POST UTME EKSU 2017 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence "The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years" is an example of a _______ sentence.
A. declarative
B. imperative
C. interrogative
D. exclamatory
Question 2
The sentence below contains an idiom. Identify the idiom.
A. Bite off more than you can chew
B. Beat around the bush
C. Cut to the chase
D. Cost an arm and a leg
Question 3
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner' is an example of a sentence in which the verb tense is in the past perfect tense. What is the main clause of this sentence?
A. By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner.
B. I arrived by the time they had already eaten dinner.
C. They had already eaten dinner by the time I arrived.
D. I had already eaten dinner by the time they arrived.
Question 4
The sentence 'The new employee will be responsible for managing the company's social media accounts' is an example of a sentence in which the verb tense is in the future tense. What is the main clause of this sentence?
A. The new employee will be responsible for managing the company's social media accounts.
B. The company's social media accounts will be managed by the new employee.
C. The new employee will manage the company's social media accounts.
D. The company's social media accounts have been managed by the new employee.
Question 5
In the sentence 'The manager stressed the importance of meeting deadlines', what is the concord pattern of the verb 'stressed'?
A. Subject-Verb Agreement
B. Verb-Subject Agreement
C. No Agreement
D. Agreement with the subject 'importance'
Question 6
The sentence 'The new policy will be implemented next quarter' is an example of a sentence in which the verb tense is in the future perfect tense. What is the main clause of this sentence?
A. The new policy will be implemented next quarter.
B. Next quarter, the new policy will be implemented.
C. The policy will be implemented next quarter.
D. The policy has been implemented next quarter.
Question 7
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner' is an example of a sentence in which the verb tense is in the past perfect tense. What is the main clause of this sentence?
A. By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner.
B. I arrived by the time they had already eaten dinner.
C. They had already eaten dinner by the time I arrived.
D. I had already eaten dinner by the time they arrived.
Question 8
In the sentence 'The manager stressed the importance of meeting deadlines', what is the stress pattern of the word 'stressed'?
A. Stress on the first syllable
B. Stress on the second syllable
C. Stress on the third syllable
D. Stress on the first and third syllables
Question 9
The sentence "The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years" is an example of a _______ sentence.
A. declarative
B. imperative
C. interrogative
D. exclamatory
Question 10
In the sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years', identify the grammatical structure of the phrase 'by 50% within the next five years'.
A. Adverbial phrase
B. Prepositional phrase
C. Infinitive phrase
D. Participial phrase
Question 11
The phrase 'in vino veritas' is an example of _______.
A. idiom
B. proverb
C. adage
D. aphorism
Question 12
The sentence 'The new policy will be implemented next quarter' is an example of a sentence in which the verb tense is in the future perfect tense. What is the shared stimulus of this sentence?
A. The new policy.
B. Will be implemented.
C. Next quarter.
D. The policy has been implemented.
Question 13
The diagram below shows the stress pattern of the word 'computer'.
A. The stress pattern is /kəmˈpuːtər/
B. The stress pattern is /kəmˈpjuːtər/
C. The stress pattern is /kəmˈpʊtər/
D. The stress pattern is /kəmˈpuːtɚ/
Question 14
The sentence 'The manager instructed the team to complete the project by the end of the week' contains the following grammatical structure.
A. Declarative sentence
B. Imperative sentence
C. Interrogative sentence
D. Exclamatory sentence
Question 15
The following sentence contains a word that is used as an antonym for another word. Identify the word and explain its meaning.
A. The word 'hot' is used as an antonym for 'cold'.
B. The word 'big' is used as an antonym for 'small'.
C. The word 'happy' is used as an antonym for 'sad'.
D. The word 'expensive' is used as an antonym for 'cheap'.

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