2017 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 praise poem is
    1. a ballad
    2. a panegyric
    3. an allegory
    4. an epigram
  2. A literary working which the characters are animals is a
    1. lampoon
    2. fable
    3. parody
    4. pantomime
  3. A short single act drama is called
    1. opera
    2. allusion
    3. farce
    4. playlet

    Use the following Iine to answer question 4.
    Through the trees I'll hear a single ringing sound, a cowbell jingle

  4. The underlined is an example of rhyme.
    1. end
    2. feminine
    3. internal
    4. masculine

    Read the following lines and answer questions 5 to 7
    Yet, let me flap this bug with glided wings. This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings.

  5. The alliteration in stinks and stings effectively conveys
    1. distaste
    2. admiration
    3. indifference
    4. approval
  6. The poet’s intention is to
    1. create humour
    2. arouse sympathy
    3. create fun
    4. show contempt
  7. The lines illustrate
    1. blank verse
    2. end rhyme
    3. internal rhyme
    4. free verse
  8. A play on words for literary effect is
    1. a paradox
    2. a pun
    3. a satire
    4. an elegy
  9. ‘It is a matter of sad joy’ illustrates
    1. metonymy
    2. oxymoron
    3. euphemism
    4. irony
  10. The leading character in a literary work is the
    1. foil
    2. villain
    3. antagonist
    4. protagonist
  11. Along narrative poem that relates heroic exploits is an
    1. epilogue
    2. epitaph
    3. epic
    4. epigram
  12. Over the cobbles it clattered and crashed is an example of
    1. Oxymoron
    2. pun
    3. onomatopoeia
    4. paradox
  13. An essential feature of drama is
    1. soliloquy
    2. conflict
    3. irony
    4. aside
  14. A humorous poem with five lines, the first two rhyming with the last is
    1. anode
    2. sestet
    3. octave
    4. a limerick
  15. Death be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful is an example of
    1. euphemism
    2. metaphor
    3. apostrophe
    4. alliteration
  16. An essential part of the plot is
    1. characterization
    2. exposition
    3. atmosphere
    4. fore-shadow
  17. The climax in a literary work is the
    1. middle
    2. beginning
    3. central part of the dialogue
    4. peak of the conflict
  18. Dramatis personae is the same as
    1. chorus
    2. prompter
    3. Foil
    4. cast
  19. Ten thousand i at glance.... illustrate .....
    1. caesura
    2. climax
    3. bathos
    4. hyperbole
  20. Catharsis is normally associated with
    1. pantomime
    2. tragedy
    3. comedy
    4. farce
Part 2: Unseen Prose and Poetry

Read the passage below and answer questions 21 to 25

We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary, The strange cry “non-indigenes must go’” rent the air Little did I know what it meant. That cry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was Mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a foreboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear ruled the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes.. But why? We were not told. Yes, during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.”.

  1. The dominant feeling in the passage is that of
    1. hostility
    2. anger
    3. anxiety
    4. bitterness.
  2. This feeling is conveyed by the use of|
    1. long sentences
    2. visual images
    3. tactile images
    4. short sentences
  3. Their silence spoke millions illustrates
    1. oxymoron
    2. litotes
    3. antithesis
    4. assonance
  4. The family bell summoned us is an example of
    1. apostrophe
    2. personification
    3. allusion
    4. euphemism
  5. The passage is
    1. in first person
    2. in third person
    3. a dialogue
    4. a monologue

    Read the poem and answer questions26 to 30
    I know not, Amina
    When again on your brightness of smile
    My eyes will rest awhile.
    Nor when again of your softness of voice
    My ears will drink by eager choice
    When again into the silver moonshine
    You early at night or late venture
    As is your wont in weather fine
    Astute, awake in bed as doters may, I'll lie
    Dreaming of grasping your velvety texture.

  6. The first stanza is a
    1. tercet
    2. couplet
    3. quatrain
    4. sestet
  7. The poem revokes the senses of
    1. smell and sight
    2. smell and hearing
    3. sight and hearing
    4. touch and smell
  8. The dominant literary device used in the poem is
    1. allusion
    2. repetition
    3. allegory
    4. metonymy
  9. The poet’s tone is one of
    1. anxiety
    2. defiance
    3. nostalgia
    4. regret
  10. My ears will drink by eager choice illustrates
    1. oxymoron
    2. onomatopoeia
    3. synecdoche
    4. meiosis

Section B

Answer all questions in this section

WILLIAMS SHAKESPARE:
Othello
Speaker: I think this tale would win my daughter too,
Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
Men do their broken weapons rather use
Than their bare hands.
(Act 1, Scene Three, lines 171 — 174)

  1. The speaker is
    1. Duke
    2. Othello
    3. Brabantio
    4. Cassio
  2. The tale being referred to is
    1. Duke’s war exploits
    2. Brabantio’s rejection of the Othello and Desdemona relationship
    3. Othello’s war exploits
    4. Cassio’s promotion as Othello’s lieutenant
  3. ...this tale justifies
    1. Roderigo’s unrequited love for Desdemona
    2. Cassio’s promotion above Iago
    3. Desdemona’s attraction to Othello
    4. Brabantio’s rejection of Othello’s love for his daughter
  4. The underlined expression means
    1. seek counsel elsewhere
    2. wait till the war is ended
    3. take your revenge
    4. make the best out of this
  5. According to the speaker,
    1. the tale was good enough to win a woman’s heart
    2. the fight was unnecessary
    3. the charges were a waste of time
    4. there were other matters demanding the attention of the senate

    Read the extract and answer Questions 36 to 40
    Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
    A man he is of honesty and trust,
    To his conveyance I assign my wife,
    With what else needful you good grace shall think
    To be sent after me,
    (Act 1, Scene Three, lines 279 — 283)

  6. Othello is speaking to
    1. Brabantion
    2. Duke
    3. Montano
    4. Roderigo
  7. The speech illustrates the use of
    1. irony
    2. litotes
    3. paradox
    4. comic relief
  8. A man he is of honesty and trust refers to
    1. Cassio
    2. Lodovico
    3. Gratiano
    4. Iago
  9. Othello is leaving to
    1. fight in Rhodes
    2. make peace with the Turks
    3. meet the Governor of Cyprus
    4. take over the governorship of Cyprus
  10. Othello then
    1. leaves with Desdemona
    2. entrusts Desdemona to Iago’s care
    3. calls his lieutenant
    4. confers with the Duke

    Read the extract and answer Questions 41 to 48
    Lago: Mere prattle without practice
    Is all his soldiership, But he, sir had th’election;
    And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
    At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
    ... must be belee’d and calmed
    By debitor and creditor.
    (Act 1, Scene One, lines 23 - 28)

  11. His soldiership refers to
    1. Roderigo
    2. Montano
    3. Cassio
    4. Brabantio
  12. Sir refers to
    1. Cassio
    2. Roderigo
    3. Othello
    4. Duke
  13. Iago
    1. wants to go to Cyprus with Othello
    2. does not regard Roderigo as a good soldier
    3. is bitter about Cassio’s appointment as lieutenant
    4. has been placed in charge of Desdemona
  14. His eyes refers to
    1. Lodovico
    2. Cassio
    3. Othello
    4. Duke
  15. The setting is
    1. the castle
    2. Cyprus
    3. a sea-port
    4. Venice

    Read the extract and answer questions 46 to 50
    Speaker: My wife! My wife! What wife?
    I have not wife
    O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
    Methinks it should be now a huge eclipse of sun and moon, and that the affrighted globe.
    Should yawn at alteration.
    (Act V, Scene Two, lines 97 - 100)

  16. The speaker is
    1. Iago
    2. Othello
    3. Brabantio
    4. Duke
  17. The first two lines express the speaker’s
    1. loneliness
    2. fear
    3. confusion
    4. regret
  18. The speaker has just
    1. divorce his wife
    2. arrived home from war
    3. had a nightmare
    4. smothered his wife
  19. The speech is provoked by
    1. Emilia’s call
    2. Lago’s treachery
    3. Cassio’s confession
    4. Desdemona’s plea
  20. The, underlined expression suggest that
    1. there is an imminent eclipse
    2. life will never be the same again for the speaker
    3. nothing will change
    4. there as an impending danger for the speaker

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

AMMA DARKO: Faceless

  1. Examine the significance of Kofo's visit to Odarley to the novel
  2. Consider Baby 'T' as a victim of social injustice

    3. BAYO ADEBOWALE: Lonely Days

  3. How is Ajumobi portrayed in the novel?
  4. Comment on the altitude of the people of Kufi towards superstition

Section B - Non-African Prose

Answer one question only from this section

RICHARD WRIGHT: Native Son

  1. Examine Mrs. Dalton's blindness as a metaphor for race relations in the novel
  2. Comment on the use of irony in the novel.

    3. HORACLE WALPOLE: The castle of Otranto

  3. Justify the view that the novel presents a struggle between good and evil
  4. To what extent can we say that Manfred’s downfall is caused by his lust for power?

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

    DELE CHARLEY: The Blood of a Stranger

  1. What you fear about the culture of Mando land in the play?
  2. Examine Wara’s role in the development of the plot.

    3. FRANK OGODO OGBECHE: Harvest of Corruption

  3. Justify the title of the play.
  4. Assess the character of Ogeyi in the play.

Section B - Non-African Drama

Answer one question only from this section

LORRAINE HANSBERRY: A Raising in the Sun

  1. Examine the Youngers as a close-knit family
  2. How are Mama, Ruth and Beneatha portrayed in the play?

    3. OLIVER GOLDSMITH: She Stoops to Conquer

  3. Compare the relationship between Tony and Constance with that between Young Marlow and Kate.
  4. Flow does Mr. Hardcastle feel towards his stepson?

Section A - African Poetry

Answer one question only from this section

  1. Relate the title of the poem Ambush the theme of frustrated dreams.
  2. Discuss the use of symbolism in Okara's Piano and Drums.

Section B - Non-African Poetry

Answer one question only from this section

  1. Comment on the use of pun in Herbert's The Pulley
  2. Examine the theme of endurance in Birches.
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