1994 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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Pick the odd item from the list below
A
tragedy
B
comedy
C
epilogue
D
tragi-comedy
correct option: c
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A group of actors in a play is called
A
characters
B
cast
C
chorus
D
prompters
correct option: b
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A novel is usually written in
A
prose
B
verse
C
scenes
D
stanzas
correct option: a
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What distinguishes a novel from a play is
A
characters
B
setting
C
narration
D
theme
correct option: c
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Which of the following best describes Literature? It
A
tells the story of great men and women
B
is a reflection of man's life in society
C
is a record of past events
D
describes what never happened and cannot happen
correct option: b
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The literary device in the statement - 'Students are to come to class with their Shakespeare' is called
A
metonymy
B
litotes
C
synecdoche
D
personification
correct option: a
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The first person narrator is usually
A
the protagonist
B
a villain in the novel
C
the antagonist
D
a character in the novel
correct option: a
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The first person narrator is usually
A
the protagonist
B
a villain in the novel
C
the antagonist
D
a character in the novel
correct option: a
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Which of the following is closest to the novel?
A
the short story
B
fable
C
tale
D
epic
correct option: a
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''The people's voices rutted like pigs in the mud'' is an example of
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
personification
D
metonymy
correct option: a
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