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 761: Which of the following best describes Nwabunor in The Victims? Options:
  A) An industriouswoman plagued by bad luck
  B) A quarrelsome woman
  C) A jealous rival
  D) A shrewd calculating woman
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 762:

  "The all seeing sun

  Ne'er saw match since first the world begun."Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The lines above were spoken by

  Options:
  A) Count Paris in praise of Juliet
  B) Romeo in praise of Juliet
  C) Romeo in praise of Roseline
  D) Lady Capulet in praise of Roseline
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 763:

  This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

  In the novel, Faku deserts Garba for

  Options:
  A) prostitution
  B) survival
  C) city life
  D) vengeance
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 764:

  '... Not a few of us ended our application letter like this: 'if you are kind enough to accomodate this humble application, Sir/Madam, I shall do my uttermost best to rendered you the greatest services which it is at my desposition to your best satisfactory. Yours obediently servant...' yet without English, you had no education fit for a white collar job
  Cameron Daodu: The Gab Boys

  The tone of the passage above is

  Options:
  A) Melancholic
  B) Ironic
  C) Harsh
  D) Derisive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 765: Any work of literature which sets out to instruct may be called Options:
  A) dialetic
  B) decadent
  C) definitive
  D) didactic.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 766: This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and DaughtersA brother to Aaron and Maanan is Options:
  A) George
  B) Awere
  C) Hannah
  D) Awao
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 767:
  From the novel; Native Son

  The question is based on Richard Wrights Native Son

  Bigger kills Mary due to______?

  Options:
  A) Fear
  B) Hatred
  C) Envy
  D) Distrust
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 768:

  These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

  From it's resolution of conflicts, the play can be described as a

  Options:
  A) tragedy
  B) farce
  C) melo drama
  D) comedy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 769:

  This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.

  '...But there have been

  No new reads cut by his servants

  No new cots woven..'

  It can be inferred from the above lines that

  Options:
  A) there has been no harvest in the village
  B) the Bale's sevants are lazy
  C) no children have been born recently
  D) the Bale's servants are revolting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 770:

  This question is based on Literary Principles.

  'Still stand stubborn

  To stones that strangle the dawn,

  Still stand stubborn

  To stones that maim the morn,

  Still stand stubborn

  To stones that assail the sun'

  Atukwei Okai, 'Sunset Sonata'

  The dominant literary device employed in the above passage is

  Options:
  A) onomatopoeia
  B) repetition
  C) metonymy
  D) alliteration
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  The correct answer is D .