2003 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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Read the poem and answer the question
Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown
Always it woke him even in France
Until this morning and this snow
If anything might rouse him now
This kind old sun will know
Think how it wakes the seeds
Woke,once, the clays of a cold star
Are limbs, so dear achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
One of the dominant literary devices used in the poem is
Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown
Always it woke him even in France
Until this morning and this snow
If anything might rouse him now
This kind old sun will know
Think how it wakes the seeds
Woke,once, the clays of a cold star
Are limbs, so dear achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
One of the dominant literary devices used in the poem is
A
hyperbole
B
simile
C
assonance
D
metaphhor
correct option: a
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Read the poem and answer the question
Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown
Always it woke him even in France
Until this morning and this snow
If anything might rouse him now
This kind old sun will know
Think how it wakes the seeds
Woke,once, the clays of a cold star
Are limbs, so dear achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
The theme of the poem is the ...of life
Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown
Always it woke him even in France
Until this morning and this snow
If anything might rouse him now
This kind old sun will know
Think how it wakes the seeds
Woke,once, the clays of a cold star
Are limbs, so dear achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
The theme of the poem is the ...of life
A
vanity
B
creation
C
distortion
D
futility
correct option: d
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Read the poem and answer the question
Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown
Always it woke him even in France
Until this morning and this snow
If anything might rouse him now
This kind old sun will know
Think how it wakes the seeds
Woke,once, the clays of a cold star
Are limbs, so dear achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
The mood in the last two lines is one of
Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown
Always it woke him even in France
Until this morning and this snow
If anything might rouse him now
This kind old sun will know
Think how it wakes the seeds
Woke,once, the clays of a cold star
Are limbs, so dear achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
The mood in the last two lines is one of
A
surprise
B
lament
C
uncertainty
D
indifference
correct option: b
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Read the poem and answer the question
Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown
Always it woke him even in France
Until this morning and this snow
If anything might rouse him now
This kind old sun will know
Think how it wakes the seeds
Woke,once, the clays of a cold star
Are limbs, so dear achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
The dominant images are associated with
Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown
Always it woke him even in France
Until this morning and this snow
If anything might rouse him now
This kind old sun will know
Think how it wakes the seeds
Woke,once, the clays of a cold star
Are limbs, so dear achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
The dominant images are associated with
A
Death
B
Nature
C
Life
D
Age
correct option: a
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
Speaker A is
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
Speaker A is
A
Jessica
B
Gratiano
C
Portia
D
Nerissa
correct option: b
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
Speaker B is
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
Speaker B is
A
Lorenzo
B
Solerio
C
Solarino
D
Launcelot
correct option: b
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
From the extract speaker A intends
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
From the extract speaker A intends
A
forgiving the merchant
B
eloping to the city
C
going to a monastery
D
challenging the Jew
correct option: b
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
The person addressed is in the company of
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
The person addressed is in the company of
A
Antonio
B
Solanio
C
Bassanio
D
Jessica
correct option: c
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
''My people'' refers to the speaker's
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : My people do already know my mind,
And will acknowledge you and Jessica
In place of Lord Bassanio and myself
So fare thee till we shall meet again
B : Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
(Act 111, sc IV)
''My people'' refers to the speaker's
A
friends
B
enemies
C
household
D
relatives
correct option: a
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Read the extract below and answer the question
As much as I deserve: why, that's the lady
I do in birth deserve her, and in fortunes
In graces, and in qualities of breeding
But more than these, in love I do deserves
(Act 11, sc VII)
The speaker is
As much as I deserve: why, that's the lady
I do in birth deserve her, and in fortunes
In graces, and in qualities of breeding
But more than these, in love I do deserves
(Act 11, sc VII)
The speaker is
A
Arragon
B
Bassanio
C
Morocco
D
Gratiano
correct option: c
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