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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) imaginative
C) compulsory
D) comprehensive
  • 2. There are...... genres of literature
A) 2
B) 5
C) 3
D) 4
  • 3. literary appreciation means analysis, criticism and understanding of......
A) literature
B) geography
C) poem
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) background
B) theme
C) setting
D) plot
  • 6. A novel written inform of a letter is known as......
A) campus
B) gothic
C) epistolary
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) reporter
B) pirate
C) autobiography
D) biography
  • 9. A true life story is.....
A) imagery
B) fiction
C) creative
D) non-fiction
  • 10. ...... refer to the emotion and condition in a story
A) tone
B) atmosphere
C) mood
D) symbol
  • 11. stanza is to poem as....... is to prose
A) chapter
B) line
C) act
D) scene
  • 12. The writer of a poem is......
A) poet
B) dramatist
C) prosaist
D) author
  • 13. She is dirty as a pig is an example of.....
A) personification
B) litotes
C) metaphor
D) simile
  • 14. The writer of a novel is......
A) poetess
B) novelist
C) agonist
D) fable
  • 15. Two rhyming lines in a poem is......
A) tercet
B) couplet
C) septet
D) quatrain
  • 16. A piece of writing which teaches morals is.......
A) playful
B) analytical
C) serious
D) didactic
  • 17. Enjambment refers to......
A) educationist
B) prologue
C) symbol
D) run-on-lines
  • 18. A female counterpart that writes a poem is......
A) poetess
B) historian
C) folklore
D) orator
  • 19. All the following are features of prose except
A) narrative technique
B) melody
C) paragraph
D) idioms and proverbs
  • 20. The location of a story is.....
A) theme
B) plot
C) title
D) setting
  • 21. A story passed on by word of mouth is.....
A) romance
B) folktales
C) short story
D) novel
  • 22. An imaginative story is also called......
A) fiction
B) folklore
C) fable
D) non-fiction
  • 23. A story in which animals are used as characters is called ........
A) fable
B) folktale
C) didactic
D) allegory
  • 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) poetry
B) prose
C) satire
D) drama
  • 26. A four rhyming lines of a poem is......
A) tercet
B) septet
C) sonnet
D) quatrain
  • 27. A poem that makes fun of vices and folies in the society is......
A) parody
B) lampoon
C) criticism
D) satire
  • 28. A long poem about the heroic deeds of people is.......
A) chant
B) ode
C) lullaby
D) epic
  • 29. Drama is written in.......
A) stanzas
B) paragraphs
C) acts and scenes
D) chapters
  • 30. One of these is not a type of novel
A) historic novel
B) allegory novel
C) gothic novel
D) campus novel
  • 31. Pick out the odd item, in relation to drama
A) character
B) stanza
C) plot
D) episode
  • 32. A female protagonist in a literary work is known as
A) maverick
B) feminine antagonist
C) Chief character
D) heroine
  • 33. The main idea of a writing or speech is to called
A) theme
B) topic
C) introduction
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) danced
B) mimed
C) taught
D) read aloud
  • 36. A playwright who writes exclusively for the stage is known as......
A) a dramatist
B) stage man
C) a stage writer
D) Wole Soyinka
  • 37. The aim of a satire is......
A) reformation
B) abuse
C) criticism
D) stigmatization
  • 38. The difference between a novel and a short story is.......
A) length
B) setting
C) style
D) plot
  • 39. The classification of literary works according to type is called........
A) grouping
B) genre
C) toning
D) placement
  • 40. one of the following relates most to comedy
A) suspense
B) anxiety
C) horror
D) laughter
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