UTME 2021 English | Objective

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Question 1
He did not attend the final burial ....
A. rite
B. rights
C. rites
D. right
Question 2
.... yourself about the Principal?
A. Are there any news
B. Are there some news
C. Is there any news
D. Is their any news
Question 3
The students went on whispering in .... of the teacher.
A. dishonour
B. disagreement
C. defiance
D. disobedience
Question 4
The drummers struck their drums with great efforts, and the surging crowds of dancers .... and .... the grounds around the palace.
A. strutted/thumped
B. kicked/stamped
C. thumped/kicked
D. stroked/thumped
Question 5
The lotion recommended by the doctor \(\underline{soothed }\) soothed Okon's aching tooth.
A. calmed
B. extracted
C. excited
D. worsened
Question 6
After the accused was found guilty by the court, his counsel .... before sentence was passed.
A. begged for mercy
B. made a plea for mitigation
C. made an ovation
D. made a plea for litigation
Question 7
The austerity of the times has made people to be more........in their spending.
A. watchful
B. circumspect
C. misery
D. hesitant
Question 8
The price of everything seems to have........up in the last few months.
A. climbed
B. shot
C. risen
D. flared
Question 9
Mr. Jack was most \(\underline{flexible }\) in his instructions.
A. rigid
B. correct
C. stiff
D. upright
Question 10
'Darling, do send the children to bed. I can't .... their noise any longer', he said to his wife.
A. make do with
B. make up
C. deal with
D. put up with
Question 11
The Governor \(\underline{declined }\) to give audience to the journalist.
A. ignored
B. accepted
C. forgot
D. rejected
Question 12
Just to convince you about my commitment to the project, I shall........at the office before I leave for Kano tomorrow.
A. put up an appearance
B. put in an appearance
C. put up appearance
D. put an appearance
Question 13
No wonder those plants are dying. They .... any water for ages!
A. didn't have
B. hadn't
C. haven't had
D. haven't
Question 14
I can quickly recite the National Anthem .... now.
A. off head
B. off by hear
C. hand
D. off hand
Question 15
Mary complained that she slept on the \(\underline{coarse }\) floor.
A. smooth
B. rough
C. bad
D. harsh

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