Literature-In-English Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Literature in English is the study of works written in the English language. It includes all forms of writing, such as novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. This subject involves exploring and analyzing these texts to understand their themes and meanings.

• Question 1161: In ''Abiku'', the statement ''Yams do not sprout in amulets To earth Abiku''s limbs....''Simply means Options:
  A) Abiku should not be buried with amulets
  B) yams and amulets are repugnant to Abiku
  C) Abiku cannot be appeased
  D) yams cannot grow on Abiku's grave.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1162:

  This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.

  Catherine's natural looks portray her as a

  Options:
  A) sophisticated lady
  B) soldier's wife
  C) mountain farmer's wife
  D) business woman
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1163:

  This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.

  ...I am the twinkle of a Jewel

  But he is the hind-quarters of a lion!...'

  These lines suggest that

  Options:
  A) Sidi is superior to the Bale
  B) Sidi is weaker than the Bale
  C) Sidi is clever than the Bale
  D) the Bale is violent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1164: A deliberate use of exaggeration for humour or emphasis is known as Options:
  A) exclamation
  B) litotes
  C) metonymy
  D) hyperbole
  E) antonym.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1165:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  The narrator that tells his story as if all actions in the story revolve around him is

  Options:
  A) an omniscient narrator
  B) a first person narrator
  C) a scond person narrator
  D) a tird person narrator
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1166: A play is a Tragedy when Options:
  A) the autor presents life as a hopeless adventure
  B) the main chracter dies before the play ends
  C) there is much blood shed in the play
  D) the main character is a wicked person
  E) a weakness in the main character leads to his downfall.
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1167: Which of the following could be said to be a permanent feature of a poem? Options:
  A) Rhyme
  B) Repetition
  C) Rhythm
  D) Symbolism.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1168: These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ED.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.The casualties in Launko's End of the War Options:
  A) women
  B) children
  C) men
  D) soldiers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1169:

  This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

  Grandma informs Li in the novel that her salt-pot is empty because

  Options:
  A) she wants to extract money from Li's pocket money
  B) she knows Li has had a gift of money recently
  C) Li's mother would give her some
  D) grandfather will never part with his money for salt
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1170: This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
  The play is about Options:
  A) resistance to British administration
  B) opposition to Christianity
  C) disunity among the Hausa state
  D) unity in the caliphate
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  The correct answer is A .