Post-UTME English Language 2018 Objective — Question 4
Question 4 of 55 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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[Passage: 'Condemned' by Biodun Thomas Nzeren - the narrator is a prisoner woken for his execution, marched out under heavy guard, tied to a stake before a firing squad while a rival, Mbuzu, watches smiling from a pavilion for senior officers. Just as the officer gives the order to fire, the narrator wakes up - it was a dream - and finds his young sister calling him to get up for work.] The passage tells us that
- A. the narrator and Mbuzu were very good friends
- B. Mbuzu was pleased at the narrator's plight
- C. Mbuzu and the narrator were on opposing sides in the warCorrect
- D. the narrator was a military officer
Explanation
Mbuzu is seen smiling from the pavilion reserved for senior (enemy) officers as the narrator faces execution, indicating they are on opposing sides of a military conflict.
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