POST UTME KSU 2022 English | Objective

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Question 1
The word 'enervate' is closest in meaning to:
A. to energize
B. to invigorate
C. to weaken
D. to drain
Question 2
The company's ______ in the market has led to a significant increase in sales.
A. reputation
B. image
C. credibility
D. popularity
Question 3
The sentence 'The company's profits have increased by 20% over the past year' contains a phrase that indicates a change in quantity. What is the name of this phrase?
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. adverbial phrase
Question 4
In the sentence 'The new employee was extremely happy to receive her first paycheck, which was £1500, after six months of working at the company.', what is the correct spelling of the word in italics?
A. fifteen
B. fifteen thousand
C. fifteen hundred
D. fifteen million
Question 5
The following text is an example of a passage written in a formal register in the field of law. Identify the type of sentence that is used to express the main idea of the passage.
A. Declarative sentence
B. Interrogative sentence
C. Imperative sentence
D. Exclamatory sentence
Question 6
The following sentence is an example of a sentence that uses the future perfect tense. Identify the correct answer.
A. I will have eaten breakfast.
B. I will eat breakfast.
C. I have eaten breakfast.
D. I ate breakfast.
Question 7
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
A. The author's tone is formal and objective.
B. The author's tone is informal and subjective.
C. The author's tone is sarcastic and ironic.
D. The author's tone is persuasive and argumentative.
Question 8
The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the error and choose the correct correction.
A. Me and my friends had studied for the exam.
B. My friends and I had studied for the exam.
C. My friends and I had study for the exam.
D. My friends and I had studies for the exam.
Question 9
The word 'disappear' is an example of a word with a _______ root.
A. Dis-
B. Re-
C. De-
D. In-
Question 10
The word 'unpredictable' is an example of a word with a _______ prefix.
A. Un-
B. Re-
C. De-
D. In-
Question 11
Read the passage below and answer the question.
A. The author is a doctor.
B. The author is a lawyer.
C. The author is a teacher.
D. The author is a scientist.
Question 12
The sentence 'The company's profits have increased by 20% over the past year' contains a phrase that indicates a change in quantity. What is the name of this phrase?
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. adverbial phrase
Question 13
Which of the following words has the correct stress pattern?
A. compuTER
B. compuTER
C. compuTER
D. compuTER
Question 14
In the following sentence, the word 'although' is used to indicate a contrast between two ideas. Identify the correct answer.
A. Although I was tired, I finished the project.
B. I was tired, although I finished the project.
C. Although I finished the project, I was tired.
D. I finished the project, although I was tired.
Question 15
Identify the idiom in the sentence 'The company is going through a tough time financially.'
A. going through a tough time
B. tough time
C. financially
D. going through

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