Delsu post utme aptitude test lecture 3 of 24: Simile

DELSU POST UTME APTITUDE TEST LECTURE 3 OF 24: SIMILE

LECTURE 1: ANAGRAM
LECTURE 2: ODD ONE OUT

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Ok, let get down to business.

In the 2014 DELSU POST UTME EXAM, this was among the questions that comes out under the APTITUDE TEST SECTION.

Imagine, if you are among the candidates writing the DELSU POST UTME EXAM last year and you see questions like this:

Select the correct simile that best completes each expression below
36. As clear as W White Y Crystal X Glass Z Snow
37. As proud as a __ W Peacock X Pnnce Y King Z Star



For some it will take some time to really pick the correct answer as this type of questions is not set by JAMB or WAEC.Other will

just rush and select any answers that appeal to them which might likely be the wrong answers.


A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things. In each sentence, a word is being compared to something else.


In standard English there is only one form of simile acceptable which may be different from that in our locality. What do i mean. Let

take an example on slow.

To classify slow it may be acceptable to say
1. as slow as a turtle
2. as slow as a snake
3. as slow as a millipede

These animal are slow but in standard enlish as in an examination, you can only see "as slow as a snake". You will never see the

other two (1&3). So in standard simile, it is either you know it or not. There is no two ways about it.

In DELSU POST UTME most of the questions are from animal simile with some few from object simile. once you know it, you know it and

it is thesame thing that you will see in the day of your examination.

OK. LET GET BACK TO THE QUESTIONS ABOVE


Select the correct simile that best completes each expression below
36. As clear as __ W White X Crystal Y Glass Z Snow
37. As proud as a __ W Peacock X Pnnce Y King Z Star
38. As devoted as a_ w Mother X Slave Y Guard Z Pastor

In the above you will agree that crystal and glass carry the sense of being clear more than white and snow.

But in standard english, only as clear as crystal is acceptable. Anothe simile that goes with clear is mud as in "As clear as mud"

The second has to do with the character "proud". Most student will quickly pick either prince or king and both are wrong.

Most of the simile that deals with character are animal simile. Remember what simile is(A simile is a figure of speech that compares

two different things. In each sentence, a word is being compared to something else.)

Since what is being compare is a character exhibited by human being, we cannot use human being to compare human being. That rule out

king and prince. Star is an inanimate abject(object that donot have life, hence the only option left, which is the correct option is

peacock


QUESTION 38 is a little bit confusing. Without thinking one will quickly choose pastor but this is wrong. In standard English what we

have is " as devoted as a mother"



NOW TRY THE FOLLOWING TAKEN FROM A COMBINATION OF DELSU POST UTME PAST IN ENGINEERING, MEDICINE AND SCIENCES, MANAGEMENT AND

EDUCATION, ART AND LAW


Select the correct simile that best completes each expression below

1. As blind as a M Toad N Bat O Cockroach P Rock
2. As calm as a __ M Lion . N Bee O Lamb P Fish
3. As devoted as a_ M Mother N Slave O Guard P Pastor
4. As crafty as a__ M Mouse N Fox O Hunter P Cat
5. As brilliant as the M Scholar N Teacher O Star P Sun
6. As ugly as a __ M Monkey N Pig O Monster P Dwarf
7. as wise as an ___ M. Owl N Turtise O King P Theif
8. As blind as a ___ M. Fool N Bat O Woman P Dog
9. As brave as an ___ M Man N Giant O Wolf P Lion
10. As quiet as a___ M Mouse N Dog O Slave P Deaf



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