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BUK Post-UTME 2019 past questions and answers

This 2019 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 2019 set with instant marking.

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Sample BUK Post-UTME 2019 questions

1. Neither of the candidates _____ willing to withdraw from the contest.
  1. is
  2. are
  3. were
  4. have been

Answer: A. is

Neither is singular in this construction, so it takes the singular verb is.

2. By the time the lecture began, most of the students _____ their seats.
  1. take
  2. had taken
  3. have taken
  4. will take

Answer: B. had taken

The past perfect had taken marks an action completed before another past event.

3. If a speaker says that someone has 'spilled the beans', the person has _____.
  1. wasted food
  2. made a mess
  3. revealed a secret
  4. started an argument

Answer: C. revealed a secret

To spill the beans means to disclose information that was meant to be kept secret.

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

Answer: D. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, which is the opposite of scarce.

5. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'meticulous'.
  1. careful
  2. impatient
  3. uncertain
  4. ordinary

Answer: A. careful

A meticulous person pays careful attention to detail.

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