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LASU Post-UTME 2019 past questions and answers

This 2019 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 2019 set with instant marking.

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Sample LASU Post-UTME 2019 questions

1. Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ available for the meeting.
  1. is
  2. are
  3. was
  4. has been

Answer: B. are

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

2. A laconic reply is one that is
  1. angry and insulting
  2. unclear and confusing
  3. warm and persuasive
  4. brief and concise

Answer: D. brief and concise

Laconic means using very few words.

3. Had I known that the road was closed, I ___ another route.
  1. would have taken
  2. will take
  3. would take
  4. had taken

Answer: A. would have taken

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

4. Read the passage: Heavy rain began shortly before noon, but traders at the town market covered their goods with plastic sheets and continued selling. What is the best inference from the passage?
  1. The traders had decided to close the market permanently.
  2. The rain destroyed all the goods in the market.
  3. The traders adapted to the rain so they could continue working.
  4. The market was situated inside a building.

Answer: C. The traders adapted to the rain so they could continue working.

Covering the goods and continuing to sell shows that the traders adapted to the rain.

5. Choose the word opposite in meaning to mitigate in the sentence: The new measures were intended to mitigate the effects of flooding.
  1. reduce
  2. worsen
  3. assess
  4. describe

Answer: B. worsen

To worsen is the opposite of to mitigate, which means to make less severe.

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