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UNIPORT Post-UTME 2018 past questions and answers

This 2018 UNIPORT 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 2018 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNIPORT Post-UTME 2018 questions

1. Neither the invigilator nor the candidates ___ aware that the examination time had been changed.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. has been
  4. is

Answer: A. were

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

2. The witness insisted ___ telling the court exactly what he had seen.
  1. for
  2. on
  3. at
  4. to

Answer: B. on

The verb insist is conventionally followed by on before a gerund.

3. In the sentence 'The new measures may mitigate the effects of flooding', mitigate means to ___.
  1. predict
  2. measure
  3. reduce
  4. worsen

Answer: C. reduce

To mitigate something is to make it less severe or harmful.

4. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. The principal said that, the hall was ready.
  2. The principal, said that the hall was ready.
  3. The principal said, that the hall was ready.
  4. The principal said that the hall was ready.

Answer: D. The principal said that the hall was ready.

No comma is needed between the reporting verb and its that-clause.

5. No sooner ___ the lecture begun than the lights went out.
  1. had
  2. has
  3. did
  4. was

Answer: A. had

The standard construction is 'no sooner had...than' when describing two past events.

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