2015 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 speech in a play in which a character speaks his or her thoughts alone is
    1. a monologue.
    2. an aside.
    3. a soliloquy.
    4. an epilogue.
  2. In Literature, repetition is used essentially for
    1. rhyme.
    2. suspense.
    3. allusion.
    4. emphasis.
  3. The pattern or a poem without reference to its content is referred to as the
    1. limerick.
    2. metre.
    3. free verse.
    4. form.
  4. The performers in a play constitute the
    1. chorus.
    2. characters.
    3. audience.
    4. cast.
    5. Read the stanza and answer questions 5 to 7 Pan, O great Pan, to thee Thus we sing!, Thou who keep’st chaste and free, As the young spring: Ever be thy honour spake, From that place the morn is broke, To the place day doth unyoke.
  5. The stanza is an example of
    1. appellation.
    2. apostrophe.
    3. euphemism.
    4. elegy.
  6. Question 6
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  7. Question 7
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  8. Question 8
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  9. Question 9
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  10. Question 10
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  11. Question 11
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  12. Question 12
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  13. Question 13
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d

    14. Read the stanza and answer questions 14 to 15

    Our leader will not compromise freedom, Nor will our heads give up liberty

  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

A modest two-room hut built of mud and roofed with straw graciously sheltered the Mensahs. One of the rooms advertised itself as a living room. The kind earthenware pot willingly kept company with four ever-smiling stools. The pot eternally contained cooled water for guests. The second room was a warm-hearted bedroom without a bed. The poor pair had to sleep on bare straw mats on the polished dirty floor. Some over washed rags deputised for blankets and sheets and pillows. Two strong dry logs, facing each other like bitter rivals burned themselves out at night, not merely to keep the couple warm but mainly to ward off hungry mosquitoes and other hostile pests. There was no door to ward off the cold night air. Some rude devices however, were contrived to keep the room quite safe from prying eyes and curious domestic animals. Would any thief be ever tempted to peep into such a rude room of such a poor pair?

  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. Read the poem and answer questions 26 to 30. Proud mothers of the coming age, ‘Tis good to find you now engage, Your minds and time your lives to raise, Above the level of bygone days. ‘Tis good to see you play your part With spirit and undaunted heart, It gives young Africa’s throbbing soul A glimpse of a bright and glorious goal. God bless you, mothers of our race, God cause to shine on you His face; And give you strength and all you crave To bring forth sons and daughters brave.
  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

Read the extract and answer guestions 31 to 35.

Silence! One word ****, Shall make me chide thee, If not hate thee, What! An advocate for an impostor! Hush! (Act 1, Scene Two, lines 478-480)

  1. Question 31
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  2. Question 32
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  3. Question 33
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  4. Question 34
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  5. Question 35
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
    6. Read the extract and answer questions 35 to 40. You cram these words into mine ears against The stomach of my sense. Would I had never Married my daughter there! For, coming thence, My son is lost, an in my rate, she too. (Act 11, Scene One, lines 99-102)
  6. Question 36
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  7. Question 37
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  8. Question 38
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  9. Question 39
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  10. Question 40
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
    11. Read the extract and answer questions 41 to 45. Ariel At hail, great master! Grave sir, hail! Come To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly, To swim, to dive into the fire to ride. On the curled clouds, to thy strong bidding ***, Ariel and all his quality. (Act 1, Scene Two, lines 189-193)
  11. Question 41
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  12. Question 42
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  13. Question 43
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  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. Read the extract and answer questions 46 to 50. X: We two, my lord, Will guard your person while you take your rest And watch your safety. Y: Thank you. - Wondrous heavy. (Act II, Scene One, lines 184-187)
  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. Question 1
  2. Question 2
  3. Question 3
  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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