POST UTME COAL CITY UNIVERSITY 2023 English | Objective

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Question 1
In the sentence 'The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break', which word is in the subjective case?
Correct A. manager
B. who
C. tired
D. break

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2
What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence 'By the time I ______ home, it was already dark'?
Correct A. had arrived
B. will arrive
C. arrived
D. will have arrived

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3
Identify the correct form of the pronoun in the sentence 'The teacher asked the students ______ their books'
Correct A. to bring
B. bring
C. brings
D. bringing

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4
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The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% over the next five years. The policy also includes measures to increase the use of renewable energy sources.
Read the passage below and answer the question: The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% over the next five years. The policy also includes measures to increase the use of renewable energy sources.
A. The policy aims to increase the use of renewable energy sources
Correct B. The policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% over the next five years
C. The policy includes measures to increase the use of renewable energy sources
D. The policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 25% over the next five years

Correct Answer: B

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Question 5
In the sentence 'The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break', which word is in the objective case?
A. manager
Correct B. who
C. tired
D. break

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6
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The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and explain why it is incorrect.
A. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'has been' with a singular subject 'the manager'.
Correct B. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has been' with a plural subject 'the team'.
C. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'has been' with a plural subject 'the team'.
D. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has been' with a singular subject 'the manager'.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7
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The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months. The project's success is due to the manager's leadership and the team's hard work.
Read the passage below and answer the question.
A. The passage suggests that the manager is responsible for the project's success.
B. The passage suggests that the team is responsible for the project's success.
Correct C. The passage suggests that the project's success is due to the manager's leadership.
D. The passage suggests that the project's success is due to the team's hard work.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8
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The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.
The passage below contains a grammatical error. Identify the error and explain why it is incorrect.
A. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'has been' with a singular subject 'the manager'.
Correct B. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has been' with a plural subject 'the team'.
C. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'has been' with a plural subject 'the team'.
D. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has been' with a singular subject 'the manager'.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 9
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The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months. The project's success is due to the team's hard work.
Read the passage below and answer the question.
A. The passage suggests that the manager is responsible for the project's success.
B. The passage suggests that the team is responsible for the project's success.
C. The passage suggests that the project's success is due to the manager's leadership.
Correct D. The passage suggests that the project's success is due to the team's hard work.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 10
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The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.
The passage below contains a grammatical error. Identify the error and explain why it is incorrect.
A. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'has been' with a singular subject 'the manager'.
Correct B. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has been' with a plural subject 'the team'.
C. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a plural verb 'has been' with a plural subject 'the team'.
D. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, has been working on the project for months.' is incorrect because it uses a singular verb 'has been' with a singular subject 'the manager'.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 11
In the sentence 'The students, who were tired, decided to take a break', which pronoun is in the subjective case?
Correct A. who
B. were
C. tired
D. decided

Correct Answer: A

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Question 12
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The text is from a medical journal.
The following text is an example of which register?
A. Formal
B. Informal
Correct C. Technical
D. Elevated

Correct Answer: C

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Question 13
Identify the error in the following sentence: 'The new employee, who was very experienced, was hired last week.'
A. The verb tense is incorrect.
B. The subject-verb agreement is incorrect.
Correct C. The pronoun is in the wrong case.
D. The sentence is grammatically correct.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 14
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The sentence is a statement.
The following sentence is an example of which type of sentence?
Correct A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Imperative
D. Exclamatory

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15
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The text is from a legal document.
The following text is an example of which type of punctuation?
A. Comma
B. Period
Correct C. Semicolon
D. Colon

Correct Answer: C

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Question 16
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The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
The passage below has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced and choose the correct synonym.
A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
Correct B. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
D. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 17
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The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
The following sentence has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced and choose the correct antonym.
A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
Correct B. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.
C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
D. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 18
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The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
The following sentence has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced and choose the correct synonym.
Correct A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
B. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.
C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
D. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 19
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The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
The following sentence has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced and choose the correct antonym.
A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
Correct B. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.
C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
D. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 20
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The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
The following sentence has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced and choose the correct synonym.
Correct A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
B. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.
C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
D. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 21
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The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
The following sentence has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced and choose the correct antonym.
A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
Correct B. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.
C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
D. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 22
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The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
The following sentence has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced and choose the correct synonym.
Correct A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
B. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.
C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
D. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23
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The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
The following sentence has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced and choose the correct antonym.
A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
Correct B. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.
C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road.
D. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 24
The idiom 'bend over backwards' means to go out of one's way to help someone. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this idiom?
Correct A. My friend went out of her way to help me with my project.
B. I had to bend over backwards to get the heavy box down from the shelf.
C. The company is willing to bend over backwards to meet the customer's needs.
D. The teacher asked the student to bend over backwards to get a better look at the blackboard.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 25
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The author of the passage uses the phrase 'cut to the chase' to mean getting to the point of the conversation.
In the passage below, the author uses the phrase 'cut to the chase' to mean?
Correct A. to get to the point
B. to avoid the main issue
C. to start the conversation
D. to end the meeting

Correct Answer: A

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