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BUK Post-UTME 2008 past questions and answers

This 2008 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 2008 set with instant marking.

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Sample BUK Post-UTME 2008 questions

1. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'abundant'.
  1. ample
  2. scarce
  3. plentiful
  4. sufficient

Answer: B. scarce

'Scarce' means available in limited quantity and is the opposite of 'abundant'.

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

Answer: C. were

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

3. The word 'meticulous' is closest in meaning to:
  1. hasty
  2. careless
  3. ordinary
  4. painstaking

Answer: D. painstaking

A meticulous person is very careful and attentive to detail.

4. Choose the correctly spelt word.
  1. accommodation
  2. accomodation
  3. acommodation
  4. accomadation

Answer: A. accommodation

The correct spelling is 'accommodation', with two c's and two m's.

5. If something happens 'once in a blue moon', it happens:
  1. every night
  2. very rarely
  3. at the wrong time
  4. without warning

Answer: B. very rarely

The idiom 'once in a blue moon' describes something that occurs very rarely.

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