Post Utme English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 401:

'Necessity is the mother of invention.'

A. Litotes
B. Paradox
C. Oxymoron
D. Personification

Question 402:

'The poor people of Ireland should rid themselves of poverty by selling their children to the rich to eat.'

A. Irony
B. Paradox
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Personification

Question 403:

The phrases 'the humming bee', 'the cackling hen', and 'the buzzing saw' are examples of ________________.

A. Onomatopoeia
B. Personification
C. Spoonerisms
D. Metonymy

Question 404:

'My uncle passed away in 1970.'

A. Exclamation
B. Apostrophe
C. Euphemism
D. Tautology

Question 405:

'Christianity shone like a beacon in the black night of paganism.' What figure of speech is "Christianity shone like a beacon"?

A. Metaphor
B. Conceit
C. Simile
D. Onomatopoeia