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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) imaginative
B) optional
C) comprehensive
D) compulsory
  • 2. There are...... genres of literature
A) 2
B) 5
C) 4
D) 3
  • 3. literary appreciation means analysis, criticism and understanding of......
A) literature
B) prose
C) geography
D) poem
  • 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) plot
C) background
D) theme
  • 6. A novel written inform of a letter is known as......
A) epistolary
B) gothic
C) historic
D) campus
  • 7. The sequential arrangement of events in a story is........
A) theme
B) plot
C) tone
D) subject matter
  • 8. A written account of another person's life is.....
A) reporter
B) autobiography
C) pirate
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) atmosphere
B) mood
C) tone
D) symbol
  • 11. stanza is to poem as....... is to prose
A) scene
B) line
C) act
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) personification
B) litotes
C) simile
D) metaphor
  • 14. The writer of a novel is......
A) agonist
B) novelist
C) fable
D) poetess
  • 15. Two rhyming lines in a poem is......
A) septet
B) quatrain
C) tercet
D) couplet
  • 16. A piece of writing which teaches morals is.......
A) serious
B) playful
C) analytical
D) didactic
  • 17. Enjambment refers to......
A) run-on-lines
B) symbol
C) prologue
D) educationist
  • 18. A female counterpart that writes a poem is......
A) poetess
B) orator
C) historian
D) folklore
  • 19. All the following are features of prose except
A) melody
B) paragraph
C) narrative technique
D) idioms and proverbs
  • 20. The location of a story is.....
A) theme
B) title
C) plot
D) setting
  • 21. A story passed on by word of mouth is.....
A) folktales
B) novel
C) romance
D) short story
  • 22. An imaginative story is also called......
A) folklore
B) fiction
C) fable
D) non-fiction
  • 23. A story in which animals are used as characters is called ........
A) allegory
B) didactic
C) fable
D) folktale
  • 24. Fiction is derived from the Latin word "facio" meaning......
A) I saw
B) they came
C) I make
D) interesting
  • 25. one of these is not among the genres of literature
A) satire
B) drama
C) poetry
D) prose
  • 26. A four rhyming lines of a poem is......
A) quatrain
B) tercet
C) septet
D) sonnet
  • 27. A poem that makes fun of vices and folies in the society is......
A) lampoon
B) parody
C) satire
D) criticism
  • 28. A long poem about the heroic deeds of people is.......
A) chant
B) epic
C) ode
D) lullaby
  • 29. Drama is written in.......
A) paragraphs
B) chapters
C) stanzas
D) acts and scenes
  • 30. One of these is not a type of novel
A) allegory novel
B) historic novel
C) campus novel
D) gothic novel
  • 31. Pick out the odd item, in relation to drama
A) plot
B) episode
C) character
D) stanza
  • 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) topic
B) focus
C) theme
D) introduction
  • 34. A play that is intended to be funny and usually with a happy ending is known as
A) aside
B) comedy
C) farce
D) tragedy
  • 35. For maximum effect a play is acted and a poem is......
A) taught
B) read aloud
C) mimed
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) criticism
B) stigmatization
C) reformation
D) abuse
  • 38. The difference between a novel and a short story is.......
A) plot
B) style
C) setting
D) length
  • 39. The classification of literary works according to type is called........
A) placement
B) grouping
C) toning
D) genre
  • 40. one of the following relates most to comedy
A) laughter
B) anxiety
C) horror
D) suspense
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