Literature in English JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

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From the novel; Lord of the Flies

NON-AFRICAN PROSE

WILLIAM GOLDING: Lord of the Flies

 

How does Ralph’s exercise of authority differ from Jack’s? 

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From the novel; Lord of the Flies

NON-AFRICAN PROSE

WILLIAM GOLDING: Lord of the Flies

 

Give an account of the novel as a story of adventure. 

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3

NON-AFRICAN PROSE

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: The Old Man and The Sea

 

Discuss the theme of perseverance in the novel

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4

NON-AFRICAN PROSE

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: The Old Man and The Sea

 

 Examine the character of Manolin.

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5

AFRICAN PROSE

ASARE KONADU: A Woman In Her Prime

 

How would you describe the relationship between Kwadwo and Pokuwaa? 

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AFRICAN PROSE

ASARE KONADU: A Woman In Her Prime

 

Narrate Pokuwaa’s experience with her first two husbands.

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7

AFRICAN PROSE

ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI: Purple Hibiscus

 

Comment on the character of Jaja. 

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AFRICAN PROSE

ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI: Purple Hibiscus

 

Assess Eugene’s relationship with his immediate family. 

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9

NON-AFRICAN POETRY

 

Comment on the poet’s message to ‘the court’, ‘Church’, and Potentates in ‘the soul’s Errand”. 

 

 

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10

NON-AFRICAN POETRY

Examine the theme of loneliness in “Daffodils “

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11

AFRICAN POETRY 

 

Discuss the poet’s diction in “The fence.” 

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12

AFRICAN POETRY 

 

How do the ‘Patriots and the ‘elite’ contribute to poverty in “Ambassadors of Poverty”?

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13

NON-AFRICAN DRAMA 

OSCAR WILDE: The Importance of Being Earnest

 

How important is Miss Prism in the play? 

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14

NON-AFRICAN DRAMA 

OSCAR WILDE: The Importance of Being Earnest

 

Analyse the deceptive nature of Algernon.

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15
From the novel; Arms and the Man

NON-AFRICAN DRAMA 

BERNARD SHAW: Arms and the Man

 

Comment on the relationship between the Petkoffs and their servants.

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16

NON-AFRICAN DRAMA 

BERNARD SHAW: Arms and the Man

 

Assess the character of Raina Petkoff

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17

AFRICAN DRAMA

FEMI OSOFISAN: Women of Owu

 

Discuss the plight of women in the play. 

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18

AFRICAN DRAMA

FEMI OSOFISAN: Women of Owu

 

Justify the assertion that the people of Owu are the architects of their own destruction. 

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19

AFRICAN DRAMA

KOBINA SEKYI: The Blinkards.

 

To what extent is Mrs. Borofosem a blind imitator of the English ways of life? 

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20

AFRICAN DRAMA

KOBINA SEKYI: The Blinkards.

 

Analyse the character of Mr. Onyimdze

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21

Read the extract and answer the question

…The Duke of Milan
And his more braver daughter could control thee,
If now’t were fit to do’t. At the first sight
They have changed eyes. Delicate Ariet,
I”ll set thee free for this!
(Act 1, scene two, lines 441-445)

The character addressed

  • A. Prosepero
  • B. Miranda
  • C. Sebastian
  • D. himself
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