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JAMB 2015

2015 JAMB Literature in English Past Questions

The 2015 JAMB Literature in English past questions with answers: 48 objective questions from the 2015 paper in the DeeepSolve question bank, each with its answer behind "Show answer". Try each question before you check, then practise the paper as a timed JAMB-style CBT.

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Questions

  1. 1.

    This question is based on Literary Appreciation. A cursing rogue with a merry farce, A bundle of rags upon a crurch, Stumbled upon that windy place Called cruachan, and it was as much. The rhyme scheme of the stanza above is

    1. A.aabb
    2. B.abab
    3. C.bbaa
    4. D.abba
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    Answer: B. abab

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  2. 2.

    This question is based on George Orwell's 1984. 'Big Brothers Is Watching You' Big Brother Controls life in Oceania Though the four ministries of peace, Love, plenty, are Truth. The Couple continue to meet secretly in an attic room above a junk shop owned by

    1. A.Mr. Carrington
    2. B.O'Brien
    3. C.Eurasia
    4. D.Coworker Julius
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    Answer: A. Mr. Carrington

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  3. 3.

    Sweet smile in time of snarl gives pride in spite of sneer sing, rid this world of despair and save, a snared heart from cascading stream of strife The dominant rhetorical device in the excerpt above is

    1. A.rhyme
    2. B.alliteration
    3. C.chiasmus
    4. D.onomatopoeia
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    Answer: B. alliteration

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  4. 4.This question needs a diagram, table or passage that we don't have yet, so it isn't shown.

  5. 5.

    Travelogue is a work of art written

    1. A.by a famous playwright
    2. B.before the death of the author
    3. C.by an unpopular novelist
    4. D.on a journey
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    Answer: D. on a journey

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  7. 7.

    This question is based on General literacy principles A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as

    1. A.allegory
    2. B.assonance
    3. C.metre
    4. D.onomatopoeia
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    Answer: C. metre

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  8. 8.

    This question is based on Literary Appreciation. In Williams Shakespeare: Twelfth Night I have said too much unto a heart of stone, And laid my honour too unchary on it', There's something in me that reproves my fault. But such a headstrong potent fault it is That it but mocks reproof.' A heart of stone in the lines above is an example of

    1. A.assonance
    2. B.Metaphor
    3. C.Litotes
    4. D.antonym
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    Answer: B. Metaphor

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  9. 9.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. __________decides that Juliet should marry a young man named Paris, who has been asking for her hand

    1. A.Friar Laurence
    2. B.Lord Capulet
    3. C.Balthasar
    4. D.Friar John
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    Answer: B. Lord Capulet

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  10. 10.

    This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters A brother to Aaron and Maanan is

    1. A.George
    2. B.Awere
    3. C.Hannah
    4. D.Awao
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    Answer: A. George

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  11. 11.

    This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles. The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of '.... The youthful hue sits on thy skin like a morning dew...'

    1. A.Onomatopoeia
    2. B.Oxymoron
    3. C.Paradox
    4. D.Simile
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    Answer: D. Simile

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  12. 12.

    This question is based on General literacy principles In literacy work, verbal irony refers to a

    1. A.device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says
    2. B.situation in which a character speaks or acts against the trends of events
    3. C.difficult situation which defies a logical or national resolution
    4. D.device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says
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    Answer: A. device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says

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  13. 13.

    A significant of a whole through its significant part is

    1. A.allegory
    2. B.pun
    3. C.synecdoche
    4. D.cast
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    Answer: C. synecdoche

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  14. 14.

    This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters The device used by Aaron in the excerpt below is___________ 'Now look what we have: a permanent bloom of ugly paper flowers!

    1. A.Rhetorical question
    2. B.Oxymoron
    3. C.Alliteration
    4. D.Euphemism
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    Answer: B. Oxymoron

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  15. 15.

    This question is based on General literacy principles The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of lines is

    1. A.parallelism
    2. B.assonance
    3. C.alliteration
    4. D.pun
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    Answer: A. parallelism

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  16. 16.

    This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Why did Nnaife blame Nnu Ego for all his problems

    1. A.Because his daughter slapped him
    2. B.Because his daughter disobeyed him by travelling to abroad
    3. C.Because his daughter disobeyed him by moving with prostitutes
    4. D.Because his daughter ran away with a Yoruba man.
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    Answer: D. Because his daughter ran away with a Yoruba man.

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  17. 17.

    This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. In the novel, it is necessary that Ona has to leave her father's house because

    1. A.of the safety of her child
    2. B.of her love for Agbadi
    3. C.her father is dead
    4. D.that is the tradition
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    Answer: C. her father is dead

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  18. 18.

    This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. In Nnaife's house, life became miserable to Nnu Ego by the news that

    1. A.Nnaife's elder brother had died
    2. B.Nnaife has inherited buildings and properties
    3. C.Nnaife had lost Ngozi
    4. D.Nnaife has inherited his brother's wives and children.
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    Answer: D. Nnaife has inherited his brother's wives and children.

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  19. 19.

    This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles. The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of The theme of Cope's sonnet V11 is

    1. A.adventure
    2. B.isolation
    3. C.contempt for literature
    4. D.art of poetry
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    Answer: D. art of poetry

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  20. 20.

    This question is based on General literacy principles A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbol is known as

    1. A.characterization
    2. B.allegory
    3. C.metaphor
    4. D.parallelism
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    Answer: B. allegory

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  21. 21.

    This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Nnu Ego's Second Marriage as to Nnaife, a man who works in Lagos as the washer for

    1. A.Nwakusor
    2. B.Dr. and Mrs. Meers
    3. C.Nwaeze
    4. D.Ngozi
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    Answer: B. Dr. and Mrs. Meers

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  22. 22.

    This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles. The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of In Houseman's To an Athlete Dying Young, the persona addresses the dead athlete using

    1. A.Monologue
    2. B.Dialogue
    3. C.Apostrophe
    4. D.Prologue
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    Answer: C. Apostrophe

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  23. 23.

    This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles. The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of The literacy devices used in the lines 'Pataki and Mustard flowers like blue and yellow eyes peep through the green grass' are________from Mohan Singh's 'A Village Girl'

    1. A.alliteration and assonance
    2. B.simile and personification
    3. C.repetition and alliteration
    4. D.rhyme and rhythm
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    Answer: B. simile and personification

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  25. 25.

    This question is based on Literary Appreciation. That age is best which the first is. When youth and blood are Warner; But being spent, the worse , and worst Times still succeed the former. The rhyme scheme is

    1. A.abba
    2. B.abab
    3. C.aabb
    4. D.bbaa
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    Answer: B. abab

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  26. 26.

    The use of sound pattern to suggest meaning in poetry is

    1. A.lyric
    2. B.lullaby
    3. C.mimic
    4. D.rhythm
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    Answer: D. rhythm

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  27. 27.

    This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Nnaife and Nnu Ego Second Child but the first to live is

    1. A.Adim
    2. B.Ngozi
    3. C.Oshia
    4. D.Adaku
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    Answer: C. Oshia

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  28. 28.

    This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. The relationships of Nnaife family are

    1. A.humiliation and disagreement
    2. B.sickness and joblessness
    3. C.poverty and hunger
    4. D.togetherness and happiness
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    Answer: A. humiliation and disagreement

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  29. 29.

    Plays are basically meant to be

    1. A.presented on stage
    2. B.presented in the aircraft
    3. C.presented in an office
    4. D.presented in the hospital
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    Answer: A. presented on stage

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  30. 30.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is evicted to__________because he__________

    1. A.Mantua, fights Tybalt in a street duel
    2. B.Capulet's party, kills Tybalt in a street duel
    3. C.Mantua, fights and kills Tybalt in a street duel
    4. D.Mantua, kills Paris in a street duel.
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    Answer: C. Mantua, fights and kills Tybalt in a street duel

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  31. 31.

    This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters The Major issues at hand in the Sons and Daughters play is that

    1. A.Laboratory attendant is trying to act as a nurse
    2. B.The medical doctor is in love with Maanan
    3. C.James sees Awere as a bad influence
    4. D.Lawyer B is trying to Kiss Maanan.
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    Answer: C. James sees Awere as a bad influence

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  32. 32.

    This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters Paternal aunt to Aaron and Maanan is

    1. A.Fosuwa
    2. B.Hannah
    3. C.Mrs. Bonu
    4. D.Adwao
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    Answer: A. Fosuwa

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  33. 33.

    The use of two contrasting words that are placed side by side is called

    1. A.prologue
    2. B.oxymoron
    3. C.apostrophe
    4. D.costume
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    Answer: B. oxymoron

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  34. 34.

    This question is based on General literacy principles A literary genre which directly imitates human action is

    1. A.drama
    2. B.comedy
    3. C.prose
    4. D.poetry
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    Answer: A. drama

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  35. 35.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet, the major role of Mercutio is to

    1. A.Count Paris in Praise of Juliet
    2. B.annoy Tybalt
    3. C.take another wife
    4. D.serve as an assistance to Romeo
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    Answer: D. serve as an assistance to Romeo

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  36. 36.

    Ballad is meant to be

    1. A.discussed
    2. B.read
    3. C.sung
    4. D.acted
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    Answer: C. sung

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  37. 37.

    This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters Where does the play take place?

    1. A.In George's place
    2. B.In Ofosu's place
    3. C.On the street
    4. D.On the stage
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    Answer: B. In Ofosu's place

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  39. 39.

    This question is based on Literary Appreciation. The imagery created in the excerpt below is achieved through '........They do not see the funeral piles At home eating up the forests.......' _ _ J.P. -Clark: Casualties

    1. A.metaphor
    2. B.personification
    3. C.synecdoche
    4. D.antonym
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    Answer: B. personification

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  40. 40.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. What can you infer about Benvolio based on his interaction with Romeo and parents

    1. A.Benvolio is a troublemaker
    2. B.Benvolio is a cabinet maker
    3. C.Benvolio is kingmaker
    4. D.Benvolio is a peacemaker
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    Answer: D. Benvolio is a peacemaker

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  41. 41.

    This question is based on Literary Appreciation. The old man slept in his favorite chair The wind ran its fingers through his hair He looked like a tree gone dry of sap And his hands were dry upon his lap The rhyme scheme of the poet above is

    1. A.bbaa
    2. B.aabb
    3. C.abab
    4. D.baba
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    Answer: B. aabb

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  42. 42.

    This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles. The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of In Launko's End of the War, the Casualties are

    1. A.women
    2. B.soldiers
    3. C.children
    4. D.men
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    Answer: A. women

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  43. 43.

    In drama, the use of gestures to communicate is known as

    1. A.mime
    2. B.realistic drama
    3. C.melodrama
    4. D.dialogue
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    Answer: A. mime

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  44. 44.

    A speech or writing used to praise a person or a thing for past or present deeds is

    1. A.eulogy
    2. B.synecdoche
    3. C.epigram
    4. D.epilogue
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    Answer: A. eulogy

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  45. 45.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet, use the excerpt below to answer this question '.... So tedious is this day As is the night before some festival To an important child that hath them. new robes and may not wear. The literary device used in the excerpt is

    1. A.simile
    2. B.metaphor
    3. C.Oxymoron
    4. D.apostrophe
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    Answer: A. simile

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  46. 46.

    Narrative poem indicates that the poet is attempting to

    1. A.preach a sermon
    2. B.tell a story
    3. C.summarize a story
    4. D.describe a place
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    Answer: B. tell a story

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  47. 47.

    In literary devices, pun deals with

    1. A.placing words side by side
    2. B.playing on words
    3. C.arrangement of words placing two opposite phrases Answer
    4. D.placing two opposite phrases
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    Answer: B. playing on words

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  48. 48.

    The account of experiences of an individual during the course of a journey is known as

    1. A.an epilogue
    2. B.an autobiography
    3. C.a travelogue
    4. D.a prologue
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    Answer: C. a travelogue

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