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LASU Post-UTME 2012 past questions and answers

This 2012 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 2012 set with instant marking.

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Sample LASU Post-UTME 2012 questions

1. Choose the word nearest in meaning to meticulous.
  1. careful
  2. hasty
  3. careless
  4. ordinary

Answer: A. careful

Meticulous means showing great care and attention to detail.

2. Choose the correct completion: Neither the lecturer nor the students ___ ready for the test.
  1. is
  2. are
  3. was
  4. has

Answer: B. are

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

3. Choose the correct completion: If I had known about the meeting, I ___ earlier.
  1. will arrive
  2. would arrive
  3. would have arrived
  4. arrived

Answer: C. would have arrived

A past unreal condition takes would have plus the past participle in its result clause.

4. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
  1. After the rain stopped we, continued our journey.
  2. After, the rain stopped we continued our journey.
  3. After the rain, stopped we continued our journey.
  4. After the rain stopped, we continued our journey.

Answer: D. After the rain stopped, we continued our journey.

A comma correctly separates the introductory clause from the main clause.

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

Answer: A. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, which is the opposite of scarce.

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