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 141: Point out the odd item in this list Options:
  A) Romeo and Juliet
  B) Ozidi
  C) Tom Sawyer
  D) A Raisin in the Sun
  E) Kongi's Harvest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 142:

  A technique by which a previous scene or action can be recalled in a play to shed light on the present action is

  Options:
  A) Climax
  B) Flashback
  C) Interlude
  D) Cathersis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 143:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  Flash back in a literary work help to

  Options:
  A) fill the missing link
  B) reveal the characters'mindsets
  C) place the story in proper perspective
  D) relate events that are extraneous to the story
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 144: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet
  'Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister;
  And keep you in the rear of your affection, Out of the shoot and danger of danger of desire.
  The Chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon.
  In the excerpt above, Laertes warns Ophelia to beware of Hamlet's attentions because Options:
  A) of his insanity
  B) such attentions cannot be given by too young a person
  C) of his mournful state
  D) the sincerity of his love is in doubt
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 145:

  These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's. The old Man and the Medal.

  The disagreement between Mvondo and Nti centres on the latter's claim to have

  Options:
  A) eaten the entire entrails of sheep
  B) eate more than his share of the food
  C) been in a whiteman's office
  D) assisted Meka in getting the medal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 146:

  The subject matter of a literary work is the

  Options:
  A) theme
  B) plot
  C) structure
  D) setting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 147:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  A figure of speech in which an absent person or an object is addressed as if present is referred to as

  Options:
  A) assonance
  B) apostrophe
  C) elegy
  D) personification
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 148: These questions are based on General Literary Principles.The physical,historical or cultural background of a literary work is referred to as Options:
  A) plot
  B) time
  C) setting
  D) episode
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 149: In a play denouement is the Options:
  A) entry of the central character
  B) development of the central conflict
  C) introduction of the minor conflict along side the major conflict
  D) climatic point in the development of the plot
  E) the resolution of the conflicts in the plot.
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 150: How many stanza and lines does William Moris' poem "the proud king" has? Options:
  A) 119 stanzas and 849 lines
  B) 109 stanzas and 849 lines
  C) 119 stanzas and 850 lines
  D) 109 stanzas and 850 lines
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  The correct answer is A .