Exam Questions Second Term SS 1 Literature In English

CLASS: S.S.S 1

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SUBJECT: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH

SECTION A.

1. Poetry is written in ____________ a. chapter b. paragraphs c. scenes d. lines

2. Soliloquy is a __________ a. poetry b. descriptive c. dramatic d. narrative.

3. The_____________ produces comic relief drama

a. protagonist b. antagonist c. chorus

4. A short play is also called__________ a. farce b. novelette c. playlet d. slapstick

5. Oral literature is a part of __________ a. dramab. forktailc. poet

d. music

Reads the poem and answer the question 6-10

We have come to the crossroads

And I must either leave or come with you

Angered over the choice

But lifted the lamp of love

The road that I should take

6. The theme of the poem is _______a. indecision b. separation

c. rejected love d. requited love

7. The speaker is ___________ a. decisive b. frustrated c. disappointed

d. angry

8. The dominant literary device used in the poem is __________

a. paradox b. Parody c. metaphor d. oxymoron

9. The mood of the mood is _______ a. jubilation b. sad c. gloomy d.

romantic

10. The poem can be described as a. an epitaphb. a lyric

c. lullaby d. an elegy

11 The protagonist is the ___________ a. author b. villain c. hero d. speaker

12. an humorous scene in a play intended to ease tension is a _______ a. climax b. comedy c. comic-relief d. tragi-comedy

13. “my bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep” is an example of __________ a. hyperbole b. litotes c. euphemism d. paradox

14. A literary work is a satire when it __________ a. find faults b. humorously criticizes to improve a situation c. provokes laughter d. teaches a lesson for social improvement

15. “A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors” the device used above is ___________ a. hyperbole b. euphuism c. alliteration d. assonance

16. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is________ a. narrative b.

a sonnet b. an ode d. an elegy

18. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the a. hero b. heroine c. antagonist d. foil

19. The art giving human attributes to non-human objects is __________ a. personification b. allegory c. anecdote d. allusion

20. The story of a person’s life written by another is _____________

a. history b. autography c. biography d. anthology

21.Which of the following is not a genre of literature a.drama b. novel c. play d. poetry

22.The term ‘tragic flaw’ means a. a moral weakness b. wrong spelling c. the prologue d.none of the above

23.The principal female character in a novel is called a.Actress b. Heroine c. villain d. none of the above

24.The major features of a play are called a. act and scenes b. stanza and verse c. chapter and paragraph

25.Pick out the odd item in the list below a. prose b. iron c. drama d. poetry

‘LIKE THE DEW IN THE MOUNTAIN

LIKE THE TRAIN ON THE ROVERS

LIKE THE BUBBLES ON THE MOUNTAIN

THOU ART GONE,AND FOREVER’

26.The above extract aroused from.a. sorrow b. hope c. joy d. anxiety

27.One of the following devices used in extract is a.paradox b.personification c. hyperbole d. repition

28.Wole Soyinka is a well known Africa’s………..a.Poet b.Musician c. Writer d. Politician

29.The protagonist in a novel is the same thing as a. Actress b. hero c. clown d. villain

30.Which of the following statement does not apply to tragedy a. it’s a dramatic feature b. involves character c. is humorous d.is sad

31. A story or legend handed down from generation to generation is called a. romanc b. parable c. folktales d. fables

32.A story of a person’s life told by someone else is called .a. epistolatory b. biography c. autobiography d. comedy

33. A play that starts with a tragedy with happy ending is called a. comedy b. tragedy-comedy c.tragic-comedy d.playlet

34.If the character and the situation in a work of art have animals kingdom as their setting,the work is refereed to as ….a. a lyric b. an ode c. fable d. an epic

35.One of the literary device used in throwing more light on the character present experience is called a. suspense b. humor c. flashback d. none of the above

THEORY

1a. Literature is a mirror of life,discuss

b.Outline 8 importance of literature

2.Differentiate between fiction and non-fiction

b.outline 5 characteristics of prose

c. List the twotypes of fiction

3a.Outline five types of drama

b. List four characteristics of drama

4a.Identify five elements of drama

b. Identify five types of poetry

SECTION C

Answer all questions

1a. Summarize the role of seven characters in “Lonely Days” by Bayo Adebowale.

1b. Summarize the thematic structure in “Native Son” by Richard Wright

2a. Write out five poetic devices (with examples) used in “VANITY’ by Birago Dipo

2b. Write the thematic structure of “Piano and Drum” by Gabriel Okara

3. Explain the background setting and subject matter of “The Panic Of Growing Older.”