WAEC Literature in English 2004 Past Questions

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Question 21
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage below and answer the question

The fact was that, no sooner had the sickles began o play than, the
atmosphere suddenly felt as if cress would grow in it without other
nourishment. it rubbed people's cheeks like damp flannel when they
walked abroad: There was a gusty, high warm wind: isolated raindrops atarred the window-panes at remote distancees; the sunlight
would flap out like a quickly opened fan, throw the pattern of the window
upon the floor of the room in a milky, colourless shine, and withdraw as suddenly as it had passed.

The passage deals with
  • A.atmosphere
  • B.temperature
  • C.scene
  • D.clouds
Objective
Question 22
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage below and answer the question

The fact was that, no sooner had the sickles began o play than, the
atmosphere suddenly felt as if cress would grow in it without other
nourishment. it rubbed people's cheeks like damp flannel when they
walked abroad: There was a gusty, high warm wind: isolated raindrops atarred the window-panes at remote distancees; the sunlight
would flap out like a quickly opened fan, throw the pattern of the window
upon the floor of the room in a milky, colourless shine, and withdraw as suddenly as it had passed.

The passage illustrates the use of .....prose.
  • A.descriptive
  • B.narrative
  • C.expository
  • D.imaginative
Objective
Question 23
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage below and answer the question

The fact was that, no sooner had the sickles began o play than, the
atmosphere suddenly felt as if cress would grow in it without other
nourishment. it rubbed people's cheeks like damp flannel when they
walked abroad: There was a gusty, high warm wind: isolated raindrops atarred the window-panes at remote distancees; the sunlight
would flap out like a quickly opened fan, throw the pattern of the window
upon the floor of the room in a milky, colourless shine, and withdraw as suddenly as it had passed.

The dominant literary device used in the passage is
  • A.metaphor
  • B.simile
  • C.oxymoron
  • D.hyperbole
Objective
Question 25
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage below and answer the question

The fact was that, no sooner had the sickles began o play than, the
atmosphere suddenly felt as if cress would grow in it without other
nourishment. it rubbed people's cheeks like damp flannel when they
walked abroad: There was a gusty, high warm wind: isolated raindrops atarred the window-panes at remote distancees; the sunlight
would flap out like a quickly opened fan, throw the pattern of the window
upon the floor of the room in a milky, colourless shine, and withdraw as suddenly as it had passed.

The feeling induced is one of
  • A.excitement
  • B.indifference
  • C.anger
  • D.despondency
Objective
Question 31
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice

Read the extract below and answer the question

A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith

Speaker A is
  • A.Nerissa
  • B.Portia
  • C.Jessica
  • D.Duke
Objective
Question 32
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice

Read the extract below and answer the question

A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith

Speaker B is
  • A.Portia
  • B.Antonio
  • C.Nerissa
  • D.Bassanio
Objective
Question 33
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice

Read the extract below and answer the question

A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith

The attitude of Speaker A to the person mentioned by Speaker B is one of
  • A.affection
  • B.contempt
  • C.indifference
  • D.resignation
Objective