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LITERATURE IN ENGLISH


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THEORY QUESTIONS
WAEC SYLLABUS

WASSCE 2009

Objectives



1. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is

A. A narrative

B. A sonnet

C. An ode

D. An elegy


2. The attitude of a writer towards the subject matter is the

A. Tone

B. Plot

C. Crisis

D. Climax


3. The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called

A. Internal rhyme

B. Rhyme scheme

C. Rhythm

D. Scansion


4. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the

A. Epilogue

B. Climax

C. Prologue

D. Exposition


5. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as

A. Blank verse

B. Assonance

C. Consonance

D. Free verse


ANSWERS

6. A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is

A. A mime

B. An aside

C. A soliloquy

D. An opera


7. “Mathematics is my Achilles’ heel” is an example of

A. Litotes

B. Metonymy

C. Allusion

D. Analogy


8. A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a

A. Lyric

B. Sonnet

C. Ballad

D. Threnody


9. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the

A. Hero

B. Heroine

C. Antagonist

D. Foil


10. “Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind” illustrates

A. Inversion

B. Paradox

C. Homour

D. Mood


ANSWERS

11. The art of givng human attributes to non-human object is

A. Personification

B. Allegory

C. Anecdote

D. Allusion


12. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is

A. Lyric

B. Epic

C. Ode

D. Euphony


13. A poem of four line is called

A. Quatrain

B. Sestet

C. Sonnet

D. Couplet


14. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called

A. An allegory

B. A fable

C. A farce

D. A satire


15. The story of a person’s life written by another person is

A. History

B. Autobiography

C. Biography

D. Anthology


ANSWERS

16. When characters talk to each other, it is referred to as

A. Soliloquy

B. Monologue

C. Dialogue

D. Novelette


17. A folktale is a

A. Novel

B. Work of fiction

C. Biography

D. Novelette


18. A poem written in an elaborate style to address or celebrate an object or event is called

A. A ballad

B. An epic

C. A dirge

D. An ode


Read the extract and answer questions 19—20.


I have to thank God I’m a woman,

For in these ordered days a woman only

Is free to be very hungry, very lonely.


19. The dominant device in the above lines is

A. Burlesque

B. Paradox

C. Conflict

D. Irony


20. The tone of the poem is one of

A. Sorrow

B. Sarcasm

C. Happiness

D. Anger


ANSWERS

PART II

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY


Read the passage and answer questions 21-25.


“Diversion through Larteh!” This is the sign in the middle of the road. They have diverted the 24 kilometere Mamfe- Aburi-Adenta Road because of the major road works. The Mamfe-Larteh-Adenta diversion makes the journey twice as long. The longer the route is the shorter.


The little jeep flashes past the deserted police checkpoint. The howling wind, like a stretching comb stretches Kweyeiwa’s hair in flapping furrows behind her as she stands clinging to a metal support in the back of the open jeep, petrified. The jeep negotiates the hairpin bend below the overhang near Tamara’s place at breakneck speed now it is on the stretch to the Kodiabe junction. The little vehicle laps up the distance. Presently the travelers arrive at the last crossroads. Kodiabe lies as the crow flies, Somanya to the left. The jeep turns right towards Accra.


21. Kyeiwa is

A. Relaxed

B. Ecstatic

C. Frightened

D. Elated


22. The narrative technique is

A. Third person

B. A soliloquy

C. First person

D. An aside


23. The passage is

A. Expository

B. Argumentative

C. Narrative

D. Analytical


24. The atmosphere in the passage is one of

A. Love

B. Fear

C. Anger

D. Joy


25. “The little vehicle laps up the distance” conveys the impression of

A. Leisure

B. Pleasure

C. Strength

D. Speed


ANSWERS

Read the poem and answer questions 26—30.


In front of the gate, the guards stands with his rifle, Above, untidy clouds are carrying away the moon, The bedbugs are swarming around like army tanks on manoeuvers. While the mosquitoes form squadrons, attacking like fighter planes, My heart travels a thousand miles towards my native land. My dream intertwines with sadness like a stein of a thousand threads, Innocent, I have endured a whole year in prison. Using my tears for ink, I turn my thoughts into verses.


26. The poem is about

A. War

B. Dirt

C. Travelling

D. Prison life


27. The imagery in the first four lines is predominantly

A. Agricultural

B. Military

C. Political

D. Social


28. “…a thousand miles” is an example of

A. Hyperbole

B. Irony

C. Antithesis

D. Epigram


29. The poem is written in

A. Blank verse

B. Pentameter

C. Free verse

D. Trochee


30. The impression created of the persona is one of

A. Anger

B. Competitiveness

C. Reconciliation

D. Resignation


ANSWERS

SECTION B WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:

Hamlet


Read the extract and answer questions 31—35.


Think it no more:

For nature, crescent, does not grow alone

In thews and bulk, as this temple waxes,

The inward service of the mind and soul

Grows wide withal. Perhaps he loves you now,

And now no soil or cantle doth besmirch

The virtue of his will.


(Act One, Scene III, Lines 10-16)


31. The speaker is

A. Polonius

B. Reynaldo

C. Rosencrantz

D. Laertes


32. The character being addressed is

A. Ophelia

B. Hamlet

C. Marcellus

D. Bernado


33. The subject of discussion is

A. Horatio

B. Hamlet

C. Marcellus

D. Bernado


34. The speaker is

A. Happy

B. Confused

C. Excited

D. Anxious


35. Thews and bulk means

A. Power

B. Body and soul

C. Strength and size

D. Brain


ANSWERS

Read the extract and answer questions 36—40.


X: Tis gone, and will not answer.

Y: How now…! You tremble and look pale: Is not this something more than fantasy? What think you on’t?

Z: Before my God, I might not believe Without the sensible and true avouch Of mine own eyes.


(Act One, Scene I, Lines 52-58)


36. Speaker X is

A. Horatio

B. Marcellus

C. Hamlet

D. Laertes


37. Speaker Y is

A. Bernado

B. Francisco

C. Polonius

D. Rosencrantz


38. Tis gone and will not answer refers to the

A. Gravedigger

B. Ghost

C. Servant

D. Soldier


39. The atmosphere is

A. Frightening

B. Peaceful

C. Relaxed

D. Bleak


40. The setting is

A. Another part of the platform

B. A platform in front of the castle

C. The queen’s palace

D. A room in the castle


ANSWERS

Read the extract and answer questions 41—45.


And for your part… I do wish

That your good beauties be the happy cause

Of… wildness: so shall I hope your virtues

Will bring him to his wonted way again,

To both your honours.


(Act Three, Scene I, Lines 37-42)


41. The speaker is

A. The king

B. Laertes

C. The queen

D. Polonius


42. After his speech, the speaker

A. Exits

B. Dies

C. Wakes up

D. Sleeps off


43. The character being addressed is

A. Laertes

B. Hamlet

C. Polonius

D. Ophelia


44. Another character present on the scene is

A. Rosencrantz

B. Guildenstern

C. Polonius

D. Hamlet


45. The wildness referred to can also be called

A. Love

B. Madness

C. Happiness

D. Death


ANSWERS

Read the extract and answer questions 46—50.


H: Where is this sight?

I: What is it ye would see? If ought of woe or wonder, cease your search


(Act Five, Scene II, Lines 348—350)


46. Speaker H is

A. Fortunbras

B. Horatio

C. Osric

D. Ambassador


47. Speaker I is

A. Horatio

B. Claudius

C. Hamlet

D. Osric


48. Sight refers to

A. Players and drummers

B. Soldiers from England

C. Incest committed

D. Dead bodies


49. Shortly before this speech, _________ died

A. The king

B. The queen

C. Hamlet

D. Polonius


50. Other characters who died earlier were

A. The queen and the ambassador

B. Hamlet and Osric

C. Ophelia and Horatio

D. Laertes and the King



WASSCE 2009 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

​1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. B 21. C 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. A 40. B 41. C 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. B 46. A 47. A 48. D 49. C 50. D


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