JAMB Literature in English · Prose
Types of prose: JAMB Literature in English Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Types of prose
Our summary: Fiction, non-fiction and faction, and the kinds of book that belong to each.
- Fiction (Novel; Novella/Novelette; Short story)
- Non-fiction (Biography; Autobiography; Memoir)
- Faction: combination of fact and fiction
Objectives
- differentiate between types of novel.
- identify the category that each prescribed text belongs to;
- analyse the components of each type of prose;
- identify the balance of facts and fiction in literary faction.
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JAMB Literature in English questions on Types of prose
- JAMB 2025This question is based on Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. The overriding depiction of mystery and terror in the novel accounts for its classification as a
- JAMB 2024This question is based on Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights The novel can be described as a
- JAMB 2023A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is
- JAMB 2023A novel that features spiritual apparitions as major character is
- JAMB 2023An extended fictional narrative which is realistic is known as a
- JAMB 2022A travelogue is
- JAMB 2022If we describe Kossoh Town Boy as an autobiography, we mean that it is
- JAMB 2019A novel written in form of a letter is said to be …
- JAMB 2019A story which explains a natural phenomenon is …
- JAMB 2019Richard Wright's " Native Son" may be described to a/an …
- JAMB 2019Amma Darko's Faceless may be best described as a …
- JAMB 2018This element shows how sections are separated into parts with numbers and titles …
- JAMB 2018A fable is a story in which … ?
- JAMB 2018These elements are sections of text within a chapter, they are separated and contain dialogue …
- JAMB 2018A folk-tale is a … ?
- JAMB 2018He who writes a prose is a … ?
- JAMB 2017This question is based on General Literacy Principles A prose work which centres on moral growth and character formation of an individual is called
- JAMB 2017This question is based on General Literary principle Myths differ from legend in that myths
- JAMB 2015The account of experiences of an individual during the course of a journey is known as
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