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UNILAG Post-UTME 2014 past questions and answers

This 2014 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 2014 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNILAG Post-UTME 2014 questions

1. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Neither the dean nor the lecturers _____ present at the meeting.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

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

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous' as used in: The editor was meticulous in checking the manuscript.
  1. careless
  2. thorough
  3. hasty
  4. uncertain

Answer: B. thorough

Meticulous means showing great care and attention to detail, so thorough is the closest option.

3. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. After the lecture, the students asked questions, and took notes.
  2. After the lecture the students, asked questions and took notes.
  3. After the lecture, the students asked questions and took notes.
  4. After, the lecture the students asked questions and took notes.

Answer: C. After the lecture, the students asked questions and took notes.

A comma appropriately follows the introductory phrase, while no comma is needed between the two linked verbs.

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

Answer: D. abundant

Scarce means in short supply, whereas abundant means plentiful.

5. Select the correct reported form of: Musa said, 'I have finished my assignment.'
  1. Musa said that he had finished his assignment.
  2. Musa said that I have finished my assignment.
  3. Musa said that he has finish his assignment.
  4. Musa said that he will have finished my assignment.

Answer: A. Musa said that he had finished his assignment.

In reported speech after a past reporting verb, present perfect commonly shifts to past perfect and the pronouns change to match the speaker.

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