UTME 2022 English | Objective

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Question 1
Our plane was scheduled to ........ at 10.00 hrs but was delayed because of bad weather.
A. fly out
Correct B. take off
C. start out
D. shoot off

Correct Answer: B

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Question 2
As luck would have it, the weather brightened up immediately and after six hours flight we ........ at Heathrow Airport
A. touched
B. came down
C. flew down
Correct D. landed

Correct Answer: D

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Question 3
Before we left the airport, each passenger was made to ........ certain forms.
Correct A. fill in
B. write in
C. enter in
D. go through

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4
My father cannot bear the ........ of the smoke that emanates from my mother's soup pot.
A. savour
B. seasoning
C. aroma
Correct D. smell

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5
I could not have condescended to appease the young woman but I happened ........ traffic regulations.
A. to have broken
Correct B. to be breaking
C. to break
D. to break in

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6
The Managing Director did not pay his staff last month........ ?
A. didn't he
B. hasn't he
C. is not it
Correct D. did he

Correct Answer: D

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Question 7
Although he is in all respects a poor student, he has managed to buy a tape recorder to improve his ........ of French
Correct A. mastery
B. learning
C. speaking
D. grammar

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8
Granled you are my senior by one year, you cannot ........ me around as if I were your servant.
A. control
B. command
Correct C. order
D. ask

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9
........ marked an important step in the history of the industrial revolution.
Correct A. The invention of the locomotive engine
B. The discovery of locomotion
C. The discovery of the engine
D. Inquiry into locomotion

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10
Because the referee was partial and his opponent rough, the loser of the wrestling match received ........ cheers than the winner.
A. thunderous
Correct B. many more
C. overwhelming
D. a little more

Correct Answer: B

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Question 11
INSTRUCTION
Complete the following with the appropriate answer to the question.
John, would you mind lifting this box?
A. Yes, I mind
B. No, I can't
C. No, I do
Correct D. Yes, I don't mind

Correct Answer: D

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Question 12
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
Had he asked me earlier, I might have been able to employ him.
A. I employed her
Correct B. I did not employ him
C. I did not employ her
D. I employed him
E. I employed neither of the two

Correct Answer: B

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Question 13
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
If he were to apologize, I would probably forgive him.
A. I shall not forgive him even if he apologizes
B. he is likely to apologize and be forgiven
C. I shall definitely forgive him if he apologizes
Correct D. If he apologizes I shall decide whether or not to forgive him

Correct Answer: D

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Question 14
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
As he was a gullible leader, his followers took advantage of him.
A. He was weak and unable to enforce his authority
B. He was partial and unfair in dispensing justice
Correct C. He was simple-minded to a fault
D. He was slow to act

Correct Answer: C

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Question 15
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
His summary of the meeting was brief and to the point.
A. careful
Correct B. precise
C. accurate
D. exact

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
Do you have the same aversion as I do for War films?
A. bitterness
Correct B. dislike
C. criticism
D. indignation

Correct Answer: B

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Question 17
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
I didn't think she could be so easily taken in by his pretences.
A. flattered
Correct B. deceived
C. cajoled
D. overcome

Correct Answer: B

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Question 18
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
The crux of the matter is that the President has just become aware of the mismanagement.
A. The part of the problem that just surfaced
B. The result of the matter
Correct C. The most important aspect of the problem
D. The way to solving the problem

Correct Answer: C

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Question 19
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
The witness was guilty of swearing to a statement he knew to be false.
A. forgery
Correct B. perjury
C. libel
D. slander

Correct Answer: B

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Question 20
INSTRUCTION
In Questions 12 - 20 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words.
The story told by the suspect was difficult to believe.
A. incredulous
B. credible
Correct C. incredible
D. credulous

Correct Answer: C

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Question 21
Fill in the blank in the follwing sentences making use of the best of the five options
The telephone ...... in the nineteenth century and is now used in most countries in the world.
A. had been invented
Correct B. was invented
C. would have been invented
D. has been invented

Correct Answer: B

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Question 22
Fill in the blank in the follwing sentences making use of the best of the five options
By the end of the next Semester, he ....... his University education.
Correct A. would have completed
B. will be completing
C. shall have completed
D. was completing

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23
Fill in the blank in the follwing sentences making use of the best of the five options
In the past his father used to walk but nowadays he ....... to work by bicycle.
A. was going
B. is going
C. seldomly goes
Correct D. goes

Correct Answer: D

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Question 24
Fill in the blank in the follwing sentences making use of the best of the five options
The students ....... so much noise while the lecture was going on that the lecturer had to walk out of the class.
A. made
B. had been making
Correct C. were making
D. had made

Correct Answer: C

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Question 25
Fill in the blank in the follwing sentences making use of the best of the five options
Olukayode ...... as a mechanic when he was young, but now his is a driver.
A. had been working
Correct B. used to work
C. would work
D. would have worked

Correct Answer: B

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