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FUTO Post-UTME 2009 past questions and answers

This 2009 FUTO 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 2009 set with instant marking.

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Sample FUTO Post-UTME 2009 questions

1. Choose the correct completion: Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ 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 subject, teachers, which is plural.

2. Which word is closest in meaning to meticulous?
  1. careless
  2. thorough
  3. hurried
  4. uncertain

Answer: B. thorough

Meticulous means showing great care and attention to detail.

3. Choose the correct preposition: The witness insisted ___ telling the whole truth.
  1. at
  2. for
  3. on
  4. with

Answer: C. on

The verb insist is followed by on before a noun or gerund.

4. Choose the correct reported form of: Ada said, 'I have finished the assignment.'
  1. Ada said that I have finished the assignment.
  2. Ada said that she has finish the assignment.
  3. Ada says that she had finished the assignment.
  4. Ada said that she had finished the assignment.

Answer: D. Ada said that she had finished the assignment.

In reported speech after a past reporting verb, the present perfect commonly shifts to the past perfect.

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

Answer: A. abundant

Scarce means in short supply, whereas abundant means plentiful.

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