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LASU Post-UTME 2006 past questions and answers

This 2006 LASU 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 2006 set with instant marking.

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Sample LASU Post-UTME 2006 questions

1. Neither Tolu nor his brothers ___ present at the meeting yesterday.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, brothers, which is plural.

2. After a long discussion, the committee arrived ___ a decision.
  1. in
  2. by
  3. to
  4. at

Answer: D. at

The correct expression is arrive at a decision.

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

Answer: A. abundant

Abundant means plentiful and is the opposite of scarce.

4. Choose the correctly reported form of: The teacher asked, ‘Have you completed the assignment?’
  1. The teacher asked have I completed the assignment.
  2. The teacher asked that have I completed the assignment.
  3. The teacher asked whether I had completed the assignment.
  4. The teacher asked whether had I completed the assignment.

Answer: C. The teacher asked whether I had completed the assignment.

A reported yes-or-no question uses whether or if, statement word order, and the appropriate backshift to had completed.

5. Hardly had the match begun ___ the rain started.
  1. than
  2. while
  3. when
  4. then

Answer: C. when

Hardly is conventionally paired with when in this inverted construction.

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