and 'small'
C. 'Happy' and 'sad'
D. 'Old' and 'new'
Question 12
The sentence "The new policy, which was implemented last year, has been successful in reducing crime rates" contains a type of clause known as a(n) _______________________ clause.
A. independent clause
B. dependent clause
C. subordinate clause
D. coordinate clause
Question 13
The word 'heterogeneous' is a synonym of which of the following words?
A. homogeneous
B. diverse
C. varied
D. mixed
Question 14
The sentence 'The manager, who was absent yesterday, will be present today' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Relative Clause
B. Subordinate Clause
C. Independent Clause
D. Adverbial Clause
Question 15
In the sentence 'The company's profits increased by 20% last year', which grammatical structure is used to indicate the relationship between the company's profits and the action of increasing?
A. Subordinate clause
B. Independent clause
C. Relative clause
D. Adverbial clause

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