All 30 questions from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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The child's recent training has not been very effective, he is likely to ___ to his old habits.
'Revert to' means to return to a previous state or habit.
The students went on whispering in ___ of the teacher.
'In defiance of' means openly disregarding/challenging someone's authority, fitting the context of whispering despite the teacher's presence.
You can never find Okwu; he is a very ___ person.
'Elusive' means difficult to find or catch, matching the context.
You could see that Akpan did not give his evidence ___.
'Honestly' and 'completely' both function as adverbs modifying 'give evidence'; 'honestly completely' is the best-fitting listed option for describing incomplete, dishonest testimony.
The suspect defrauded his ___ victims of large sums of money.
'Unsuspecting' describes victims who had no suspicion they were being deceived.
The robber ran ___ fast that they could not catch him.
'So...that' is the correct correlative construction expressing result.
The drummers struck their drums with renewed efforts, and the surging crowd ___ the grounds around the pate.
'Kicked' the drums and the crowd 'stamped' the grounds fits the vigorous, rhythmic imagery of the sentence best among the listed pairs.
The chairman's laughter was with ___ to ridicule the applicant.
'With intent to' is the standard formal phrase expressing deliberate purpose.
The water is not good for drinking by the dead rabbit found in it.
Water with a dead animal in it is best described as 'contaminated'.
The austerity of the times has made [people] to be more ___ in their spending.
'Watchful' fits the context of being more careful/attentive about spending during austere times.
The small masses of nervous tissue in which many neurons have their nuclei are called
Ganglia are clusters of neuron cell bodies (containing their nuclei) found outside the central nervous system.
A group of organisms of different species living in a particular area is described as a
A 'community' refers to all the different species populations living and interacting in a given area.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the image formed in a plane mirror?
Plane mirror images are virtual, not real.
The angle between a plane mirror and an incident ray is 35 degrees. Find the angle of reflection.
The angle of incidence (measured from the normal) = 90-35 = 55 degrees; the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence, i.e. 55 degrees.
Which of the following properties of radiations from radioactive substances is FALSE?
Gamma rays are uncharged electromagnetic radiation and are NOT deflected by a magnetic field, unlike the charged alpha and beta particles.
Although the speech was impromptu, it was very well received. (nearest in meaning to 'impromptu')
'Impromptu' means done without preparation/spontaneously.
My appeal to the lecturer for help was futile. (nearest in meaning to 'futile')
'Futile' means having no useful result, i.e. without success.
What happened last week at the meeting vindicated my earlier position. (nearest in meaning to 'vindicated')
'Vindicated' means proved to be right/justified.
Tonia was accused of immodest dressing. (nearest in meaning to 'immodest')
'Immodest' (of dress) means indecent/improper.
Let me tell you, David is one student with an impeccable character. (nearest in meaning to 'impeccable')
'Impeccable' means flawless/without fault.
He was very discreet about the number of university entrance examinations he has written. (opposite in meaning to 'discreet')
'Discreet' means careful/private about information; the opposite is 'open'.
Ofure told the congregation that she married a doting man. (nearest in meaning to 'a doting man')
'Doting' means excessively fond/loving, especially towards a partner.
My pastor preaches humility without matching it with action. (opposite in meaning to 'humility')
'Humility' means modesty; the opposite is 'pride'.
He gave a nebulous description of the university campus. (opposite in meaning to 'nebulous')
'Nebulous' means vague/unclear; the opposite is 'clear'.
I was intrigued by the manner in which the goal was scored. (opposite in meaning to 'intrigued')
'Intrigued' means fascinated/very interested; the opposite is 'uninterested'.
The President visited the town with a view to ---------- things for himself.
'With a view to' is followed by a gerund ('seeing'), not the infinitive.
Jide and Kemi quarrelled last week and haven't --------- yet.
'To make it up' (with someone) means to reconcile after a quarrel.
It's time we -------- away with poor leadership.
'It's (high) time' is followed by a past-tense verb form to express a hypothetical present obligation.
It was -------- on the evening news.
'Broadcast' is both the base form and past participle; 'it was broadcast' is correct passive voice.
The pepper was poorly ----------
'Ground' is the correct past participle of 'grind'.
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