UNIBADAN Practice Questions (English)
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POST-UTME PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Every discernible observer could foresee the crisis which engulfed the Edo
House last week. Only a few days before, reports were rife about the AC
reaching out to some PDP legislators to cross-carpet. The intention being to
gain a majority and then assume the speakership with the least constraint.
Zakawanu Garuba, the then speaker, retorted with a fiat, threatening to
declare vacant the seat of any defector. This in spite of the constitutional
support for such action, as evidenced, for example, by the crisis that has torn
the PDP apart in Edo State. The party has two factional chairmen in the state,
even though one is more vociferous. The desperate attempt by Garuba to
cling to the Speaker’s chair is condemnable. He was not being recalled from
the legislature; and so, he still has his seat as a floor member. As speaker, he
was only first among equals. The Speakership is not his birthright. With the
defection of one PDP lawmaker to the AC, the legislature reconvened hours
after the bloodbath and elected a pro tem Speaker, while impeaching and
suspending Garuba and a few others. They are to be probed.
(Adapted from The Guardian, Thursday,March 4, 2011, p.14)
B. PDP lawmakers
B. Defecting
C. Edo State
D. Factional chairmen
This sentence confirms the answer
“This in spite of the constitutional support for such action,”
The action is Garuba’s authority as a chairman not the defecting
This also adds the sentence
‘The party has two factional chairmen in the state’
B. He was indicted
This sentence confirms the answer
“They are to be probed.”
Garuba and the few others
C. He was honoured
D. He was humiliated
15. Gloria ………….. have finished the project two days ago. (A) must (B) may
(C) can (D) supposed to “Must” here indicates belief.
16. You are Goodluck, .....? (A) are you? (B) aren’t you? (C) are’nt you? (D)
don’t you? If a statement is positive, the question tag will be negative
and vice versa
17. He ……………. not come now (A) needs (B) needed (C) need (D) will need
“Need” is as an auxiliary verb here. For this statement “he needs to
come now”. “Needs” is a lexical verb here.
18. Janet .....to know that we are all here. (A) suppose (B) supposes (C) is
supposed (D) should suppose.
subject + primary auxiliary + supposed NOT subject + modal auxiliary +
supposed + to. Primary auxiliary verbs are be verbs – is, was, were,
etc. modal auxiliary verbs are can, should, will, would, etc.
He is/was supposed to…, they are/were supposed are the correct
statement.
19. Let it be ..... that there was no king in Ayegun. (A)know (B) knew (C)
known (D) knows
20. We shall see you soon, .....? (A) shall we? (B) shan’t we? (C) shouldn’t we
(D) should we If a statement is positive, the question tag will be
negative and vice versa
21. Neither of the presidential candidates ....... suitable. (A) are (B) is (C) is
been (D) are been suitable. Here neither is used like none, so the next
verb that follows is singular.
22. Ten miles ____ a great distance. (A) is (B) are (C) is been
amount or unit of measurement takes a singular verb.
23. If I were the president, I ..... ask for the money (A) will (B) should (C)
would (D) can
This is parallelism; if the verb in the first clause is past, the verb will be
past too e.g. if I were you I would go, if he were present, he would tell
the truth.
24. I will see you after I ..... spoken with your supervisor. (A) might have (B)
have (C) will have (D) would have
25. “You ..... now see the director”, the secretary told the visitors (A) can (B)
may (C) should (D) would
“May” mainly indicates permission while can indicates possibility
26. She isn’t Gloria ..... ? (A) is she? (B) isn’t she? (C) aren’t she? (D) doesn’t
she?
If a statement is positive, the question tag will be negative and vice versa
27. We have a bus, .....? (A) didn’t we? (B) haven’t we? (C) doesn’t we? (D)
hasn’t we?
If a statement is positive, the question tag will be negative and vice versa
28. I knew David .... let us down. (A) may (B) will (C) might (D) can
This is parallelism; if the verb in the first clause is past, the verb will be
past too. Consider this: It can also be I know David may/will let us down
OR I knew David could/would/might let us down
29. You ……….. me last week. (A) ought to see (B) ought to had seen (C) ought
to have seen (D) had to have seen
“ought to” also means should
30. Twenty dollars ___ enough for my lunch. (A) are (B) is (c ) are just
amount or unit of measurement takes a singular verb.
31. The pests ____ our farm every year. (A) invade (B) invades (c ) has
invades.
This is concord; subject - verb agreement; a plural subject takes a plural
verb and a singular subject takes a singular verb. A subject is the doer of
an action.
32. If I were the Governor, I ..... ask for the project (A) will (B) should (C)
would (D) can
This is parallelism; if the verb in the first clause is past, the verb will be
past too e.g. if I were you I would go, if he were present, he would tell
the truth.
33. When ……... the Cleric ..... today? (A) does/arrives (B) does/arrived (C)
does/arrive (D) do arrive
when the do verb is used in a statement such as above, the following will be
in its infinitive form.
34. We shall see you soon, .....? (A) shall we? (B) shan’t we? (C) shouldn’t we
(D) should we
If a statement is positive, the question tag will be negative and vice versa
35. You missed the match, .....? (A) don’t you? (B) didn’t you? (C) hadn’t you?
(D) doesn’t you?
In the statement above, there is no visible auxiliary verb like will, can,
should etc, so we use “do” verb, and then consider the tense of the verb
“missed” which is past so we use “did” and then follow the rule “If a
statement is positive, the question tag will be negative and vice versa”
The sentence can be rephrased like this “you did miss the
match”, and the question tag will be “didn’t you?”
36. Walk the dog right now, .....? (A) walkn’t you? (B) will you? (C)shall you?
(D)would you?
This is a command, the conventional rule can’t be applied here. Will you is
usually the question tag here.
Just like exclaiming, the sentence can be rephrased like this
Will you walk the dog right now?
37. I am a student, ..........? (A) I’m I? (B) aren’t I? (C) isn’t I? (D) wouldn’t I?
“Am” takes “aren’t” as its question tag
39. (A) I suppose you know the way (B) I am supposed you know the way (C) I
suppose he knows the way (D) They suppose he knows the way
subject + primary auxiliary + supposed NOT subject + modal auxiliary +
supposed + to. Primary auxiliary verbs are be verbs – is, was, were,
etc. modal auxiliary verbs are can, should, will, would, etc. he
is/was supposed to…, they are/were supposed is the correct statement.
40. (A) I travel next week (B) I will travel next week (C) I suppose to travel
next week (D) I should travel next week
subject + primary auxiliary + supposed NOT subject + modal auxiliary +
supposed + to. Primary auxiliary verbs are be verbs – is, was, were,
etc. modal auxiliary verbs are can, should, will, would, etc. he
is/was supposed to…, they are/were supposed is the correct statement
But for option A present tense can also be used to express
futurity
41. (A) Having discovered the error, he apologized (B) Having discovered the
error, the apology was tendered (C) Having known the error, he apologised
(D) Having found out the error, he tendered an apology
This is participial. Let’s ask this question who discovered the error here, it
is “he ” the subject, so the second clause will start with the subject –
thing, person being talked about in the first clause. Consider this walking
down the street, the car hit the boy is wrong because “the car” wasn’t the
one walking, it was the boy so the correct statement is walking down the
street, the boy was hit by the car so. In the question the apology didn’t
discover the error so option B is wrong
42. (A) The job has been done (B) The job has been being done
(C) They have done the job (D) They can have done the job
43. (A) She must finish the project in two days (B) She must finish the project
two days ago (C) She must have finished the project two days ago (D) She
ought to have finished the project two days ago
44. (A) If I went in there, I would beat the security officer (B) If I go in there, I
would beat the security officer (C) If I go in there, I will beat the security
officer (D) If I go in there, I can beat the security officer
This is parallelism; if the verb in the first clause is past, the verb will be
past too e.g. if I were you I would go, if he were present, he would tell
the truth, and if it is present the verb in the second clause will be present
just like option C and D go/will and go/can.
47. There are a number of makeshift buildings in town (A) modern buildings
(B) old fashion buildings (C) temporary buildings (D) permanent buildings
48. Post UME is a hurdle to cross. (A) a necessary and simple exam to pass
(B) an unnecessary and difficult exam to pass
(C) an unnecessary but simple exam to pass (D) a necessary and challenging
exam to pass
49. His contribution to the project is invaluable (A) extremely useful
(B) of no value (C) of little value (D) can not be valued
50. That was a down-to-earth approach (A) poor (B) ordinary (C) practical (D)
immodest
51. Concerning my admission, I have to cross my fingers (A) wait and hope for
the best (B) wait in frustration (C) wait confidently (D) take some risk
54. The student’s reply to the lecturer betrayed his rudeness (A) covered
(B) showed (C) reduced (D) increased
55. His conduct in the last elections was above board (A) arrogant (B) honest
(C) above average (D) excellent
56. That was a dispassionate decision (A) bias (B) personal (C) unaffected
(D) ineffective
57. On the matter of worship, some sit on the fence (A) go to the extreme
(B) are decisive (C) are fanatics (D) are undecided
59. I detest his lackadaisical attitude. (A) carefree (B) lazy (C) supercilious
(D) disloyal.
60. Nobody will endure such profligate spending habits. (A) generous
(B) arrogant (C) wasteful (D) mindless.
63. Can you marry such a lanky man? (A) tall and thin (B) sturdy
(C) fat and short (D) tall and short.
64. The election system we adopted was his brainchild. (A) undoing factor
(B)invention (C) power (D) fabrication
67. John and Ahmed’s ideas were speculative (A) stipulative (B) superlative
(C) factual (D) attractive.
70. Our success is paramount in his mind. (A) unimportant (B) important
(C) certain (D) uncertain.
72. Her action will certainly exacerbate the situation. (A) ameliorate
(B) worsen (C) aggravate (D) clarify.
73. Is he really behaving oddly ? (A) abnormally (B) normally (C) evenly
(D) properly.
77. (A) This case is between you and I. (B) This case is between you and me.
(C) This case is between the two both of us.
This is in the objective case. “Me” is an object pronoun.
78. (A) With them around, we have a great problem on our hands. (B) With
them around, we have a great problem on our hand. (C)With them around,
we have a great problem on hand.
79. (A) The dog wagged it’s tail. (B) The dog wagged its tail. (C) The dog
wagged its’ tail.
(It’s) means it is, “its” is possessive
80. (A) A ten year old boy is missing. (B) A ten-year-old boy is missing.
(C) A ten year-old boy is missing.
When group of nouns are used as adjective before a noun, hyphens are
used foe example; a coffee-table book;a well-timed attack
81. Choose the option that sounds the same with: two (A) tool (B) too (C)
tow (D) to two - [tu:] too - [tu:]
82. Choose the option that sounds the same with bear : (A) bare (B) beer (C)
bared (D) beard
83. Choose the option that sounds the same with the given word “Key”
(A) kiss (B) quay (C) keyed (D) kissed
key - /ki:/ quay - /ki:/ keyed - /ki:d/ but the option that has the same
sound as key is option B
86. (A) horrific (B) horific (C) horiffic (D) horrific horrific r2
87. As soon as Joy arrived, she started looking for food. The underlined
expression is an -----------. (A) adverbial phrase of reason (B) adverbial clause
of reason (C) adverbial phrase of time (D) adverbial clause of time
A phrase has no finite verb but a clause has. Adverbial phrase or clause
mostly answers the question when for time, why for reason, how for
degree, etc.
“She started looking for food” When? “As soon as joy arrived”.
‘Arrived’ in the statement is a finite verb because it shows tense – present,
past …
90. Bello and I love each other. (A) preposition (B) reciprocal pronoun (C)
noun phrase (D) adjectival phrase
Reciprocal pronouns are each other, one another, themselves (not
theirselves), ourselves (not ourself) etc.
The conventional rule is that each other refers to two items and
one another refers to more than two; Kola and Bayo met each
other. All of the students are talking to one another
91. I prefer writing to acting. The underlined expressions is a(n) --------. (A)
verb (B) participle (C) gerund (D) object
Gerund is a noun formed from verb using ‘ing’ to show action. Swimming is
my hobby. ‘Swimming’ is a gerund but I like swimming, ‘swimming’ is a verb
here.
93. If you leave early, you’ll meet Sola at home. The underlined expression is
a____________. (A) nominal clause (B) verbal clause (C) conditional clause
(D)adjectival clause
This statement is conditional. Statements starting with if, unless, in case
etc are conditional
94. Wounded by a lion, the hunter trudged home. The underlined expression
is a -----------.(A) nominal clause (B) verbal clause (C) participial clause (D)
adjectival clause
This is participial check question 41
95. I’m proud of you. The underlined expression functions as(A) prepositional
complement (B) adjectival complement (C) subject complement (D) verbal
complement.
Although the underlined word starts with a preposition ‘of’ and ends with a
pronoun, it is not a prepositional phrase. It is true prepositional phrase
functions as an adjective or an adverb.
Let’s consider this example. The people of Nigeria are patriotic. It
functions as an adjective here. It answers the question which people? They
are in the garden. ‘In the garden’ functions as an adverb here. It answers
the question where? Back to the question, ‘of you’ is not performing any
function of an adjective or an adverb. ‘Proud’ is an adjective and of you is
complementing it (completing it )
96. A noun phrase lacks one of the following: (A) noun (B) verb (C) adjective
(D) adverb
A phrase has no finite verb but a clause has.
97. Eve gave Adam an apple. An apple in the sentence functions as------------
(A) subject of the verb ‘gave’ (B) direct object of the verb (C) indirect object
of the verb (D) object complement
There are two objects here Adam and an apple. An apple is the direct
object because it directly affected by the action/verb – gave. This means
Eve gave the apple to Adam. Adam is the indirect object. It cannot be
object complement because object complement talks more about the object
and an apple in the question is not talking more about Adam.
Object is the receiver of an action. It is affected by an action.
Subject is the doer of an action.
98. I wonder if you know where he lives. This sentence is a(n) ...... (A)
thoughtful statement (B) polite command (C) indirect question (D) subtle
exclamation.
The word ‘wonder’ makes the statement thoughtful
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