All 10 questions from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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Uche has been in ......... with his pen pal for years.
'In correspondence with' is the correct collocation for an ongoing exchange of letters.
Paper is made ............... wood pulp.
'Made from' is the correct expression for the raw material used in manufacturing.
I wonder how he will ........................ being absent from school for a long time.
'Make up' (for) means to compensate for lost time/absence.
It was very easy for the two political parties to form a ................... government.
A 'coalition' government is formed by two or more political parties joining together.
The guard spent all the night pacing .............................
'To and fro' is the correct idiomatic expression meaning back and forth.
When the strike is over, there will probably be an increase in wages and a ................ increase in prices
'Concurrent' means happening at the same time, fitting the context of two things increasing together.
The laughter ................. his face for a moment
'Animated' his face means it lit up/became lively with the laughter.
The mechanic did not tell me the brakes ........................ bad
Reported/indirect speech with a general truth normally retains the original tense here; 'were' agrees with the plural subject 'brakes'.
She arrived ...........air for the occasion
'Arrived in' is used for mode of dress/appearance - 'arrived in style/air' - 'in' fits idiomatically as the closest standard English preposition here. Flagged: this idiom is unusual as printed; best-fit option chosen.
After a three-day meeting, two presidents issued a ................ calling for peace.
A joint statement issued after a meeting between heads of state is called a 'communique'.
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