POST UTME IMS U 2024 English | Objective

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Question 1
In the sentence 'The manager of the company will be attending the meeting', identify the type of noun that 'manager' is.
A. Proper noun
B. Common noun
C. Collective noun
D. Abstract noun
Question 2
In the passage below, the author's tone can be described as:
A. formal
B. informal
C. sarcastic
D. emotive
Question 3
The following sentence contains a spelling error: 'The teacher gave the student a 90% on ther test.' Identify the error.
A. ther
B. test
C. 90%
D. a
Question 4
The following text is from a medical journal: 'The patient's condition was exacerbated by the prolonged use of corticosteroids, which led to a significant increase in blood pressure.' Which of the following antonyms for 'exacerbated' is most appropriate in this context?
A. alleviated
B. relieved
C. mitigated
D. ameliorated
Question 5
The following sentence contains a personification. Identify the correct form of the personification in the sentence.
A. The sun smiled down on us
B. The sun shone brightly in the sky
C. The sun rose over the horizon
D. The sun set slowly in the west
Question 6
In the sentence 'The manager of the company will be attending the meeting', identify the type of clause that 'The manager of the company will be attending the meeting' is.
A. Independent clause
B. Dependent clause
C. Subordinate clause
D. Relative clause
Question 7
The following sentence is in the future perfect tense. Identify the correct form of the verb in the sentence.
A. will have eaten
B. will eat
C. is eating
D. has eaten
Question 8
The following sentence contains a simile. Identify the correct form of the simile in the sentence.
A. He runs like a cheetah
B. He runs like a lion
C. He runs like a tiger
D. He runs like a bear
Question 9
In the following sentence, identify the type of pronoun used: 'He gave me his book, but I didn't read it.'
A. Personal pronoun
B. Possessive pronoun
C. Reflexive pronoun
D. Demonstrative pronoun
Question 10
The following text is from a medical journal: 'The patient's condition was exacerbated by the prolonged use of corticosteroids, which led to a significant increase in blood pressure.' Which of the following synonyms for 'exacerbated' is most appropriate in this context?
A. aggravated
B. worsened
C. intensified
D. amplified
Question 11
In the sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years', identify the correct form of the verb 'reduce' to maintain grammatical correctness.
A. reduces
B. reduce
C. reducing
D. reduced
Question 12
The sentence 'The company will be hiring new employees next quarter' contains a verb in the _______________ tense.
A. present simple
B. present continuous
C. past simple
D. future simple
Question 13
The following text is from a sports article: 'The team's morale was boosted by their victory, which gave them a much-needed confidence boost.' Which of the following synonyms for 'boost' is most appropriate in this context?
A. increase
B. rise
C. surge
D. jump
Question 14
The sentence 'The manager, along with her team, will be attending the meeting' contains a phrase that functions as a(n) _______________.
A. noun phrase
B. verb phrase
C. adjective phrase
D. prepositional phrase
Question 15
The following text is from a sports article: 'The team's morale was boosted by their victory, which gave them a much-needed confidence boost.' Which of the following synonyms for 'boost' is most appropriate in this context?
A. increase
B. rise
C. surge
D. jump

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