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OAU Post-UTME 2023 past questions and answers

This 2023 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 2023 set with instant marking.

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Sample OAU Post-UTME 2023 questions

1. Choose the correct completion: Neither the dean nor the lecturers ___ willing to postpone the seminar.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

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

2. A meticulous record-keeper is most likely to be ___.
  1. careless
  2. impatient
  3. forgetful
  4. thorough

Answer: D. thorough

Meticulous means very careful and precise, which is closest to thorough.

3. Choose the standard completion: The twins prefer studying in the library ___ studying in a noisy hall.
  1. to
  2. than
  3. for
  4. with

Answer: A. to

The standard construction is prefer one activity to another.

4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: After reviewing the evidence, the panel ___ a decision.
  1. did
  2. made up
  3. reached
  4. arrived

Answer: C. reached

Reached a decision is the conventional collocation in this context.

5. Read the passage: Tunde began cycling to work after traffic on his usual route became unpredictable. The new route took ten minutes longer on a clear day, but he continued using it because he could plan his arrival more reliably. Why did Tunde continue cycling on the longer route?
  1. It was always shorter than the road route.
  2. It made his arrival time more predictable.
  3. His workplace required every employee to cycle.
  4. He wanted to avoid working on clear days.

Answer: B. It made his arrival time more predictable.

The passage says he continued because the route made it easier to plan a reliable arrival time.

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