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THEORY QUESTIONS
WAEC SYLLABUS

WASSCE 2015

Objectives



1. A speech in a play in which a character speaks his or her thoughts alone is

A. A monologue

B. An aside

C. A soliloquy

D. An epilogue


2. In Literature, repetition is used essentially for

A. Rhyme

B. Suspense

C. Allusion

D. Emphasis


3. The pattern of poem without reference to its content is referred to as the

A. Limerick

B. Metre

C. Free verse

D. Form


4. The performers in a play constitute the

A. Chorus

B. Characters

C. Audience

D. Cast


Read the stanza and answer questions 5 to 7.


Pan, O great Pan, to thee

Thus do we sing!

Thou who keep’st chaste and free

As the young soring

Ever be thy honour spake

From that place the morn is broke

To the place day doth unyoke


5. The stanza is an example of

A. Appellation

B. Apostrophe

C. Euphemism

D. Elegy


ANSWERS

6. Pan is used here as

A. An allusion

B. Symbol

C. Irony

D. Metonymy


7. The rhyme scheme of the stanza is

A. Abcabcc

B. Ababcdd

C. Babaccc

D. Bcbccaa


8. A metrical foot in which a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable is

A. Iambic

B. Spondaic

C. Trochaic

D. Dactylic


9. ___________ is the location of the action of the plot.

A. Setting

B. Narrative technique

C. Point of view

D. Characterization


10. A ballad is essentially a _________ poem.

A. Descriptive

B. Dramatic

C. Pastoral

D. Narrative


ANSWERS

11. The first four lines of the Shakespearean sonnet rhyme

A. Abcd

B. Abba

C. Abab

D. Cdcd


12. A story in which characters or actions represent abstract ideas or moral qualities is

A. An epic

B. A legend

C. An allegory

D. A satire


13. The use of imagery in prose or verse

A. Appeals to the senses

B. Develop the plot

C. Create confusion

D. Obscures meaning


Use the lines to answer questions 14 and 15.


Our leaders will not compromise freedom

Nor will our heads give up liberty


14. The lines illustrate

A. Soliloquy

B. Parallelism

C. Dialogue

D. Contrast


15. ‘Heads’ in the second line is an example of

A. Synecdoche

B. Inversion

C. Epithet

D. Conceit


ANSWERS

16. A character that develops in the course of a novel or play is described as

A. Flat

B. Antagonist

C. Round

D. Protagonist


17. A dirge is a poem sung

A. To send a child to sleep

B. To make workers happy

C. At a birthday party

D. At a funeral


18. In drama, the __________ creates humour

A. Hero

B. Clown

C. Villain

D. Chorus


19. ‘Let me not love thee if I love thee not’ illustrates

A. Metaphor

B. Proverb

C. Paradox

D. Meiosis


20. ____________ is a literary device used to express something unpleasant in a more acceptable manner

A. Epilogue

B. Epigram

C. Euphemism

D. Eulogy


ANSWERS

PART II

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY


Read the passage and answer questions 21 to 25.


A modest two-room hut built of mud and roofed with straw graciously sheltered the Mensahs. One of the rooms advertised itself as a living room. The kind earth ware pot willingly kept company with four ever-smiling stools. The pot eternally contained cool water for guests. The second room was a warm-hearted bedroom without a bed. The poor pair had to sleep on bare straw mats on the polished dirt floor. Some over washed rags deputized for blankets and sheets and pillows. Two strong dry logs, facing each other like bitter rivals burned themselves out at night, not merely to keep the couple warm but mainly to ward off hungry mosquitoes and other hostile pests. There was no door to ward off the cold night air. Some rude devices, however, were contrived to keep the room quite safe from prying eyes and curious domestic animals. Would any thief be ever tempted to peep into such a rude room of such a poor pair?


21. The writer’s attitude to the couple is one of

A. Resignation

B. Indifference

C. Patronage

D. Praise


22. The dominant literary device used in the passage is

A. Litotes

B. Personification

C. Simile

D. Paradox


23. The rhetorical question that ends the passage stresses the

A. Wickedness of thieves

B. Poverty of the couple

C. Security of the hut

D. Filthiness of the surroundings


24. The expression ‘such a rude room of such a poor pair’

A. Onomatopoeia

B. Pun

C. Rhyme

D. Alliteration


25. The setting is

A. Dawn

B. Sunset

C. Midday

D. Night


ANSWERS

Read the poem and answer questions 26 to30.


Proud mothers of this coming age,

‘Tis good to find you now engage

Your minds and time your lives to raise

Above the level of bygone days


‘Tis good to see you play your part

With spirit and undaunted heart,

It gives young Afric’s throbbing soul

A glimpse of a bright and glorious goal


God bless you, mothers of our race,

God cause to shine on you His face

And you strength and all you crave

To bring forth sons and daughters brave.


26. The rhyme scheme is

A. Aabb ccdd eeff

B. Abab abab aabb

C. Abca abbc abab

D. Abba abca abab


27. The theme of the poem is

A. The love of mother

B. Invoking the spirit of womanhood

C. Admiration for women’s hard work

D. The suffering of women


28. The literary device used in line 7 is

A. Conceit

B. Personification

C. Hyperbole

D. Pathos


29. The poet’s tone is one of

A. Sadness

B. Joy

C. Condemnation

D. Sarcasm


30. ‘To bring forth sons and daughters brave’ illustrates

A. Paradox

B. Zeugma

C. Inversion

D. Epigram


ANSWERS

SECTION B

Answer all the questions in this section


WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:

The Tempest


Read the extract and answer question 31 to 35


Silence! One word more

Shall make me chide thee, if not hat thee. What!

An advocate for an impostor! Hush!

(Act I, Scene Two, lines 478-480)


31. The speaker is

A. Gonzalo

B. Antonio

C. Prospero

D. Alonso


32. The addressee is

A. Ariel

B. Ferdinand

C. Caliban

D. Miranda


33. The ‘impostor’ is

A. Sebastian

B. Antonio

C. Ferdinand

D. Alonso


34. The ‘advocate’ and the ‘impostor’ are

A. Conspirators

B. Enemies

C. Suspicious of each other

D. Attracted to each other


35. The speaker’s utterance betrays his

A. Anger

B. Pretense

C. Hatred

D. Sorrow


ANSWERS

Read the extract and answer questions 36to40.


You cram these words into mine ears against

The stomach of my sense. Would I had never

Married my daughter there! For, coming thence,

My son is lost, and, in my rate, she too,

(Act II, Scene One, Lines 99-102)


36. The speaker is

A. Gonzalo

B. Antonio

C. Sebastian

D. Alonso


37. ‘these words’ refer to

A. The shipwreck

B. The son’s disappearance

C. The daughter’s wedding

D. Prospero’s magic


38. Where did the wedding take place?

A. Algiers

B. Milan

C. Tunis

D. Naples


39. The setting is

A. Outside Prospero’s cell

B. On a ship

C. In front of Prospero’s cell

D. Another part of the world


40. ‘…. In my rate’ means

A. I’m very certain

B. So far as I can see

C. There’s no doubt

D. As it appears


ANSWERS

Read the extract and answer questions 41to45.


Ariel:

All hail, great master! Grave sir, hail I come

To answer thy best pleasure be’t to fly,

To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride

On the curled clouds, to thy strong bidding task

Ariel and all his quality.

(Act I, Scene Two, lines 189-193)


41. Ariel has ‘come’ because

A. He has been invited by Prospero

B. He wants to make a request

C. He desires a meeting

D. Flying is no problem to him


42. Prospero has actually

A. Raised a storm at sea

B. Punished Miranda

C. Dismissed Ferdinand

D. Commanded Ariel to disappear


43. Before Ariel’s entry

A. Ferdinand has brought in some wood

B. Prospero has put Miranda to sleep

C. Caliban had been swearing at Prospero

D. Trinculo had discovered Caliban’s cloak


44. ‘Ariel and all his quality’ mean Ariel and

A. All at his command

B. The quality of a spirit

C. His band of spirits

D. An ability to cause mischief


45. Soon after, Ariel

A. Files off to do his duty

B. Recounts the confusion on board the ship

C. Kneels down to worship Prospero

D. Calls Ceres and another spirit


ANSWERS

Read the extract and answer questions 46 to 50.


X:

We two, my lord,

Will guard your person while you take you rest,

And watch your safety.

Y:

Thank you: - Wondrous heavy


(Act II, Scene One, lines 184-187)


46. X and Y are

A. Antonio and Alonso

B. Sebastian and Alonso

C. Antonio and Gonzalo

D. Sebastian and Gonzalo


47. ‘We two’ are

A. Antonio and Adrian

B. Sebastian and Adrian

C. Sebastian and Francisco

D. Antonio and Sebastian


48. The situation in the extract is highly

A. Satirical

B. Prophetic

C. Ironical

D. Comical


49. What has happened to all the other characters in the scene?

A. They have been made deaf and dumb

B. Ariel has put them all to sleep

C. They have been sent away

D. Prospero has put them to sleep


50. The ‘two’ later plot to

A. Kill all the other characters

B. Escape from the island

C. Kill Prospero and Miranda

D. Kill Alonso and Gonzalo



WASSCE 2015 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

​1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. D 41. A 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. C 49. B 50. D


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