POST UTME RSU 2020 English | Objective

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Question 1
The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a correct use of the passive voice. Identify the correct use.
A. The ball was thrown by John.
B. The ball throws John.
C. John throws the ball.
D. The ball is thrown by John.
Question 2
Identify the correct antonym for the word 'fast'.
A. Slow
B. Quick
C. Fast
D. Rapid
Question 3
In the following passage, the author's tone is best described as:
A. formal
B. informal
C. sarcastic
D. emotive
Question 4
The diagram below shows the structure of a cell. Identify the organelle labeled 'A'.
A. Mitochondria
B. Nucleus
C. Ribosome
D. Lysosome
Question 5
The following sentence is an example of a sentence with a subject-verb agreement error. Identify the error.
A. The team are playing well.
B. The team is playing well.
C. The team has been playing well.
D. The team will be playing well.
Question 6
The following sentence is an example of which type of cloze test?
A. Fill-in-the-blank
B. Multiple-choice
C. True/false
D. Short-answer
Question 7
The sentence 'The manager will be attending the meeting tomorrow, but the time has not been confirmed yet.' contains a pronoun. Identify the pronoun.
A. He
B. She
C. It
D. They
Question 8
In the following sentence, the underlined word is an example of a(n) _______ (antonym) for the word 'fast'.
A. slow
B. quick
C. rapid
D. swift
Question 9
The following sentence is an example of which type of vowel sound?
A. Monophthong
B. Diphthong
C. Triphthong
D. Vowel digraph
Question 10
The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the error and choose the correct option.
A. The manager of the company, along with his team, were responsible for the project.
B. The manager of the company, along with his team, was responsible for the project.
C. The manager of the company, along with his team, is responsible for the project.
D. The manager of the company, along with his team, has been responsible for the project.
Question 11
The following sentence is an example of which type of grammatical structure?
A. Relative clause
B. Subordinate clause
C. Independent clause
D. Adverbial clause
Question 12
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is an example of a(n)
A. past perfect tense
B. present perfect tense
C. future perfect tense
D. past simple tense
Question 13
The phrase 'bend over backwards' is an example of a(n)
A. metaphor
B. idiom
C. simile
D. hyperbole
Question 14
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The manager was instructed by the team.
B. The team instructed the manager.
C. The report was revised by the team.
D. The team revised the report.
Question 15
The following sentence is an example of which type of stress pattern?
A. Stress on the first syllable
B. Stress on the second syllable
C. Stress on the third syllable
D. Stress on the penultimate syllable

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