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UNILAG Post-UTME 2005 past questions and answers

This 2005 UNILAG 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 2005 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNILAG Post-UTME 2005 questions

1. Choose the correct verb: Neither the lecturer nor the students ___ aware of the revised timetable.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

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

2. Choose the word closest in meaning to meticulous.
  1. careless
  2. hasty
  3. painstakingly careful
  4. noisy

Answer: C. painstakingly careful

Meticulous describes someone who is extremely careful and attentive to detail.

3. Choose the word opposite in meaning to scarce.
  1. rare
  2. limited
  3. insufficient
  4. plentiful

Answer: D. plentiful

Plentiful means available in abundance, the opposite of scarce.

4. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
  1. When the bell rang, the candidates entered quietly.
  2. When the bell rang the candidates, entered quietly.
  3. When the bell rang; the candidates entered quietly.
  4. When the bell rang the candidates entered, quietly.

Answer: A. When the bell rang, the candidates entered quietly.

A comma correctly separates the introductory dependent clause from the main clause.

5. Choose the correct reported form of: She said, "I have completed the assignment."
  1. She said that she has completed the assignment.
  2. She said that she completed the assignment.
  3. She said that she had completed the assignment.
  4. She said that she will complete the assignment.

Answer: C. She said that she had completed the assignment.

When the reporting verb is in the past, the present perfect usually shifts back to the past perfect in reported speech.

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