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