Practice post utme greenfield university english 2022 Past Questions

Question 1

The sentence "The new employee, who had been working at the company for only a few months, was struggling to keep up with the workload", can be best described as an example of which grammatical structure?

Correct A. Relative clause

B. Subordinate clause

C. Independent clause

D. Adverbial clause

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2

The diagram below shows the structure of a sentence. Identify the part of speech of the word "who".

Correct A. Pronoun

B. Verb

C. Adjective

D. Noun

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3

The sentence "The manager, who had been working at the company for over ten years, was promoted to the position of CEO", can be best described as an example of which grammatical structure?

Correct A. Relative clause

B. Subordinate clause

C. Independent clause

D. Adverbial clause

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4

The diagram below shows the structure of a sentence. Identify the part of speech of the word "who".

Correct A. Pronoun

B. Verb

C. Adjective

D. Noun

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5

The sentence "The new employee, who had been working at the company for only a few months, was struggling to keep up with the workload", can be best described as an example of which grammatical structure?

Correct A. Relative clause

B. Subordinate clause

C. Independent clause

D. Adverbial clause

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6

In the sentence 'The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break', which pronoun is used to refer to the manager?

A. he

B. him

C. his

Correct D. who

Correct Answer: D

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Question 7

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

A. The manager was promoted.

B. The manager promoted the employee.

Correct C. The employee was promoted by the manager.

D. The employee promoted the manager.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8

In the sentence 'The new employee was given a tour of the office', which verb is in the passive voice?

Correct A. was given

B. given

C. tour

D. office

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9

Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the present perfect tense?

Correct A. I have been studying English for three years.

B. I have study English for three years.

C. I have been study English for three years.

D. I study English for three years.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10

In the sentence 'The company has been facing financial difficulties for several months', which tense is used?

A. present simple

B. present continuous

Correct C. present perfect

D. past simple

Correct Answer: C

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Question 11

SHARED STIMULUS

The original passage read: '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 with a 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 decrease the number of accidents on the road.

C. The new policy has been implemented to increase the number of accidents on the road.

D. The new policy has been implemented to eliminate the number of accidents on the road.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 12

SHARED STIMULUS

The sentence is in the present perfect tense.

In the following sentence, identify the word that is in the correct grammatical form.

Correct A. The students who are studying for the exam are very confident.

B. The students who are studying for the exam are very confidently.

C. The students who are studying for the exam are very confidents.

D. The students who are studying for the exam are very confidenting.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 13

SHARED STIMULUS

The passage argues that the government should increase funding for education to improve the quality of education.

Read the passage below and answer the question.

Correct A. The author's main argument is that the government should increase funding for education.

B. The author's main argument is that the government should decrease funding for education.

C. The author's main argument is that the government should maintain the current level of funding for education.

D. The author's main argument is that the government should eliminate funding for education.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14

SHARED STIMULUS

The sentence is in the past simple tense.

In the following sentence, identify the word that is in the correct grammatical form.

Correct A. The teacher gave the students a lot of homework to do.

B. The teacher gave the students a lot of homework to be done.

C. The teacher gave the students a lot of homework to do's.

D. The teacher gave the students a lot of homework to doing.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15

SHARED STIMULUS

The passage argues that the government should increase funding for education to improve the quality of education.

Read the passage below and answer the question.

Correct A. The author's main argument is that the government should increase funding for education to improve the quality of education.

B. The author's main argument is that the government should decrease funding for education to improve the quality of education.

C. The author's main argument is that the government should maintain the current level of funding for education to improve the quality of education.

D. The author's main argument is that the government should eliminate funding for education to improve the quality of education.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 16

SHARED STIMULUS

The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

The passage below has been modified. Identify the correct form of the sentence.

A. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

Correct B. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break,

C. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

D. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 17

SHARED STIMULUS

The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

The following passage contains a cloze test. Choose the correct word to fill the blank.

Correct A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

B. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

D. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 18

SHARED STIMULUS

The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

The following passage contains a sentence with a missing word. Choose the correct word to fill the blank.

Correct A. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

B. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

C. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

D. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 19

SHARED STIMULUS

The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

The following passage contains a sentence with a missing word. Choose the correct word to fill the blank.

Correct A. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

B. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

C. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

D. The new policy has been implemented to reduce the cost of production.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 20

SHARED STIMULUS

The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

The following passage contains a sentence with a missing word. Choose the correct word to fill the blank.

Correct A. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

B. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

C. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

D. The manager, who was tired, decided to take a break.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 21

The passage below is an example of a formal register in the field of medicine. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of formal medical writing?

A. Using technical jargon

B. Avoiding contractions

Correct C. Including personal opinions

D. Using complex sentence structures

Correct Answer: C

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Question 22

In the diagram below, what is the function of the beaker labeled 'A'?

A. To mix chemicals

Correct B. To measure the volume of a liquid

C. To heat a substance

D. To filter a solution

Correct Answer: B

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Question 23

The following sentence is an example of a complex sentence structure. Identify the dependent clause.

Correct A. Because I was tired, I went to bed

B. I went to bed because I was tired

C. I went to bed and I was tired

D. I went to bed, and I was tired

Correct Answer: A

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Question 24

The following words are synonyms. Which of the following is NOT a synonym of the word 'large'?

A. big

Correct B. small

C. large

D. huge

Correct Answer: B

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Question 25

The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a subject-verb agreement error. Identify the error.

Correct A. The team are going to the game

B. The team is going to the game

C. The team has going to the game

D. The team will going to the game

Correct Answer: A

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