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UNIBEN Post-UTME 2018 past questions and answers

This 2018 UNIBEN 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 UNIBEN Post-UTME 2018 questions

1. Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ at the meeting yesterday.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. has been
  4. is

Answer: A. were

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

2. Hardly had the train left the station ___ the rain began.
  1. than
  2. when
  3. then
  4. while

Answer: B. when

The standard correlative construction is hardly...when.

3. To mitigate the effects of a flood is to ___ them.
  1. intensify
  2. predict
  3. lessen
  4. postpone

Answer: C. lessen

Mitigate means to make something less severe or harmful.

4. The news from the examination board ___ encouraging.
  1. are
  2. were
  3. have been
  4. is

Answer: D. is

News is an uncountable noun that takes a singular verb.

5. If I ___ about the delay, I would have taken another route.
  1. had known
  2. knew
  3. have known
  4. would know

Answer: A. had known

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

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