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WAEC (WASSCE) 2019

2019 WAEC (WASSCE) Literature in English Past Questions

The 2019 WAEC (WASSCE) Literature in English past questions with answers: 49 objective questions from the 2019 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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  1. 1.

    The mood of the poet is ________

    1. A.derisive
    2. B.ecstatic
    3. C.regretful
    4. D.melancholic
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    Answer: C. regretful

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  2. 2.

    ...supine eyes ... illustrates _______

    1. A.oxymoron
    2. B.paradox
    3. C.verbal irony
    4. D.synecdoche.
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    Answer: C. verbal irony

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  3. 3.

    The speaker's attitude to the addressee is one of ________

    1. A.spite
    2. B.envy
    3. C.friendliness
    4. D.intolerance
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    Answer: C. friendliness

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  4. 4.

    The narrative technique is ________

    1. A.third person
    2. B.first person
    3. C.interior-monologue
    4. D.multiple narration.
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    Answer: A. third person

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  5. 5.

    We live to die, we die to live is an example of _________

    1. A.paradox
    2. B.hyperbole
    3. C.inversion
    4. D.Oxymoron
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    Answer: A. paradox

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  6. 6.

    The introductory part of a play, a novel or a poem is the ________

    1. A.epilogue
    2. B.plot
    3. C.setting
    4. D.prologue
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    Answer: D. prologue

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  8. 8.

    The setting is ___________

    1. A.a street in front of the citadel
    2. B.a street
    3. C.the citadel
    4. D.Desdemona's chamber
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    Answer: D. Desdemona's chamber

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  9. 9.

    A literary work which is intended to teach a moral lesson is __________

    1. A.romantic
    2. B.didactic
    3. C.mimetic
    4. D.moralistic.
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    Answer: B. didactic

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  10. 10.

    The speech is intended to _______

    1. A.preserve the speaker's reputation
    2. B.express the speakers remorse
    3. C.express the speaker's acceptance of guilt
    4. D.denounce the speaker's enemies
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    Answer: C. express the speaker's acceptance of guilt

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  11. 11.

    What binds the speaker and addressee together is their _______

    1. A.hatred for Othello
    2. B.fear of Cassio
    3. C.fear of Cassio
    4. D.hatred for Brabantio
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    Answer: B. fear of Cassio

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  13. 13.

    A character whose actions are predictable in a literary work is _________

    1. A.round characte
    2. B.a flat character
    3. C.the hero
    4. D.the villain
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    Answer: B. a flat character

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  14. 14.

    An elegy is a poem of ________

    1. A.mourning
    2. B.complain
    3. C.hope
    4. D.joy
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    Answer: A. mourning

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  15. 15.

    He is a citizen of no mean city illustrates _________

    1. A.bathos
    2. B.euphemism
    3. C.metonymy
    4. D.litotes
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    Answer: D. litotes

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  16. 16.

    The scene reveals the speaker's __________

    1. A.fear of adventure
    2. B.affection for his wife
    3. C.suspicion
    4. D.fulfilment as a warrior
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    Answer: D. fulfilment as a warrior

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  17. 17.

    The speaker and the addrešsee are ___________

    1. A.Lodovico and Roderigo
    2. B.Clown and Lodovico
    3. C.lago and Roderigo
    4. D.lago and Clown.
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    Answer: B. Clown and Lodovico

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  18. 18.

    A literary' device used to enhance sound effect in poetry is __________

    1. A.imagery
    2. B.alliteration
    3. C.refrain
    4. D.symbol
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    Answer: B. alliteration

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  19. 19.

    The speaker is ___________

    1. A.Gratiano
    2. B.Duke
    3. C.Lodovico
    4. D.Montano
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    Answer: D. Montano

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  20. 20.

    A play in which characters act through gestures and facial expressions is a _______

    1. A.pantomime
    2. B.burlesque
    3. C.melodrama
    4. D.farce
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    Answer: A. pantomime

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  21. 21.

    Characterization refers to __________

    1. A.how characters are grouped
    2. B.the readers' opinions of the characters
    3. C.how characters are depicted
    4. D.the roles played by the character
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    Answer: C. how characters are depicted

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  22. 22.

    Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour. The literary device used in the line above is _________

    1. A.aside
    2. B.apostrophe
    3. C.soliloquy
    4. D.suspense
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    Answer: B. apostrophe

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  23. 23.

    The stanzas are written in _________

    1. A.quintets
    2. B.quatrains
    3. C.sestets
    4. D.tercets
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    Answer: B. quatrains

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  24. 24.

    The speaker is __________

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

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  25. 25.

    The speaker is ________

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

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  26. 26.

    The first stanza rhymes ______

    1. A.ab ac
    2. B.ab ab
    3. C.abcb
    4. D.abba
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    Answer: C. abcb

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  27. 27.

    Rumbling as used in the 1st paragraph is ______

    1. A.onomatopoeic
    2. B.metaphoric
    3. C.ironic
    4. D.alliterative
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    Answer: B. metaphoric

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  28. 28.

    The recurrent device used is ________

    1. A.synecdoche
    2. B.apostrophe
    3. C.metonymy
    4. D.paradox
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    Answer: C. metonymy

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  29. 29.

    The addressee is enjoined to Go, make money for ___________

    1. A.wooing Desdemona
    2. B.enriching lago
    3. C.placating Brabantio
    4. D.rewarding Bianca
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    Answer: D. rewarding Bianca

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  30. 30.

    Dramatis personae refers to ________

    1. A.audience
    2. B.characters
    3. C.chorus
    4. D.cast
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    Answer: B. characters

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  31. 31.

    A scene in fiction enacting past events is __________

    1. A.allusion
    2. B.foreshadow
    3. C.flashback
    4. D.interlude
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    Answer: C. flashback

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  32. 32.

    The dominant images are associated with _______

    1. A.love
    2. B.nature
    3. C.sailing
    4. D.war
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    Answer: C. sailing

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  33. 33.

    The writer's attitude is one of ________

    1. A.anger
    2. B.indifference
    3. C.sympathy
    4. D.mockery
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    Answer: C. sympathy

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  34. 34.

    A short account of an interesting event is ________

    1. A.a tale.
    2. B.an anecdote
    3. C.an episode.
    4. D.a story
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    Answer: B. an anecdote

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  35. 35.

    The speech is about ________

    1. A.Brabantio's complaint about Othello.
    2. B.Othello's loss of his handkerchief
    3. C.Brabantio's loss of his daughter
    4. D.the fight between Cassio and Roderigo
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    Answer: D. the fight between Cassio and Roderigo

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  36. 36.

    The opening lines of the stanzas are ________

    1. A.trochaic
    2. B.iambic
    3. C.anapaestic
    4. D.dactylic
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    Answer: B. iambic

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  37. 37.

    The occasion is _________

    1. A.Othello's return from war
    2. B.Othello's departure for Cyprus
    3. C.Montano expressirig his delight after the tempest.
    4. D.the defeat of the Turks.
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    Answer: A. Othello's return from war

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  38. 38.

    In a literary work, the foil is one who ________

    1. A.complements another character
    2. B.contrasts with another character
    3. C.introduces the conflict
    4. D.resolves the conflict
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    Answer: B. contrasts with another character

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  39. 39.

    The persona's mood is one of ________

    1. A.anger
    2. B.admiration
    3. C.indifference
    4. D.joy
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    Answer: B. admiration

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  40. 40.

    The speech is directly addressed to __________

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

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  41. 41.

    By the speech, the speaker attempts to __________

    1. A.instigate the addressee
    2. B.console the addressee
    3. C.prevent a war
    4. D.settle a fight
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    Answer: D. settle a fight

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  42. 42.

    Among these unlucky deeds. the immediate one is _________

    1. A.he killing of Desdemona
    2. B.declaring Desdemiona as unfaithful
    3. C.refusing to listen to Emilia
    4. D.the sacking of Cassio
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    Answer: D. the sacking of Cassio

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  43. 43.

    The dominant theme is ______

    1. A.unrequited love
    2. B.loss of opportunity
    3. C.lack of trust.
    4. D.insatiable hunger
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    Answer: A. unrequited love

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  44. 44.

    The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates ________

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

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  45. 45.

    The speaker is addressing _________

    1. A.Duke and others
    2. B.Emilia
    3. C.the Senate
    4. D.Lodovico and others
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    Answer: C. the Senate

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  46. 46.

    The, rhyme pattern is ______

    1. A.abc abc
    2. B.aa bb cc
    3. C.ab ab cc
    4. D.aa bc bc
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    Answer: A. abc abc

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  48. 48.

    The underlined expression means ________

    1. A.one is bound to lose something in life
    2. B.keep smiling even while being robbed
    3. C.it is useful not to bemoan one's loss
    4. D.the thief loses either way
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    Answer: D. the thief loses either way

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  49. 49.

    Poetic licence is a term applied to a poet's _______

    1. A.choice of word
    2. B.choice of characters
    3. C.restrictions in the use of language
    4. D.freedom in the use of language
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    Answer: D. freedom in the use of language

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