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