Post Utme English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 266:

From the following options select the one opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words in a sentence:

Ade is very CONSERVATIVE in his political ideas whereas Bala expresses _______ Views always.

A. Radical
B. Heretical
C. Conventional
D. Fanatical
E. Impractical

Question 267:

From the following options select the one opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words in a sentence :

The government has been spending more money on PREVENTIVE rather than on ________ medicine

A. Modern
B. Protective
C. Diagnostic
D. Traditional
E. Curative

Question 268:

From the options choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The fisherman threw a stone into the river and this caused a _______

A. Sprinkle
B. Sparkle
C. Splash
D. Spring
E. Storm

Question 269:

From the options choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The play was so Interesting that the ________ clapped for quite a long time at the end.

A. Spectators
B. Watchers
C. Congregation
D. People
E. Audience

Question 270:

From the options choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The building ________ because of weak structural foundation

A. Tumbled
B. Succumbed
C. Collapsed
D. Caved
E. Crumbled