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