POST UTME ELIZADE UNIVERSITY 2017 English | Objective

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Question 1
Read the passage and complete the cloze test: 'The new policy aims to ______ the high rate of unemployment among young people.'
A. reduce
B. increase
C. lower
D. raise
Question 2
Which of the following words is a synonym of the word 'excessive'?
A. Moderate
B. Excessive
C. Immoderate
D. Mild
Question 3
The sentence 'If I were you, I would not have taken that risk.' is an example of:
A. a conditional sentence
B. a hypothetical sentence
C. a declarative sentence
D. an interrogative sentence
Question 4
In the sentence 'The manager of the company is responsible for the employees', identify the word that has been stressed and explain the effect of the stress on the meaning of the sentence.
A. The word 'manager' is stressed.
B. The word 'company' is stressed.
C. The word 'employees' is stressed.
D. The stress on 'manager' emphasizes the manager's responsibility.
Question 5
The following sentence is an example of a rhetorical question. Identify the word that is being used rhetorically.
A. What
B. Why
C. How
D. When
Question 6
In the sentence 'The government has implemented a new policy to ______ the poverty rate in the country.', what is the correct form of the verb?
A. reduce
B. reduces
C. reducing
D. to reduce
Question 7
In the sentence 'The doctor prescribed a strong antibiotic to cure the patient's infection', what is the stress pattern of the word 'prescribed'?
A. ( /ˈprɛskraɪbd/ )
B. ( /prɪˈskraɪbd/ )
C. ( /ˈprɛskraɪbɪd/ )
D. ( /prɪˈskraɪbɪd/ )
Question 8
The word 'sophisticated' can be described as:
A. complex
B. simple
C. easy
D. difficult
Question 9
The passage below has been modified from the original. Identify the word that has been changed and its original meaning.
A. The original word was 'exacerbate', which means to make a problem worse.
B. The original word was 'ameliorate', which means to make a problem better.
C. The original word was 'mitigate', which means to reduce the severity of a problem.
D. The original word was 'aggravate', which means to make a problem worse.
Question 10
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The ball was thrown by John.
B. John threw the ball.
C. The ball is being thrown by John.
D. The ball will be thrown by John.
Question 11
The following sentence is in the present perfect tense: 'The company has been in operation for five years.' Identify the verb form that is in the present perfect tense.
A. has been
B. is being
C. was being
D. will have been
Question 12
The passage below has been modified from the original. Identify the word that has been replaced with its antonym.
A. chaotic
B. orderly
C. organized
D. systematic
Question 13
The passage below has been modified. Identify the word that has been changed.
A. The sun rises in the east.
B. The sun rises in the west.
C. The sun rises in the north.
D. The sun rises in the south.
Question 14
Identify the synonym of the word 'rapid' in the sentence 'The rapid growth of the company was impressive.'
A. The synonym is 'slow'.
B. The synonym is 'fast'.
C. The synonym is 'quick'.
D. The synonym is 'rapid'.
Question 15
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented to reduce pollution in our city.' is an example of:
A. a statement
B. a question
C. a command
D. a suggestion

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