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UNIMAID Post-UTME 2006 past questions and answers

This 2006 UNIMAID 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 2006 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNIMAID Post-UTME 2006 questions

1. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'diligent'.
  1. Careful
  2. Hard-working
  3. Quiet
  4. Proud

Answer: B. Hard-working

Diligent means showing steady, careful effort in one's work.

2. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'scarce'.
  1. Abundant
  2. Insufficient
  3. Rare
  4. Limited

Answer: A. Abundant

Scarce means in short supply, so abundant is its opposite.

3. Choose the correct option: Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ present at the meeting.
  1. was
  2. is
  3. has been
  4. were

Answer: D. were

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

4. Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. After the rain stopped, we resumed the match.
  2. After the rain stopped we, resumed the match.
  3. After, the rain stopped we resumed the match.
  4. After the rain, stopped we resumed the match.

Answer: A. After the rain stopped, we resumed the match.

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

5. In the sentence 'The new policy was a blessing in disguise', the expression means that the policy was
  1. obviously harmful
  2. a hidden advantage
  3. a public celebration
  4. a deliberate trick

Answer: B. a hidden advantage

A blessing in disguise is something that seems bad at first but turns out beneficial.

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