Question 1
_ is fundamental to a play or novel.
Objective
WAEC Literature in English 2013 Past Questions
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Question 1
AFRICAN DRAMA
KOBINA SEKYE: The Blinkards
How is African Life presented in the play?
Theory
Question 2
A long and serious narrative about heroic characters is a/an
Objective
Question 2
AFRICAN DRAMA
KOBINA SEKYE: The Blinkards
Comment on the role of Mr. Okadu in the play?
Theory
Question 3
The device used in 'Light as wind on water laid' is
Objective
Question 3
AFRICAN DRAMA
FEMI OSOFISAN: Women of Owu
Examin the role of the supernatural in the play
Theory
Question 4
''The fire gnawed ceaselessly at the bark of the tree'' illustrates
Objective
Question 4
AFRICAN DRAMA
FEMI OSOFISAN: Women of Owu
Discuss Maye Okunade's reasons for attacking Owu Kingdom
Theory
Question 5
This book should fill the memory, rule the heart and guide the feet.
The above expression illustrates the use of
The above expression illustrates the use of
Objective
Question 5
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA
BERNARD SHAW: Arms and the Man
What are your impressions on Sergius as a Soldier?
Theory
Question 6
The author's attitude towards the subject being treated is
Objective
Question 6
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA
BERNARD SHAW: Arms and the Man
How significant is Major Petkoff's coat in the development of the plot?
Theory
Question 7
One of the following makes use of gesture only:
Objective
Question 7
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA
OSCAR WILDE: The Importance of Being Earnest
Discuss the use of humour in the play.
Theory
Question 8
An omniscient narrator in a novel
Objective
Question 8
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA
OSCAR WILDE: The Importance of Being Earnest
How important is marriage in the play?
Theory
Question 9
In poetry _ is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
Objective
Question 9
AFRICAN POETRY
Examine the changes in the persona's in "Expelled"
Theory
Question 10
Bank verse has no
Objective
Question 10
AFRICAN POETRY
In what ways are the fortunes of the Rich and the poor linked in "Homeless not Hopeless"?
Theory
Question 11
A very brief story is an
Objective
Question 11
NON-AFRICAN POETRY
What is the poet's attitude towards the sun in " The Sunne Rising"?
Theory
Question 12
An epilogue
Objective
Question 12
NON-AFRICAN POETRY
Examine the case against astrologers in "Upon an Honest Man's Fortune
Theory
Question 13
'The king has joined his ancestors' is an example of
Objective
Question 13
AFRICAN PROSE
ASARE KONADU: A Woman In Her Prime
Compare Pokuwaa's and Koramoa's Marital experiences.
Theory
Question 14
In the line 'season of mist and mellow fruitfulness', the main appeal is to the sense of
Objective
Question 14
AFRICAN PROSE
ASARE KONADU: A Woman In Her Prime
Comment on the superstitions beliefs and practices in the novel.
Theory
Question 15
A question used for effect which does not require an answer is
Objective
Question 15
AFRICAN PROSE
ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI: Purple Hibiscus
What aspect of Kambili's character are revealed during the children's visits to Aunty Ifeoma?
Theory
Question 16
''The pen is mightier than the sword'' is an example of
Objective
Question 16
AFRICAN PROSE
ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI: Purple Hibiscus
Examine the relationship between Kambili and father Amadi.
Theory
Question 17
In a play, unfolding events reach their peak in the
Objective
Question 17
NON AFRICAN PROSE
WILLIAM GOLDING: Lord Of The Flies
Comment on the significance of Simon's death.
Theory
Question 18
''But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates
Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates
Objective
Question 18
NON AFRICAN PROSE
WILLIAM GOLDING: Lord Of The Flies
Consider the view that the struggle for power is a major issue in the novel.
Theory
Question 19
A short witty saying is a/an
Objective
Question 19
NON AFRICAN PROSE
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: The Old Man and The Sea
Examine santiago's attitude to nature.
Theory
Question 20
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
''...the cutter blade blurred into life''.
The above expression appeals to the sense of
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
''...the cutter blade blurred into life''.
The above expression appeals to the sense of
Objective
Question 20
NON AFRICAN PROSE
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: The Old Man and The Sea
What role does Manolin play in Santiago's domestic life?
Theory
Question 21
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
''The air was actually burning gas'' is a
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
''The air was actually burning gas'' is a
Objective
Question 22
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
The diction conveys a feeling of
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
The diction conveys a feeling of
Objective
Question 23
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
The expression ''like fly that dared not alight'' is a/an
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
The expression ''like fly that dared not alight'' is a/an
Objective
Question 24
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
The setting of the extract is
Read the poem and answer the question
As they trooped off down the field with their sullen dogs, the farmer started the tractor up and the cutter blade blurred into life
Left alone, Grooby sank into a shocked stupor. His mind whirled around like a fly that dared not alight. A blank vacancy held him. He seemed unable to move, even to wipe away the sweat that collected in his eyebrows and leaked down into his eyes. He sensed that the sun had settled over the earth, so that the air was actually burning gas. He watched the tractor dwindle in the bottom of the field, as if it were melting into a glittering muddle in the haze.
The setting of the extract is
Objective
Question 25
Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The theme of the poem is best described as the
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The theme of the poem is best described as the
Objective
Question 26
Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
''Mad the rhythm runs'' is an example of
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
''Mad the rhythm runs'' is an example of
Objective
Question 27
Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is
Objective
Question 28
Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The dominant sound device in the second stanza is
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The dominant sound device in the second stanza is
Objective
Question 29
Read the poem and answer the question
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The two contrasting moods in the poem is are
I'm going soldering:
Mad the rhythm runs
With drumming and with trumpeting
And glory of the guns.
I've come home again:
I know that blood is red;
I know how sodden falls the rain
Where flesh lies dead.
The two contrasting moods in the poem is are
Objective
Question 30
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest
Read the extract and answer the question
Thou liest, most ignorant monster! I am in case to justle a constable. Why, thou deboshed fish, thou, was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much sack as I today. Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish and half a monster?
(act 111, scene two lines 23-27)
The speaker is
Read the extract and answer the question
Thou liest, most ignorant monster! I am in case to justle a constable. Why, thou deboshed fish, thou, was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much sack as I today. Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish and half a monster?
(act 111, scene two lines 23-27)
The speaker is
Objective