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 341· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· WAEC
A foil is a character who
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Answer: A. contrasts with another character to highlight his qualities
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Question 342· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The exposition of a plot
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Answer: D. introduces the characters, setting and background
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Question 343· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
Characterisation refers to
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Answer: C. the way a writer presents and develops characters
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Question 344· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB
The point of highest tension in a plot, when the conflict reaches its peak, is the
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Answer: C. climax
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Question 345· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A story in which characters and events stand for ideas or moral qualities is
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Answer: C. an allegory
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Question 346· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A Bildungsroman is a novel about
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Answer: C. a character's growth from youth to maturity
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Question 347· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
An anecdote is
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Answer: D. a short account of an interesting or amusing incident
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Question 348· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A long fictional prose narrative with a complex plot and many characters is a
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Answer: A. novel
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Question 349· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A short story differs from a novel mainly in
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Answer: C. length and the number of characters and incidents
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Question 350· Prose: types of fiction· WAEC
A long fictional prose narrative is a
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Answer: A. novel
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Question 351· Prose: types of fiction· WAEC
A fable is a short story that
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Answer: A. uses animals to teach a moral
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Question 352· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A parable is
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Answer: D. a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson
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Question 353· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A novel written in the form of letters is described as
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Answer: A. epistolary
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Question 354· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A bildungsroman traces
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Answer: C. the growth and education of a young character
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Question 355· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A short piece of prose fiction that can usually be read at one sitting is a
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Answer: D. short story
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Question 356· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A biography is
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Answer: C. an account of a person's life written by someone else
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Question 357· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
An epistolary novel is written in the form of
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Answer: C. letters
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Question 358· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
An account of a person's life written by another person is a
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Answer: C. biography
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Question 359· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A memoir is
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Answer: A. an account of the writer's personal experiences and memories
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Question 360· Prose: types of fiction· WAEC
An autobiography is
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Answer: D. the story of a person's life written by that person
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JAMB and WAEC Literature in English questions

A foil is a character who

The exposition of a plot

Characterisation refers to

The point of highest tension in a plot, when the conflict reaches its peak, is the

A story in which characters and events stand for ideas or moral qualities is

A Bildungsroman is a novel about

An anecdote is

A long fictional prose narrative with a complex plot and many characters is a

A short story differs from a novel mainly in

A long fictional prose narrative is a

A fable is a short story that

A parable is

A novel written in the form of letters is described as

A bildungsroman traces

A short piece of prose fiction that can usually be read at one sitting is a

A biography is

An epistolary novel is written in the form of

An account of a person's life written by another person is a

A memoir is

An autobiography is