2017 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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Choose the option that has the same rhymes with the given word
Account
Account
A
surmount
B
acom
C
aground
D
astound
correct option: a
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This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vicent, T.(ed.):
A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed.): West African Verse.
One of the thematic preoccupations of Awooner's The Anvil and the Hammer is
A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed.): West African Verse.
One of the thematic preoccupations of Awooner's The Anvil and the Hammer is
A
clash of cultures
B
revival of colonalism
C
the changing face of colonial masters
D
the good attributes of colonalism
correct option: a
The poet applies the notion of a forceful coming together of the people of two cultures to the disadvantage of one in a colonial relationship.
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This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days.
The cap-picking ceremony is to
The cap-picking ceremony is to
A
break the strong will of Yaremi
B
make Yaremi remarry
C
establish that she is wicked
D
prove that Ajumobi is not the best
correct option: b
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This Question is based on General Literacy principles and Literacy Appreciations.
A poem used to express grief on the occasion of someone's death is _______?
A poem used to express grief on the occasion of someone's death is _______?
A
elergy
B
epic
C
dirge
D
sonnet
correct option: c
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This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption
(ACP Yakubu in his office)...
How can that old crook of a Judge acquit and discharge a very clear case of cocaine pushing. What evidence is he looking for?...' The technique used in the excerpt above is called
(ACP Yakubu in his office)...
How can that old crook of a Judge acquit and discharge a very clear case of cocaine pushing. What evidence is he looking for?...' The technique used in the excerpt above is called
A
interior monologue
B
apostrophe
C
dramatic monologue
D
soliloquoy
correct option: d
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"And blossoms blown away"
The line above from William Blake's poem " The school boy" is an example of
The line above from William Blake's poem " The school boy" is an example of
A
personification
B
euphemism
C
alliteration
D
consonance
correct option: d
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Who succeeded Othello as Governor of Cyprus?
A
Cassio
B
Lago
C
Montano
D
Gratiano
correct option: a
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A character whose name is also the source of the title of the narrative is called ___?
A
round
B
eponymous
C
flat
D
tittled
correct option: b
An example is the tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.
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This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless
The dominant tone of the novel is one of
The dominant tone of the novel is one of
A
bitterness
B
hope
C
fear
D
joy
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Thus question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption
It can be deduced from the play that
It can be deduced from the play that
A
drug pushing is lucrative
B
no crime will go unpunished
C
the wealthy also cry
D
people will always complain
correct option: b
Those who perpetuate evil will one day reap out of it. No evil carried out with impunity will go unpunished at some point. The eventual imprisonment of Chief and his accomplices supports this contention. Also, Justice Odili who was latter taken to a court, which was presided over by a Judge. "The Judge described him as a big disgraced to to their noble profession" He is accused of having allowed "greed and avariciousness" to blind him "against the ethical demands of the profession and he had to pay for his sins". (P.119). He is sentenced to 20years imprisonment with hard labour.
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