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The UTME is JAMB's computer-based entrance exam for Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. You sit Use of English and three other subjects in 2 hours: 60 questions for Use of English and 40 for each other subject.
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Choose the correct question tag: You enjoyed the trip, ___
Answer: A. A positive statement takes a negative tag using the same auxiliary and a pronoun for the subject: "You enjoyed the trip, didn't you?"
What does the expression "to face the music" mean?
Answer: C. "to face the music" means to accept the consequences of one's actions.
Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Everybody ___ present at the meeting.
Answer: A. Indefinite pronouns like "everybody" take singular verbs.
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word in capitals: The chairman ADJOURNED the meeting till Friday.
Answer: A. To "adjourn" a meeting is to break it off and continue later.
Choose the correct passive form: "The boy broke the window."
Answer: B. The object becomes the subject, and the verb becomes "was broken".
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as "cat".
Answer: A. "Cat" and "bad" share the short /æ/ sound.
Choose the correctly spelt word to fill the gap: Please fill in the ___ and return it.
Answer: D. The correct spelling is "questionnaire".
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of
Answer: C. Personification gives human qualities (whispering) to things.
Choose the correct reported speech: She said, "I am tired."
Answer: C. In reported speech, "I am" becomes "she was" after a past reporting verb.
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word in capitals: They lived a FRUGAL life.
Answer: B. "Frugal" means sparing with money; the opposite is "extravagant".
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| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | 254 |
| Question tags | 64 |
| Idioms | 50 |
| Spelling | 49 |
| Prepositions | 40 |
| Concord | 39 |
| Plurals | 34 |
| Oral English | 9 |
| Grammar | 7 |