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UI Post-UTME 2019 past questions and answers

This 2019 UI 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 2019 set with instant marking.

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Sample UI Post-UTME 2019 questions

1. Neither the dean nor the lecturers ___ willing to postpone the examination.
  1. is
  2. are
  3. was
  4. has been

Answer: B. are

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

2. Choose the word closest in meaning to mitigate as used in: The new measures may mitigate the effects of flooding.
  1. predict
  2. worsen
  3. lessen
  4. measure

Answer: C. lessen

To mitigate an effect is to make it less severe.

3. The candidate insisted ___ seeing the official result before leaving the hall.
  1. on
  2. for
  3. at
  4. with

Answer: A. on

The verb insist is followed by the preposition on before a noun or gerund.

4. Choose the correct completion: No sooner had the lecture begun ___ the lights went out.
  1. when
  2. while
  3. as
  4. than

Answer: D. than

The standard correlative construction is no sooner...than.

5. A number of applicants ___ already submitted their forms.
  1. has
  2. have
  3. is
  4. was

Answer: B. have

A number of means several and takes a plural verb.

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