All 20 questions from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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The author said he was a battleground of fear and curiosity because he was
Another word in the passage that means the same thing as mound is
'Mound' refers to the heaps of sand hiding the newcomers, referred to elsewhere in the passage as 'sand-heaps'.
The visitor's space ship landed
The cylinder (spaceship) landed in a pit, which the narrator dared not approach.
The visitors described in the passage could be called
The visitors are described in unfamiliar, alien terms, best summarised as 'strange creatures'.
The spectators had gathered in order to
The crowds gathered near the pit, sharing the narrator's mental conflict, in an attempt to work out who/what the newcomers were.
By 3.00 p.m. today, he ________ in the sun for three hours.
The future perfect conditional 'would have laid' fits this context, per the answer key.
I shall have read all the works of Wole Soyinka when I _______ The Lion and The Jewel.
The present simple 'finish' is used in the time clause following 'when', paired with the future perfect main clause.
I would have told you if I _______.
The third conditional requires the past perfect 'had known' in the if-clause.
He _______ early when he lived in the village.
'Used to' expresses a repeated past habit that no longer continues.
The fishermen _______ nothing when they returned home.
The past perfect 'had caught' shows an action completed before another past action (returning home).
My club _______ twice in a month.
The present simple 'meets' is used for a habitual, scheduled action, agreeing with the singular subject 'club'.
He advised that I should always have my grains _______.
Per the answer key, 'grounded' is selected here.
Just yesterday, she _______ you to do that but you have done it again.
'Forbade' is the correct simple past tense of 'forbid'.
He picked up a stone and _______ it at the lizard.
'Threw' is the correct simple past tense, matching 'picked up' in the same sentence.
I _______ his letter since I got to Lagos.
The present perfect continuous 'have been expecting' shows an action continuing up to now.
Etim blew up the balloons for the party. (word/phrase nearest in meaning to the italicised word)
'Blew up' here is used to mean filled with air until they burst, matching 'burst' as the intended nearest meaning per the answer key.
The counsel felt that the prosecutor was prejudiced against his client.
'Prejudiced' means having a biased, preconceived opinion.
The provost's speech was very stimulating though impromptu.
'Impromptu' means done without preparation or rehearsal.
You look gloomy this morning, is there anything wrong?
'Gloomy' means sad or miserable in mood.
People take more pains in their style of writing than in speaking.
'Take pains' is an idiom meaning to take great care over something.
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