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UNIOSUN Post-UTME 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 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 2017 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNIOSUN Post-UTME 2017 questions

1. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ willing to postpone the examination.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

In a neither-nor construction, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject teachers, so were is correct.

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous' as used in: The clerk was meticulous in checking every entry.
  1. Careless
  2. Hasty
  3. Thorough
  4. Uncertain

Answer: C. Thorough

Meticulous means very careful and thorough about details.

3. Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The committee arrived ___ a decision after a long discussion.
  1. at
  2. on
  3. to
  4. with

Answer: A. at

The standard collocation is 'arrive at a decision'.

4. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. The students books were left in the hall.
  2. The student's books were left in the hall.
  3. The students' books were left in the hall.
  4. The students's books were left in the hall.

Answer: C. The students' books were left in the hall.

The plural possessive students' places the apostrophe after the plural noun.

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

Answer: C. Abundant

Abundant means plentiful, the opposite of scarce.

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