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FUTA Post-UTME 2016 past questions and answers

This 2016 FUTA 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 2016 set with instant marking.

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Sample FUTA Post-UTME 2016 questions

1. Which word is nearest in meaning to 'diligent'?
  1. careless
  2. industrious
  3. hesitant
  4. noisy

Answer: B. industrious

A diligent person works carefully and persistently, so industrious is the closest meaning.

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

Answer: C. abundant

Scarce means in short supply, whereas abundant means plentiful.

3. Neither the pupils nor the teacher ___ aware of the change in the timetable.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. have been
  4. are

Answer: A. was

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, teacher, which is singular.

4. If someone 'spills the beans', the person has
  1. delayed an event
  2. wasted food
  3. made a loud noise
  4. revealed a secret

Answer: D. revealed a secret

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

5. Choose the correctly spelt word.
  1. accomodate
  2. accommodate
  3. acommodate
  4. accomadate

Answer: B. accommodate

The correct spelling is accommodate, with double c and double m.

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