WAEC - Literature In English (2017)

1
A praise poem is ____________
Answer
(B)
A Panegyric
2
A literary work in which the characters are animals is a ____________
Answer
(B)
Fable
3
A short single act drama is called____________
Answer
(D)
Playlet
4

Through the trees, I'll hear a single

Ringing sound, a cowbell jingle 

The underlined is an example of____________ryhme

 

Answer
(A)
End
5

Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings

 

The alliteration in stinks and stings effectively conveys__________-

 

Answer
(A)
Distaste
6

Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings

 

The poets intention is to___________

Answer
(D)
Show Contempt
7

Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings

 

The lines illustrates________

Answer
(D)
Free Verse
8
A play on words for literary effect is_________
Answer
(B)
A Pun
9
"Its a matter of sad joy" Iillustrates__________
Answer
(B)
Oxymoron
10
The leading character in a literary work is the________
Answer
(D)
Protagonist
11
A narrative poem that relates heroic exploits is an___________
Answer
(C)
Epic
12
Over the cobbles it clattered and crashed is an example of__________
Answer
(C)
Onomatopoeia
13
An essential features of drama is___________
Answer
(B)
Conflict
14
A humorous poem with five lines, the first two ryhming with the last is______________
Answer
(D)
A Limerick
15
Death be not proud, though some have called thee might and dreadful is an example of___________
Answer
(C)
Apostrophe
16
An essential part of the plot is____________
Answer
(A)
Characterization
17
The climax in a literary work is the_____________
Answer
(D)
Peak of the conflict
18
Dramatis personae is the same as ____________
Answer
(D)
Cast
19
Ten thousand saw i at glance....... Illustrates_________
Answer
(D)
Hyperbole
20
Catharsis is normally associated with____________
Answer
(B)
Tragedy
21

We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry "non-indigenes must go" rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes..... But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

 

The dorminant feeling in the passage is that of______________

 

Answer
(C)
Anxiety
22

We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry "non-indigenes must go" rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes..... But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

The feeling is conveyed by the use of_________

Answer
(C)
Tactile images
23

We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry "non-indigenes must go" rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes..... But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

Their silence spoke millions illustrates___________

Answer
(C)
Tactile images
24

We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry "non-indigenes must go" rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes..... But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

The family bell summoned us is an example of__________

Answer
(B)
Personification
25

We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry "non-indigenes must go" rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes..... But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

The passage is__________

Answer
(A)
In First person
26

I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile

Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhile

When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie
Dreaming of grasping  your velvety texture 

 

The first stanza is a ____________

Answer
(A)
Tercet
27

I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile

Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhile

When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie
Dreaming of grasping  your velvety texture 

 

The poem evokes the senses of_______

Answer
(C)
Sight and Hearing
28

I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile

Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhile

When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie
Dreaming of grasping  your velvety texture 

 

The dominant literary device used in the poem is_____________

Answer
(B)
Repetition
29

I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile

Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhile

When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie
Dreaming of grasping  your velvety texture 

 

The poet's tone is one of__________

Answer
(C)
Nostalgia
30

I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile

Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will drink by eager of choice

When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i'll lie
Dreaming of grasping  your velvety texture 

 

My ears will drink by eager of choice illustrates________

Answer
(C)
Synecdoche
31

Speaker:  I think this tale would win my daughter too,
  Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
  Men do their broken weapons rather use 
  Than their bare hands

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)

 

The speaker is_____________

Answer
(A)
Duke
32

Speaker:  I think this tale would win my daughter too,
  Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
  Men do their broken weapons rather use 
  Than their bare hands

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)

 

The tale being referred to is___________

Answer
(C)
Othello's war exploits
33

Speaker:  I think this tale would win my daughter too,
  Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
  Men do their broken weapons rather use 
  Than their bare hands

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)

 

........this tale justifies_________

Answer
(C)
Desdemona's attraction to Othello
34

Speaker:  I think this tale would win my daughter too,
  Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
  Men do their broken weapons rather use 
  Than their bare hands

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)

 

The underlined expression means___________

Answer
(D)
Make the best out of this
35

Speaker:  I think this tale would win my daughter too,
  Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
  Men do their broken weapons rather use 
  Than their bare hands

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)

 

According to the speaker__________

Answer
(A)
The tale was good enough to win a woman's heart
36

Othello:  So please your grace, my ancient;
  A man he is of honesty and trust
  To his conveyance i assign my wife
  Grace shall think
  To be sent after me

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)

 

Othello is speaking to_____________

Answer
(B)
Duke
37

Othello:  So please your grace, my ancient;
  A man he is of honesty and trust
  To his conveyance i assign my wife
  Grace shall think
  To be sent after me

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)

 

The speech illustrates the use of________

Answer
(A)
Irony
38

Othello:  So please your grace, my ancient;
  A man he is of honesty and trust
  To his conveyance i assign my wife
  Grace shall think
  To be sent after me

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)

 

A man he is honesty and trust refers to_________

Answer
(D)
Iago
39

Othello:  So please your grace, my ancient;
  A man he is of honesty and trust
  To his conveyance i assign my wife
  Grace shall think
  To be sent after me

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)

 

Othello is leaving to__________

Answer
(B)
Make peace with the Turks
40

Othello:  So please your grace, my ancient;
  A man he is of honesty and trust
  To his conveyance i assign my wife
  Grace shall think
  To be sent after me

(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)

 

Othello then_________

Answer
(B)
Entrusts Desdemona to Iago's care
41

Iago:  Mere prattle without practice
 Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
 And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
 At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
 .....must be belee'd and calmed
 By debitor and creditor

(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)

 

His soldiership refers to______________

Answer
(C)
Cassio
42

Iago:  Mere prattle without practice
 Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
 And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
 At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
 .....must be belee'd and calmed
 By debitor and creditor

(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)

 

Sir refers to__________

Answer
(B)
Roderigo
43

Iago:  Mere prattle without practice
 Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
 And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
 At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
 .....must be belee'd and calmed
 By debitor and creditor

(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)

 

Iago___________

Answer
(C)
Is bitter about Cassio's appointment as Lieutenant
44

Iago:  Mere prattle without practice
 Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
 And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
 At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
 .....must be belee'd and calmed
 By debitor and creditor

(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)

 

His eyes refers to____________

Answer
(B)
Cassio
45

Iago:  Mere prattle without practice
 Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
 And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
 At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
 .....must be belee'd and calmed
 By debitor and creditor

(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)

 

The setting is_______

Answer
(D)
Venice