ENGLISH - (OAU) POST UTME 2020


ENGLISH - (OAU) POST UTME 2020

Question 1 of 25.

Read the passage and use it to answer question 1-4

As we both fed our eyes wistfully at the used under-wear section, Vivian noticed a heap of women’s underwear, a mixture of braziers of various sizes and designs, panties, G-strings and tongs, underskirts, lingerie of different colours, all heaped and scattered on a big bedspread like a pile of rubbish. Some were quite ancient and threadbare, while a few appeared not to have suffered much oppression in the hands and private parts of their previous owners. It was apparent that the international businessman who imported such inglorious assortment had agent with prongs, long enough to dip deep into deepest and farthermost refuse bins and dumps of Europe to be able meet the demand back home.

Question:

*We can infer from the passage above that  

 

1. the effort of international businessmen were commended by the writer for their contribution to Nigeria’s economy
2. the writer believes that Nigerian government has not been doing enough to encourage importers of goods to remain in business and recoup money they have invested in their business
3. The writer makes comic comments on the porous Nigerian borders through which contraband goods are imported into the country
4. the writer subtly castigates and derides the patronage of substandard goods that dots the Nigerian market in the name of imported goods
Question 2 of 25.

“…all heaped and scattered on a big bedspread like a pile of rubbish” The figure of speech used in that quotation is

1. metaphor
2. simile
3. hyperbole
4. pun
Question 3 of 25.

It was apparent that the international businessman who imported such inglorious assortment had agents with prongs, long enough to dig deep into the deepest and farthermost refuse bins and dumps of Europe to be able to meet the demand back home. From the quotation above, it is apparent that the writer is being

1. metaphorical
2. categorical
3. sarcastic
4. specific
Question 4 of 25.

Another word that means the same as the word ‘threadbare’ as it is used in the passage is ….

1. worn-out
2. dirty
3. expensive
4. cheap
Question 5 of 25.

Choose the most appropriate option from a-d to complete the gaps in the following sentences.

While the host community was condemned roundly by their hostility, the visiting contingent was applauded for their  

1. friendliness
2. hospitality
3. dexterity
4. methodology
Question 6 of 25.

While the host community was condemned roundly by their hostility, the visiting contingent was applauded for their

1. friendliness
2. dexterity
3. methodology
Question 7 of 25.

The high-profile witness has been discredited having been accused of being ___ with the truth in his testimony

1. biological
2. geographical
3. circumventing
4. economical
Question 8 of 25.

The jailed businessman has left his family in ___ due to the confiscation of his property by the government

1. bliss
2. quandary
3. opulence
4. Eldorado
Question 9 of 25.

The Federal Government has expressed the fear that the violent activity of the insurgents may ___ if powerful foreign assistance is not received soon.

1. extrapolate
2. proliferate
3. metamorphose
4. escalate
Question 10 of 25.

I am sure that if you probe further, the accused person will reveal where the ___ money is kept

1. pilfered
2. missed
3. lost
4. robbed
Question 11 of 25.

I was waving frantically but you drove ___ me

1. past
2. pass
3. passed
4. passing
Question 12 of 25.

The driver was reckless, the road was slippery due to the early morning downpour, and ___ there was a crash that claimed two lives

1. frantically
2. subsequently
3. constantly
4. unequivocally
Question 13 of 25.

Did you know we were very fortunate to run __ for the newly elected president of the country when he was campaigning for the office?

1. errant
2. errands
3. an errand
4. around
Question 14 of 25.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the italic words in the sentences below

1. lackadaisical
2. regular
3. uneven
4. high-voltage
Question 15 of 25.

“You need to go and study the etymology of the underlined words in the returned essay,” the lecturer told the student.

1. meaning
2. technicality
3. originality
4. origin
Question 16 of 25.

The man told him point blank that his argument was bereft __ sound reasoning.

1. with
2. of
3. in
4. off
Question 17 of 25.

The workers expressed their heartfelt thanks ___ the management for the notable improvement to their conditions of service

1. toward
2. with
3. towards
4. to
Question 18 of 25.

He won the elections but many people were killed by his thugs, and thus many said his was a ___

1. Philistine victory
2. pyrrhic victory
3. crocodile victory
4. pseudo victory
Question 19 of 25.

The aspirant for the highest office in the coming elections has started distributing live cows to each electorate in his ward; but some rejected it because they considered it a ___

1. an Eldorado gift
2. Grievous gift
3. Greece gift
4. Greek gift
Question 20 of 25.

Fill out the gap in the passage below with the correct option from the list provided in brackets in front of the gaps

 

 20 . is specialized language, that appears in a non-specialized context, thus giving a   21_  flavour to statements that would be better _22_   in everyday words. When you are writing _23_    in, say, economics, anthropology, or psychology, you can and should use terms that are meaningful within the _24     cash flow, kinship structure, paranoid, and so forth. But those same terms become jargon when used out of _25 _.

1. jargon
2. Vernacular
3. Dialects
4. Wazobia
Question 21 of 25.

Fill out the gap in the passage below with the correct option from the list provided in brackets in front of the gaps

 20 . is specialized language, that appears in a non-specialized context, thus giving a   21_  flavour to statements that would be better _22_   in everyday words. When you are writing _23_    in, say, economics, anthropology, or psychology, you can and should use terms that are meaningful within the _24     cash flow, kinship structure, paranoid, and so forth. But those same terms become jargon when used out of _25 _.

1. generalized
2. Technical
3. Restricted
4. straightforward
Question 22 of 25.

Fill out the gap in the passage below with the correct option from the list provided in brackets in front of the gaps

 20 . is specialized language, that appears in a non-specialized context, thus giving a   21_  flavour to statements that would be better _22_   in everyday words. When you are writing _23_    in, say, economics, anthropology, or psychology, you can and should use terms that are meaningful within the _24     cash flow, kinship structure, paranoid, and so forth. But those same terms become jargon when used out of _25 _.

1. Addressed
2. Written
3. Expressed
4. Spoken
Question 23 of 25.

Fill out the gap in the passage below with the correct option from the list provided in brackets in front of the gaps

 20 . is specialized language, that appears in a non-specialized context, thus giving a   21_  flavour to statements that would be better _22_   in everyday words. When you are writing _23_    in, say, economics, anthropology, or psychology, you can and should use terms that are meaningful within the _24     cash flow, kinship structure, paranoid, and so forth. But those same terms become jargon when used out of _25 _.

1. Paper
2. Document
3. Treaties
4. Pamphlet
Question 24 of 25.

Fill out the gap in the passage below with the correct option from the list provided in brackets in front of the gaps

 20 . is specialized language, that appears in a non-specialized context, thus giving a   21_  flavour to statements that would be better _22_   in everyday words. When you are writing _23_    in, say, economics, anthropology, or psychology, you can and should use terms that are meaningful within the _24     cash flow, kinship structure, paranoid, and so forth. But those same terms become jargon when used out of _25 _.

1. Pool
2. Conundrum
3. Register
4. Field
Question 25 of 25.

Fill out the gap in the passage below with the correct option from the list provided in brackets in front of the gaps

 20 . is specialized language, that appears in a non-specialized context, thus giving a   21_  flavour to statements that would be better _22_   in everyday words. When you are writing _23_    in, say, economics, anthropology, or psychology, you can and should use terms that are meaningful within the _24     cash flow, kinship structure, paranoid, and so forth. But those same terms become jargon when used out of _25 _.

1. Place
2. Meaning
3. Contest
4. Context..

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