2019 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 literary work which is intended to teach a moral lesson is ....
    1. romantic
    2. didactic
    3. mimetic
    4. moralistic
  2. A short account of an interesting event is
    1. a tale
    2. an anecdote
    3. an episode
    4. a story
  3. He he a citizen of no mean city ilustrates
    1. bathos
    2. euphemism
    3. metonymy
    4. litotes
  4. The introductory part of a play, a novel or a poem is ...
    1. epilogue
    2. plot
    3. setting
    4. prologue
  5. An elegy is a poem of .....
    1. mourning
    2. complaint
    3. hope
    4. joy
  6. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates ....
    1. personification
    2. alliteration
    3. assonance
    4. paradox
  7. A character whose actions are predictable in a literary work is
    1. a round character
    2. a flat character
    3. the hero
    4. the villain
  8. A scene in fiction enacting past events is. A. allusion B, foreshadow C. flashback D. interlude......
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  9. Poetic licence is a term applied to a poet’s A. choice of words B. choice of characters C. restrictions in the use of language D. freedom in the use of language....
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  10. Milton! Thou should’st be living at this hour The literary device used in the line above is A. B. C. D, ..
    1. aside
    2. apostrophe
    3. soliloquy
    4. suspense
  11. Here lie I, Martin Eliginbrodde Have mercy on my soul, Lord God. The extract above illustrates .....
    1. epitaph
    2. elegy
    3. ballad
    4. dirge
  12. We live to die. we die to live is an example of ....
    1. paradox
    2. hyperbole
    3. inversion
    4. oxymoron
  13. Question 13
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  14. Question 14
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  15. Question 15
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  16. Question 16
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  17. Question 17
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  18. Question 18
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  19. Question 19
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  20. Question 20
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
Part 2: Unseen Prose and Poetry

Read the passage below and answer questions 21 to 25

**passage (please replace this text with the provided passage in the source editor with each paragraph of the passage inside a separate <p></p> tag).

  1. Question 21
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  2. Question 22
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  3. Question 23
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  4. Question 24
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  5. Question 25
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  6. Question 26
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  7. Question 27
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  8. Question 28
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  9. Question 29
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  10. Question 30
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d

Section B

Answer all questions in this section

  1. The speaker is
    1. Gratiano
    2. Duke
    3. Lodovico
    4. Montano
  2. The speech is directly addressed to A, Cassio B. Brabantio C. Othello p. 2nd Senator 2Tiefs a late C 3 dootless
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  3. The specch is about A. Brabantio’s complain about Othello B, Othello’s Joss of his handkerchief C. Brabantio’s loss of his daughter D. the fight between Cassio and Roderigo
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  4. By the speech, the speaker attempts to A. instigate the addressee B. console the addressee C. prevent war D. settle a fight-
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  5. The underlined expression means A. one is bound to lose something in life B. keep smiling even when being robbed C. it is useful not to bemoan one’s loss D. the thief loses either way
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  6. The speaker arid the addressee are A Lodovico and Roderigo B. Clown and Lodovico C. Iago and Roderigo . -
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Iago and Clown
  7. What binds the speaker and the at addressee together is their? A. Hatred for Othello B. Fear of Duke D. Hatred for Brabantio
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  8. The addressee is enjoined to Go, make money for ; A. wooing Desdemona B. enriching Iago C. Placating Brabantio D. rewarding Bianca
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  9. The underlined expression means _ A. you have your way by making him angry B. you gain by making his wil cheat on him C. you will not be delighted at the result D, you will have succeeded in seducing her '
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  10. The speaker’s attitude towards the addressee is one of
    1. spite
    2. envy
    3. friendliness
    4. intolerance
  11. The speaker is
    1. Othello
    2. Gratiano
    3. Iago
    4. Cassio
  12. The setting is
    1. a street in front of the citadel
    2. a street
    3. the citadel
    4. Desdemona's chamber
  13. The speaker is addressing
    1. Duke and others
    2. Emilia
    3. the senate
    4. Lodovico and other
  14. Question 44
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  15. Question 45
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  16. Question 46
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  17. Question 47
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  18. Question 48
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  19. Question 49
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  20. Question 50
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d

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

  1. Discuss the significance of Agbogbloshie Market in novel.
  2. Examine the relationship between the street child and the title of the novel. Bayo Adebowale: Lonely Days
  3. Comment on the significance of moonlit nights among the people of Kufi in the novel
  4. Question 4

Section B - Non-African Prose

Answer one question only from this section

  1. Question 5
  2. Question 6
  3. Question 7
  4. Question 8

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

  1. Question 1
  2. Question 2
  3. Question 3
  4. Question 4

Section B - Non-African Drama

Answer one question only from this section

  1. Question 5
  2. Question 6
  3. Question 7
  4. Question 8

Section A - African Poetry

Answer one question only from this section

  1. Question 9
  2. Question 10

Section B - Non-African Poetry

Answer one question only from this section

  1. Question 11
  2. Question 12
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