POST UTME MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY 2021 English | Objective

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Question 1
The following sentence contains a word that is a synonym of 'large'. Identify the word.
A. The new house is large and has many rooms.
B. The new house is small and has few rooms.
C. The new house is big and has many rooms.
D. The new house is tiny and has few rooms.
Question 2
Which of the following sentences is an example of a phrasal verb?
A. The manager is going to the meeting.
B. The company is going to invest in new technology.
C. The employee was fired from his job.
D. The team is going to get the project done on time.
Question 3
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 4
The following sentence is from a law textbook. Identify the correct punctuation of the sentence: 'The defendant's lawyer argued that the evidence was circumstantial and therefore unreliable, and that the prosecution's case was weak.'
A. The sentence is punctuated correctly.
B. The sentence is missing a comma.
C. The sentence is missing a semicolon.
D. The sentence is punctuated incorrectly.
Question 5
The following sentence is from a sports article. Identify the antonym of the word 'victory': 'The team's victory was a result of their hard work and dedication.'
A. Defeat
B. Loss
C. Failure
D. Success
Question 6
The following passage requires comprehension. Choose the correct answer.
A. The new policy has been met with widespread criticism from the public.
B. The new policy has been met with widespread approval from the public.
C. The new policy has been met with widespread indifference from the public.
D. The new policy has been met with widespread confusion from the public.
Question 7
In the sentence 'The manager had to fire his best employee, a move that left the team in disarray.', the word 'best' is an example of which grammatical function?
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Modifier
Question 8
The following sentence contains a grammatical error: 'The manager of the company, me, will be attending the meeting.' Identify the error and correct it.
A. The manager of the company, I, will be attending the meeting.
B. The manager of the company, me, will be attending the meeting.
C. The manager of the company, he, will be attending the meeting.
D. The manager of the company, she, will be attending the meeting.
Question 9
The diagram below shows the structure of a plant cell. Identify the organelle responsible for protein synthesis.
A. Mitochondria
B. Endoplasmic Reticulum
C. Ribosome
D. Lysosome
Question 10
The following sentence is from a medical journal article. Identify the correct spelling of the word 'accommodate': 'The patient's symptoms were exacerbated by the side effects of the medication, which made it difficult for them to accommodate the treatment.'
A. Accomodate
B. Accomodate
C. Accommodate
D. Accomodate
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
In the sentence 'The company, which had been struggling financially, decided to downsize its operations.', what type of clause is 'which had been struggling financially'?
A. Relative clause
B. Independent clause
C. Dependent clause
D. Adverbial clause
Question 13
The sentence 'The new policy has been met with widespread criticism, but the government remains resolute in its implementation.' can be best described as an example of which of the following grammatical structures?
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Compound-complex sentence
Question 14
The passage below has been edited to remove one word. Choose the word that should be inserted.
A. The
B. of
C. a
D. the
Question 15
The passage below has been modified from the original. Choose the word that best fits each blank.
A. The new policy has been met with widespread criticism from the public.
B. The new policy has been met with widespread approval from the public.
C. The new policy has been met with widespread indifference from the public.
D. The new policy has been met with widespread confusion from the public.

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