2016 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1

1
...... refers to the structure of a work of art.
A
form
B
Plot
C
Setting
D
Style
correct option: d
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2
Conflict in a literary work begins to unfold with
A
climax
B
episode
C
exposition
D
resolution
correct option: a
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3
The character assumed by the author in his writing is
A
protagonist
B
chorus
C
persona
D
pseudonym
correct option: c
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4
Oral literature is part of
A
drama
B
folklore
C
poetry
D
music
correct option: b
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5
Poetry is written in
A
chapters
B
paragraphs
C
scenes
D
lines
correct option: d
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6
Poetry is written in
A
descriptive
B
dramatic
C
narrative
D
poetic
correct option: b
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7
The ....... produces comic relief in drama
A
chorus
B
protagonist
C
antagonist
D
clown
correct option: d
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8
A short play is also called a
A
farce
B
novelette
C
playlet
D
slapstick
correct option: c
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9
Read the stanza and answer this question

For days I wept and felt depressed
The one and all I loved had left
But then on me our Bill impressed
'Your love is where she looks bereft'

The rhyme scheme is
A
abab
B
aaba
C
abcc
D
abbc
correct option: a
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10
Read the stanza and answer this question

For days I wept and felt depressed
The one and all I loved had left
But then on me our Bill impressed
'Your love is where she looks bereft'

The lines are iambic
A
pentameter
B
trimeter
C
tetrameter
D
hexameter
correct option: c
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