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UNIMAID Post-UTME 2020 past questions and answers

This 2020 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 2020 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNIMAID Post-UTME 2020 questions

1. Neither the lecturers nor the dean ___ available for the meeting yesterday.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. are
  4. have been

Answer: B. was

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, dean, which is singular.

2. A meticulous researcher is one who is
  1. careless about details
  2. quick to abandon a task
  3. very careful about details
  4. unwilling to ask questions

Answer: C. very careful about details

Meticulous means showing great attention to detail.

3. If Halima had left home earlier, she ___ the first bus.
  1. would have caught
  2. will catch
  3. would catch
  4. had caught

Answer: A. would have caught

A past unreal condition takes would have plus the past participle in its result clause.

4. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'ephemeral'.
  1. permanent
  2. valuable
  3. unusual
  4. short-lived

Answer: D. short-lived

Ephemeral describes something that lasts for only a short time.

5. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. After the test, we went home, and rested.
  2. After the test, we went home and rested.
  3. After, the test we went home and rested.
  4. After the test we, went home and rested.

Answer: B. After the test, we went home and rested.

The introductory phrase is followed by a comma, while the two verbs sharing one subject need no comma between them.

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