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 1511:

  "He considers also a little fragile,because artistic:

  I need to be cared for, like a potted plant. A little

  Pruning, a little watering, a little weeding and

  Straightening up to bring out the best in me."Based on Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye, the "me" in the above passage is seen as

  Options:
  A) dynamic, to be cherished
  B) an object to be protected
  C) an ornament to be admired
  D) something to be tended
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1512: This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi's The New Man.The mob in the novel is portrayed as Options:
  A) a monster and a snake
  B) a bad group
  C) demonstrators
  D) fighters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1513:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  An elegy is a poem that mourns for the

  Options:
  A) deceased
  B) bereaved
  C) accused
  D) king
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1514: These questions are based on General Literary Principles.Satirical writing employs Options:
  A) synechdoche
  B) irony
  C) onomatipoeia
  D) epigram
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1515:

  This question is based on THE LION AND THE JEWEL.
  The opening act in the plays takes place at______

  Options:
  A) the village market
  B) the roadside to the farm
  C) the baale's room
  D) by the village stream
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1516:

  This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

  Titubi's experience at the peasants' camp is narrated through a dramatic technique called

  Options:
  A) reflection
  B) projection
  C) dramatic irony
  D) flashback
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1517: This question is based on J.C Graft's Sons and Daughters
  James Ofosu's desire is to see Maanan trained as Options:
  A) a choreographer
  B) an attorney
  C) an accountant
  D) a surgeon
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1518: This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
  The central conflict in the play is Options:
  A) religious
  B) romantic
  C) generational
  D) communal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1519:

  This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses To Tears

  The stealing of three thousand naira by the messenger and the manner of its presentation can be interpreted as Gimba's

  Options:
  A) sentimental attachment to money
  B) approbation of stealing
  C) condemnaton of social injustice
  D) justification of social vices
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1520: "That that is why we must acc-c-cept the uni-versal d-d-dome, b-b-because ththere is no d-d-ddirection. The b-b-bridge is the d-d-dome of religion and b-b-bridges d-don't jjjjust g-g-go from hhhere to the there; a bridge also faces backwards". Wole Soyinka, The Interpreters
  The idiolectical feature of the character's speech is the Options:
  A) repetition of consonant sounds
  B) repetition of initial consonant sounds
  C) duplication of consonant sound clusters
  D) multiplication of diphthongs
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  The correct answer is C .