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ABU Post-UTME 2005 past questions and answers

This 2005 ABU Post-UTME set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2005 set with instant marking.

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Sample ABU Post-UTME 2005 questions

1. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ willing to postpone the examination.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject, teachers.

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous' as used in: The clerk was meticulous in checking every figure.
  1. careless
  2. hurried
  3. uncertain
  4. thorough

Answer: D. thorough

Meticulous means extremely careful and thorough.

3. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'scarce'.
  1. costly
  2. limited
  3. rare
  4. abundant

Answer: D. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, the opposite of scarce.

4. What does the expression 'to hit the nail on the head' mean?
  1. to cause an accident
  2. to work with a hammer
  3. to avoid a direct answer
  4. to state exactly what is correct

Answer: D. to state exactly what is correct

The idiom means to identify or express the exact point.

5. Choose the correct option: Each of the candidates ___ given an identification number.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. have been
  4. are

Answer: B. was

The pronoun each is singular and takes the singular verb was.

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