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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) compulsory
B) optional
C) imaginative
D) comprehensive
  • 2. There are...... genres of literature
A) 5
B) 4
C) 2
D) 3
  • 3. literary appreciation means analysis, criticism and understanding of......
A) geography
B) poem
C) literature
D) prose
  • 4. prose is written in......
A) acts and scenes
B) lines
C) chapters
D) stanzas
  • 5. ....... refer to the general idea in a story
A) theme
B) setting
C) plot
D) background
  • 6. A novel written inform of a letter is known as......
A) historic
B) campus
C) gothic
D) epistolary
  • 7. The sequential arrangement of events in a story is........
A) theme
B) tone
C) plot
D) subject matter
  • 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) creative
B) non-fiction
C) imagery
D) fiction
  • 10. ...... refer to the emotion and condition in a story
A) tone
B) symbol
C) atmosphere
D) mood
  • 11. stanza is to poem as....... is to prose
A) chapter
B) act
C) line
D) scene
  • 12. The writer of a poem is......
A) dramatist
B) author
C) prosaist
D) poet
  • 13. She is dirty as a pig is an example of.....
A) metaphor
B) litotes
C) personification
D) simile
  • 14. The writer of a novel is......
A) fable
B) novelist
C) agonist
D) poetess
  • 15. Two rhyming lines in a poem is......
A) couplet
B) septet
C) quatrain
D) tercet
  • 16. A piece of writing which teaches morals is.......
A) didactic
B) playful
C) analytical
D) serious
  • 17. Enjambment refers to......
A) run-on-lines
B) symbol
C) prologue
D) educationist
  • 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) melody
B) idioms and proverbs
C) narrative technique
D) paragraph
  • 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) short story
B) novel
C) folktales
D) romance
  • 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) fable
B) allegory
C) didactic
D) folktale
  • 24. Fiction is derived from the Latin word "facio" meaning......
A) I make
B) they came
C) I saw
D) interesting
  • 25. one of these is not among the genres of literature
A) satire
B) poetry
C) drama
D) prose
  • 26. A four rhyming lines of a poem is......
A) sonnet
B) tercet
C) septet
D) quatrain
  • 27. A poem that makes fun of vices and folies in the society is......
A) lampoon
B) satire
C) criticism
D) parody
  • 28. A long poem about the heroic deeds of people is.......
A) ode
B) lullaby
C) chant
D) epic
  • 29. Drama is written in.......
A) chapters
B) stanzas
C) paragraphs
D) acts and scenes
  • 30. One of these is not a type of novel
A) gothic novel
B) campus novel
C) allegory novel
D) historic novel
  • 31. Pick out the odd item, in relation to drama
A) stanza
B) character
C) episode
D) plot
  • 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) topic
C) focus
D) theme
  • 34. A play that is intended to be funny and usually with a happy ending is known as
A) aside
B) farce
C) tragedy
D) comedy
  • 35. For maximum effect a play is acted and a poem is......
A) taught
B) danced
C) read aloud
D) mimed
  • 36. A playwright who writes exclusively for the stage is known as......
A) Wole Soyinka
B) a stage writer
C) a dramatist
D) stage man
  • 37. The aim of a satire is......
A) reformation
B) stigmatization
C) criticism
D) abuse
  • 38. The difference between a novel and a short story is.......
A) plot
B) style
C) length
D) setting
  • 39. The classification of literary works according to type is called........
A) genre
B) grouping
C) toning
D) placement
  • 40. one of the following relates most to comedy
A) anxiety
B) suspense
C) laughter
D) horror
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