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ABU Post-UTME 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 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 2017 set with instant marking.

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Sample ABU Post-UTME 2017 questions

1. Neither the lecturer nor the students ___ aware of the change in venue.
  1. are
  2. is
  3. was
  4. has been

Answer: A. are

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, students, which is plural.

2. By the time we reached the station, the train ___.
  1. has already left
  2. had already left
  3. already leaves
  4. will already leave

Answer: B. had already left

The past perfect describes the train's departure before the later past event of our arrival.

3. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'reluctant' as used in: 'Musa was reluctant to speak before the large audience.'
  1. eager
  2. prepared
  3. unwilling
  4. proud

Answer: C. unwilling

Reluctant means unwilling or hesitant to do something.

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

Answer: D. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, which is the opposite of scarce.

5. No sooner had the bell rung than the candidates ___ writing.
  1. began
  2. begin
  3. had begun
  4. beginning

Answer: A. began

The construction 'no sooner...than' is followed here by the simple past 'began'.

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