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UNIJOS Post-UTME 2009 past questions and answers

This 2009 UNIJOS 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 2009 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNIJOS Post-UTME 2009 questions

1. Choose the word nearest in meaning to meticulous.
  1. painstaking
  2. noisy
  3. careless
  4. brief

Answer: A. painstaking

Meticulous means very careful and precise, so painstaking is the closest meaning.

2. Choose the word opposite in meaning to scarce.
  1. rare
  2. plentiful
  3. costly
  4. useful

Answer: B. plentiful

Scarce means insufficient or hard to find, whereas plentiful means abundant.

3. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
  1. Each players have received a certificate.
  2. Each of player has received a certificate.
  3. Each of the players has received a certificate.
  4. Each players has received a certificate.

Answer: C. Each of the players has received a certificate.

Each takes a singular verb, and the correct phrase is each of the players.

4. Complete the sentence: Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ aware of the change.
  1. is
  2. was
  3. has been
  4. are

Answer: D. are

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

5. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
  1. The coach said, 'We will begin at dawn.'
  2. The coach said 'We will begin at dawn'.
  3. The coach said, We will begin at dawn.
  4. The coach said 'we will begin at dawn.'

Answer: A. The coach said, 'We will begin at dawn.'

The introductory clause is followed by a comma and the direct quotation is enclosed in quotation marks with its full stop inside.

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