UTME Uses of English QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

UTME Uses of English QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Here are 20 sample UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) Uses of English questions along with options and correct answers:

Question 1:

Choose the option that best replaces the underlined word in the sentence: "The suspect was extremely culpable for the crime."

A) guilty

B) innocent

C) suspicious

D) responsible

Correct Answer: A) guilty

Question 2:

Identify the option that contains a word opposite in meaning to the underlined word: "The lecture was quite engaging."

A) boring

B) fascinating

C) tiring

D) monotonous

Correct Answer: A) boring

Question 3:

Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence: "I need to ______ my writing skills."

A) improve

B) worsen

C) decrease

D) ignore

Correct Answer: A) improve

Question 4:

Choose the option that correctly punctuates the sentence: "She shouted get out of here now"

A) She shouted, "Get out of here now!"

B) She shouted: get out of here now!

C) She shouted "Get out of here now."

D) She shouted, get out of here now!

Correct Answer: A) She shouted, "Get out of here now!"

Question 5:

Identify the option that contains a grammatically incorrect sentence:

A) He has been studying all night.

B) They don't likes apples.

C) She will have finished the project by tomorrow.

D) The dog chased its tail.

Correct Answer: B) They don't likes apples.

Question 6:

Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom: "She's always as cool as a cucumber."

A) She is always calm and composed.

B) She is always energetic and hyper.

C) She is always shy and reserved.

D) She is always angry and frustrated.

Correct Answer: A) She is always calm and composed.

Question 7:

Identify the option that contains the correct spelling of the underlined word: "Please send the document as an attachment."

A) atachment

B) attatchment

C) attachment

D) attachement

Correct Answer: C) attachment

Question 8:

Choose the option that correctly changes the voice of the sentence: "The thief stole my wallet."

A) My wallet was stolen by the thief.

B) My wallet was being stolen by the thief.

C) My wallet has been stolen by the thief.

D) My wallet is being stolen by the thief.

Correct Answer: A) My wallet was stolen by the thief.

Question 9:

Identify the option that contains a word with a similar meaning to the underlined word: "The concert was canceled due to bad weather."

A) postponed

B) organized

C) attended

D) promoted

Correct Answer: A) postponed

Question 10:

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: "I can't believe he ______ that mistake again."

A) made

B) makes

C) make

D) making

Correct Answer: A) made

Question 11:

Identify the option that contains the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: "The company ________ its target for the year."

A) achieved

B) achieve

C) achieves

D) achieving

Correct Answer: A) achieved

Question 12:

Choose the option that correctly identifies the type of sentence: "Would you like some tea?"

A) Interrogative

B) Imperative

C) Declarative

D) Exclamatory

Correct Answer: A) Interrogative

Question 13:

Identify the option that contains the correct capitalization: "the great wall of china"

A) The Great Wall of China

B) The great wall of China

C) the Great Wall of China

D) The Great Wall Of China

Correct Answer: A) The Great Wall of China

Question 14:

Choose the option that correctly uses the article: "______ students attended the seminar."

A) A

B) An

C) The

D) None needed

Correct Answer: C) The

Question 15:

Identify the option that contains the correct form of the comparative adjective: "This book is ______ than the previous one."

A) gooder

B) better

C) good

D) more good

Correct Answer: B) better

Question 16:

Choose the option that correctly combines the sentences: "She studied hard. She passed the exam."

A) She studied hard, so she passed the exam.

B) She studied hard but she passed the exam.

C) She studied hard; therefore, she passed the exam.

D) She studied hard because she passed the exam.

Correct Answer: A) She studied hard, so she passed the exam.

Question 17:

Identify the option that contains the correct plural form: "The child lost his ________."

A) tooth

B) tooths

C) teeths

D) toothes

Correct Answer: C) teeth

Question 18:

Choose the option that correctly changes the sentence to the passive voice: "The police arrested the suspect."

A) The suspect was arrested by the police.

B) The suspect has been arrested by the police.

C) The suspect was being arrested by the police.

D) The suspect is arrested by the police.

Correct Answer: A) The suspect was arrested by the police.

Question 19:

Identify the option that contains the correct punctuation: "Could you please close the door, John"

A) Could you please close the door John?

B) Could you please close the door, John?

C) Could you please close the door, John!

D) Could you please close the door John.

Correct Answer: B) Could you please close the door, John?

Question 20:

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: "I wish I _______ a better job."

A) have

B) has

C) had

D) having

Correct Answer: C) had

Please note that these sample questions are fictional, and the actual UTME questions may vary.