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FUTMinna Post-UTME 2010 past questions and answers

This 2010 FUTMinna 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 2010 set with instant marking.

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Sample FUTMinna Post-UTME 2010 questions

1. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ present at the assembly.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

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

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous' as used in: The editor was meticulous in checking every figure.
  1. careless
  2. hurried
  3. thorough
  4. uncertain

Answer: C. thorough

Meticulous means very careful and thorough about details.

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

Answer: A. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, the opposite of scarce.

4. What does the expression 'to keep one's fingers crossed' mean?
  1. to conceal one's hands
  2. to refuse to help
  3. to make a promise
  4. to hope for a favourable outcome

Answer: D. to hope for a favourable outcome

Keeping one's fingers crossed is an expression of hope that something will go well.

5. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. After the lecture, Musa asked, 'May I leave now?'
  2. After the lecture Musa asked 'May I leave now'?
  3. After the lecture, Musa asked 'May I leave now?'.
  4. After the lecture Musa asked, 'May I leave now'.

Answer: A. After the lecture, Musa asked, 'May I leave now?'

The introductory phrase takes a comma, and the question mark belongs inside the quoted question.

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