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OAU Post-UTME 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 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 2017 set with instant marking.

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Sample OAU Post-UTME 2017 questions

1. Neither the dean nor the lecturers ___ aware of the revised timetable.
  1. are
  2. is
  3. has
  4. was

Answer: A. are

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

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'mitigate' as used in: The new measures may mitigate the effects of the drought.
  1. predict
  2. worsen
  3. lessen
  4. conceal

Answer: C. lessen

To mitigate an effect is to make it less severe.

3. Choose the correct preposition: The treasurer insisted ___ checking every receipt before payment.
  1. at
  2. for
  3. with
  4. on

Answer: D. on

The verb 'insist' takes the preposition 'on' before a noun or gerund.

4. If a student visits the library once in a blue moon, the student visits it ___.
  1. at night
  2. very rarely
  3. every week
  4. without permission

Answer: B. very rarely

The idiom 'once in a blue moon' means very rarely.

5. Choose the correct reported form of: Bisi said, 'I have completed the assignment.'
  1. Bisi said that I have completed the assignment.
  2. Bisi said that she has complete the assignment.
  3. Bisi said that she had completed the assignment.
  4. Bisi said that she completed the assignment tomorrow.

Answer: C. Bisi said that she had completed the assignment.

In reported speech with a past reporting verb, 'have completed' normally changes to 'had completed' and 'I' changes to 'she'.

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