Literate In English Third Term Examination Questions SS 2

    THIRD TERM

Examination malpractices may lead to a repeat of the subject or suspensions don’t be involved.   

SUBJECT   LITERATURE –IN-ENGLISH 

CLASS: S. S. S 2    DURATION 2HRS   

PAPER ONE

1. 1. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _________

(a) hyperbole (b) metaphor (c) euphemism 

(d) paradox (e) oxymoron

2. The paragraph in prose can be compared to ____________ in poetry.

(a) couplet (b) line (c) stanza (d) verse 

(e) scene

3. A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is _____

(a) imagery (b) symbolism (c) flashback 

(d) epilogue (e) picaresque

4. The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony. This is an example of _____

(a) oxymoron (b) hyperbole (c) onomatopoeia (d)repetition (e) pun

5. In a literary work , a clown normally ___ 

(a) directs the action (b) creates cosmic relief (c) supports the protagonist (d)creates the atmosphere (e)disguises as the antagonist

6. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________

(a) ballad (b) pastoral (c) folktale (d) romance (e) eulogy

7. Any literary work which holds up a society to ridicule is a __________

(a) satire (b) fable (c) lampoon (d) limerick 

(e) sarcasm

8. Pick the odd item______________

(a) elegy (b) ballad (c) metaphor (d) ode

 (e) none

9. An author’s story about himself is a/an _____

(a) biography (b) essay (c) diary 

(d) autobiography (e) selfism

10. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________

(a) mood (b) style (c) theme (d) setting 

(e) language

11. Rhyming words ______ (a) have similar spellings (b) are paralled lines (c) sound alike (d) convey meaning (e) are disjointed
12. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is ______

(a) genre (b) verse (c) act (d) passage 

(e) diction

13. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the ______

(a) plot (b) conflict (c) climax (d) denouement (e) relief

14. “Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of _____

(a) alliteration (b) rhyme (c) satire

 (d) digression (e) assonance

15. “O happy torment” is an example of

(a) oxymoron (b) synecdoche (c) innuendo

 (d) simile (e) irony

16. A literary work written in form of a letter is ____(a) creative (b) romantic 

(c) tautological (d) epistolary (e) letter writing

17. “The lawyer addressed the bench” illustrates ______(a) metonymy 

(b) alliteration (c) simile (d) oxymoron 

(e) irony

18. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the

(a) resolution (b) enjambment (c) denouement (d) climax (e) solution

19. A writer’s choice of words is his

(a) diction (b) mood (c) tone (d) setting

 (e) words

20. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humor/emphasis is

(a) metaphor (b) irony (c) simile (d) hyperbole (e) oxymoron

21. A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the

(a) prologue (b) dialogue (c) monologue 

(d) epilogue (e) introduction

22. The main objective of drama is to ____

(a) educate us (b) entertain us (c) educate and entertain us (d) strengthen and beautify us 

(e) all of above

23. In literature, another name for denouement is _____(a) resolution (b) reference 

(c) inference (d) deregulation (e)accusation

24. A common attribute of a play is its possession of a(n) _______

(a) conflict (b) epilogue (c) sarcasm 

(d) prologue (e) epilogue

25. If the sound of a word suggests its probable meaning, we have a case of ______________(a) euphemism 

(b) onomatopoeia (c) criticism 

(d) synaesthesia (e) litotes

26. _____ applies to both tragedy and comic plays. (a) horrifying ending (b) happy ending (c) bomb blast (d) climax (e) plot
27. Which of the following options is the stronghold of poetry?(a) emotion only 

(b) ideas only (c) beauty only (d) all of the above (e) none of the above

28. A narration is said to be an epistolary work if it is largely conceived in___________

(a) essays (b) episodes (c) arguments 

(d) letters (e) reports

29. In the poetic line, “I am the enemy you killed, my friend,” the literary device most noticeable there is a/an ___(a) hyperbole 

(b) oxymoron (c) synaesthesia 

(d) onomatopoeia (e) metaphor

30. “What is our life? A play of passion?” What is the pronounced device deployed in that single poetic line? A/An_____ (a) simile (b)rhetorical question (c) allusive phraseology (d) metaphor (e) personage
31. ____ is a central organising element linking figure(s), action, style and language in a piece of fiction. (a) setting (b) plot (c)synecdoche (d) theme (e) characterisation
32. The outline of a story in a logical order is referred to as ______(a) plot (b) outline

(c) storyline (d) pan-shot (e) flashback

33. A narrative poem ____(a) preaches a sermon (b) propounds a philosophy (c) tells a tale or story (d) argues in a narrative manner
34. One of the following makes use of gesture only___________(a) Comedy (b) Lampoon 

(c) Mime (d) Satire (e) Opera

35. An epilogue ________(a) introduces a play (b) develops characters (c) sums up a play (d) introduces characters (e) plots a play

Read the extract below and answer questions 36 – 38

‘’like the dew on the thorn

Like the foam below a valley

Like the bubble on a sweet babe born

Thou art gone,for ever rarely

36. The extract arouses in the reader a feeling of ___(a) anxiety (b) sorrow (c) joy (d) hope (e) excitement
37. One of the literary devices used in the extract is___ (a) personification (b) repetition (c) hyperbole (d) paradox (e) irony
38. The rhyme scheme of the above extract is ___(a) abba (b) abab (c) aabb (d) abcd 

(e) abcc

39. ‘A joyful tear’ is an example of which figure of speech? (a) simile (b) metaphor

 (c) hyperbole (d) oxymoron (e) irony

40. The principal female character in a novel is called _______(a) hero (b) villain

 (c) heroine (d) clown (e) meter

41. The last part of a literary work is known as__ (a) acknowledgement (b) epilogue

 (c) climax (d) prologue (e) ending

42. The character matched against the hero of a play is the_________ (a) antagonist 

(b) anti-hero (c) clown (d) hypocrite

 (e) enemy

43. The identical sound at the end of a poem is known as (a) metre (b) rhythm (c) rhyme (d) verse (e) sound
44. A protagonist who has a disastrous end is a _____(a) comic character (b) flat character

 (c) round cast (d) tragic hero (e) disaster

45. The author of Lonely Days is _______

(a) Asare Dokubo (b) Kwaku Fosu (c) Bayo Adebowale (d) Asare kanadu (e) Adeoye Saswa

46. What is the name of Yaremi’s late husband? (a) Ajumobi (b) Fayoyi (c) Olonade 

(d) Adeoye (e) Lanwa

47. “Yeremi I am the one that carved the image of vengeance divinity, standing there at the village gate” Who made this speech?

(a) Ajumobi (b) Anyanwale (c) Lanwa

 (d) Olonade (e) Dedewe

48. One of the following is not a theme in Bayo Adebowale’s Lonely Days. 

(a) subjugation of women (b) superstition

 (c) excitement (d) agony of widows 

(e) Education

49. One of the following is not a character in the book______

(a) Nanna Sonte (b) Nwoye (c) Yaremi(d) olonade (e) Dedewe

50. Who is the author of ‘Faceless’? (a) Naan sanko (b) Amma Darko (c) Bayo Darko (d) Charles Darwin (e) Adeoye Alabi

   SECTION B

         William Shakespeare: Othello

Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions(51-60).

Oh villainous! I have looked up on the world for 4 times seven years, and since I could distinguish betwixt a benefit or an injury, I never found a man that knew how to love himself. Ere I would say I would drown my self for the love of guinea hen, I would change my humanity with a baboon. (Act 1, Scene 3)

51. From the mouth do these words issue? (a) Roderigo (b) Brabantio  (c) Lago  (d) Desdemona
52. With whom does the speaker converse? 

(a) Roderigo (b) Brabantio  (c)  Lagos

 (d) Desdemona

53. Another way of rendering ‘Oh villainous’ is: (a) you are a villian! (b) Outrageous! 

(c) Imagine! (d) What a villian!

54. “I have a looked upon the world for four times seven years……” means (a) I  have seen the world four times seven years (b) I am 28 years old (c) I saw the world for 28 years old (d) I have been an on-looker all my life 
55. The word  “Ere” is an old term for

 (a) Now (b) Then (c) When     (d) Before

56. Othello is a _____ play (a) Historical

 (b) Tragic (c) Tragic-comic    (d) Comic

57. The villian of the play is (a) Brabantio 

(b) Lago (c) Othello (d) Cassio

58. One of the tHemel of Othello is  

(a) Ignorance (b) Ability (c) Piety (d) Rascism

59. One of these is not true of Othello (a) He is a Moor (b) He is fairly elderly (c) Brabantio initially loved him (d)  He fought the turks to a standstill 

60 . A character we never met in Othello is (a) Gratiano             (b) Signor- Angel (c) Bianca (d) Signo Montana

Third Term Examination Literature In English SS 2

Examination malpractices may lead to a repeat of the subject or suspensions don’t be involved.   

SUBJECT: LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

CLASS:S.S2

TIME: 3HRS 

PAPER 2: THEORY

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONE QUESTION FROM EACH SECTION

               SECTION ONE

              AFRICA DRAMA.

HARVEST OF CORRUPTION: FRANK OGODO OGBECHE.

(1) Discuss in full the theme of corruption and abuse of office.

(2) Discuss Chief Haladu’s activities as a ‘pen-robber’.

THE BLOOD OF A STRANGER:DELE CHARLEY.

(3) How would you assess the measure of Wara’s love for Kindo?

(4) Who suffered injustice most in the play and why?

                SECTION TWO

              NON AFRICA DRAMA

   SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER : OLIVER GOLDSMITH

(5) Who is your role model in the play and why?

(6) Who stooped to conquer in the play? Discuss why this strategy was adopted and the result it yielded.

  A RAISIN IN THE SUN:  LORRAINE VIVIAN HANSBERRY

(7) What are the dreams of the main characters-Mama, Ruth, Beneatha                         and Walter,and how are they deferred?

(8) Why is pride so important to the Younger family?

             SECTION THREE

             AFRICA POETRY

          VANITY: BIRAGO DIOP

(9) Discuss the poem against backdrop of colonial Africa.

(10) Discuss the use of rhetorical question in the poem.

  THE DINING TABLE: GBANABOM HALLOWALL.

(11) Give a detailed account of the poem”The Dining Table”.

(12) Discuss the setting as well as the structure of the poem.

                SECTION FOUR

            NON AFRICA POETRY

  SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER DAY

           WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

(13) Attempt a metaphorical interpretation of the poem.

(14) Discuss the poetic devices used in the poem

      “BIRCHES” ROBERT FROST

(15) Attempt a critical appraisal of the poem.

(16) Discuss “Birches” as a poem celebrating the beauty and vitality of   nature

                 SECTION FIVE

                 AFRICA PROSE

             FACELESS: AMMA DARKO

(17) How far is it correct to describe Kpakpo as a dubious fellow?

(18) Single parenting can be disastrous, discuss.

       LONELY DAYS : BAYO ADEBOWALE.

(19) Discuss the character of Yaremi in the novel.

(20) Discuss at least three thematic preoccupation of Lonely Days.

               SECTION SIX

            NON AFRICA PROSE

       NATIVE SON : RICHARD WRIGHT

(21) Discuss Bigger as a rebel with a cause.

(22) “Despite her weaknesses,Mrs Thomas is a good mother.” Discuss

    THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO: HORACE WALPOLE

(23) Discuss the theme of love in the novel.

(24) Give a detailed account of Isabella’s flight from the castle.