JAMB and WAEC Literature in English questions

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All topics Drama: types and elements · 38 Dramatic techniques · 44 Figures of speech · 44 General literary terms · 40 Literary appreciation: unseen poetry · 29 Literary appreciation: unseen prose · 29 Poetry: imagery, sound and structure · 34 Poetry: types and forms · 30 Point of view and narrative techniques · 27 Prose: plot, setting and characterisation · 29 Prose: types of fiction · 26 Set poems: African poetry · 10 Set poems: Non-African poetry · 17 Set text: A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt) · 9 Set text: An Inspector Calls (J. B. Priestley) · 10 Set text: Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare) · 13 Set text: The Marriage of Anansewa (Efua Sutherland) · 4 Set text: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) · 14

Question 321· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
A character who does not change throughout a story is
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Answer: B. flat
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Question 322· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The part of a plot in which the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up is the
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Answer: B. denouement
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Question 323· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
A minor character
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Answer: B. plays a small role that supports the main action
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Question 324· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
Conflict between a character and society is an example of
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Answer: B. external conflict
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Question 325· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The protagonist of a story is
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Answer: A. the main character
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Question 326· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
The main character in a novel is the
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Answer: A. protagonist
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Question 327· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
The setting of a novel is
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Answer: D. the time and place of the action
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Question 328· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
The arrangement of events in a story is its
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Answer: B. plot
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Question 329· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
A character's struggle with his own fears or desires is
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Answer: B. internal conflict
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Question 330· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
Ambition, betrayal and love are examples of a novel's possible
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Answer: B. themes
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Question 331· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
A static character
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Answer: C. remains essentially the same throughout
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Question 332· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
Atmosphere in a novel is
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Answer: B. the mood created by the setting and events
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Question 333· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The tone of a work reveals
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Answer: B. the writer's attitude to the subject
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Question 334· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The time and place in which the events of a story happen are its
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Answer: A. setting
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Question 335· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
A character who changes and develops in the course of a story is a
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Answer: C. round character
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Question 336· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The theme of a work is its
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Answer: A. central idea or message
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Question 337· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
A character who opposes the main character is the
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Answer: A. antagonist
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Question 338· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
A flat character is one who
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Answer: A. does not change and has few traits
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Question 339· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The rising action of a plot is
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Answer: A. the series of events that builds tension towards the climax
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Question 340· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
A character whose qualities contrast with and so highlight those of another character is a
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Answer: A. foil
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JAMB and WAEC Literature in English questions

A character who does not change throughout a story is

The part of a plot in which the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up is the

A minor character

Conflict between a character and society is an example of

The protagonist of a story is

The main character in a novel is the

The setting of a novel is

The arrangement of events in a story is its

A character's struggle with his own fears or desires is

Ambition, betrayal and love are examples of a novel's possible

A static character

Atmosphere in a novel is

The tone of a work reveals

The time and place in which the events of a story happen are its

A character who changes and develops in the course of a story is a

The theme of a work is its

A character who opposes the main character is the

A flat character is one who

The rising action of a plot is

A character whose qualities contrast with and so highlight those of another character is a