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UNIOSUN Post-UTME 2008 past questions and answers

This 2008 UNIOSUN 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 2008 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNIOSUN Post-UTME 2008 questions

1. Choose the correct completion: Neither of the candidates ___ submitted the application form.
  1. have
  2. has
  3. are
  4. were

Answer: B. has

Neither is singular in this construction, so it takes the singular verb has.

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

Answer: A. plentiful

Plentiful means available in large amounts, the opposite of scarce.

3. Read the statement: A school planted shade trees around its courtyard, and pupils later found the courtyard cooler at midday. What is the most reasonable inference?
  1. The trees were removed at midday.
  2. The pupils stopped attending school.
  3. The trees provided shade that reduced direct sunlight.
  4. The courtyard became larger.

Answer: C. The trees provided shade that reduced direct sunlight.

The presence of shade trees offers a reasonable explanation for the cooler courtyard.

4. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. When the bell rang the candidates, entered the hall.
  2. When, the bell rang the candidates entered the hall.
  3. When the bell, rang the candidates entered the hall.
  4. When the bell rang, the candidates entered the hall.

Answer: D. When the bell rang, the candidates entered the hall.

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

5. Choose the correct preposition: Musa is interested ___ studying agriculture.
  1. in
  2. on
  3. at
  4. for

Answer: A. in

The standard expression is interested in something or in doing something.

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