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UNICAL Post-UTME 2014 past questions and answers

This 2014 UNICAL 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 2014 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNICAL Post-UTME 2014 questions

1. Each of the players ___ given a certificate after the match.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. have been
  4. are

Answer: A. was

The singular distributive subject 'each' takes the singular verb 'was'.

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous'.
  1. careless
  2. painstaking
  3. hasty
  4. ordinary

Answer: B. painstaking

A meticulous person is very careful and painstaking about details.

3. Hardly had the train left ___ the storm began.
  1. than
  2. while
  3. when
  4. since

Answer: C. when

The standard correlative construction is 'hardly had ... when'.

4. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'abundant'.
  1. plentiful
  2. ample
  3. copious
  4. scarce

Answer: D. scarce

'Scarce' means insufficient or in short supply, the opposite of abundant.

5. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
  1. Neither the principal nor the teachers were present.
  2. Neither the principal nor the teachers was present.
  3. Neither the principal or the teachers were present.
  4. Neither the principal nor the teachers is present yesterday.

Answer: A. Neither the principal nor the teachers were present.

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

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