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 461:

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

  Li got more accustomed to her home because she

  Options:
  A) grew a little more religious
  B) had greater hold on her stern father
  C) found greater solace in an outside relationship
  D) became closer to tradition
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 462: Characterization in a novel means the Options:
  A) list of characters featuring in it
  B) mode of presenting the fictional individuals
  C) peculiar mannerisms of the narrator
  D) resolution of the conflict between the characters.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 463: This question is based on General Literary Principles
  The pride that contributes to the fall of a tragic character in a play is known as Options:
  A) harmatia
  B) catharsis
  C) hubris
  D) epistasis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 464: 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 465:

  This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters

  The Major issues at hand in the Sons and Daughters play is that

  Options:
  A) Laboratory attendant is trying to act as a nurse
  B) The medical doctor is in love with Maanan
  C) James sees Awere as a bad influence
  D) Lawyer B is trying to Kiss Maanan.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 466:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  A satire employs

  Options:
  A) comedy with the intent to amuse
  B) farce to comment on societal conduct
  C) irony to mock at situations
  D) sarcasm and humour for social criticism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 467:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  A travelogue is

  Options:
  A) the account of the travails of a character in novle
  B) a record of the writer's experiences during a journey
  C) a variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey
  D) the account of the experiences of an indiviual during his lifetime
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 468:

  This question is based on Literary Appreciation. '' 'The white man of God is coming here for Easter! The white man of God is coming to spend Easter with us!' This was the talk everywhere in Nkar among the old and young, even among the pagans. We had been taught everything about him in advance, When he comes we should observe his beard and see if it was not forked like that of .Christ.''

  Kenjo Jumban:The white man of God From the passage, the white man of God is treated with

  Options:
  A) awe
  B) derision
  C) suspicion
  D) indifference
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 469:

  This question is based on General Literary Appreciation

  A dramatic composition or musical play in which many or all the words are sung is called

  Options:
  A) an oratorio
  B) a motet
  C) an opera
  D) a concert
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 470:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation

  In a work of literature, plot is constructed on

  Options:
  A) the principles of conflict
  B) exciting and memorable episodes
  C) the use of figurative language
  D) recurring events
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  The correct answer is D .