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Unilorin Post Utme past Questions and Answers [FREE PDF]



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v  The sum total of a people’s way of life is............................
(a)    Culture
(b)   Socialization
(c)    Ethnicity
(d)   Tradition                                                      Ans A

v  Time and Clock
Temperature and...............................
(a)    Barometer
(b)   Pressure
(c)    Speedometer
(d)   Thermometer                                           Ans D


Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  The mistake brought the show to an ignominious end
(a)    a good
(b)   a satisfactory
(c)    a palatable
(d)   a disgraceful                               D

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  The old woman is suffering from dementia
(a)    Lucidity
(b)   Sagacity
(c)    Senility
(d)   Insanity                                        ANS C

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  Their new house was roofed with corrugated sheets
(a)    Corrupted
(b)   Aluminium
(c)    Iron
(d)   Folded                                          ANS D

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  His problem was exacerbated by the loss of his godfather
(a)    Infuriated
(b)   aggravated
(c)    exaggerated
(d)   solved                                           ANS B

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  The teacher sent the boy out of the class for his impertinence
(a)    Cheating
(b)   Timidity
(c)    Rudeness
(d)   Indifferent                                  ANS C

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  The fat old woman looked comical in those trousers
(a)    Shabby
(b)   Ridiculous
(c)    Strange
(d)   Awkward                                     ANS B

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  His father served as a Mercenary in the army.
(a)    Preacher
(b)   Officer
(c)    Regular
(d)   Recruit                                          ANS C

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
        19 What you are asking me to do is a herculean task
(a)    A lovely
(b)   A demanding
(c)    A strenuous
(d)   An easy                                        ANS D

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v   His antipathy affected the growth of his business
(a)    Hatred
(b)   Loyalty
(c)    Receptiveness
(d)   Hostility                                        ANS C


Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  The warring communities were coerced into negotiating a settlement
(a)    Driven
(b)   Persuaded
(c)    Compelled
(d)   Pressured                                   ANS B

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  Both sides are very hopeful about the outcome of the peace talks, but observers are still very.................................
(a)    Realistic
(b)   Emphatic
(c)    explicit
(d)    pessimistic                                 ANS D

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  The official who disclosed the information he was supposed to................ was sacked
(a)    Allow
(b)   Protect
(c)    Cover
(d)   Conceal                                        ANS D

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in Italics
v  The prosecutor counsel argued his case vehemently but the defence lawyer responded................
(a)    Constantly
(b)   Feebly
(c)    Roughly
(d)   Hurriedly                                     ANS B

v  The following Nigeria Geo-Political Zones has six(6) states each except.........................
(a)    North West
(b)   North East
(c)    South East
(d)   South South                               ANS C

v  The ______________________ of Directors of this company met last Tuesday
(a)    Group
(b)   Chief
(c)    Board
(d)   Lunch                                                    ANS C

v  A ________________________ of cattle of Mr. Ojo’s cassava farm last week.  What a pity! 
                 (a) hard  (b)  horde  (c)  team  (d)  range                    ANS A

v  This bunch of bananas belongs to my children:  Ajayi and Okwonkwo.  It is __________________________
           (a) theirs   (b)  theres  (c)  their’s  (d) their                 ANS A

v  Have you heard that? The snake has ___________________ Confort!
            (a)beaten   (b) bit  (c)  bitten  (d) bitten                     ANS C

v  Find how “a” is choose a word from a - d that has ‘a’ similar pronounciation of ‘a’ as in pat.
             (a) hat  (b) part  (c)  laid (d)  hent                                 ANS A

v  This word is usually a page title in one of             first few pages a book: 
           (a) forward (b) foreword  (c)  prologue        (d)  epilogue     ANS B

v  Which of these words have the same ‘p’ consonant pronounciation as “pound”      (a) phone  (b) pan  (c) Philip (d) phase     ANS B

v  Which of these sentenses is correct?
(a)                The dog has a cut on its right leg
(b)               The dog has a cut on it’s right leg
(c)                The dog has a cut on its’ right leg
(d)               The dog has a cut on it right leg                     ANS A

Choose the word nearest in meaning                    7. Juxtapose     __________  
(a) combine
(b) complete
(c) contrast
 (d) comment                                                                                                    ANS:C

Choose the word nearest in meaning
8. Irksome       __________   
 (a) troublesome
 (b) combat
 (c) cartel
(d) biocide                                                                                                          ANS:A

Choose the word nearest in meaning
9. Diagnose      __________    
(a) sickness
(b) avouch
 (c) dilation
 (d) discover                                                                                                      ANS: D

Choose the word nearest in meaning
10. Juvenile       __________   
(a) youth
(b) premature
(c) unripe
(d) cagey                                                                                                             ANS: A

Choose the word nearest in meaning
11. Abduct      __________     
(a) argue
(b) kidnap
(c) estrange
(d) surveillance                                                                                                ANS: B

Choose the word nearest in meaning
12. Encourage.    __________
(a) discuss
(b) exasperate
(c) support
(d) execrate                                                                                                       ANS: C

Choose the word nearest in meaning
13. Primary   __________      
(a) beginning
(b) main
(c) agreement
(d) kernel                                                                                                            ANS: B

Choose the word nearest in meaning
14. Unfold    __________        
(a) reveal
(b) demarcate
(c) expunge
(d) expedite                                                                                                      ANS: A

Choose the word nearest in meaning
15. Govern    __________       
(a) guard
(b) guide
(c) guile
(d) guild                                                                                                          ANS:B     

Choose the word nearest in meaning
16. Merit    __________          
(a) beautiful
(b) auspicious
(c) crisper
(d) advantage                                                                                               ANS: D

Choose the word nearest in meaning
17. Shut     __________           
(a) close
(b) encompass
(c) encrypt
(d) entice                                                                                                   ANS: A

Choose the word nearest in meaning
18. Wreck    __________        
(a) distort
(b) destroy
(c) distinct
(d) discrete                                                                                            ANS: B

Choose the word nearest in meaning
19. Linear     __________       
(a) listed
(b) leisure
(c) stalk
(d) straight                                                                                           ANS: D

Choose the word nearest in meaning
20. Clue     __________           
(a) idea
(b) inlet
(c) infringe
(d) ingrain                                                                                         ANS: A

Choose the word nearest in meaning
21. Amateur     __________    
(a) athlete
(b) athirst
(c) novice
(d) loutish                                                                                           ANS: C

Choose the word nearest in meaning
22. Debate    __________         
(a) talking
(b) argue
(c) utterance
(d) speech                                                                                           ANS: B

Choose the word nearest in meaning
23. Due     __________             
(a) payment
(b) commitment
(c) levy
(d) obligation                                                ANS: C

Choose the word nearest in meaning
24. Goal     __________            
(a) target
(b) iniquitous
(c) role
(d) football                                                                    ANS: A

Choose the word nearest in meaning
25. Scrutinize     __________   
(a) sources
(b) examine
(c) initiate
(d) boorish                                                                       ANS: B

Choose the word nearest in meaning
26. Rescue     __________        
(a) resolve
(b) deform
(c) warp
(d) save                                                                                ANS: D

Choose the word nearest in meaning
27. Rude     __________          
(a) impolite
(b) improvise
(c) twist
(d) gossip                                                                            ANS: A

Choose the word nearest in meaning
28. strengthen     __________ 
(a) strong
(b) reinforce
(c) agree
(d) stray                                                                         ANS: B

                 Give the opposite in meaning
29. Real     __________                   
(a) virtual
(b) indecorous
(c) worst
(d) competent                                                              ANS: A

Give the opposite in meaning
30. Stable     __________        
(a) strong
(b) grounded
(c) fluctuate
(d) fluid                                                                                                                                               ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
31. Expensive     __________  
(a) realistic
(b) cheap
(c) rare
(d) desirous                                                                   ANS: B

Give the opposite in meaning
32. Invest     __________         
(a) spend
(b) hide
(c) spoil
(d) harvest                                                                  ANS: D

Give the opposite in meaning
33. Love     __________           
(a) like
(b) hatred
(c) affection
(d) lust                                                                           ANS: B

Give the opposite in meaning
34 Mortal     __________        
(a) death
(b) ruin
(c) immortal
(d) irreparable                                                     ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
35. Sincerity     __________    
(a) fraudulent
(b) decoy
(c) entice
(d) deform                                                             ANS: A

Give the opposite in meaning
35. Just     __________            
(a) unfair
(b) faith
(c) crook
(d) slothful                                                                ANS: A

Give the opposite in meaning
36. Kind     __________        
(a) competitive
(b) lousy
(c) wicked
(d) ruse                                                                                                                                                ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
37. Hardworking     _______
(a) sleepy
(b) lazy
(c) rotten
(d) talkative                   ANS: B

Give the opposite in meaning
38. Harmful     __________ 
(a) safe
(b) bad
(c) trusted
(d) relent                                                ANS: A

Give the opposite in meaning
37. Cunning    __________  
(a) preferable
(b) straightforward
(c) concerning
(d) watchful                                                 ANS: B

Give the opposite in meaning
40. Build     __________      
(a) demobilize
(b) deliberate
(c) demolish
(d) renounce                       ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
41. Bold     __________       
(a) sluggish
(b) slow
(c) shy
(d) defiant                                               ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
42. Sum     __________       
(a) total
(b) difference
(c) aggregate
(d) addition                                                          ANS: B

Give the opposite in meaning
43. Stare     __________      
(a) glance
(b) perplexed
(c) shrewd
(d) assess                                                                 ANS: A

Give the opposite in meaning
44. Jovial     __________     
(a) friendly
(b) joking
(c) shouting
(d) unfriendly                                                          ANS: D

Give the opposite in meaning
45. Familiar     __________
(a) ludicrous
(b) strange
(c) obscure
(d) forceful                                               ANS: B

Give the opposite in meaning
46. Whisper     __________ 
(a) speaking
(b) startle
(c) shout
(d) argue                                                       ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
47. Foe    __________           
(a) friend
(b) companion
(c) colleague
(d) sibling                                        ANS: A

Give the opposite in meaning
48. Colossal _____________
(a) medium
(b) monumental
(c) minute
(d) mandate                                                 ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
49. Sacred _______________
(a) proximity
(b) profane
(c) proceed
(d) posit                                                 ANS: B
Give the opposite in meaning

50. Deter ________________
(a) encourage
(b) enrage
(c) endow
(d) enlist                                                         ANS: A

Give the opposite in meaning
51. Vile _______________    
(a) foul
(b) lavish
(c) pleasant
(d) formidable                                            ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
53. Selfish _______________
(a) selfless
(b) apathetic
(c) kind
(d) sensitive                                                  ANS: C

Give the opposite in meaning
54. Retreat _______________
(a) proceed
(b) retrieve
(c) renounce
(d) resound                                                     ANS: A

Give the opposite in meaning
55. Discord ______________
(a) discernment
(b) harmony
(c) hazard
(d) hardy                              ANS: B






Prevention is better than
    A.        core               B.  cure                 C.  cold                  D.  chore                          
ANS: B

1.             Left-handedness is a form of
    A.  living                   B.  orientation   C.  intelligence   D.  learning                     
ANS: B

2.             A bird in hand is better than ten in the
    A.  cage                    B.  kitchen           C.  bush                                D.  zoo                                  ANS: C

3.             To whom much is given, much is
    A.  lent                      B.  expected       C.  borrowed      D.  lost                              
ANS: B

4.             The economy of the country has gone haywire, moving from pillar to pole and from frying pan to
    A.  water                  B.  pit                     C.  fire                   D.  stove                   
       ANS: C

5.             From a little acorn grows the mighty
    A.  coke                    B.  oak                   C.  ocean              D.  cold                             
ANS: B

6.             A teacher advised his students to work hard and take the bull by the
    A.  tail                        B.  leg                    C.  stomach         D.  horn                                                ANS: D

7.             A stitch in time saves
    A.  five                      B.  six                     C.  nine                 D. ten                                
ANS: C

8.             The end justifies the
    A.  ways                   B.  means            C.  work                D.  play                             
ANS: B

9.             The cock crows at
    A.  dusk                    B.  dawn               C.  down              D.  night                           
ANS: B

10.         Expression deepens
    A.  expansion         B.  impression      C.  extension    D.  selection                   
ANS: B

11.         Someone who starts an event too soon is said to be jumping the
    A.  gate                     B.  gun                  C.  gutter             D. rail                      
           ANS: B

12.         The man said that he was able to kill two birds with one
    A.  gun                      B.  stone              C.  rifle                  D.  bullet                          
ANS: B

13.         To recommend a course of action is to
    A.  advice                 B.  advise             C.  advocate       D.  advertise                   
ANS: B

14.         While we await the result, let us keep our fingers
    A.  up                                        B.  crossed          C.  down              D.  straight                          ANS: B

15.         What does the proverbial goose usually lay?
            A.  many eggs        B.  large eggs      C.  nutritious egg              D.  golden egg              
 ANS: D

16.         What is worth doing is worth doing
            A.  fast                      B.  quick               C.  slow                 D.  well                             
ANS: D

17.         Someone secretly doing bad things is said to have skeleton in his
            A.  house                                 B.  cupboard       C.  backyard        D.  farm                                                ANS: B

18.         A large-hearted person is someone who is
            A.  generous          B.  large                C.  small                D.  tall                                
ANS: A

19.         Honesty is the best
            A.  practice              B.  idea                 C.  policy              D. act                                 
ANS: C

20.         It is good to save for the
            A.  sunny day         B.  rainy day        C.  dry day           D.  windy day                 
ANS: B

21.         The more you read, the more you
            A.  think                   B.  touch              C.  hear                 D.  feel                              
ANS: A

22.         Anyone who fails to prepare, prepares to
            A.  pass                     B.  fly                     C.  fail                    D.  sleep                           
ANS: C

23.         “It is nothing but good” means that the thing is
             A.  bad                     B.  good                C.  tall                    D.  short                           
ANS: B

24.         “It is anything but good” means that the thing is
               A.  bad                   B.  good                C.  tall                    D.  short                           
ANS: A

27.      It is usually said that time
              A.  rises                  B.  falls                  C.  flies                  D.  sleeps                         
ANS: C

28.      A dog does not eat bone attached to its
               A.  leg                     B.  neck                                C.  toe                   D.  tail                                    ANS: B

29.      Empty barrel makes the loudest
                A.  shout              B.  noise               C.  name              D.  claim                           
ANS: B

30.      God’s time is the
                A.  highest           B.  good                C.  best                 D.  fastest                        
ANS: C

31.      The girl is said to be shedding crocodile
                A.  teeth              B.  scales              C.  skin                  D.  tears                           
ANS: D

32.      All work and no play makes Jack a
                A.  smart boy     B.  dull boy          C.  good boy       D.  bad boy                     
ANS: B

33.      He who lives in a glass-house does not throw
                A.  litter                                B.  stones            C.  water              D.  tooth picks                   ANS: B

34.      A journey of one thousand miles begins with a
                A.  leap                 B.  jump               C.  step                 D.  run                               
ANS: C

35.      Someone who stops doing bad thing is said to have turned a new
                A.  way                 B.  leaf                  C.  stem                                D.  root                                 ANS: B

36.      Punctuality is he soul of
                A.  trade               B.  shopping       C.  buying            D.  business                    
ANS: D

37.      The event is as constant as the northern
                A.  star                  B.  moon              C.  planet             D.  pole                             
ANS: A

38.      A generous giver never
                 A.  goes               B.  lacks                                C.  takes               D.  gives                               ANS: B

39.      Variety is the spice of
 A.  soup                                B.  stew                                C.  life                    D.  drinks                             ANS: C

40.      Action speaks louder than
                A.  speech           B.  inaction          C.  sight                                D.  voice                               ANS: D

41.      Success comes before work in the
                A.  school             B.  office              C.  dictionary      D.  market                       
ANS: C

42.      Beauty is in the eyes of
 A.  men                                B.  women          C.  children          D.  beholder                   
ANS: D

43.      Many good things in human body comes in
                A.  twos                                B.  threes             C.  tens                 D.  fours                               ANS: A

44.      It is usually advised not to throw away the baby with the bath
                A.  cot                   B.   bucket           C.  water              D. soap                             
ANS: C

45.      Bird of the same feather flock
                A.  away               B.  always            C.  together        D.  outwards                  
ANS: C

46.      Which of the following words is the opposite of friend?
                A.  Toe                  B.  Hoe                  C.  Joe                   D.  Foe                              
ANS: D

47.      Crash is usually preceded by
                A.  joy                   B.  fight                 C.  pride               D.  argument                  
ANS: C

48.      A good turn deserves
                A.  it                       B.  them               C.  another          D.  the other side         
ANS: C

49.      The higher you go, the
                A. hotter it becomes      B. the cooler it becomes   C. drier it becomes
 D. the wetter it becomes
                                                                                                                                                            
ANS: B

50.      A boy that takes two steps forward and three steps backwards is said to be
 A.  progressing              B.  retrogressing       C.  standing still             D.  active          
ANS: B

51.      There is no success without
                A.  recess             B.  process          C.  excess            D.  access                        
 ANS: B

52.      The way we dress is the way we are
                A.  processed     B.  addressed     C.  recessed        D.  accessed                   
ANS: B

53.      An occupation done for enjoyment or pleasure is
                A.  hubby             B. hobby              C.  hobie              D.  hubie                          
ANS: B

54.      After two hours of downpour, the rains
                A.  seized             B.  seized             C.  sized                D.  ceased                       
ANS: D

55.      The shortest distance between two points is a line which is
                A.  curved            B.  straight           C.  spiral               D.  circular                       
ANS: B

56.      The lower louver blades in a typical window are usually
 A.  transparent                  B.  translucent                   C.  opaque          D.  porous       
ANS: B

57.      Each person is expected to blow his/her own
                A.  whistle           B.  trumpet         C.  pipe                 D.  horn                                            
ANS: B

58.      Since we humans are different from each other, each person is therefore,
                A.  great               B.  special            C.  good                D.  kind                             
ANS: B


59.      Iron sharpens
                A.  silver               B.  gold                 C.  iron                  D.  plastic                         
ANS: C

60.      There is no smoke without
                A.  fire                   B.  water              C.  wood              D.  stove                          
ANS: A

61.      It is not good to put all one’s eggs in one
                A.  pail                   B.  pot                   C. basket             D.  cup                              
ANS: C

62.      What is good for the goose is also good for the
                A.  geese             B.  giraffe             C.  gander            D.  goat                             
ANS: C

63.      A stone thrown in anger usually misses its                                                               
                A.  course            B.  target              C.  line                   D.  source               
         ANS: B

64.      The shape of horse-shoe is like letter
                A.  T                       B.  U                       C.  W                      D.  O                              
    ANS: B                 

65.      Truth is
                A.  constant        B.  changing        C.  retrogressing               D.  flexible                       
ANS: A

66.      Truth is said to be
                A.  sweet             B.  hard                 C.  bitter               D.  soft                              
ANS: C

67.      You call a dog a bad name so as to ______________ it.
                A.  label           B.  hang                 C.  drive                D.  wash                           
ANS: B

68.      Speech is silvery, silence is ________________
                A.  white              B.  golden            C.  black                D.  grey                             
ANS: B

69.      “This is a different kettle of fish” means, this matter is _____________
                A.  same               B.  different        C.  long                 D.  short                           
ANS: B

70.      Let the sleeping dog ___________
                A.  sleep               B.  stay                  C.  lie                     D.  bark                            
 ANS: C

71.      If you say education is expensive, try
                A.  business        B.  trading            C.  ignorance      D.  borrowing                 
ANS: C

72.      To sit on the fence means to be
                A.  lazy                  B.  decided          C.  vigilant            D.  undecided                
ANS: D

73.      Anything that goes up must
                A.  go straight    B.  come down   C.  go astray          D.  come up                 
ANS: B

74.      Look before you
                A.  fly                     B.  run                   C.  write               D.  leap                             
ANS: D

75.      A short route is called
                A.  shortcot         B.  shortcut         C.  shortway       D.  shortrun                    
ANS: B

76.      You must pay for anything that has
                A.  value               B.  weight            C.  height             D.  depth                        
 ANS: A

77.      In an examination room, think before you
                A.  sit down        B.  write               C.  stand up        D.  submit your script                 
ANS: B

78.      Not everything that glitters is
                A.  silver               B.  diamond        C.  bronze            D.  gold                             
ANS: D

79.      The man left the substance and kept chasing the
                A.  people           B.  children          C.  shadow          D.  chicken                      
ANS: C

80.      Water always finds its own
                A.  colour             B.  taste                C.  level                                D.  odour                         
ANS: C





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