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 1651:

  This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily

  'What is in the past is gone forever. it is only the present that belongs to us! Grasp what chance of happiness you can find at the moment with both hands!

  The past in the extract above refers to

  Options:
  A) Odibe
  B) Norman
  C) Chris
  D) Odili
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1652:

  This question is based on Literary Appreciation

  'The old Squire was an implacable man: he made resolutions in violent anger, but he was not moved from them after his anger subsided as fiery as volcanic matters cool and harden into rock

  George Eliot, Silas Marner

  In the statement above, the Squire is portrayed as a

  Options:
  A) kind and generous friend
  B) father to everyone in the community
  C) miserly and ungracious ruler
  D) quick tempered and adamant man
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1653:

  This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.

  Miss Hardcastle is able to 'conquer' at the end of the play because of her

  Options:
  A) indiscretion
  B) beauty
  C) wit
  D) brawn
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1654: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.According to the play, the Duke of lllyria is fascinated by Options:
  A) the idea of love
  B) the food of love
  C) music
  D) entertainment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1655:

  'They are as fearsome as they are fearless' is an example of______

  Options:
  A) antithesis
  B) pun
  C) oxymoron
  D) simile
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1656: This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
  Abbas' money which is stone from his bag is Options:
  A) his inheritance from his uncle
  B) his inheritance from his father
  C) the proceeds from the goods he sells
  D) the money his friend gives him
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1657:

  These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.

  For attempted murder , Nnaife was jailed for

  Options:
  A) four months
  B) five months
  C) two months
  D) three months
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1658: This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of CorruptionThe Two dominant themes of the play are Options:
  A) honesty and decency
  B) immorality and greed
  C) poverty and education
  D) weeding and planting
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1659: These question is base on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.In the novel, the handing over of a baby boy in a dream to Nnu Ego by her personal god signifies Options:
  A) reincarnation
  B) idol worship
  C) doom
  D) future blessing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1660:

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

  The king who is poisoned in the Garden in the play-within-the-play is

  Options:
  A) Gozango
  B) Negtine
  C) Bernardo
  D) Hamlet
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  The correct answer is D .