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OAU Post-UTME 2018 past questions and answers

This 2018 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 2018 set with instant marking.

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Sample OAU Post-UTME 2018 questions

1. Neither the dean nor the lecturers ___ present at the meeting yesterday.
  1. was
  2. is
  3. were
  4. has been

Answer: C. were

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

2. Choose the correctly completed sentence: Scarcely ___ the referee blown the whistle when the players rushed onto the field.
  1. had
  2. has
  3. did
  4. was

Answer: A. had

Scarcely is followed by past perfect inversion and takes when to introduce the second event.

3. Choose the word opposite in meaning to benevolent.
  1. generous
  2. malevolent
  3. kindly
  4. charitable

Answer: B. malevolent

Benevolent means well-meaning, whereas malevolent means wishing harm.

4. Choose the option that best completes the sentence: We look forward to ___ from you soon.
  1. hear
  2. heard
  3. have heard
  4. hearing

Answer: D. hearing

The expression look forward to is followed by a noun or gerund, so hearing is correct.

5. Choose the correct passive form of: The committee approved the proposal.
  1. The proposal approved the committee.
  2. The committee was approved by the proposal.
  3. The proposal was approved by the committee.
  4. The proposal has approve by the committee.

Answer: C. The proposal was approved by the committee.

In the passive form, the object becomes the subject and the simple past verb becomes was approved.

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