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