POST UTME CALEB UNIVERSITY 2022 English | Objective

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Question 1
The athlete's _______________ was evident in her performance, but her _______________ was lacking.
A. technique, endurance
B. speed, agility
C. strength, power
D. flexibility, coordination
Question 2
The phrase 'bend over backwards' is an example of which type of idiom?
A. Literal idiom
B. Metaphorical idiom
C. Colloquial idiom
D. Proverbial idiom
Question 3
The phrase 'in a nutshell' means to summarize or describe something briefly. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this phrase?
A. The movie's plot was complex and hard to follow.
B. The new policy requires employees to work longer hours without extra pay.
C. The company's financial situation is stable, but the market is unpredictable.
D. The professor's lecture was dry and uninteresting, but the discussion afterwards was engaging.
Question 4
The sentence 'The teacher asked the students to read the chapter silently.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. A declarative sentence
B. An interrogative sentence
C. An imperative sentence
D. An exclamatory sentence
Question 5
The phrase 'cut to the chase' means to get to the point or the most interesting part of a conversation. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this phrase?
A. Let's get to the point, I don't have all day.
B. I'm not sure what you're getting at, can you explain it again?
C. The movie's plot was slow to develop, but the action scenes were intense.
D. The professor's lecture was dry and uninteresting, but the discussion afterwards was engaging.
Question 6
The following passage has been modified to test your comprehension skills. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
A. The author's main point is that the economy is growing.
B. The author's main point is that the economy is declining.
C. The author's main point is that the economy is stable.
D. The author's main point is that the economy is uncertain.
Question 7
The word 'which' is an example of which type of pronoun?
A. Personal pronoun
B. Possessive pronoun
C. Relative pronoun
D. Interrogative pronoun
Question 8
The sentence 'The manager instructed the employees to work overtime' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Imperative mood
D. Subjunctive mood
Question 9
The word 'which' is used as a pronoun in the sentence 'I don't know which book you are looking for.' Which part of speech is 'which' in this sentence?
A. noun
B. pronoun
C. adjective
D. adverb
Question 10
Identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the sentence 'By the time I ______ home, it was already dark.'
A. was
B. were
C. been
D. being
Question 11
The sentence 'The manager will meet with the team at 2 o'clock tomorrow.' is an example of a sentence with a
A. simple sentence
B. compound sentence
C. complex sentence
D. compound-complex sentence
Question 12
The word 'rapidly' is an example of a(n) _______ word.
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Verb
Question 13
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
A. The author is a medical professional.
B. The author is a lawyer.
C. The author is a scientist.
D. The author is a historian.
Question 14
The sentence 'The company will be launching a new product next quarter' is an example of which grammatical tense?
A. Present simple
B. Present continuous
C. Future simple
D. Future perfect
Question 15
In the sentence 'The students were studying for their exams in the library', which of the following pronouns is in the objective case?
A. they
B. their
C. them
D. theirs

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