Post Utme English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 186:

From options A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the following sentence: The policeman shot the escaping robber ___ the leg

A. On
B. In
C. At
D. Into

Question 187:

From the list of words lettered A to D choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence:

The management has neither __ nor DENIED[ the rumour that is was going to lay of some workers

A. Pronounced
B. Confirmed
C. Rejected
D. Advertised

Question 188:

From the list of words lettered A to D choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time correctly fill the gap in the sentence:

Instead of ____the issue, the speaker DIGRESSED to unimportant matters

A. Describing
B. Revealing
C. Addressing
D. Summarizing

Question 189:

From the list of words lettered A to D choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time correctly fill gap in the sentence:

The telephone booths were all ___ and I had to wait for more than ten minutes for one to become VACANT

A. Locked
B. Occupied
C. Busy
D. Ringing

Question 190:

From the list of words lettered A to D choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill gap in the sentence:

While the first battalion halted its march at nightfall, the second ____ to the barracks

A. Returned
B. Proceeded
C. Set out
D. Turned up