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LASU Post-UTME 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 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 2017 set with instant marking.

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Sample LASU Post-UTME 2017 questions

1. Choose the correct verb: Neither the manager nor the assistants ___ willing to postpone the meeting.
  1. was
  2. is
  3. were
  4. has been

Answer: C. were

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

2. In the sentence 'The new measures may mitigate the effects of flooding,' what does 'mitigate' mean?
  1. Make less severe
  2. Predict accurately
  3. Cause suddenly
  4. Record carefully

Answer: A. Make less severe

To mitigate a problem is to make it less severe or harmful.

3. Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated and structured.
  1. Despite the rain was heavy, the match continued.
  2. Although the rain was heavy but the match continued.
  3. The rain heavy, nevertheless the match continued.
  4. Despite the heavy rain, the match continued.

Answer: D. Despite the heavy rain, the match continued.

Despite is correctly followed by the noun phrase the heavy rain, with the main clause completing the sentence.

4. Choose the correct reported form of: Tola said, 'I completed the report yesterday.'
  1. Tola said that I completed the report yesterday.
  2. Tola said that she had completed the report the previous day.
  3. Tola said that she completes the report the previous day.
  4. Tola said that she has completed the report tomorrow.

Answer: B. Tola said that she had completed the report the previous day.

In reported speech, the past simple commonly shifts to past perfect and yesterday changes to the previous day.

5. If someone decides to 'bite the bullet' before an examination, the person decides to
  1. avoid all responsibility
  2. celebrate before the result
  3. face a difficult or unpleasant situation bravely
  4. criticise another candidate

Answer: C. face a difficult or unpleasant situation bravely

The idiom bite the bullet means to face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage.

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