POST UTME SKYLINE UNIVERSITY 2019 English | Objective

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Question 1
Which of the following sentences is an example of a complex sentence?
A. I went to the store because I needed milk.
B. I went to the store and bought milk.
C. I went to the store.
D. I needed milk.
Question 2
The sentence 'The manager of the company, who is also the CEO, will be attending the meeting.' contains a dangling modifier. Identify the correct way to rephrase the sentence.
A. The manager of the company, who is also the CEO, will be attending the meeting.
B. The manager of the company, who is also the CEO, will be attending the meeting, who is also the CEO.
C. The manager of the company, who is also the CEO, will be attending the meeting, and the CEO will also be attending.
D. The manager of the company, who is also the CEO, will be attending the meeting, and the meeting will be attended by the CEO.
Question 3
The following passage contains a comma splice. Identify the correct correction.
A. I went to the store, and I bought some milk.
B. I went to the store, I bought some milk.
C. I went to the store; I bought some milk.
D. I went to the store, but I bought some milk.
Question 4
The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already left.' is in the:
A. present perfect
B. past perfect
C. present simple
D. past simple
Question 5
In the following sentence, identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the present perfect tense.
A. I have been studying English for three years.
B. I have study English for three years.
C. I have studies English for three years.
D. I have been study English for three years.
Question 6
In the sentence 'The manager of the company, who is also the CEO, will be attending the meeting.', identify the correct form of the pronoun 'who' or 'whom' to use.
A. who
B. whom
C. it
D. they
Question 7
The following sentence contains a phrasal verb: 'The company will ____________________ its operations in the next quarter.' Which of the following words best completes the sentence?
A. expand
B. reduce
C. scale
D. downsize
Question 8
The company's profits had been declining for several years, and the CEO was under pressure to turn things around. He decided to implement a new strategy, which involved cutting costs and investing in new technology. However, the company's employees were resistant to the changes and felt that their jobs were at risk. What is the meaning of the phrase 'turn things around'?
A. To make a profit
B. To increase sales
C. To improve the company's image
D. To reverse a decline in profits
Question 9
The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the error and explain why it is incorrect.
A. The teacher gave the student a book.
B. The teacher gave the student's a book.
C. The teacher gave the student a book's.
D. The teacher gave the student's book.
Question 10
The phrase 'bend over backwards' is an example of an idiom that means to go out of one's way to help someone. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this idiom?
A. She bent over backwards to make sure the project was completed on time.
B. He bent over backwards to avoid doing the task.
C. They bent over backwards to make the customer happy.
D. It bent over backwards to accommodate the new policy.
Question 11
Antonyms for the word 'fast' are:
A. slow, quick, rapid
B. fast, quick, rapid
C. slow, slow, slow
D. fast, fast, fast
Question 12
The company's marketing strategy was to target a specific demographic, which was identified as young adults aged 18-35. The marketing team created a series of ads that were designed to appeal to this age group. What is the meaning of the phrase 'target a demographic'?
A. To appeal to a specific age group
B. To sell a product to a specific group of people
C. To create a product that appeals to a specific group of people
D. To market a product to a specific age group
Question 13
The following passage contains a metaphor. Identify the correct synonym for the underlined word.
A. River
B. Ocean
C. Lake
D. Sea
Question 14
Which of the following words is an example of a homophone?
A. bank
B. knight
C. fair
D. four
Question 15
The diagram below shows a plant cell with a cell wall, a vacuole, and a nucleus. Identify the correct function of the cell wall.
A. To provide structural support to the cell.
B. To store water and nutrients.
C. To synthesize proteins.
D. To regulate cell growth.

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