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ABU Post-UTME 2020 past questions and answers

This 2020 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 2020 set with instant marking.

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Sample ABU Post-UTME 2020 questions

1. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: Neither the lecturers nor the dean ___ present at the meeting yesterday.
  1. is
  2. was
  3. were
  4. has been

Answer: B. was

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, dean, and the past-time marker requires was.

2. A meticulous student is one who is
  1. careless
  2. impatient
  3. very careful
  4. easily confused

Answer: C. very careful

Meticulous means showing great attention to detail and care.

3. If two colleagues are at odds, they are
  1. in disagreement
  2. working together
  3. very wealthy
  4. far apart in age

Answer: A. in disagreement

The idiom at odds means being in conflict or disagreement.

4. Choose the correct word: Hardly had the train left the station ___ the rain began.
  1. than
  2. while
  3. since
  4. when

Answer: D. when

The standard correlative construction is hardly...when.

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

Answer: A. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, which is the opposite of scarce.

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