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