POST UTME GREENFIELD UNIVERSITY 2025 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence 'The new employee was very nervous on his first day at work.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
Correct A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Present perfect tense
D. Future perfect tense

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2
The phrase 'kick the bucket' is an example of which idiom?
Correct A. To die
B. To fall asleep
C. To quit a job
D. To get married

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Present perfect tense
Correct B. Past perfect tense
C. Future perfect tense
D. Simple past tense

Correct Answer: B

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Question 4
The phrase 'bend over backwards' is an example of which idiom?
Correct A. To help someone as much as possible
B. To refuse to help someone
C. To be very tired
D. To be very hungry

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5
The sentence 'The manager asked the employee to submit his report by the end of the day.' is an example of which grammatical structure?
Correct A. Imperative mood
B. Interrogative mood
C. Conditional mood
D. Subjunctive mood

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6
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The passage below has been modified to test your comprehension skills. Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows. The author's tone is critical because he is expressing a negative opinion about the government's policies.
The passage below has been modified to test your comprehension skills. Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.
A. The author's tone is sarcastic.
B. The author's tone is neutral.
C. The author's tone is persuasive.
Correct D. The author's tone is critical.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 7
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to the word 'persuade' from the options provided.
Correct A. convince
B. dissuade
C. influence
D. manipulate

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Correct A. The students ______ (to study) for their exams.
B. The teacher ______ (to teach) English for 10 years.
C. The company ______ (to expand) its operations to other countries.
D. The tourists ______ (to visit) the Eiffel Tower.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9
Identify the correct stress pattern for the word 'university' based on the options provided.
A. uNIVerSITY
Correct B. uniVERsiTY
C. uniVERsiTY
D. uniVERsiTY

Correct Answer: B

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Question 10
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct based on the options provided.
Correct A. The students were going to the library, but they decided to go to the park instead.
B. The students were going to the library but they decided to go to the park instead.
C. The students were going to the library, but they decided to go to the park instead of it.
D. The students were going to the library, but they decided to go to the park instead of the library.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11
In the sentence 'The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting', what type of pronoun is 'his'?
Correct A. Possessive pronoun
B. Reflexive pronoun
C. Demonstrative pronoun
D. Interrogative pronoun

Correct Answer: A

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Question 12
Which of the following words is a synonym of 'vulnerable'?
Correct A. Susceptible
B. Resilient
C. Vigilant
D. Compliant

Correct Answer: A

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Question 13
Identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the sentence 'By the time I ______ home, it was already dark.'
Correct A. was
B. were
C. been
D. being

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14
What is the correct spelling of the word 'necessary'?
A. nesessary
B. nesary
C. nesessery
Correct D. necessary

Correct Answer: D

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Question 15
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The manager will attend the meeting.
Correct B. The meeting will be attended by the manager.
C. The manager is attending the meeting.
D. The manager has attended the meeting.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16
The idiom 'bend over backwards' means to do something with great effort, but it can also imply a sense of reluctance. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this nuance?
Correct A. I'll bend over backwards to help you with this project, but I'm not sure I'm the best person for the job.
B. I'll bend over backwards to finish this task on time, no matter what it takes.
C. I'll bend over backwards to make sure you're happy with the result, even if it means sacrificing my own interests.
D. I'll bend over backwards to avoid doing this task, but I'll do it eventually.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 17
In the sentence 'The new policy will affect not only the employees but also their families,' which word is in the wrong grammatical case?
A. employees
Correct B. families
C. policy
D. will

Correct Answer: B

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Question 18
The following text is from a medical report: 'The patient's blood pressure was 120/80 mmHg, which is within the normal range.' Which register is being used in this text?
A. Formal
B. Informal
Correct C. Technical
D. Elevated

Correct Answer: C

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Question 19
The following sentence is from a sports article: 'The team's victory was a nail-biter, with the final score being 3-2.' Which word is an example of a phrasal verb?
A. victory
B. nail-biter
C. final score
Correct D. being

Correct Answer: D

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Question 20
The following sentence is from a law text: 'The defendant's alibi was shaky, but the prosecution's case was weak.' Which word is an example of a synonym?
A. shaky
Correct B. weak
C. alibi
D. prosecution

Correct Answer: B

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Question 21
In the context of medical registers, which of the following phrases is an example of a euphemism?
Correct A. 'Passed away'
B. 'Deceased'
C. 'Expired'
D. 'Died'

Correct Answer: A

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Question 22
The phrase 'kick the bucket' is an example of which type of idiom?
A. Metaphorical expression
Correct B. Idiomatic expression
C. Colloquialism
D. Proverb

Correct Answer: B

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Question 23
In the sentence 'The new policy will be implemented next quarter, but the exact date is still unclear.', which word is in the present simple tense?
A. will
B. be
C. is
Correct D. still

Correct Answer: D

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Question 24
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting.' is an example of which type of grammatical construction?
A. Passive voice
Correct B. Active voice
C. Relative clause
D. Subordinate clause

Correct Answer: B

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Question 25
In the sentence 'The company's profits have increased significantly over the past year.', which word is in the present perfect tense?
Correct A. have
B. increased
C. profits
D. year

Correct Answer: A

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