SS3 First Term Literature Mock Exam Questions

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SUBJECT: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH

TIME ALLOWED: 2 HRS

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE

Fill in the gaps with the most suitable words from the options a – d.

1. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____(a) hyperbole                    (b) metaphor (c) euphemism(d) paradox
2. The paragraph in prose can be compared to ____________ in poetry.(a) couplet (b) line (c) stanza (d) verse
3. A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is (a) imagery (b) symbolism  (c) flashback    (d) epilogue
4. ‘The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony’. This is an example of ____

(a) oxymoron   (b) hyperbole                                (c) onomatopoeia    (d)repetition

5. In a literary work , a clown normally ___ (a) directs the action (b) creates comic relief (c) supports the protagonist (d)creates the atmosphere
6. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________(a) ballad (b) pastoral               (c) folktale (d) romance
7. Any literary work which holds up a society to ridicule is a     __________(a) satire (b) lampoon (c) limerick  (d) sarcasm
8. A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as ___ (a) climax (b) tragic flaw (c) comic relief (d) terse
9. An author’s story about himself is a/an ____ (a) biography (b) essay (c) diary (d) autobiography
10. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________             (a) mood (b) theme(c) setting (d) language
11. Rhyming words ______       (a) have similar spellings (b) are parallel lines                      (c) sound alike (d) convey meaning
12. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is _________

• genre(b) verse (c) act (d) passage

13. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the __________ (a) plot (b) conflict (c) climax (d) denouement
14. “Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of(a) alliteration (b) rhyme (c) satire      (d) digression
15. “O happy torment” is an example of

(a) oxymoron   (b) synecdoche                   (c) innuendo  (d) simile

16. According to Peter’s The Panic of Growing Older, at twenty, a man is  (a) poor (b) religious (c) hopeful (d) frustrated
17. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the _______

(a) Prologue (b) enjambment                      (c) denouement   (d) climax

18. A writer’s choice of words is his ______(a) diction (b) mood (c) tone (d) setting
19. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humor/emphasis is ______(a) metaphor (b) irony (c) simile (d) hyperbole
20. A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the

(a) prologue (b) dialogue                          (c) monologue (d) epilogue

21. What sustains the interest of a reader in all literature is (a) ambiguity (b) characterization (c) suspense (d) plot
22. In literature, another name for denouement is

(a) resolution (b) reference                      (c) inference  (d) deregulation

23. The opposite of the part that introduces the main work in literature is known as ___ (a) prologue (b) epitome (c) epilogue   (d) epitaph
24. Dramatis personae in a play refers to ____(a) list of characters  (b) order of appearance   (c) cast list   (d) protagonist and antagonist
25. _____ applies to both tragedy and comic plays (a) horrifying end (b) happy ending                   (c) bomb blast (d) plot
26. Which of the following options is the stronghold of poetry? (a) emotion only (b) ideas only (c) beauty only                (d) all of the above
27. A narration is said to be an epistolary work if it is largely conceived in:                                        (a) essays (b) episodes (c) arguments     (d) letters
28. In the poetic line, “I am the enemy you killed, my friend,” the literary device noticeable there is a/an ___    (a) hyperbole (b) oxymoron (c) synaesthesia (d) onomatopoeia
29. “What is our life? A play of passion?” What is the pronounced device deployed in that single poetic line? A/An (a) simile (b) rhetorical question(c) allusive phraseology (d) metaphor
30. One of the following makes use of gestures only. (a) Comedy (b) Lampoon (c) Mime            (d) Satire

Read the extract below and answer questions 31 – 34

‘Like the dew on the thorn

Like the foam below a valley

Like the bubble on a sweet babe born

Thou art gone, forever rarely’

31. The extract arouses in the reader a feeling of (a) anxiety (b) sorrow (c) joy (d) ecstasy
32. One of the literary devices used in the extract is ____(a) personification        (b) repetition (c) hyperbole (d) paradox
33. The rhyme scheme of the above extract is (a) abba (b) abab (c) aabb (d) abcd
34. ‘A joyful tear’ is an example of which figure of speech? (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) hyperbole (d) oxymoron
35. ____ is a central organising element linking figure(s), action, style and language in a piece of fiction.  (a) setting           (b) plot   (c) theme                                    (d) characterisation
36. The author of ‘Let me die alone’ is _______
37. (a) John Kargbo (b) Richard Frost (c) Richard Wright (d)  Bernard Shaw

Your head is like a drum that is beaten for spirits.

Your ears are like the fans used for blowing fire.

38. The lines above are good example of     (a) satire (b) lampoon (c) caricature (d) ridicule
39. One of the following is not a theme in ’The Black Woman’ ? (a) sexual exploitation (b) anti- racist racism (c) African land as a woman (d) blackness as a subject of beauty
40.  A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is (a) imagery (b) symbolism  (c) flashback    (d) epilogue

 

THEORY

SECTION B: AFRICAN DRAMA

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION FROM THIS SECTION

 

JOHN KOLOSA KARGBO:  LET ME DIE ALONE

 

1. Discuss Madam Yoko as a tragic heroine.
2. What are some of the literary devices used in let me die alone?

 

SECTION C

 

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION FROM THIS SECTION

ALEX AGYEI- AGYIRI UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN

 

1. Discuss in detail the theme of xenophobia in unexpected joy at dawn

 

2. How far is it correct to say that the new revolutionary government in Ghana depicted in the novel is a failure?

 

SECTION D: AFRICAN POETRY

 

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION FROM EACH PART

 

SEDAR SENGHOR:  BLACK WOMAN

 

1. Closely examine the background and setting of the poem Black womanas they have to do with the contents

 

2. ‘Black woman’ is a poem about an African’s woman beauty. Discuss

THEORY

SECTION B: AFRICAN DRAMA

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION FROM THIS SECTION

JOHN KOLOSA KARGBO:  LET ME DIE ALONE

3. Discuss Madam Yoko as a tragic heroine.
4. What are some of the literary devices used in let me die alone

 

SECTION C

 

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION FROM THIS SECTION

ALEX AGYEI- AGYIRI UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN

 

3. Discuss in detail the theme of xenophobia in unexpected joy at dawn

 

4. How far is it correct to say that the new revolutionary government in Ghana depicted in the novel is a failure?

 

SECTION D: AFRICAN POETRY

 

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION FROM EACH PART

 

SEDAR SENGHOR:  BLACK WOMAN

 

 

3. Closely examine the background and setting of the poem Black womanas they have to do with the contents

 

4. ‘Black woman’ is a poem about an African’s woman beauty. Discuss

 

SECTION B: THEORY

 

PART A: AFRICAN POETRY

 

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION FROM EACH PART

 

SEDAR SENGHOR:  BLACK WOMAN

 

 

5. Closely examine the background and setting of the poem Black womanas they have to do with the contents

 

6. ‘Black woman’ is a poem about an African’s woman beauty. Discuss

 

 

PART B: AFRICAN DRAMA

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION FROM THIS PART QUESTION

 

JOHN KOLOSA KARGBO:  LET ME DIE ALONE

5. Discuss Madam Yoko as a tragic heroine.
6. What are some of the literary devices used in let me die alone?