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WAEC - Literature In English (2014)

1
In drama, comic relief often occurs in
Answer
(B)
tragedies
2
A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play is
Answer
(B)
conflict
3
An expression from which one derives a mental picture is
Answer
(C)
imagery
4
The repetition of the same vowel sounds in a line is
Answer
(B)
assonance
5
A character in the story who narrates what happens to him or her is
Answer
(B)
a first person narrator
6
An understatement is otherwise called
Answer
(A)
litotes
7
The loneliest people live in the most crowded places illustrates
Answer
(A)
paradox
8
A person's life story written by another person is
Answer
(B)
a biography
9
The term used to depict the freedom of a poet with language is
Answer
(D)
poetic licence
10
A poem in which a lone speaker seems to be addressing someone else is a
Answer
(D)
dramatic monologue
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A story which explains a natural phenomenon is
Answer
(C)
myth
12
A short which expresses an idea in a clever way is
Answer
(A)
an epigram
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A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as
Answer
(A)
realistic
14
A character whose actions or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is
Answer
(D)
a foil
15
One of the following is used to develop character
Answer
(D)
Dialogue
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A curtain raiser is an introductory performance that is
Answer
(A)
not part of the main play
17
A stanza of four lines is a
Answer
(D)
quatrain
18
_ in drama operates against a character who is unawares of a situation which the audience know about
Answer
(B)
Dramatic irony
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Said the Lion: ''On music I dote
But something is wrong with my throat
When I practice a scale
The listeners quail
And flee at the first note''.

What type of poem is this?
Answer
(B)
Limerick
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Said the Lion: ''On music I dote
But something is wrong with my throat
When I practice a scale
The listeners quail
And flee at the first note''.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is
Answer
(A)
aabba
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UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

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The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar . As though he was were performing the Eucharist, he is engaged in deliberate motions of reverence. The small vials of various liquids such as mercury are little vessels of communion wine. The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers.
He dips one tiny ring into a liquid, lifts it up to the sky and presses it onto a space in the growing length of necklace. It fits- it is like dipping bread into wine and slipping it between the parted lips of a communicant.
Our lent vigils are not as solemn as the goldsmith's silent solemnity that directs his work. We look on as the wizardry of the master matter craftsman displays itself. We are held in thrall....

The subject matter of the passage is
Answer
(A)
a goldsmith at work
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UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

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The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar . As though he was were performing the Eucharist, he is engaged in deliberate motions of reverence. The small vials of various liquids such as mercury are little vessels of communion wine. The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers.
He dips one tiny ring into a liquid, lifts it up to the sky and presses it onto a space in the growing length of necklace. It fits- it is like dipping bread into wine and slipping it between the parted lips of a communicant.
Our lent vigils are not as solemn as the goldsmith's silent solemnity that directs his work. We look on as the wizardry of the master matter craftsman displays itself. We are held in thrall....

The dominant devices used are
Answer
(C)
metaphor and simile
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UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

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The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar . As though he was were performing the Eucharist, he is engaged in deliberate motions of reverence. The small vials of various liquids such as mercury are little vessels of communion wine. The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers.
He dips one tiny ring into a liquid, lifts it up to the sky and presses it onto a space in the growing length of necklace. It fits- it is like dipping bread into wine and slipping it between the parted lips of a communicant.
Our lent vigils are not as solemn as the goldsmith's silent solemnity that directs his work. We look on as the wizardry of the master matter craftsman displays itself. We are held in thrall....

The use of the above devices creates an atmosphere of
Answer
(D)
awe
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UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

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The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar . As though he was were performing the Eucharist, he is engaged in deliberate motions of reverence. The small vials of various liquids such as mercury are little vessels of communion wine. The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers.
He dips one tiny ring into a liquid, lifts it up to the sky and presses it onto a space in the growing length of necklace. It fits- it is like dipping bread into wine and slipping it between the parted lips of a communicant.
Our lent vigils are not as solemn as the goldsmith's silent solemnity that directs his work. We look on as the wizardry of the master matter craftsman displays itself. We are held in thrall....

The writer's attitude is one of
Answer
(B)
reverence
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UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

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The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar . As though he was were performing the Eucharist, he is engaged in deliberate motions of reverence. The small vials of various liquids such as mercury are little vessels of communion wine. The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers.
He dips one tiny ring into a liquid, lifts it up to the sky and presses it onto a space in the growing length of necklace. It fits- it is like dipping bread into wine and slipping it between the parted lips of a communicant.
Our lent vigils are not as solemn as the goldsmith's silent solemnity that directs his work. We look on as the wizardry of the master matter craftsman displays itself. We are held in thrall....

The narrative technique captures the _ of the scene.
Answer
(B)
vividness
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Read the poem and answer the question

At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we'd gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved and by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stooped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.

The theme of the poem is
Answer
(B)
drought and heat
27
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At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we'd gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved and by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stooped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.

The mood of the poet is one of
Answer
(B)
hopelessness
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At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we'd gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved and by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stooped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.

''The earth has stopped breathing and sighed'' illustrates
Answer
(C)
personification
29
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At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we'd gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved and by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stooped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.

The run-on lines convey the speaker's
Answer
(B)
lamentation
30
Read the poem and answer the question

At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we'd gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved and by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stooped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.

There is a predominance of words associated with
Answer
(B)
nature
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest

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Caliban: Ay, that I will; and I'II be wise hereafter,
And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass
Was I, to take this drunkard for a god,
And worship this dull foot!

Prospero : Go to; away!
Alonso : Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it.
Sebastian : Or stole, rather.
(Act V, scene one lines 293 - 299)

What is Caliban promising to do?
Answer
(A)
Carry more wood
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest

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Caliban: Ay, that I will; and I'II be wise hereafter,
And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass
Was I, to take this drunkard for a god,
And worship this dull foot!

Prospero : Go to; away!
Alonso : Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it.
Sebastian : Or stole, rather.
(Act V, scene one lines 293 - 299)

PROSPERO HAS ASKED CALIBAN TO
Answer
(A)
go and bring Miranda
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest

Read the extract and answer the question

Caliban: Ay, that I will; and I'II be wise hereafter,
And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass
Was I, to take this drunkard for a god,
And worship this dull foot!

Prospero : Go to; away!
Alonso : Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it.
Sebastian : Or stole, rather.
(Act V, scene one lines 293 - 299)

The contents of ''your luggage'' are
Answer
(B)
food and water from the ship
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest

Read the extract and answer the question

Caliban: Ay, that I will; and I'II be wise hereafter,
And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass
Was I, to take this drunkard for a god,
And worship this dull foot!

Prospero : Go to; away!
Alonso : Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it.
Sebastian : Or stole, rather.
(Act V, scene one lines 293 - 299)

''this drunkard'' is
Answer
(C)
Gonzalo
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest

Read the extract and answer the question

Caliban: Ay, that I will; and I'II be wise hereafter,
And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass
Was I, to take this drunkard for a god,
And worship this dull foot!

Prospero : Go to; away!
Alonso : Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it.
Sebastian : Or stole, rather.
(Act V, scene one lines 293 - 299)

Sebastian says ''Or stole it, rather'' because the luggage
Answer
(A)
does not belong to Caliban
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Read the extrat and answer the question

Prospero: Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated
In what thou hadst to say. So, with good life
And observation strange, my meaner ministers
Their several kinds have done. My high charms work,
And these, mine enemies are all knit up
In their distractions. They now are in my power;
And in these fits I leave them,....
(Act 111, scene three lines 85-91)

Prospero is speaking to
Answer
(B)
Miranda
37
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Prospero: Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated
In what thou hadst to say. So, with good life
And observation strange, my meaner ministers
Their several kinds have done. My high charms work,
And these, mine enemies are all knit up
In their distractions. They now are in my power;
And in these fits I leave them,....
(Act 111, scene three lines 85-91)

The first line means that the addressee
Answer
(A)
obeyed Prospero's instructions exactly
38
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Prospero: Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated
In what thou hadst to say. So, with good life
And observation strange, my meaner ministers
Their several kinds have done. My high charms work,
And these, mine enemies are all knit up
In their distractions. They now are in my power;
And in these fits I leave them,....
(Act 111, scene three lines 85-91)

Prospero's enemies include the voyagers but not
Answer
(D)
Stephano
39
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Prospero: Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated
In what thou hadst to say. So, with good life
And observation strange, my meaner ministers
Their several kinds have done. My high charms work,
And these, mine enemies are all knit up
In their distractions. They now are in my power;
And in these fits I leave them,....
(Act 111, scene three lines 85-91)

What has just taken place is that
Answer
(D)
Miranda has offered to help Ferinard
40
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Prospero: Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated
In what thou hadst to say. So, with good life
And observation strange, my meaner ministers
Their several kinds have done. My high charms work,
And these, mine enemies are all knit up
In their distractions. They now are in my power;
And in these fits I leave them,....
(Act 111, scene three lines 85-91)

Prosero decides to
Answer
(D)
Discharge Ariel
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X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)

The speaker is
Answer
(B)
Ferdinand
42
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X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)

''this man'' is
Answer
(D)
Prospero
43
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X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)

''this maid'' is
Answer
(A)
Caribel
44
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X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)

Those present in this scene are
Answer
(C)
Prospero and Gonzalo
45
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X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)

''So they are'' refers to the
Answer
(A)
speaker's friends