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

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NON β€”AFRICAN POETRY

 

Comment on the errand of the soul in “The Soul’s Errand”. 

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2

NON β€”AFRICAN POETRY

 

Discuss the changing mood of the poet in “The Sun Rising” 

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3

AFRICAN POETRY

 

How does the poet present his experiences as a blackman in “Expelled”? 

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4

 AFRICAN POETRY

 

Examine the identity crisis in “Boy on a Swing”.

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5

NON β€” AFRICAN DRAMA

OSCAR WILDE: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

 

Examine Miss Prism’s importance in the play. 

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6

NON β€” AFRICAN DRAMA

OSCAR WILDE: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

 

Comment on the use of irony in the play.

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7
From the novel; Arms and the Man

NON β€” AFRICAN DRAMA

BERNARD SHAW: ARMS AND THE MAN

 

How is the conflict between Bluntschli and Sergius resolved in the play?

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8
From the novel; Arms and the Man

NON – AFRICAN DRAMA

BERNARD SHAW: ARMS AND THE MAN

 

How is romantic love treated in the play?

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9
From the novel; The Old Man and the Sea

NON – AFRICAN PROSE

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

 

Comment on the significance of Santiago’s dream about lions. 

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10
From the novel; The Old Man and the Sea

NON – AFRICAN PROSE

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

 

 To what extent was the old man successful on his last fishing trip?

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11
From the novel; Lord of the Flies

NON – AFRICAN PROSE 

WILLIAM GOLDING: LORD OF THE FLIES 

 

 Consider Ralph as the hero in the novel. 

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12
From the novel; Lord of the Flies

 NON – AFRICAN PROSE 

WILLIAM GOLDING: LORD OF THE FLIES

 

Comment on the significance of Piggy’s glasses

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13
From the novel; Purple Hibiscus

AFRICAN PROSE

ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI: PURPLE HIBISCUS

 

Examine the importance of the military in the novel.

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14
From the novel; Purple Hibiscus

AFRICAN PROSE

ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI: PURPLE HIBISCUS 

 

Examine the relationship between Eugene and his wife in the novel.

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15
From the novel; A Woman in her Prime

AFRICAN PROSE 

ASARE KONADU: A WOMAN IN HER PRIME

 

Discuss the significance of Tano Kofi in the novel.

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16
From the novel; A Woman in her Prime

AFRICAN PROSE

ASARE KONADU: A WOMAN IN HER PRIME

 

What role does tradition play in the relationship between Pokuwaa and her mother? 

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17
From the novel; Tempest

Read the extract and answer the question

X: We two, my lord.
Will guard your person while you take take your rest,
And watch your safety.

Y: Thank you – Wondrous heavy .
(Act II, Scene One, lines 184 – 187)

The ”two” later plot to_______

  • A. kill all the other characters
  • B. escape from the island
  • C. kill Prospero and Miranda
  • D. kill Alonso and Gonzalo
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18
From the novel; Tempest

Read the extract and answer the question

X: We two, my lord.
Will guard your person while you take take your rest,
And watch your safety.

Y: Thank you – Wondrous heavy .
(Act II, Scene One, lines 184 – 187)

What has happened to all the other characters in the scene?

  • A. They have been made deaf and dumb
  • B. Ariel has put them all to sleep
  • C. They have been sent away
  • D. Prospero has put them to sleep
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19
From the novel; Tempest

Read the extract and answer the question

X: We two, my lord.
Will guard your person while you take take your rest,
And watch your safety.

Y: Thank you – Wondrous heavy .
(Act II, Scene One, lines 184 – 187)

The situation in the extract is highly

  • A. satirical
  • B. prophetic
  • C. ironical
  • D. comical
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20
From the novel; Tempest

Read the extract and answer the question

X: We two, my lord.
Will guard your person while you take take your rest,
And watch your safety.

Y: Thank you – Wondrous heavy .
(Act II, Scene One, lines 184 – 187)

X and Y are

  • A. Antonio and Alonso
  • B. Sebastian and Alonso
  • C. Antonio and Gonzalo
  • D. Sebastian and Gonzalo
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21
From the novel; Tempest

Read the extract and answer the question

X: We two, my lord.
Will guard your person while you take take your rest,
And watch your safety.

Y: Thank you – Wondrous heavy .
(Act II, Scene One, lines 184 – 187)

X and Y are

  • A. Antonio and Alonso
  • B. Sebastian and Alonso
  • C. Antonio and Gonzalo
  • D. Sebastian and Gonzalo
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