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BUK Post-UTME 2005 past questions and answers

This 2005 BUK 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 BUK Post-UTME 2005 questions

1. Neither the dean nor the lecturers ___ present at the meeting.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

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

2. If two people are at loggerheads, they are
  1. working together
  2. strongly disagreeing
  3. celebrating together
  4. waiting patiently

Answer: B. strongly disagreeing

To be at loggerheads means to be in serious disagreement.

3. The word 'ephemeral' most nearly means
  1. everlasting
  2. expensive
  3. short-lived
  4. uncertain

Answer: C. short-lived

Ephemeral describes something that lasts for only a short time.

4. Musa said, 'I have completed the assignment.' Which is the correct reported form?
  1. Musa said that I have completed the assignment.
  2. Musa said that he has completed the assignment.
  3. Musa said that he completed the assignment tomorrow.
  4. Musa said that he had completed the assignment.

Answer: D. Musa said that he had completed the assignment.

In reported speech after a past reporting verb, present perfect normally changes to past perfect.

5. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. The committee, which met on Tuesday, has submitted its report.
  2. The committee which met, on Tuesday has submitted its report.
  3. The committee, which met on Tuesday has submitted, its report.
  4. The committee which, met on Tuesday, has submitted its report.

Answer: A. The committee, which met on Tuesday, has submitted its report.

The non-essential clause 'which met on Tuesday' is correctly enclosed by commas.

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