2004 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1

1
The persons created of presented in a literary work are
A
heroes
B
actorrs
C
clowns
D
characters
correct option: d
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2
Pick the odd item
A
fiction
B
monologue
C
aside
D
soliloguy
correct option: a
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3
A group of lines separated from other groups in a poem is known as
A
verse
B
caesura
C
stanza
D
metre
correct option: c
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4
Dialogue is the predominant feature of
A
genre
B
drama
C
poetry
D
prose
correct option: b
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5
Pick the odd item
A
comedy
B
prose
C
drama
D
poetry
correct option: a
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6
A literary work in which animals are used as characters is a
A
memoir
B
fable
C
biography
D
farce
correct option: b
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7
''True wit is nature to advantage drest.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed''.

The extract is an example of
A
rhythm
B
pun
C
rhyme
D
paradox
correct option: c
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8
A character who creates humour in a play is a
A
flat character
B
heroine
C
round character
D
clown
correct option: d
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9
A short witty statement in poetry constitutes a/an
A
lyric
B
ode
C
epigram
D
elegy
correct option: c
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10
A literary work is didactic f it
A
entertains
B
comforts
C
criticizes
D
teaches
correct option: d
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