Free UNIUYO Post UTME Past Questions and Answers

UNIVERSITY OF UYO, UYO

2008/2009 POST-UTME SCREENING EXCERSICE

ENGLISH

Section A: choose the option that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word

1. I took the drug to relieve my headache
   (a) alleviate
   (b) provoke
   (c) abate
   (d) aggravate
2. This information is very confidential  the director said
   (a) public
   (b) personal
   (c) popular
   (d) private
3. You will succeed fairly well with adolescent if you coax them
   (a) coerce
   (b) punish
   (c) pamper
   (d) curse
4. Life has become a misery for many due to harsh economic condition
   (a) satisfaction
   (b) extravagance
   (c) peace
   (d) comfort
5. They ended the discussion on amiable terms
   (a) unacceptable
   (b) hostel
   (c) friendly
   (d) aggressive                                                                                                                      From the word lettered a to d, choose the word that best complete each of the following sentences
6. The visit of the patrons of the club …. The words of the players
   (a) elated
   (b) induced
   (c) boasted
   (d) boosted
7. The man advised his children not to give …. To the temptations of its city
   (a)   off
   (b) up
   (c) in
   (d) out
8. …… were sent to the library by the english teachers
   (a) I and udoh
   (b) udoh and me
   (c) udoh and I
   (d) myself and udoh
9. You’re not too tired to continue …….
   (a) are you
   (b) isn’t it
   (c) can’t you
   (d) is it
10. Hardly had the journey started …… the car engine developed a fault
    (a) that
    (b) when
    (c) than
    (d) soon                                                                                                                           Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word
11. The bride was praise by her mother in law for her impeccable behaviour
    (a) spotless
    (b) appropriate
    (c) beautiful
    (d) faultless
12. The accused vehemently denied the changes against him
    (a) ignorantly
    (b) stupidly
    (c) deliberated
    (d) strongly
13. The foreman believe that with the augment work force the construction job would take one more month to complete
    (a) skilled
    (b) enlarged
    (c) hired
    (d) determined
14. The children were warned not to be unduly inquisitive
    (a) naughty
    (b) playful
    (c) troublesome
    (d) penurious
15. The incessant chatter of the pupils irritated the teacher
    (a) excited
    (b) meaningless
    (c) unceasing
    (d) illogical                                                                                                                         Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence
16. Although aliyu was acquitted by the court for want of evidence, the police still kept a tag on him. This means that they
    (a) kept him under close observation
    (b) set a trap to catch him again
    (c) attached a tag to his clothes
    (d) kept him behind bars
17. When it came’s to the question of an increase in allowances, the striking worker spoke with one voice  this means that the workers
    (a) became frightened
    (b) appointed one of them as their spokesman
    (c) repeated their demand in a chorus
    (d) were unanimous in their position
18. The newly acquired air- bus plane is a wile elephant  the mean that the plane is
    (a) very costly but worthless
    (b) very useful
    (c) as big as and elephant
    (d) the biggest plane on the fleet
19. Amina always flies off at a tangent when a serious matter is being discussed , this means that Amina
    (a) get over excited
    (b) keep digressing
    (c) keeps the discussion lively
    (d) has nothing to contribute
20. The restaurant owner offered olu a drink on the house. this means that
    (a) the drink was taken to olu house
    (b) olu was invited to the owner house
    (c) the drink was free of charge
    (d) olu was served inside the restaurant                                                                              Choose the correctly spelt word from question 21 to 25
21. (a). Tommorrow
    (b) tommorow
    (c) tomorrow
    (d) tomorow
22. (a) proffessor
    (b) professor
    (c) proffesor
    (d) profesor
23.  (a) paralell
    (b) parellel
    (c) palarel
    (d) parallel
24. (a) embarassment
    (b) embarasmet
    (c) embarrassment
    (d) embarrasment
25. (a) denounciation
    (b) denonciation
    (c) denunciation
    (d) denounziation

ANSWER

1. D
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. D
14. D
15. C
16. A
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. C
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. C
25. C  

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