(Exam) SS 1 Literature in English (1st Term)
  • 1. Literature is a creative and..... work of art
A) imaginative
B) comprehensive
C) optional
D) compulsory
  • 2. There are...... genres of literature
A) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2
  • 3. literary appreciation means analysis, criticism and understanding of......
A) geography
B) literature
C) poem
D) prose
  • 4. prose is written in......
A) stanzas
B) chapters
C) acts and scenes
D) lines
  • 5. ....... refer to the general idea in a story
A) setting
B) theme
C) background
D) plot
  • 6. A novel written inform of a letter is known as......
A) campus
B) gothic
C) historic
D) epistolary
  • 7. The sequential arrangement of events in a story is........
A) plot
B) subject matter
C) theme
D) tone
  • 8. A written account of another person's life is.....
A) reporter
B) biography
C) autobiography
D) pirate
  • 9. A true life story is.....
A) imagery
B) creative
C) non-fiction
D) fiction
  • 10. ...... refer to the emotion and condition in a story
A) tone
B) atmosphere
C) mood
D) symbol
  • 11. stanza is to poem as....... is to prose
A) chapter
B) line
C) act
D) scene
  • 12. The writer of a poem is......
A) author
B) prosaist
C) poet
D) dramatist
  • 13. She is dirty as a pig is an example of.....
A) personification
B) litotes
C) simile
D) metaphor
  • 14. The writer of a novel is......
A) fable
B) agonist
C) novelist
D) poetess
  • 15. Two rhyming lines in a poem is......
A) septet
B) quatrain
C) tercet
D) couplet
  • 16. A piece of writing which teaches morals is.......
A) didactic
B) playful
C) analytical
D) serious
  • 17. Enjambment refers to......
A) educationist
B) symbol
C) prologue
D) run-on-lines
  • 18. A female counterpart that writes a poem is......
A) orator
B) historian
C) poetess
D) folklore
  • 19. All the following are features of prose except
A) narrative technique
B) melody
C) idioms and proverbs
D) paragraph
  • 20. The location of a story is.....
A) setting
B) plot
C) title
D) theme
  • 21. A story passed on by word of mouth is.....
A) short story
B) romance
C) novel
D) folktales
  • 22. An imaginative story is also called......
A) fiction
B) folklore
C) fable
D) non-fiction
  • 23. A story in which animals are used as characters is called ........
A) allegory
B) folktale
C) didactic
D) fable
  • 24. Fiction is derived from the Latin word "facio" meaning......
A) they came
B) I make
C) I saw
D) interesting
  • 25. one of these is not among the genres of literature
A) drama
B) prose
C) poetry
D) satire
  • 26. A four rhyming lines of a poem is......
A) quatrain
B) tercet
C) sonnet
D) septet
  • 27. A poem that makes fun of vices and folies in the society is......
A) criticism
B) parody
C) lampoon
D) satire
  • 28. A long poem about the heroic deeds of people is.......
A) lullaby
B) epic
C) ode
D) chant
  • 29. Drama is written in.......
A) paragraphs
B) acts and scenes
C) stanzas
D) chapters
  • 30. One of these is not a type of novel
A) allegory novel
B) campus novel
C) historic novel
D) gothic novel
  • 31. Pick out the odd item, in relation to drama
A) stanza
B) episode
C) plot
D) character
  • 32. A female protagonist in a literary work is known as
A) feminine antagonist
B) maverick
C) heroine
D) Chief character
  • 33. The main idea of a writing or speech is to called
A) introduction
B) theme
C) focus
D) topic
  • 34. A play that is intended to be funny and usually with a happy ending is known as
A) aside
B) tragedy
C) comedy
D) farce
  • 35. For maximum effect a play is acted and a poem is......
A) taught
B) mimed
C) danced
D) read aloud
  • 36. A playwright who writes exclusively for the stage is known as......
A) a dramatist
B) stage man
C) Wole Soyinka
D) a stage writer
  • 37. The aim of a satire is......
A) reformation
B) criticism
C) abuse
D) stigmatization
  • 38. The difference between a novel and a short story is.......
A) length
B) plot
C) setting
D) style
  • 39. The classification of literary works according to type is called........
A) genre
B) grouping
C) toning
D) placement
  • 40. one of the following relates most to comedy
A) anxiety
B) horror
C) laughter
D) suspense
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