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OAU Post-UTME 2015 past questions and answers

This 2015 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 2015 set with instant marking.

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Sample OAU Post-UTME 2015 questions

1. Neither the lecturer nor the students ___ aware of the change in venue.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

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

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to concise.
  1. lengthy
  2. uncertain
  3. ornate
  4. brief

Answer: D. brief

Concise means expressing something clearly in few words, or brief.

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

Answer: A. abundant

Scarce means not plentiful, while abundant means plentiful.

4. If I ___ about the meeting, I would have attended it.
  1. know
  2. knew
  3. had known
  4. have known

Answer: C. had known

A past unreal condition uses the past perfect in the if-clause.

5. Each of the applicants ___ a completed form.
  1. have submitted
  2. has submitted
  3. are submitting
  4. were submitting

Answer: B. has submitted

Each is singular and therefore takes the singular verb has submitted.

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