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UNILAG Post-UTME 2009 past questions and answers

This 2009 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 2009 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNILAG Post-UTME 2009 questions

1. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous' as used in: The clerk was meticulous in checking every entry.
  1. careless
  2. thorough
  3. impatient
  4. secretive

Answer: B. thorough

Meticulous means showing great care and attention to detail, so thorough is nearest.

2. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: Neither the dean nor the lecturers ___ present at the meeting.
  1. was
  2. is
  3. were
  4. has been

Answer: C. were

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

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

Answer: A. abundant

Scarce means difficult to find or insufficient, and abundant means plentiful.

4. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. After the lecture the students, went to the library.
  2. After the lecture the students went, to the library.
  3. After the lecture, the students went to the library.
  4. After, the lecture the students went to the library.

Answer: C. After the lecture, the students went to the library.

A comma appropriately separates the introductory phrase from the main clause.

5. Choose the option that best explains the expression 'to spill the beans'.
  1. to waste food
  2. to reveal a secret
  3. to make a mistake
  4. to start an argument

Answer: B. to reveal a secret

To spill the beans means to disclose information that was meant to be secret.

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