2022 Literature-In-English WAEC SSCE (School Candidates) May/June

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Literature-In-English 1 - Objective

Section A

Answer all questions in this section

Part 1: General Knowledge of Literature

1. A novel that features spiritual apparitions as major characters is A.. B. . C. . D. .
   1. epistolary
   2. gothic
   3. historical
   4. sociological
2. The literary term describing individuals in a work of literature is A. . B. . C. . D. ..
   1. character
   2. protagonist
   3. narrator
   4. villain
3. Several hands stretched out for free meals at the refugee camp illustrates A. . B.. C. . D .
   1. antithesis
   2. euphemism
   3. litotes
   4. synecdoche
4. A short play performed between the acts of a bigger play for entertainment is A, . B.. C. . D. .
   1. an in media res
   2. an interlude
   3. an incantation
   4. a deus-ex-machina
5. In literature, the two components of, diction are A.. B.. C. . D..
   1. sentence construction and punctuation
   2. vocabulary and punctuation
   3. syntax and sentence construction
   4. vocabulary and syntax
6. A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is A. . B. . C. . D. .
   1. an allegory
   2. a fable
   3. a novella
   4. an epistle
7. My bounty is as boundless as the sea My love as deep. The above lines illustrate A. . B. . C.. D..
   1. apostrophe
   2. epigram
   3. hyperbole
   4. euphemism
8. In drama, catharsis is the A. . B. . C. . D.
   1. change of setting
   2. conflict between two characters
   3. resolution of conflict
   4. purging of emotions from tension
Read the extract below and answer questions 9 to 11.
A little learning is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring
The shallow droughts intoxicate the brain
And drinking largely sobers us again

9. The poem is A.. B.. C. . D. .
   1. allegoric
   2. didactic
   3. metaphysical
   4. romantic
10. The tone of the poet is
    1. jocular
    2. harsh
    3. mournful
    4. sombre
11. Line 3 and 4 illustrate
    1. antithesis.
    2. Oxymoron
    3. anti climax
    4. metonymy
12. A word or a phrase that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem or a play is a
    1. dirge
    2. refrain
    3. lullaby
    4. verse
13. The warriors conquered my men and, my country illustrates the use of A. paradox
    1. paradox
    2. litotes
    3. parallelism
    4. zeugma
14. Disguise in drama mostly portrays the theme of A. . B. . C. . D. ..
    1. known identity
    2. plain identity
    3. unknown identity
    4. mistaken identity
15. Men swift to see things done, do not run their commanding. The underlined words exemplify A.. B. . C. . D. .
    1. pun
    2. end rhyme
    3. paradox
    4. internal rhyme
16. An aside in drama is used mostly to create a sense of A. . B. . C. . D. .
    1. admiration
    2. conspiracy
    3. greatness
    4. superiority
17. More haste, less speed illustrates the use of A.. B.. C.. D. .
    1. anaphora
    2. paradox
    3. litotes
    4. synecdoche
Read the following lines and answer question 18. Poetry gets bored of being alone It wants to go outdoors to chew the winds
18. The mental picture evoked in the above lines is that of A. . B.. C. . D.
    1. smell and touch
    2. sight and hearing
    3. taste and touch
    4. sight and taste
19. A novel that recounts the adventures of a likeable rogue is A.. B. . C. . D. .
    1. panegyric
    2. gothic
    3. picaresque
    4. grotesque
20. At the fall of their house, the widow lost her husband, her sewing machine and her ear-rings illustrates A.. B.. C.. D.
    1. bathos
    2. epigram
    3. pathos
    4. Oxymoron

Part 2: Unseen Prose and Poetry

Read the passage below and answer questions 21 to 25

Marooned, Akpatse felt imprisoned. It was fifteen days since the storm. The flood waters were not receding; neither did Akpatse see any sign of help coming. Akpatse could not swim the expanse of flood waters. He meditated: When one looks upon the mountain for help and help comes from the Lord... where does the Lord sit — In the cloud or on the mountain, or in the valley? Well, Akpatse looked for salvation in the distance, far across the ocean of flood the intimidating expanse of his great gaoler — up to where the sky and the lips of the flood waters met in a mocking kiss. He had forgotten the feeling of hunger but knew he did not have any energy. What a foolish thing to think! He had not had any food for days. True. But hunger never said hello from the hollow of his ‘person-tree’ as they say in his language. Akpatse saw no help coming,

21. The narrative technique used is A . B.. C. , . .
    1. person
    2. dialogue
    3. 3rd person
    4. stream of consciousness
22. The reference to mountain illustrate A. . B.. C. D. .
    1. allusion
    2. irony
    3. parallelism
    4. antithesis
23. flood waters met in a mocking kiss lustrates A.. B. C.. D..
    1. contrast
    2. euphemism
    3. personification
    4. litotes
24. The overall feeling evoked by the passage is one of A. r. B.. c. . D..
    1. anger
    2. empathy
    3. love
    4. relief
25. The last sentence conveys the mood: A. . B. . C.. D.
    1. anxiety
    2. despondency
    3. excitement
    4. nonchalance
Read the poem below and answer questions 26 to 30. Your lies are the withering strokes still, they come from the inner recess of your dungeoned heart. And though venomous than the venom, they inspire our once dociled minds to disorders even as your angels of death pass us b with messages of hope. Did you read our mind in your lies? _ We know the seat of power in a castle of your evil heart; where your lies are imprisoned to be released again and again; they are never in rain! But they have soothed us calmly, your lies; the war is not of you anymore, it is of the angels who pass us by with messages of peace
26. The main theme of the poem is A. . B. . C. . D.. .
    1. evil of lying
    2. hopeless hope
    3. message of peace
    4. message of war
27. . The tone of the speaker shows A.. B. . C. D. .
    1. contentment
    2. helplessness
    3. patience
    4. resilience
28. Did you read our minds in your lies: Exemplifies A... C. . D..
    1. personification
    2. oxymoron
    3. pathetic fallacy
    4. rhetorical question
29. But they have soothed us calmly, your l lies illustrates A. . B. : . D.
    1. paradox
    2. irony
    3. synecdoche
    4. zeugma
30. The last lines of both stanzas a A. . B- 2. C. . D.
    1. negative but similar ideas
    2. opposite ideas
    3. positive but opposite ideas
    4. similar ideas

Section B

Answer all questions in this section

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A MID -SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Read the extract below and answer questions 31 to 35 Go, Philostrate,
Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth; Turn melancholy forth to funerals: The pale companion is not for our pomp. Hippolyta,I wooed thee with my sword, And won thy love doing thee injuries; But I will wed thee in another key, Will pomp, with triumph, and with revelling. (Act I, Scene One, Line 12-20)
31. Who is the speaker? A. B. C. D.
    1. Demetrius
    2. Egeus
    3. Hermia
    4. Theseus
32. Philostrate is the A.. B. . C.. D..
    1. clown of Hippolyta
    2. Duke’s entertainer
    3. fairy king’s cuckold
    4. rival of Puck
33. The speaker's attitude towards melancholy is A. . B.. C.. D.. .
    1. adoration
    2. dislike
    3. intolerance
    4. tolerance
34. While the speaker is talking, A.. B.. C.. D..
    1. Egeus departs
    2. Flute arrives
    3. the fairies sing
    4. Philostrate departs
35. To win Hippolyta’s love, the speaker A. . B.. C. . D.
    1. disowned his friends
    2. had to fight against her
    3. killed his father
    4. sent Puck away
Read the extract below and answer questions 36 to 40. Speaker X: Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled?
Speak! In some bush? Where dost thou hide thy head?
Speaker Y: Thou coward, art thou bragging to the stars, Telling the bushes that thou look’st for wars,
And wilt not come? Come, recreant, come, thou child:
T’ll whip thee with a rod. He is defiled That draws a sword on thee. (Act 11, Scene Two, Lines 405 — 411)

36. Speakers X and Y are A.. B. . C. . D. .
    1. Demetrius and Puck
    2. Lysander and Demetrius
    3. Hermia and Helena
    4. Lysander and Puck
37. Speaker Y speaks in the voice of A.. B. . C.. D.
    1. Bottom
    2. Demetrius
    3. Oberon
    4. Lysander
38. Speaker Y’s intention is to stop a A. a B . C.. D.
    1. plan
    2. fight
    3. plot
    4. flight.
39. The war are over A. . B. C. D..
    1. Helena
    2. Titania
    3. Hermia
    4. Hippolyta
40. Speaker Y’s speech can be described as.... A. . B. . C.. D.
    1. cowardly
    2. solemn
    3. taunting
    4. silly

    Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45. .....seest thou this sweet sight? Her dotage now I do begin sight? For meeting her of late behind the wood Seeking sweet favours for this hateful fool, I did upbraid her, and fall out with her. For she his hair temples then had rounded With coronet of fresh and fragrant flower; (Act IV, Scene One, Line 42-48)

41. The speaker is
    1. Egeus
    2. Oberon
    3. Puck
    4. Theseus
42. The relationship between the speaker and thou in the first line is one of
    1. companionship
    2. friendship
    3. King and courtier
    4. master and errand boy
43. this sweet sight refers to
    1. Bottom and Titania
    2. Demetrius and Helena
    3. Lysander and Hermia.
    4. Pyramus and Thisbe. .
44. The pair are lovers by A. t. B. C. . D.,
    1. accident
    2. fate
    3. design
    4. fortune
45. The speaker appears to be A.. B. . C. . D.
    1. blaming himself
    2. commending the addressee
    3. enjoying himself
    4. lamenting the sight
Read the extract below and answer Questions 46 to 50. .. Man is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream. Methought I was there is no man can tell what. Methought I was, and methought Thad - but man is but a patched fool, if he will offer to say what methought I had. The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man’s hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was. (Act IV, Scene One, Lines 201 - 207)
46. The speaker is A.. B. . C. . D..
    1. Bottom
    2. Puck
    3. Quince
    4. Pease blossom
47. The speaker has just come out of A. . B. . C. . D. .
    1. an appalling experience
    2. a nightmare
    3. an induced sleep
    4. a rehearsal
48. The architect of the speaker’s current state is A.. B. . C. . D.s.
    1. Hippolyta
    2. Oberon
    3. Titania
    4. Theseus
49. It is a state of A.. B. . C.. D..
    1. deception
    2. Ignorance
    3. illusion
    4. innocence
50. The speaker’s language is best described as A.. B.. C. . D. r
    1. comic
    2. satiric
    3. conceit
    4. metaphor

Literature-In-English 2 - Prose

Answer two questions in all; one from each section.

Develop not fewer than five points in your answers.

Section A - African Prose

Answer one question only from this section

BUCHI EMECHETA: Second Class Citizen

1. Account for the the contribution of Lawyer Nweze to the development of the plot
2. Compare Ada with Francis in the novel
ALEX AGYEI AGYIRI: Unexpected Joy at Dawn
3. How is Massa Buried in the novel?
4. How does the expulsion of "aliens" from Nigeria affect Nii in the novel?

Section B - Non-African Prose

Answer one question only from this section

RALPH ELLISON: Invisible Man

5. Examine the narrator’s experience with Kimbro in the novel.
6. How does Ras represent the white man’s perceptions and treatment of blacks in the novel? .
EMILE BRONTE: Wuthering Wuthering
7. Examine the significance of Lockwood’s second visit to Wuthering Heights.
8. What is the relationship between Cathy and Hareton?

Literature-In-English 3 - Drama and Poetry

Develop not fewer than five points in your answers.

Section A - African Drama

Answer one question only from this section

JOHN, K. KARGBO: Let Me die Alone

1. How do men behave towards women in the play?
2. Discuss Gbanya as a remarkable character..
WOLE, SOYINKA: The Lion and the Jewel
3. How is the contest between tradition and modernity presented in the play?
4. Discuss the significance of the use of play-within-a-play technique

Section B - Non-African Drama

Answer one question only from this section

JOHN, OSBORNE: Look Back in Anger

5. Consider Jimmy’s views about the Victorian society of his time.
6. Comment' on Alison’s reaction to Jimmy's attacks on her family AUGUST,WILSON; Fences
7. How does Troy's upbringing influence his relationship with his children?
8. To what extent does Gabriel provide comic relief in the play?

Section A - African Poetry

Answer one question only from this section

9. How effective is the use of contras in "Song of the Women of Land?
10. Examine "The Leader and the Led as a criticism of leadership in Africa.

Section B - Non-African Poetry

Answer one question only from this section

11. Consider the mood of the persona in "The God Morrow"
12. Discuss the theme of regret in "The Journey of the Magi.