POST UTME UNIBEN 2017 English | Objective

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Question 1
In the passage below, the author's tone is best described as _______ because _______.
A. sarcastic
B. serious
C. humorous
D. condescending
Question 2
The following sentence is an example of a:
A. declarative sentence
B. interrogative sentence
C. imperative sentence
D. exclamatory sentence
Question 3
The following sentence contains a cloze. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
A. dramatically
B. significantly
C. substantially
D. markedly
Question 4
The sentence 'The manager, who was tired, left the office early' contains a dependent clause. Identify the type of clause.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverbial clause
D. Dependent clause
Question 5
Read the passage below and choose the correct option.
A. The speaker is talking about a book.
B. The speaker is talking about a movie.
C. The speaker is talking about a play.
D. The speaker is talking about a documentary.
Question 6
The passage below has been edited to remove some words. Identify the correct form of the passage.
A. The manager was tired and left the office early.
B. The manager, who was tired, left the office early.
C. The manager left the office early because he was tired.
D. The manager left the office early, who was tired.
Question 7
The sentence 'The manager, who was tired, left the office early' contains a dependent clause. Identify the type of clause.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverbial clause
D. Dependent clause
Question 8
The following sentence is in the present perfect tense. Identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' used.
A. has been
B. is
C. was
D. were
Question 9
The sentence 'The manager, who was tired, left the office early' contains a dependent clause. Identify the type of clause.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverbial clause
D. Dependent clause
Question 10
Read the passage below and choose the correct option.
A. The speaker is talking about a book.
B. The speaker is talking about a movie.
C. The speaker is talking about a play.
D. The speaker is talking about a documentary.
Question 11
In the following passage, the author's tone is best described as:
A. formal
B. informal
C. sarcastic
D. emotive
Question 12
The word 'unprecedented' is an example of a _______ because _______.
A. adjective
B. adverb
C. noun
D. verb
Question 13
The following idiom means
A. to make a decision quickly
B. to take a long time to make a decision
C. to make a decision without thinking
D. to make a decision after careful consideration
Question 14
The phrase 'to be on the same page' is an example of a
A. Idiom
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
Question 15
The passage below has been modified from the original. Identify the grammatical error in the modified passage.
A. The original passage had a subject-verb agreement error.
B. The original passage had a pronoun-antecedent agreement error.
C. The original passage had a modifier placement error.
D. The original passage had a parallel structure error.

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