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WAEC (WASSCE) 2016

2016 WAEC (WASSCE) Literature in English Past Questions

The 2016 WAEC (WASSCE) Literature in English past questions with answers: 43 objective questions from the 2016 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 WAEC-style CBT.

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Questions

  1. 1.

    Conflict in a literary work begins to unfold with

    1. A.climax
    2. B.episode
    3. C.exposition
    4. D.resolution
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    Answer: C. exposition

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  2. 2.

    A Poem that celebrates an object, person or event is

    1. A.a sonnet
    2. B.a dirge
    3. C.an ode
    4. D.a balled
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    Answer: C. an ode

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  3. 3.

    The last paragraph illustrates

    1. A.foreshadow
    2. B.pathos
    3. C.bathos
    4. D.climax
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    Answer: D. climax

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  4. 4.

    The prevailing atmosphere is

    1. A.tense
    2. B.sad
    3. C.cordial
    4. D.warm
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    Answer: B. sad

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  5. 5.

    The underlined expression shows that the speaker is

    1. A.jovial
    2. B.insincere
    3. C.polite
    4. D.unfriendly
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    Answer: B. insincere

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  8. 8.

    The ....... produces comic relief in drama

    1. A.chorus
    2. B.protagonist
    3. C.antagonist
    4. D.clown
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    Answer: D. clown

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  9. 9.

    Poetry is written in

    1. A.chapters
    2. B.paragraphs
    3. C.scenes
    4. D.lines
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    Answer: D. lines

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  10. 10.

    The rhyme scheme is

    1. A.abab
    2. B.aaba
    3. C.abcc
    4. D.abbc
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    Answer: A. abab

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  11. 11.

    'My wayward husband' refers to

    1. A.Othello
    2. B.lago
    3. C.Cassio
    4. D.Roderigo
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    Answer: B. lago

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  12. 12.

    Read the following lines to answer this question The livid waters roared and snarled and flapped At the poor battered and weeping yacht. The picture presented is one of

    1. A.quiet sea
    2. B.dark sky
    3. C.stormy weather
    4. D.calm season
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    Answer: C. stormy weather

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  13. 13.

    ...... refers to the structure of a work of art.

    1. A.form
    2. B.Plot
    3. C.Setting
    4. D.Style
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    Answer: A. form

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  14. 14.

    ''......... screaming anger'' is an example of

    1. A.allusion
    2. B.personjfication
    3. C.simile
    4. D.euphei,,,,,ism
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    Answer: C. simile

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  16. 16.

    The speaker is

    1. A.decisive
    2. B.frustrated
    3. C.disappointed
    4. D.angry
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    Answer: C. disappointed

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  17. 17.

    What has happened to the speaker?

    1. A.He has been fined
    2. B.He has fallen out of favour
    3. C.He has been denied promotion
    4. D.He has lost his job
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    Answer: A. He has been fined

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  18. 18.

    The character assumed by the author in his writing is

    1. A.protagonist
    2. B.chorus
    3. C.persona
    4. D.pseudonym
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    Answer: C. persona

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  19. 19.

    The expression ''plastered on each of their face like a death mask'' illustrates.

    1. A.alliteration and metaphor
    2. B.simile and personification
    3. C.personification and alliteration
    4. D.metaphor and simile
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    Answer: D. metaphor and simile

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  20. 20.

    The lines are iambic

    1. A.pentameter
    2. B.trimeter
    3. C.tetrameter
    4. D.hexameter
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    Answer: B. trimeter

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  21. 21.

    The setting is

    1. A.another street outside the Sagittary
    2. B.a council chamber
    3. C.a seaport in Cyprus
    4. D.the citadel
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    Answer: D. the citadel

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  22. 22.

    A short play is also called a

    1. A.farce
    2. B.novelette
    3. C.playlet
    4. D.slapstick
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    Answer: C. playlet

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  23. 23.

    Through ........ the ills of society are criticised with the objective of having them corrected

    1. A.dramatic irony
    2. B.comic relief
    3. C.satire
    4. D.farce
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    Answer: C. satire

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  24. 24.

    Read the following lines to answer this question The livid waters roared and snarled and flapped At the poor battered and weeping yacht. The dominant device used in the lines is

    1. A.simile
    2. B.alliteration
    3. C.assonance
    4. D.personification
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    Answer: D. personification

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  27. 27.

    An...... is an indirect and usually unfavourable remark

    1. A.allusion
    2. B.irony
    3. C.aside
    4. D.innuendo
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    Answer: D. innuendo

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  28. 28.

    The character that enters immediately after is

    1. A.lago
    2. B.Emilia
    3. C.Othello
    4. D.Cassio
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    Answer: D. Cassio

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  29. 29.

    The attitude of the writer towards the President is one of

    1. A.contempt
    2. B.disdain
    3. C.disinterest
    4. D.approval
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    Answer: A. contempt

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  30. 30.

    The lines constitute

    1. A.an epic
    2. B.a quatrain
    3. C.an ode
    4. D.a sestet
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    Answer: A. an epic

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  32. 32.

    The major part of the Petrarch sonnet is the

    1. A.quintet
    2. B.sestet
    3. C.tercet
    4. D.octave
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    Answer: D. octave

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  33. 33.

    The speaker is addressing

    1. A.Cassio
    2. B.Brabantio
    3. C.Roderigo
    4. D.Othello
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    Answer: C. Roderigo

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  34. 34.

    Oral literature is part of

    1. A.drama
    2. B.folklore
    3. C.poetry
    4. D.music
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    Answer: B. folklore

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  35. 35.

    ''Sooty bosom'' is a metaphor for

    1. A.a black coat
    2. B.Othello
    3. C.a breastplate
    4. D.lago
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    Answer: B. Othello

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  36. 36.

    The addressee is

    1. A.Othello
    2. B.Duke
    3. C.Roderigo
    4. D.Montano
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    Answer: C. Roderigo

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  37. 37.

    The characters that just left the scene are

    1. A.Othello and lago
    2. B.Montano and Cassio
    3. C.Othello and Desdemona
    4. D.Grantiano and Desdemona
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    Answer: D. Grantiano and Desdemona

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  38. 38.

    ''The sun smiled gently on the scene'' illustrates

    1. A.paradox
    2. B.euphemism
    3. C.hyperbole
    4. D.personification
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    Answer: D. personification

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  39. 39.

    ''That it will rain is not unlike'' illustrates the use of

    1. A.irony
    2. B.lilotes
    3. C.metaphor
    4. D.metonymy
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    Answer: B. lilotes

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  40. 40.

    Just before this speech,

    1. A.Othello falls into a trance
    2. B.Bianca flings a handkerchief at Cassio
    3. C.Montano fights with Cassio
    4. D.Roderigo is killed
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    Answer: A. Othello falls into a trance

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  42. 42.

    ''Run from her guardege'' refers to

    1. A.Emilia
    2. B.Desdemona
    3. C.Bianca
    4. D.Cassio's mistress
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    Answer: B. Desdemona

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  43. 43.

    'Many hands make light work' illustrates the use of

    1. A.zeugma
    2. B.hyperbole
    3. C.metonymy
    4. D.synecdoche
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    Answer: D. synecdoche

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