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SEASHELL HIGH SCHOOL, OKPANAM, DELTA STATE

IST TERM EXAMINATION | 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION


SUBJECT: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH LANGUAGE | CLASS: SS1
Section A: OBJECTIVES
Instruction: Answer only one question from this section. Your answer should not be less
than 400 words.
1. The main message in a literary work is called.....................
(a) Climax (b) conflict (c) theme (d) title
2. The place and period of events in a novel is known as............
(a) Atmosphere (b) plot (c) setting (d) theme
3. A hyperbole can also be called..................
(a) Exaggeration (b) irony (c) paradox (d) understatement
4. Pick out the odd item from the following
(a) Comedy (b) tragedy (c) folklore (d)
5. The expression, ‘Father Francis fried few fresh fishes'
(a) Alliteration (b) assonance (c) metaphor (d) personification
6. Another term for branches of literature is......................
(a) Genres (b) methods (c) styles (d) types
7. ............... is the logical and sequential arrangement of events in a literary wok.
(a) Conflict (b) flashback (c) plot (d) theme
8. Poetry is written in.......................
(a) Chapters (b) paragraphs (c) stanzas (d) scenes
9. The leading female character in a play is called a/an.......................
(a) Antagonist (b) heroine (c) clown (d) hero
10. The act of giving human qualities to non-human objects is called............
(a) Alliteration (b) allusion (c) anecdote (d) personification
11. Which of the following authors wrote ‘Second Class Citizen'
(a) Chinua Achebe (b) Chimamanda Adichie (c) Buchi Emecheta (d) Wole
Soyinka
12. Another name for drama is........................
(a) Play (b) novel (c) poem (d) dramatist
13. A person that writes a poem is called a....................
(a) Author (b) poet (c) dramatist (d) writer
14. The word literature is gotten from a........................ word.
(a) Greek (b) Latin (c) English (d) French
15. How many branches of literature do we have........................
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
16. A writer's choice of words in any literary work is called........................
(a) Diction (b) figure of speech (c) theme (d) plot
17. What figure of speech is used in the expression, “The man was greeter by ten
million people.”
(a) Hyperbole (b) metaphor (c) paradox (d) simile
18. .............................. is a figure of speech that compares two things using like or
as.
(a) Euphemism (b) irony (c) metaphor (d) simile
19. ............................... is common to all forms of Literature.
(a) Action (b) chorus (c) language (d) narration
20. ............................... is the location, time and place of the event in a literary work.
(a) Epilogue (b) plot (c) prologue (d) setting
Section B: Theory
Instruction: Answer question 1 and any other three questions.
Unseen Poetry (Compulsory)
1. Read the poem and answer questions A-D
But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position,
She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the
Mountains heaved horribly and the work of a thousand years was lost.
Questions
A. The predominant figure of speech in the extract is.....................
B. The extract is about an..................
C. The mountains heaved horribly illustrates..........................
D. The work of a thousand years is an example of.........................

2. Write short notes on the following


i) Setting
ii) Plot
iii) Theme
3. What is a hyperbole?
ii) Write two sentences showing a hyperbole.
4. Write short notes on the following ;
i) Diction
ii) Euphemism
iii) Non-fiction
5. What is literature?
ii) List four characteristics of literature.
6. What is oral literature?
ii) List six types of oral literature.

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