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