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ABU Post-UTME 2026 past questions and answers

This 2026 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 2026 set with instant marking.

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Sample ABU Post-UTME 2026 questions

1. Each of the applicants ___ required to present an identification card before entering the hall.
  1. is
  2. are
  3. were
  4. have been

Answer: A. is

The singular pronoun each takes the singular verb is.

2. Had Musa received the notice earlier, he ___ the meeting.
  1. attends
  2. would have attended
  3. will attend
  4. has attended

Answer: B. would have attended

Had + past participle introduces an inverted third conditional, completed with would have and a past participle.

3. Choose the option nearest in meaning to mitigate as used in: The new drainage system may mitigate flooding.
  1. predict
  2. cause
  3. lessen
  4. measure

Answer: C. lessen

To mitigate a problem is to make it less severe.

4. Choose the option opposite in meaning to frugal.
  1. careful
  2. thrifty
  3. economical
  4. extravagant

Answer: D. extravagant

Frugal means economical, whereas extravagant describes excessive spending.

5. Choose the correct reported form of: Amina said, 'I am preparing for the examination.'
  1. Amina said that she was preparing for the examination.
  2. Amina said that I am preparing for the examination.
  3. Amina says that she was preparing for the examination.
  4. Amina said that she is prepare for the examination.

Answer: A. Amina said that she was preparing for the examination.

In reported speech with a past reporting verb, am preparing changes to was preparing and the pronoun changes to she.

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