POST UTME LASU 2018 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence 'The new employee was given a comprehensive guide to the company's policies and procedures.' is an example of which type of sentence?
Correct A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Imperative
D. Exclamatory

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2
The following sentence is an example of which grammatical structure?
Correct A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Conditional tense
D. Subjunctive mood

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3
The following sentence is an example of which type of pronoun?
Correct A. Personal pronoun
B. Possessive pronoun
C. Reflexive pronoun
D. Demonstrative pronoun

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4
The following sentence is an example of which type of clause?
Correct A. Independent clause
B. Dependent clause
C. Subordinate clause
D. Relative clause

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5
The following sentence is an example of which type of sentence?
A. Simple sentence
Correct B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Compound-complex sentence

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6
In the sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% over the next five years.', identify the correct form of the verb 'reduce' to maintain grammatical correctness.
A. reduces
Correct B. reduce
C. reducing
D. reduced

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7
The diagram below shows the structure of a cell. Identify the correct label for the part labeled 'X'.
A. lysosome
B. ribosome
C. endoplasmic reticulum
Correct D. vacuole

Correct Answer: D

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Question 8
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting.' is an example of a _______ construction.
A. subject-verb-object
B. subject-verb-adjunct
C. subject-verb-complement
Correct D. subject-verb-object-complement

Correct Answer: D

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Question 9
The diagram below shows the structure of a molecule. Identify the correct label for the part labeled 'Y'.
A. oxygen
B. hydrogen
Correct C. carbon
D. nitrogen

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10
The sentence 'The company will be launching a new product next quarter.' is an example of a _______ tense.
A. present simple
B. present continuous
Correct C. future simple
D. future perfect

Correct Answer: C

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Question 11
The word 'perspicacious' is a synonym of which of the following words?
A. perceptive
B. discerning
Correct C. astute
D. inquisitive

Correct Answer: C

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Question 12
In the sentence 'The manager instructed the team to work on the project by the end of the week', what is the grammatical function of the word 'the'?
A. noun
B. adjective
Correct C. article
D. preposition

Correct Answer: C

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Question 13
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented since last month' is in the present perfect tense. What is the main verb in the sentence?
A. has
B. been
Correct C. implemented
D. last

Correct Answer: C

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Question 14
The pronoun 'it' in the sentence 'The manager gave it to the team' is an example of a ______ pronoun.
A. personal
B. possessive
C. reflexive
Correct D. demonstrative

Correct Answer: D

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Question 15
The word 'disinterested' is a synonym of which of the following words?
A. uninterested
B. unbiased
Correct C. impartial
D. neutral

Correct Answer: C

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Question 16
The idiom 'bend over backwards' means to do something with great enthusiasm and effort, but the phrase 'bend over' can also be used to describe a situation where someone is being taken advantage of. What is the antonym of 'bend over' in this context?
A. stand up straight
B. take a step forward
C. give in easily
Correct D. resist pressure

Correct Answer: D

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Question 17
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented, and the results are already visible.' is in the present perfect tense. What is the main verb in this sentence?
Correct A. has been implemented
B. are already visible
C. has been implemented and are already visible
D. the results

Correct Answer: A

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Question 18
The phrase 'break a leg' is an idiom that means 'good luck.' What is the literal meaning of the phrase?
Correct A. to trip and fall
B. to dance and perform well
C. to take a risk and face challenges
D. to make a mistake and fail

Correct Answer: A

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Question 19
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner.' is in the past perfect tense. What is the main verb in this sentence?
Correct A. had already eaten
B. arrived
C. had already eaten and arrived
D. dinner

Correct Answer: A

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Question 20
The phrase 'cost an arm and a leg' is an idiom that means 'something is very expensive.' What is the literal meaning of the phrase?
Correct A. to lose a limb and a body part
B. to spend a lot of money
C. to take a risk and face challenges
D. to make a sacrifice and give up something

Correct Answer: A

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Question 21
The phrase 'bitter pill to swallow' is an example of a
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
Correct C. Idiom
D. Alliteration

Correct Answer: C

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Question 22
SHARED STIMULUS
The passage below has been modified.
The passage below has been modified. Identify the word that has been changed.
Correct A. The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky.
B. The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky.
C. The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky.
D. The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23
SHARED STIMULUS
The diagram below shows a
The diagram below shows a
Correct A. photosynthesis
B. respiration
C. transpiration
D. osmosis

Correct Answer: A

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Question 24
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented.' is an example of
A. Active voice
Correct B. Passive voice
C. Present tense
D. Future tense

Correct Answer: B

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Question 25
The word 'rapidly' is an example of a
A. Adjective
Correct B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Verb

Correct Answer: B

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