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