WAEC: LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
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Question 1 of 50
1. Question
A praise poem is ____________
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Question 2 of 50
2. Question
A literary work in which the characters are animals is a _______
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Question 3 of 50
3. Question
A short single act drama is called____________
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Question 4 of 50
4. Question
Through the trees, I’ll hear a single
Ringing sound, a cowbell jingle
The underlined is an example of____________ryhme
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Question 5 of 50
5. Question
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stingsThe alliteration in stinks and stings effectively conveys__________
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Question 6 of 50
6. Question
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stingsThe poets intention is to___________
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Question 7 of 50
7. Question
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stingsThe lines illustrate ________
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Question 8 of 50
8. Question
A play on words for literary effect is_________
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Question 9 of 50
9. Question
“Its a matter of sad joy” illustrates __________
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Question 10 of 50
10. Question
The leading character in a literary work is the________
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Question 11 of 50
11. Question
A long narrative poem that relates heroic exploits is an …………
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Question 12 of 50
12. Question
Over the cobbles it clattered and crashed is an example of______
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Question 13 of 50
13. Question
An essential features of drama is___________
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Question 14 of 50
14. Question
A humorous poem with five lines, the first two rhyming with the last is_____
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Question 15 of 50
15. Question
Death be not proud, though some have called thee might and dreadful is an example of___________
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Question 16 of 50
16. Question
An essential part of the plot is____________
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Question 17 of 50
17. Question
The climax in a literary work is the________
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Question 18 of 50
18. Question
Dramatis personae is the same as ____________
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Question 19 of 50
19. Question
Ten thousand saw i at glance……. Illustrates_________
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Question 20 of 50
20. Question
Catharsis is normally associated with___
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Question 21 of 50
21. Question
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 Known what it meant. That carry 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 forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules 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.The dorminant feeling in the passage is that of______________
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Question 22 of 50
22. Question
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 Known what it meant. That carry 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 forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules 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.The feeling is conveyed by the use of________
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Question 23 of 50
23. Question
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 Known what it meant. That carry 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 forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules 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.Their silence spoke millions illustrates_________
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Question 24 of 50
24. Question
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 Known what it meant. That carry 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 forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules 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.The family bell summoned us is an example of___
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Question 25 of 50
25. Question
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 Known what it meant. That carry 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 forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules 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.The passage is_________
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Question 26 of 50
26. Question
I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhileNor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhileWhen 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 textureThe first stanza is a ____________
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Question 27 of 50
27. Question
I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhileNor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhileWhen 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 textureThe poem evokes the senses of_______
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Question 28 of 50
28. Question
I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhileNor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhileWhen 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 textureThe dominant literary device used in the poem is_____________
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Question 29 of 50
29. Question
I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhileNor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhileWhen 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 textureThe poet’s tone is one of__________
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Question 30 of 50
30. Question
I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhileNor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will drink by eager of choiceWhen 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 textureMy ears will drink by eager of choice illustrates________
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Question 31 of 50
31. Question
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)
The speaker is_____________
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Question 32 of 50
32. Question
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)
The tale being referred to is___________
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Question 33 of 50
33. Question
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)
……..this tale justifies_________
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Question 34 of 50
34. Question
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)
The underlined expression means_____
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Question 35 of 50
35. Question
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)
According to the speaker__________
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Question 36 of 50
36. Question
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
Othello is speaking to_____________
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Question 37 of 50
37. Question
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
The speech illustrates the use of________
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Question 38 of 50
38. Question
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
A man he is honesty and trust refers to_________
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Question 39 of 50
39. Question
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
Othello is leaving to__________
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Question 40 of 50
40. Question
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
Othello then_________
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Question 41 of 50
41. Question
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the 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)
His soldiership refers to______________
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Question 42 of 50
42. Question
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the 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)
Sir refers to__________
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Question 43 of 50
43. Question
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the 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)
Iago___________
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Question 44 of 50
44. Question
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the 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)
His eyes refers to____________
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Question 45 of 50
45. Question
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the 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)
The setting is_______
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Question 46 of 50
46. Question
Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The speaker is ________
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Question 47 of 50
47. Question
Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The first two lines express the speaker’s____________
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Question 48 of 50
48. Question
Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The speaker has just_______________
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Question 49 of 50
49. Question
Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The speech is provoked by______
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Question 50 of 50
50. Question
Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The underlined expression suggests that____________
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