POST UTME DELSU 2019 English | Objective

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Question 1
The passage below has been modified in some way. Identify the error and explain why it is incorrect.
A. The word 'however' has been replaced with 'but'.
B. The word 'notwithstanding' has been replaced with 'despite'.
C. The word 'in spite of' has been replaced with 'despite'.
D. The word 'nevertheless' has been replaced with 'however'.
Question 2
In the sentence 'The manager instructed the team to revise the report', which grammatical structure is used to express the relationship between the manager and the team?
A. Subjunctive mood
B. Imperative mood
C. Infinitive construction
D. Gerund construction
Question 3
Read the passage below and answer the question. What is the author's tone in the following sentence?
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Technical
D. Neutral
Question 4
In the sentence 'The manager, who was tired, decided to call it a day', the word 'who' is an example of a:
A. Relative pronoun
B. Interrogative pronoun
C. Demonstrative pronoun
D. Indefinite pronoun
Question 5
The following sentence is a quote from a medical text. Identify the register used by the author and explain why.
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Technical
D. Neutral
Question 6
Read the passage below and answer the question. What is the main purpose of the author's use of the phrase 'in a nutshell'?
A. To explain a complex idea
B. To emphasize a point
C. To provide a definition
D. To introduce a new idea
Question 7
The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a pronoun as the subject: 'He finished the project on time.' Identify the correct form of the pronoun 'he' in the sentence.
A. Him
B. His
C. Himself
D. Himself's
Question 8
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error in the modified passage.
A. The manager instructed the team to revise the report.
B. The manager instructed the team to revise the report.
C. The manager instructed the team to revise the report.
D. The manager instructed the team to revise the report.
Question 9
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error in the modified passage.
A. The manager instructed the team to revise the report.
B. The manager instructed the team to revise the report.
C. The manager instructed the team to revise the report.
D. The manager instructed the team to revise the report.
Question 10
In the following sentence, identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the past perfect tense: 'By the time I arrived, __________ had already eaten dinner.'
A. was eating
B. had eaten
C. is eating
D. has eaten
Question 11
In the sentence 'The manager instructed the team to revise the report', which grammatical structure is used to express the relationship between the manager and the team?
A. Subjunctive mood
B. Imperative mood
C. Infinitive construction
D. Gerund construction
Question 12
Read the passage and complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:
A. The company will be expanding its operations in the next quarter.
B. The company will be expanding its operations in the next quarter.
C. The company will be expanding its operations in the next quarter.
D. The company will be expanding its operations in the next quarter.
Question 13
The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a compound subject: 'My brother and I went to the movies.' Identify the correct form of the verb 'to go' in the sentence.
A. went
B. goes
C. going
D. gone
Question 14
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
A. The word 'big' is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word 'small'.
B. The word 'small' is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word 'big'.
C. The word 'large' is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word 'small'.
D. The word 'small' is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word 'big'.
Question 15
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to the question that follows.
A. The passage suggests that the new policy is unpopular.
B. The passage suggests that the new policy is popular.
C. The passage suggests that the new policy is neutral.
D. The passage suggests that the new policy is unknown.

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