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