POST UTME OSUSTECH 2018 English | Objective

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Question 1
The passage below has been taken from a novel. Read it carefully and answer the question that follows.
A. The author is describing a character's thoughts.
B. The author is describing a scene.
C. The author is describing a setting.
D. The author is describing a plot.
Question 2
In the sentence 'The students who were studying for the exam were very tired', which of the following pronouns is in the objective case?
A. they
B. them
C. their
D. theirs
Question 3
The idiom 'bend over backwards' means to go out of one's way to help someone. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this idiom?
A. She volunteered to help her friend move into a new apartment.
B. The company offered a generous severance package to its laid-off employees.
C. The teacher went out of her way to explain the difficult concept to the student.
D. The store offered a discount to customers who purchased a certain amount of merchandise.
Question 4
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
A. The manager will have the report finished by the end of the day.
B. The company will have been in operation for ten years by next year.
C. The new employee will have been working for three months by the time the training program begins.
D. The team will have been practicing for two weeks by the time the competition starts.
Question 5
Read the passage below and choose the correct answer to the question that follows.
A. The author is a scientist.
B. The author is a historian.
C. The author is a philosopher.
D. The author is a writer.
Question 6
The following passage is an example of:
A. a narrative
B. a descriptive passage
C. a persuasive text
D. a critical analysis
Question 7
In the following sentence, identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the present perfect tense.
A. has been
B. is
C. have been
D. has
Question 8
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The manager hired a new employee.
B. The new employee was hired by the manager.
C. The manager is hiring a new employee.
D. The new employee is hiring the manager.
Question 9
The phrase 'burn the midnight oil' is an example of a(n) _______ idiom.
A. Metaphorical expression
B. Literal expression
C. Colloquialism
D. Proverb
Question 10
In the following passage, the author's tone is best described as:
A. formal
B. informal
C. sarcastic
D. emotive
Question 11
The word 'enigmatic' is an example of a:
A. adjective
B. adverb
C. noun
D. verb
Question 12
The following text is an example of a(n) _______ register.
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Technical
D. Colloquial
Question 13
The passage below has been edited to remove some of the original text. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to the question that follows.
A. The original text was written in a formal tone.
B. The original text was written in a casual tone.
C. The original text was written in a neutral tone.
D. The original text was written in a sarcastic tone.
Question 14
In the sentence 'The teacher asked the students to complete the assignment by the end of the week', what is the synonym of the word 'complete'?
A. finish
B. complete
C. terminate
D. suspend
Question 15
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and explain why it is incorrect.
A. The passage is grammatically correct.
B. The passage contains a subject-verb agreement error.
C. The passage contains a pronoun reference error.
D. The passage contains a modifier placement error.

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