All 35 questions from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2006 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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The man deprecated examination malpractices (nearest in meaning to 'deprecated')
'Deprecated' means expressed strong disapproval of, i.e. condemned.
The boy you really liked his father last week (nearest in meaning as implied)
This item's exact stem could not be fully verified from the scan; presented with reduced confidence.
Were their efforts in the recent time feckless? (nearest in meaning to 'feckless')
'Feckless' means ineffective/lacking purpose, closest to 'futile'.
Gambia is a garrulous fellow (nearest in meaning to 'garrulous')
'Garrulous' means excessively talkative, i.e. loquacious.
You should know that probationary workers do not have the same sights as staff (opposite in meaning to 'probationary')
'Probationary' (on trial) is opposed by 'confirmed' (permanently appointed).
From the outset, the boy was arguing while the girl is ___ (opposite in meaning implied)
The contrast implies opposite dispositions, matching 'hopeless' against 'arguing'.
The man's opulence contrasts sharply with his friend's (opposite in meaning to 'opulence')
'Opulence' means great wealth; the opposite is 'poverty'.
Your brother always speaks euphemistic words to address us but is characteristic of your sister to speak ___ words to us (opposite in meaning to 'euphemistic')
'Euphemistic' (softened) language is opposed by 'harsh' (blunt) language.
While some activities are enervating some of the activities are ___ (opposite in meaning to 'enervating')
'Enervating' (draining) is opposed by 'invigorating' (energizing).
I believe the two antagonistic group will a balance very soon
'Strike a balance' is the standard idiomatic phrase.
At the end of this year, grandma with us for with year
The future perfect tense 'will have lived' correctly expresses an action completed by a future point in time.
The sick woman ___ in bed for months
'Lain' is the correct past participle of 'lie' (to recline), used with 'has/had been'.
The musician really Europe before returned home last week
'Explored Europe' fits the context of travel before returning home.
Raymond has two car ___.
The tag question for present-tense 'has' (as a main verb meaning 'possesses') is 'doesn't he'.
I could not attend the meeting so I asked my half brother to ______ for me
'Stand in for someone' means to substitute/represent them temporarily.
The diligence of the man contrasts the ___ of his wife (opposite in meaning to 'diligence')
'Diligence' (hard work) is opposed by 'indolence' (laziness).
A generous man is not expected to marry a ___ woman (opposite in meaning to 'generous')
'Generous' is opposed by 'mean' (stingy).
While Osawe met with success in the competition, Roli met with fiasco (opposite in meaning to 'fiasco')
'Fiasco' (a complete failure) is opposed by 'success'.
This expired drug will not assuage your feverish condition, it will rather___it (opposite in meaning to 'assuage')
'Assuage' means to relieve/ease; the opposite is 'worsen'.
The girl is vivacious today, unlike yesterday when she was ___ for the great part of the day (opposite in meaning to 'vivacious')
'Vivacious' means lively/animated; the opposite is 'moody' (gloomy/dull).
To carry coals to Newcastle (nearest in meaning to the idiom)
'Carry coals to Newcastle' (a coal-mining town) means to bring something to a place that already has an abundance of it.
Sarah's classmates have sent her to Coventry. This means Sarah is (nearest in meaning to the idiom)
'Sent to Coventry' is an idiom for being deliberately excluded/ostracized by a group.
My brother left me in the lurch last year. This means my brother (nearest in meaning to the idiom)
'Left in the lurch' means abandoned in a difficult situation, without waiting/helping.
We advised the highly educated boy to put his pride in his pocket at the village meeting. This means (nearest in meaning to the idiom)
'To put one's pride in one's pocket' means to set aside arrogance and behave modestly.
The two communities have been advised to turn swords into ploughshares. This means the Communities (nearest in meaning to the idiom)
'Turn swords into ploughshares' is a classic idiom meaning to replace war/conflict with peace.
Chinedu ___ Chichi to do every time he faces his studies squarely.
'Advises' is the correct verb form (advice is the noun).
The illness of the woman was so serious that it took a team of medical experts days to ___ her.
'Pull someone through' means help them recover from a serious illness.
I ___ for sure that success ___
'I know for sure' (correct subject-verb agreement); 'success exalts' takes a singular verb.
If Nerisa failed the examination, she ___
The conditional structure requires 'would repeat' to match the past-tense conditional clause.
Let the boy in the way he ___
'Let the boy [behave] in the way he [likes]' - the causative 'let' takes the bare infinitive, while 'likes' (main clause verb) agrees with the singular subject 'he'.
The boy ___ stand a kimbobe before the straightened principal.
'Dare not' is the correct negative modal construction.
The man asked if I ___ my race
Reported speech requires the past perfect: 'had run' (the correct past participle of 'run').
You need a spiritual rebirth to be able to ___ evil at all times
'Ward off evil' is the standard idiomatic collocation.
After he had worked astrenuously for six hours, all Caro could do was
'Trudge' (to walk heavily/wearily) fits the context of exhaustion after strenuous work.
Tamuro Boateng's feelings ___ last night
'Hurt' (unchanged) is the correct simple past tense form.
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