POST UTME BSU 2019 English | Objective

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Question 1
In the sentence 'The manager of the company is responsible for the employees', identify the word that functions as the subject.
A. manager
B. company
C. employees
D. responsible
Question 2
The following sentence has been modified to test your understanding of punctuation. Choose the correct answer.
A. The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting.
B. The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting.
C. The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting.
D. The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting.
Question 3
The following sentence is an example of a:
A. simple sentence
B. compound sentence
C. complex sentence
D. compound-complex sentence
Question 4
Choose the correct synonym for the word 'happy'.
A. Sad
B. Joyful
C. Unhappy
D. Gloomy
Question 5
In the context of medical terminology, what is the term for a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the size of an organ or tissue?
A. Hypertrophy
B. Atrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. Metaplasia
Question 6
In the passage below, the author's tone is best described as:
A. formal
B. informal
C. sarcastic
D. emotive
Question 7
The word 'enervate' is best described as:
A. to make someone or something feel more energetic
B. to make someone or something feel less energetic
C. to make someone or something feel neither energetic nor less energetic
D. to make someone or something feel both energetic and less energetic
Question 8
In the sentence 'The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break', what type of pronoun is 'who'?
A. Personal Pronoun
B. Relative Pronoun
C. Demonstrative Pronoun
D. Interrogative Pronoun
Question 9
The following passage is an example of:
A. a narrative text
B. a descriptive text
C. a persuasive text
D. an expository text
Question 10
Read the passage and answer the question.
A. Photosynthesis occurs in the mitochondria.
B. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast.
C. Photosynthesis occurs in the nucleus.
D. Photosynthesis occurs in the ribosome.
Question 11
In the passage 'The new policy has been implemented to reduce the carbon footprint of the company', identify the word that functions as the object of the verb 'has been implemented'.
A. new policy
B. carbon footprint
C. company
D. reduce
Question 12
The following phrase is an example of an idiomatic expression:
A. break a leg
B. call it a day
C. cut to the chase
D. get down to business
Question 13
The following passage is an example of:
A. a narrative passage
B. a descriptive passage
C. a persuasive passage
D. a comparative passage
Question 14
Which of the following words is an antonym for the word 'fast'?
A. Slow
B. Quick
C. Rapid
D. Swift
Question 15
The following sentence has one missing word. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
A. The new policy aims to reduce
B. The new policy aims to increase
C. The new policy aims to maintain
D. The new policy aims to eliminate

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