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 1601:

  This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.

  The use of the traditional verse from in the play applies to

  Options:
  A) the character of Sir Charles Marlow
  B) the prologue songs and the epilogue
  C) male characters
  D) female characters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1602:

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

  'A repulsive game, nonetheless. Majority participation in a voice doesn't turn it into a virtue,no matter the social standing of the participants.

  The game referred to in the passage above is

  Options:
  A) graft
  B) gambling
  C) draught
  D) scrambling
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1603:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  A creative process in which abstract entities such as virtues and vices are used with intended double meaning is called

  Options:
  A) tragedy
  B) fallacy
  C) allegory
  D) farce
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1604: These question are 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; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.In Owonibi's Homeless, not Hopeless, the persona explains that street beggars Options:
  A) are concerned with their daily needs
  B) always worry about heaven
  C) rarely sleep and dream
  D) attend conferences in towns
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1605:

  What is the narrator of a poem called?

  Options:
  A) author
  B) speaker
  C) narrator
  D) Voice
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1606: This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.What can you infer about Benvolio based on his interaction with Romeo and parents Options:
  A) Benvolio is a troublemaker
  B) Benvolio is a cabinet maker
  C) Benvolio is kingmaker
  D) Benvolio is a peacemaker
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1607: Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options.The stressed syllables are written in capital letters departmental Options:
  A) DEpartmental
  B) dePARTmental
  C) departMENtal
  D) departmenTAL
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1608:

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

  The king's clown whose skull is exhumed by Gravedigger is

  Options:
  A) Rosencrantz
  B) Yorick
  C) Sexton
  D) Fortinbras
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1609: This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and DaughtersPaternal aunt to Aaron and Maanan is Options:
  A) Fosuwa
  B) Hannah
  C) Mrs. Bonu
  D) Adwao
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1610:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is

  Options:
  A) subjective narrator
  B) objective narrator
  C) omniscient narrator
  D) participatory narrator
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  The correct answer is A .