UNILORIN English - Science & Engineering 2015/2016 Past Questions

```From the options provided, choose the one that convey the meaning of each of the sentences ```
It is very unwise to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.

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In his broadcast the governor tried to pour oil on troubled waters.

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I believe Kemi and Jide are nodding acquaintances.

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You will need to keep your nose clean; the provost warned the new students..

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As time was precious to us we asked him to cut the cackle.

```Instruction: From the options provided choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).```
It is expedient for the governor to attend the dinner party.

```Instruction: From the options provided choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).```
Godstime is naturally taciturn.

```Instruction: From the options provided choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).```
The increase in transport fare deterred our club from planning an excursion this year.

```Instruction: From the options provided choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).```
Tosin is consistently assertive but his twin brother is rather

```Instruction: From the options provided choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).```
In an group, there are people who display apathy and others show a lot of

```Instruction: From the options given choose the one that best completes the gap in each of the following.```
I demand that you your ................ earlier statement.

```Instruction: From the options given choose the one that best completes the gap in each of the following.```
To keep healthy, we need a ............. diet.

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The weekend programme is for .............. students.

```Instruction: From the options given choose the one that best completes the gap in each of the following.```
We still have ........... time to make amends.

```Instruction: From the options given choose the one that best completes the gap in each of the following.```
He is an executive of the ............. in the University of Ilorin

```Instruction: From the options given choose the one that best completes the gap in each of the following.```
Although the problem was simple ............ students were able to solve it

```Instruction: From the options given choose the one that best completes the gap in each of the following.```
I can't approve the overdraft; he has ............. money left in his account.

```Instruction: From the options given choose the one that best completes the gap in each of the following.```
I don't travel with ............

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This is ours; send them .............

```Instruction: From the options given choose the one that best completes the gap in each of the following.```
Official letters should end with ...........

```Instruction: From the options below, choose the one that best completes the given sentence. ```
The telephone ............. in the nineteenth century and is now used in most countries of the world.

```Instruction: From the options below, choose the one that best completes the given sentence. ```
By the end of the next semester, he ................ his University education.

```Instruction: From the options below, choose the one that best completes the given sentence. ```
In the past his father used to walk but nowadays he .............. to work by bicycle.

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Jones ............ as a mechanic when he was young, but now he is a driver.

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It might not look such a rosy proposition.

```Instruction: From the options lettered A — D, choose the one that contains the sound similar to the one underlined.```
Come

```Instruction: From the options lettered A — D, choose the one that contains the sound similar to the one underlined.```
Bird

```Instruction: From the options lettered A — D, choose the one that contains the sound similar to the one underlined.```
Noise

```Instruction: From the options lettered A — D, choose the one that contains the sound similar to the one underlined.```
Think

```Instruction: From the options lettered A — D, choose the one that contains the sound similar to the one underlined.```Sharp