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UNIUYO Post-UTME 2016 past questions and answers

This 2016 UNIUYO 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 2016 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNIUYO Post-UTME 2016 questions

1. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous'.
  1. Careless
  2. Thorough
  3. Hasty
  4. Uncertain

Answer: B. Thorough

Meticulous means very careful and thorough in detail.

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

Answer: C. were

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

3. What does the expression 'to keep an eye on' mean?
  1. To watch carefully
  2. To criticize openly
  3. To avoid completely
  4. To remember vaguely

Answer: A. To watch carefully

To keep an eye on something means to watch or monitor it carefully.

4. Although the road was rough, the driver proceeded cautiously. The word 'although' expresses:
  1. Cause
  2. Purpose
  3. Addition
  4. Contrast

Answer: D. Contrast

Although introduces a contrast between the rough road and the driver's cautious progress.

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

Answer: B. After the lecture, we went home.

A comma appropriately separates the introductory phrase from the main clause.

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