POST UTME CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY 2021 English | Objective

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Question 1
Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb 'take':
A. I will take the book from the shelf.
B. I will be taking the book from the shelf.
C. I will have taken the book from the shelf.
D. I will have been taking the book from the shelf.
Question 2
The word 'environmental' can be replaced by which of the following synonyms?
A. ecological
B. natural
C. man-made
D. artificial
Question 3
In a medical context, what is the register used in a doctor's consultation?
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Technical
D. Colloquial
Question 4
The tourists got _______________ in the dense forest.
A. lost
B. losing
C. loses
D. lose
Question 5
The following sentence contains an idiom. Identify the idiom and explain its meaning.
A. The idiom is 'break a leg'.
B. The idiom is 'bend over backwards'.
C. The idiom is 'cut to the chase'.
D. The idiom is 'give someone the cold shoulder'.
Question 6
In the passage, the author uses the idiom 'bend over backwards' to mean:
A. to be extremely flexible
B. to be extremely stubborn
C. to be extremely lazy
D. to be extremely honest
Question 7
The new policy has _______________ the company's profits.
A. increased
B. increasing
C. increases
D. increase
Question 8
The following sentence is in the active voice: 'The teacher is writing on the blackboard.' Which of the following sentences is also in the active voice?
A. The teacher is writing on the blackboard.
B. The blackboard is being written on by the teacher.
C. The teacher has written on the blackboard.
D. The teacher is being written on by the blackboard.
Question 9
The following sentence has a grammatical error. Identify the error and correct it:
A. The manager gave the employee a raise, but he was unhappy with the decision.
B. The manager gave the employee a raise, but he was unhappy with the decision.
C. The manager gave the employee a raise, but he was unhappy with the decision.
D. The manager gave the employee a raise, but he was unhappy with the decision.
Question 10
The following sentence is in the passive voice: 'The new policy has been implemented by the government.' Which of the following sentences is also in the passive voice?
A. The government has implemented the new policy.
B. The new policy has been implemented.
C. The government has been implementing the new policy.
D. The new policy is being implemented by the government.
Question 11
The sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% in the next five years' is an example of a sentence using which of the following grammatical structures?
A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Conditional tense
D. Future perfect tense
Question 12
The following sentence has a grammatical error. Identify the error and correct it:
A. The manager gave the employee a raise, but he was unhappy with the decision.
B. The manager gave the employee a raise, but he was unhappy with the decision.
C. The manager gave the employee a raise, but he was unhappy with the decision.
D. The manager gave the employee a raise, but he was unhappy with the decision.
Question 13
The sentence 'The new policy will come into effect next month' is an example of:
A. a declarative sentence
B. an imperative sentence
C. a conditional sentence
D. a passive voice sentence
Question 14
The tourists got _______________ in the dense forest.
A. lost
B. losing
C. loses
D. lose
Question 15
The following sentence is in the register of Law: 'The judge ruled that the defendant was guilty of the crime.' Which of the following sentences is NOT in the register of Law?
A. The lawyer argued that the defendant was not guilty by reason of insanity.
B. The company's profits are expected to rise next quarter.
C. The police officer testified that the defendant was at the scene of the crime.
D. The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions in the city.

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