2014 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. In drama, comic relief often occurs in
    1. comedies
    2. tragedies
    3. historical plays
    4. romantic plays
  2. A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play is
    1. denouement
    2. conflict
    3. comedy
    4. tragedy
  3. An expression from which one derives a metal picture Is
    1. paradox
    2. exaggeration
    3. imagery
    4. photography
  4. The repetition of the same vowel sounds in a line is
    1. alliteration
    2. assonance
    3. onomatopoeia
    4. parallelism
  5. A character in the story who narrates what happens to him or her is
    1. a second person character
    2. a first person narrator
    3. an omniscient narrator
    4. a third person narrator
  6. An understatement is otherwise called
    1. litotes
    2. conceit
    3. pun
    4. contrast
  7. The loneliest people live in the most crowded places illustrates
    1. paradox
    2. anecdote
    3. allegory
    4. parody
  8. A person’s life story written by another person is
    1. a commentary
    2. a biography
    3. an autobiography
    4. an epistolary
  9. The term used to depict the freedom of a poet with language is
    1. poetic diction
    2. bathos
    3. graphology
    4. poetic license
  10. A poem in which a lone speaker seems to be addressing someone else is a
    1. pathetic fallacy
    2. verbal irony
    3. dramatic irony
    4. dramatic monologue
  11. A story which explains a natural phenomenon is
    1. legend
    2. parable
    3. myth
    4. fiction
  12. A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is
    1. an epigram
    2. a limerick
    3. an ode
    4. a lyric
  13. A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as
    1. realistic
    2. romantic
    3. idealistic
    4. sarcastic
  14. character whose actions or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is
    1. an adversary
    2. a protagonist
    3. an antagonist
    4. a foil
  15. One of the following is used to develop character
    1. climax
    2. Atmosphere
    3. setting
    4. Dialogue
  16. A curtain raiser is an introductory performance that is
    1. not part of the main play
    2. the first part of the main play
    3. not separate from the play
    4. the first part of the final scene
  17. A stanza of four lines is a
    1. couplet
    2. quintet
    3. septet
    4. quatrain
  18. .................in drama operates against a character who is unaware of a situation which the audience know about
    1. verbal irony
    2. Dramatic irony
    3. satire
    4. Parody

    19. Read the extract and answer questions 19 and 20.

    Said the Lion: “On music I dote

    But something is wrong with my throat

    When I practice a scale

    The listeners quail

    And flee at the first note”.

  19. What type of poem is this?
    1. Epic
    2. Limerick
    3. Ode
    4. Sonnet
  20. The rhyme scheme of the poem is
    1. aabba
    2. ababa
    3. ababb
    4. abbaa
Part 2: Unseen Prose and Poetry

Read the passage below and answer questions 21 to 25

The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar. As though he were performing the Eucharist, he is engaged in deliberate motions of reverence. The small vials of various liquids such as mercury are little vessels of communion wine. The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers.

He dips one tiny ring into a liquid, lifts it up to the sky and presses it onto a space in the growing length of necklace, It fits — it is like dipping bread into wine and slipping it between the parted lips of a communicant.

Our lent vigils are not as solemn as .the goldsmith’s silent solemnity that directs his work. We look on as the wizardry of the master craftsman displays itself. We are held in thrall.. >

  1. Question 21
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  2. Question 22
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  6. Question 26
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  8. Question 28
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  9. Question 29
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  10. Question 30
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Section B

Answer all questions in this section

  1. Question 31
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    4. Option d
  2. Question 32
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  3. Question 33
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  4. Question 34
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  5. Question 35
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  6. Question 36
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  7. Question 37
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  8. Question 38
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  9. Question 39
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  10. Question 40
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  11. Question 41
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  12. Question 42
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  13. Question 43
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  14. Question 44
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  15. Question 45
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  16. Question 46
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  17. Question 47
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  18. Question 48
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  19. Question 49
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  20. Question 50
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    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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