2015 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
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This question is based on George Orwell's 1984.
'Big Brothers Is Watching You' Big Brother Controls life in Oceania Though the four ministries of peace, Love, plenty, are Truth.
The Couple continue to meet secretly in an attic room above a junk shop owned by
'Big Brothers Is Watching You' Big Brother Controls life in Oceania Though the four ministries of peace, Love, plenty, are Truth.
The Couple continue to meet secretly in an attic room above a junk shop owned by
A
Mr. Carrington
B
O'Brien
C
Eurasia
D
Coworker Julius
correct option: a
Mr. Charrington, was the man who sold the diary, and later a coral paperweight to Winston.
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This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
Nnaife and Nnu Ego Second Child but the first to live is
Nnaife and Nnu Ego Second Child but the first to live is
A
Adim
B
Ngozi
C
Oshia
D
Adaku
correct option: c
In the novel, the death of the first child "Ngozi led to Nnu Ego's committing suicide at the waterfront to Cater Bridge. The second child is therefore called Oshia, who belongs to Nnaife.
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This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
In Romeo and Juliet, use the excerpt below to answer question 14 and 15.
'.... So tedious is this day
As is the night before some festival
To an important child that hath them.
new robes and may not wear.
The literary device used in the excerpt is
In Romeo and Juliet, use the excerpt below to answer question 14 and 15.
'.... So tedious is this day
As is the night before some festival
To an important child that hath them.
new robes and may not wear.
The literary device used in the excerpt is
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
Oxymoron
D
apostrophe
correct option: a
Simile is the comparison of two things using 'as' or 'like'. The simile in the excerpt is comparing 'this day as is the night before some festival'
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This question is based on General literacy principles
A literary genre which directly imitates human action is
A literary genre which directly imitates human action is
A
drama
B
comedy
C
prose
D
poetry
correct option: a
Drama is happenings written in form of scripts that are not narrated but acted out on stage, television or radio by cast to the audience
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This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
In Houseman's To an Athlete Dying Young, the persona addresses the dead athlete using
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
In Houseman's To an Athlete Dying Young, the persona addresses the dead athlete using
A
Monologue
B
Dialogue
C
Apostrophe
D
Prologue
correct option: c
Apostrophe is an address that is directed to an absent person as if the person is present. Therefore, the persona addresses the dead athlete as if the athlete is still present or alive.
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The use of two contrasting words that are placed side by side is called
A
prologue
B
oxymoron
C
apostrophe
D
costume
correct option: b
Oxymoron is the placement of the two opposite words side by side.
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This question is based on General literacy principles
In literacy work, verbal irony refers to a
In literacy work, verbal irony refers to a
A
device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says
B
situation in which a character speaks or acts against the trends of events
C
difficult situation which defies a logical or national resolution
D
device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says
correct option: a
Irony is the recognition of a reality different from its masking appearance. It is the "reversal" of meaning.
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A speech or writing used to praise a person or a thing for past or present deeds is
A
eulogy
B
synecdoche
C
epigram
D
epilogue
correct option: a
Eulogy is the word or writing used to praise a person or a thing for what had happened or what is happening.
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This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo is evicted to__________because he__________
Romeo is evicted to__________because he__________
A
Mantua, fights Tybalt in a street duel
B
Capulet's party, kills Tybalt in a street duel
C
Mantua, fights and kills Tybalt in a street duel
D
Mantua, kills Paris in a street duel.
correct option: c
Romeo was expelled or banished to Mantua for killing Tybalt in a street combat.
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This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
The relationships of Nnaife family are
The relationships of Nnaife family are
A
humiliation and disagreement
B
sickness and joblessness
C
poverty and hunger
D
togetherness and happiness
correct option: c
In the novel, Nnaife lost his job. Nnu Ego struggled to feed the family. Nnaife's family was sent out of their previous apartment; Nnu Ego rented a small apartment and finally travelled to the village of Ogboli in Ibuza homeland where she ended her life.
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