(Exam) SS 1 Literature in English (1st Term)
  • 1. Literature is a creative and..... work of art
A) comprehensive
B) compulsory
C) optional
D) imaginative
  • 2. There are...... genres of literature
A) 2
B) 5
C) 3
D) 4
  • 3. literary appreciation means analysis, criticism and understanding of......
A) poem
B) prose
C) geography
D) literature
  • 4. prose is written in......
A) lines
B) acts and scenes
C) stanzas
D) chapters
  • 5. ....... refer to the general idea in a story
A) background
B) theme
C) plot
D) setting
  • 6. A novel written inform of a letter is known as......
A) epistolary
B) gothic
C) historic
D) campus
  • 7. The sequential arrangement of events in a story is........
A) tone
B) theme
C) plot
D) subject matter
  • 8. A written account of another person's life is.....
A) pirate
B) autobiography
C) reporter
D) biography
  • 9. A true life story is.....
A) creative
B) fiction
C) imagery
D) non-fiction
  • 10. ...... refer to the emotion and condition in a story
A) mood
B) atmosphere
C) symbol
D) tone
  • 11. stanza is to poem as....... is to prose
A) chapter
B) line
C) scene
D) act
  • 12. The writer of a poem is......
A) prosaist
B) poet
C) dramatist
D) author
  • 13. She is dirty as a pig is an example of.....
A) metaphor
B) simile
C) litotes
D) personification
  • 14. The writer of a novel is......
A) fable
B) novelist
C) agonist
D) poetess
  • 15. Two rhyming lines in a poem is......
A) quatrain
B) septet
C) tercet
D) couplet
  • 16. A piece of writing which teaches morals is.......
A) didactic
B) analytical
C) playful
D) serious
  • 17. Enjambment refers to......
A) symbol
B) prologue
C) educationist
D) run-on-lines
  • 18. A female counterpart that writes a poem is......
A) orator
B) folklore
C) historian
D) poetess
  • 19. All the following are features of prose except
A) paragraph
B) narrative technique
C) idioms and proverbs
D) melody
  • 20. The location of a story is.....
A) title
B) plot
C) setting
D) theme
  • 21. A story passed on by word of mouth is.....
A) romance
B) novel
C) folktales
D) short story
  • 22. An imaginative story is also called......
A) fiction
B) non-fiction
C) fable
D) folklore
  • 23. A story in which animals are used as characters is called ........
A) fable
B) folktale
C) allegory
D) didactic
  • 24. Fiction is derived from the Latin word "facio" meaning......
A) I make
B) I saw
C) they came
D) interesting
  • 25. one of these is not among the genres of literature
A) drama
B) poetry
C) prose
D) satire
  • 26. A four rhyming lines of a poem is......
A) sonnet
B) septet
C) quatrain
D) tercet
  • 27. A poem that makes fun of vices and folies in the society is......
A) parody
B) lampoon
C) criticism
D) satire
  • 28. A long poem about the heroic deeds of people is.......
A) epic
B) lullaby
C) chant
D) ode
  • 29. Drama is written in.......
A) stanzas
B) paragraphs
C) acts and scenes
D) chapters
  • 30. One of these is not a type of novel
A) historic novel
B) gothic novel
C) allegory novel
D) campus novel
  • 31. Pick out the odd item, in relation to drama
A) stanza
B) plot
C) character
D) episode
  • 32. A female protagonist in a literary work is known as
A) maverick
B) Chief character
C) feminine antagonist
D) heroine
  • 33. The main idea of a writing or speech is to called
A) theme
B) introduction
C) topic
D) focus
  • 34. A play that is intended to be funny and usually with a happy ending is known as
A) tragedy
B) comedy
C) farce
D) aside
  • 35. For maximum effect a play is acted and a poem is......
A) mimed
B) read aloud
C) danced
D) taught
  • 36. A playwright who writes exclusively for the stage is known as......
A) a dramatist
B) Wole Soyinka
C) stage man
D) a stage writer
  • 37. The aim of a satire is......
A) criticism
B) stigmatization
C) reformation
D) abuse
  • 38. The difference between a novel and a short story is.......
A) setting
B) length
C) style
D) plot
  • 39. The classification of literary works according to type is called........
A) grouping
B) toning
C) genre
D) placement
  • 40. one of the following relates most to comedy
A) horror
B) suspense
C) anxiety
D) laughter
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