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