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UNN Post-UTME 2015 past questions and answers

This 2015 UNN 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 2015 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNN Post-UTME 2015 questions

1. In the sentence 'The meticulous clerk checked every entry twice,' meticulous means
  1. careless
  2. very careful
  3. impatient
  4. confused

Answer: B. very careful

A meticulous person pays close attention to every detail.

2. Choose the correct completion: Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ present when the announcement was made.
  1. was
  2. is
  3. has been
  4. were

Answer: D. were

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

3. Choose the correct completion: If I ___ about the road closure, I would have left earlier.
  1. had known
  2. know
  3. have known
  4. would know

Answer: A. had known

A past unreal condition takes the past perfect in its if-clause.

4. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'scarce'.
  1. rare
  2. limited
  3. abundant
  4. insufficient

Answer: C. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, which is the opposite of scarce.

5. Choose the correct reported form of: Ada said, 'I am leaving tomorrow.'
  1. Ada said that I am leaving tomorrow.
  2. Ada said that she was leaving the following day.
  3. Ada says that she had left the next day.
  4. Ada said that she is leaving yesterday.

Answer: B. Ada said that she was leaving the following day.

In reported speech, the pronoun and tense shift to 'she was', while 'tomorrow' becomes 'the following day'.

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