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OAU Post-UTME 2014 past questions and answers

This 2014 OAU 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 2014 set with instant marking.

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Sample OAU Post-UTME 2014 questions

1. Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ aware of the change in the timetable.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject teachers, so were is correct.

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to concise.
  1. lengthy
  2. brief
  3. unclear
  4. careless

Answer: B. brief

Concise means expressing something in few words, or brief.

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

Answer: C. abundant

Scarce means present in too small a quantity, whereas abundant means plentiful.

4. Let's begin the examination, ___?
  1. will we
  2. do we
  3. aren't we
  4. shall we

Answer: D. shall we

The conventional question tag after let's is shall we.

5. She has lived in Ile-Ife ___ 2019.
  1. since
  2. for
  3. during
  4. by

Answer: A. since

Since is used with the specific starting point of an action that continues to the present.

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