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.”
