Post Utme English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 596:

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

My nephew came in stealthily through the back gate.

A. Briskly
B. Boldly
C. Wearily
D. Quietly

Question 597:

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

The distance is not more than twenty kilometres as the crow flies

A. By the longest route
B. By the shortest route
C. By air
D. By the fastest route

Question 598:

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

Your extreme patience sometimes infuriates me.

A. Impresses
B. Annoys
C. Frustrates
D. Amuses

Question 599:

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

I cannot understand how he suddenly became audacious contrary to his nature.

A. Proud
B. Bold
C. Rude
D. Hostile

Question 600:

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

His has been a life of make-belief.

A. Faith.
B. Fantasy
C. Grandeur
D. Religion