POST UTME AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY 2023 English | Objective

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Question 1
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and explain the correction.
A. The sentence 'The students were going to the library' is in the present perfect tense.
B. The sentence 'The students have been going to the library' is in the present perfect continuous tense.
C. The sentence 'The students are going to the library' is in the present simple tense.
D. The sentence 'The students were going to the library' is in the past simple tense.
Question 2
The word 'necessity' is a synonym of which word?
A. Compulsion
B. Obligation
C. Necessity
D. Requirement
Question 3
The sentence 'The company's profits have increased significantly.' is an example of which type of sentence?
A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Imperative
D. Exclamatory
Question 4
The sentence 'The manager, who is responsible for the project, has been working on it for three years.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. A subordinate clause
B. A main clause
C. A relative clause
D. A dependent clause
Question 5
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is an example of:
A. past perfect
B. past simple
C. present perfect
D. present simple
Question 6
The word "profound" is closest in meaning to which of the following words?
A. Deep
B. Extensive
C. Intense
D. In-depth
Question 7
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and explain the correction.
A. The sentence 'The students were going to the library' is in the present perfect tense.
B. The sentence 'The students have been going to the library' is in the present perfect continuous tense.
C. The sentence 'The students are going to the library' is in the present simple tense.
D. The sentence 'The students were going to the library' is in the past simple tense.
Question 8
The passage below contains a grammatical error. Identify the error: 'The new policy, which is expected to be implemented next month, will affect the majority of the employees, who are currently working on a part-time basis.'
A. The use of the comma after 'month' is incorrect.
B. The use of the comma after 'employees' is incorrect.
C. The use of the comma after 'basis' is incorrect.
D. The sentence is grammatically correct.
Question 9
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
A. The manager ______ (to call) the employee to discuss the project.
B. The manager ______ (call) the employee to discuss the project.
C. The manager ______ (calls) the employee to discuss the project.
D. The manager ______ (called) the employee to discuss the project.
Question 10
The word "separate" can be used as an _______ adjective.
A. adverb
B. noun
C. adjective
D. verb
Question 11
The diagram below represents a chemical apparatus setup. Identify the part labeled 'A'.
A. The beaker
B. The burette
C. The test tube
D. The apparatus
Question 12
The word "rapidly" can be used as an _______ adverb.
A. adjective
B. noun
C. adverb
D. verb
Question 13
Identify the correct form of the possessive adjective in the sentence 'This is my book.'?
A. my
B. mine
C. myself
D. mys
Question 14
The sentence 'The new policy will be implemented next quarter.' is an example of which register?
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Neutral
D. Colloquial
Question 15
The word 'however' is an example of a:
A. conjunction
B. preposition
C. adverb
D. interjection

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