Post Utme Federal University of Technology, Akure English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the italicized or bold

The family puts up a brave face but their financial situation is precarious.

A. Buoyant
B. Precious
C. Unjustifiable
D. Insecure

Question 17:

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the italicized of boldword/phrase.

The volume contains the complete works of Shakespeare.

A. Reprinted
B. Abridged
C. Edited
D. Selected

Question 18:

Choose the mostappropriate option opposite in meaning to the italicized or bold word/phrase.

I find open-ended questions more challenging in tests.

A. Easy
B. Multiple-choice
C. Essay-type
D. Gap-completion

Question 19:

Which of the following highlighted consonants is pronounced differently from the others?

A. Chalet
B. Champion
C. Chagrin
D. Chaise

Question 20:

Which of these words has a vowel pronounced differently from the others?

A. Steak
B. Break
C. Leak
D. Strange