POST UTME UNILORIN 2022 English | Objective

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Question 1
In the sentence 'The new policy has been implemented to reduce the carbon footprint of the company.', identify the grammatical function of the phrase 'to reduce the carbon footprint of the company'.
A. Infinitive phrase
B. Gerund phrase
C. Participial phrase
D. Subjunctive phrase
Question 2
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented since last year.' is an example of a sentence with a _______ structure.
A. simple
B. compound
C. complex
D. compound-complex
Question 3
The following sentence contains a homograph. Identify the correct antonym for the underlined word: 'The new policy aims to reduce the number of employees (layoff/lay off) due to financial constraints.'
A. layoff
B. lay off
C. hire
D. terminate
Question 4
A diagram of a simple harmonic motion is shown below. What is the amplitude of the motion?
A. 2 cm
B. 4 cm
C. 6 cm
D. 8 cm
Question 5
The passage below has been edited to remove _______. Identify the correct answer choice.
A. adjectives
B. adverbs
C. prepositions
D. conjunctions
Question 6
The passage below has been edited to remove _______. Identify the correct answer choice.
A. adjectives
B. adverbs
C. prepositions
D. conjunctions
Question 7
The sentence "The manager, who was absent, was expected to attend the meeting" contains a pronoun that is in the
A. Nominative Case
B. Objective Case
C. Possessive Case
D. Reflexive Case
Question 8
The phrase 'bend over backwards' is an example of which idiom?
A. To help someone
B. To refuse to help someone
C. To be very busy
D. To be very lazy
Question 9
The phrase 'burn the midnight oil' is an example of a(n) _______ idiom.
A. fixed
B. idiomatic
C. colloquial
D. metaphorical
Question 10
The following passage contains a phrasal verb. Choose the correct meaning for the phrasal verb.
A. The phrasal verb 'pick up' means to start doing something.
B. The phrasal verb 'pick up' means to stop doing something.
C. The phrasal verb 'pick up' means to continue doing something.
D. The phrasal verb 'pick up' means to finish doing something.
Question 11
In the following sentence, identify the correct form of the possessive adjective: 'The book (its/it's) author is a renowned novelist.'
A. its
B. it's
C. its'
D. it's
Question 12
The sentence 'The new policy has been implemented since last year.' is an example of a sentence with a _______ verb.
A. phrasal
B. auxiliary
C. modal
D. transitive
Question 13
The phrase 'bend over backwards' is an example of an idiom that means to go out of one's way to help someone. What is the antonym of this idiom?
A. to refuse to help someone
B. to ignore someone's request
C. to pretend to help someone
D. to take a break from helping someone
Question 14
The following sentence contains a metaphor. Identify the correct antonym for the underlined word: 'The city is a (beast/blessing) to its inhabitants.'
A. beast
B. blessing
C. curse
D. plague
Question 15
The sentence below contains an error in concord. Identify the correct form of the verb to use in the sentence.
A. The team has been working on the project for months.
B. The team has been work on the project for months.
C. The team has works on the project for months.
D. The team has work on the project for months.

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