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Literature in English1998

WASSCE · 131 questions · Answers included

131 questions

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Which of the following is common to all forms of literature?

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The three major forms of literature are

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Beauty in poetry depends mainly on

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The predominant figure of speech in the above extracts is

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The subject matter of the above extract is

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The image depicted in the extract is one of

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Pick the odd item from the list below

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The birds fly high over the hills beyond the corn fields. The poetic device used in the above extract is

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A poem written or rendered in praise of a person or thing is called

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The basic elements of drama are

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The choice of appropriate words to convey the thoughts of an author is called

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The state of mind of a poet can be described as

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Which of the following is a likely source of traditional oral poetry?

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An African author who has written plays, poems and prose is

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In a novel, the antagonist is

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Read the extract below and answer this question. The pattering rain was kicking up little explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the faint whisper of the stream as it stole across the land and disappeared into the bush. The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is

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In poetry, rhythm is a regular pattern of

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Which of the following is an African poet?

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In a play, a long speech by a single character in the presence of other characters is called

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A play that is full of exaggerated ridicule and laughter is called

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Pick the odd item from the list below

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A group of actors in a play is called

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A novel is usually written in

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What distinguishes a novel from a play is

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Which of the following best describes Literature? It

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The literary device in the statement - 'Students are to come to class with their Shakespeare' is called

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The first person narrator is usually

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The first person narrator is usually

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Which of the following is closest to the novel?

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''The people's voices rutted like pigs in the mud'' is an example of

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The rhyme scheme is known as

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This kind of rhyme scheme is known as

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A poem of 14 lines is known as a

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A poem of four lines is known as a

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Pick the odd item from the list

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A play on words is

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A play is fully realized when it is

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An epitaph is

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The essential function of a tragedy is to make people

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Mime is the art of acting that involves the use of

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A short witty statement is called an

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'penny wise; pound foolish' is an example of

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All fingers are not equal' is an example of

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Any expression which creates a mental picture is known as

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The predominant sound device in the extract is

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The underlined words in lines 1 and 4 are example of

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The omniscient narrator

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The main female character in a play is called

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The character that opposses the hero in a novel is called the

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Pick the odd item from the list

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The setting of this extract is the

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The mood of the narrator is one of

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The narrator's companion has just

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The extract is an example of

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The underlined expression is an example of

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The figure of speech used in the first sentence is

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In England, she had loved her husband, in Africa, She

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'From that day her world collapsed' shows that the woman is

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What made the woman's world collapse is

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From the last sentence, it is obvious that the couple

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The poem is an example of

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The poem is an example of

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The predominant literary device used in the extract is

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The feeling of the poet is one of

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The underlined expression contains a

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The poem is a blank verse because

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The rhyme scheme of the above extract is

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The literary device used in line 1 is an example of

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The literary device used in lines 3 and 4 of stanza 1 is

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The predominant figure of speech in stanza ll is

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The mood of the poet is that of

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Speaker A is

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Speaker B is

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Speaker B is worried about lllyria because the lady

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Why is speaker A afraid the brother might be drowned? It is because

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The figure of speech underlined in the extract is known as

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Speaker A is

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Speaker A's object of love is

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The hero of the play is

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The mood of Speaker A in the above scene is one of

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The play 'Twelfth Night' is a

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Speaker A is

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Speaker B is

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The Count referred to in the extract is

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They mood of Speaker A, is that of

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By the offence in the extract, Speaker A is a

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Speaker A is

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Speaker A is addressing

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The land is not at peace because of

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Speaker A's duty is to

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Where are speakers A and B when the above statements are made? They are at

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Read the extract below and answer the question A : My Lord, you make charges sometimes without grounds B : I do, do I? Very well then, tell me this Bedsharer, You heard it. Didn't you? That blind bat who calls himself Seer says I am a bedsharer'....... What do you think of that? You don't answer? 'My Lord' refers to

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'The charges' are made on the basis of

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'Bedsharer' implies

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The 'blind bat' is

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Speaker A is

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Speaker A is

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The trouble in the land is

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Speaker B is

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Ifa oracle is consulted at

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The cause of the trouble is

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'Them' in line 1 refers to

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Speaker B wishes to take a trip to

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Speaker A and B are in

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The name of the young man coming from town is

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Speaker A is the father of

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The news of the suitor's visit makes Speaker B

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The underlined expression reveals that speaker B

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The gentlemen are

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They are both welcome to the house of Mr. and Mrs

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They are both welcome to the house of Mr. and Mrs

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Speaker A is happy to receive his

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Speaker B believes Speaker A is

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Speaker B is

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The heroine of the play, She Stoops to Conquer is

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Mrs. Hardcastle is best described as

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Mrs. Hardcastle dotes very much on

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Speaker A is

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Speaker B is

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The 'delicious news' is delivered by

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Speaker A is

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Read the this passage carefully and answer the question: I have returned safely home after my visit to you They little affair about which we spoke seriously Occupies my thoughts. How can I ever forget that you have done me great honour? To show my gratitude. I will guard the object of your interest.... with all the vigilance in my power...... The speaker is

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The 'little affair' is about

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'The object' of interest is

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Speaker A is

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Speaker B is

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Speaker A is Speaker B's

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The speaker is

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The brass bowl is meant

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The above speech is made at the

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The suitor who finally marries Anansewa is