CLASS: JSS 3

SUBJECT: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

2½ HOURS
SECTION A
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Literature is categorized into three ------ (a) branches (b) divisions (c) genres
(d) types
2. The central idea of a literary work of art is ----- (a) plot (b) theme (c) tone
(d) tone
3. A story that teaches morals and in which animals behave like human beings
as the characters of the story is a/an ------ (a) parable (b) fable (c) animation
(d) cartoon
4. The place and period of events in a novel is ------ (a) theme (b) setting (c)
plot (d) season
5. A building where a play is being acted is known as a ------- (a) city hall (b)
auditorium (c) theatre (d) stage
6. “You are the salt of my life” illustrates ------ (a) simile (b) pun (c) metaphor
(d) alliteration
7. A literary work that ends happily is ------ (a) comedy (b) tragedy (c) tragi-
comedy (d) fallacy
8. Writer’s choice of words is ------ (a) language (b) diction (c) style (d) theme
9. Literature as an art is a ------- (a) written historical events (b) collection of
books (c) library of poems (d) mirror of life
10.“He is as tall as an iroko tree” illustrates -------- (a) personification (b)
simile (c) metaphor (d) apostrophe
11. One of the following cannot be documented. (a) myth (b) folktale (c) oral
speech (d) legend
12. “She is an angel” is an example of ------- (a) pun (b) metaphor (c) irony (d)
personification
13. A genre of literature that deals with story narration is ------ (a) drama (b)
prose (c) poetry (d) none of the above
 14.“The church choir is on a wheel to a convention” illustrates ------ (a)
hyperbole (b) metonymy (c) personification (d) metaphor
15.A literary work that ends happily is ------ (a) comedy (b) tragedy (c) tragi-
comedy (d) fallacy
16. Male protagonist is a/an ------ (a) heroine (b) heroin (c) hero (d) heronee
17. Literary device that makes reference to past events is ------ (a)
foreshadowing (b) flashback (c) recall (d) reminder
18. “Wheels, wheels and wheels pin by” illustrates ------- (a) rhyme (b)
repetition (c) alliteration (d) pun
19.A song-like poem that tells story is known as ------ (a) epic (b) ode (c) ballad
(d) lyric
20. “He drank two bottles” is an example ------- (a) personification (b)
hyperbole (c) synecdoche (d) simile
21. A question which does not require an answer is said to be ------ (a) yes/no
(b) interrogative (c) -wh (d) rhetorical
22. The genre of literature that is written in acts and scene is ----- (a) drama (b)
prose (c) poetry (d) none of the above
23. A literary device that is used to express something opposite from the literal
meaning is ------ (a) hyperbole (b) irony (c) onomatopoeia (d) metaphor
24.“Ayo is my friendly enemy” exemplifies the use of ------ (a) simile (b) pun
(c) oxymoron (d) irony
25. A word that sounds like what it names is ------ (a) alliteration (b) assonance
(c) onomatopoeia (d) repetition
26. A direct comparison of two different objects using the word “like” or “as” is
------- (a) euphemism (b) irony (c) hyperbole (d) simile
27. A literary term which defines events that make up a story is ------ (a) theme
(b) plot (c) setting (d) stage
28. The following are types of poetry except ------ (a) epic (b) ode (c) fable (d)
ballad
29. Conversation between two or more characters in drama is ------ (a)
monologue (b) prologue (c) dialogue (d) epilogue

Unseen poetry
Read the poem below and answer Questions 30 to 35.

Not all days are sunny and bright,

Few things are achieved overnight,
 To attain what is good and right,
You need to struggle till the night.

There’s no success without failure,

Hardship and pain, you have to endure,
When you fall or get hit,
Do not give up or quit.

30.The poem is about ------ (a) politics (b) food (c) endurance (d) health
31. “Days are sunny and bright” illustrates the use of ------ (a) simile (b)
personification (c) hyperbole (d) apostrophe
32. The rhyme scheme of stanza one is ------ (a) aaba (b) aabb (c) abab (d) abba
33. The tone of the poem is that of ------ (a) encouragement (b) anger (c) hatred
(d) fear
34. The poem has ------ stanzas. (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 16
35. The theme of the poem is ------ (a) corruption (b) hope (c) selfishness (d)
wickedness
36. Who among these writers is a playwright? (a) Samson O. Shobayo (b)
Ngozi Chima-Uzosike (c) Chigbo Ugwuoke (d) Adeyeye Adetutu
37. In a play, the use of mime/pantomime involves ------ (a) silent acting (b) use
of foul language to act (c) singing melodious songs (d) playing of
instruments in acting
38. A poem of five lines is known as ------ (a) couplet (b) quintet (c) septet (d)
octave
39. The deliberate repetition of initial consonant sounds is ------ (a) assonance
(b) onomatopoeia (c) alliteration (d) pun
40. Epilogue is used at the ------ of a play. (a) beginning (b) middle (c) top (c)
end
41. The youngest queen of King Adelegan is ------ (a) Abeke (b) Adebisi (c)
Fabunmi (d) Omowunmi
42. Princess Adetutu was killed at ------ (a) market square (b) Ogbun River (c)
king’s palace (d) Baba Fagbemi’s house
43. The desecration of the Ogbun’s Shrine by King Adelegan brings ------- to
the town. (a) peace (b) an end to idol worshipping (c) woes (d) bribery
44. ------ fell from a tree. (a) Arojuowo, the great hunter (b) Abiola, the mat
seller (c) Ajani, the palmwine tapper (d) Foluke, the bead seller
45. King Adelegan is the cause of his downfall because he ------ (a) married two
wives (b) fight with Baba Fagbemi (c) did not give Yeye Ologbun an
Iyalode title (d) did not verify Adetutu’s information before taking steps
46. Mama Nwankwo was treated at St. ------- Specialist Hospital, Owelle . (a)
Maria’s (b) Monica’s (c) Peter’s (d) Joseph’s
47. The first female doctor of Akamu Village that gives scholarship to any girl
from Akamu who wants to study medicine is ------- (a) Dr. Sam Oluchi (b)
Dr. Nkiru Chinemere (c) Dr. Rita Eze (d) Dr. Nkechi Obinna
48. Mgbafor’s school daughter fulfills her dreams by becoming a/an ------ (a)
doctor (b) engineer (c) entrepreneur (d) lawyer
49. “The clouds racing swiftly” is an example of ------ (a) metaphor (b)
synecdoche (c) personification (d) pun
50. ------ was picked by a good Samaritan beside a rubbish dump near
Ekeonunwa Market as almost a four days old baby and adopted by the
Catholic Missionaries in Owelle. (a) Ogochukwu (b) Chioma (c) Nkechi (d)
Nwakamma

SECTION B
Answer all the questions in this section.

Sacrilege: ADEYEYE ADETUTU

1. a. List two themes of the play and discuss on.
b. Who is King Adelegan fond of among his children?
c. Who is the crown prince?
d. Who is the king’s first daughter?
e. How did the two queens die?
f. Who is the king’s friend among the chiefs?
2. a. Mention the name of two of the palace guards.
b. In two or more sentences, explain how they died.
c. Who took revenge on Princess Adetutu among them?
d. Why did he kill Princess Adetutu?
e. What is Baba Fagbemi also called in the play?
f. What is the setting of the play?

The Clock: NGOZI CHIMA-UZOSIKE

2. a. Mention the names of two among Mama Nwankwo’s children.
b. Mention the four important days in Akamu Village.
 c. Which one among the four days is the main market day?
d. Mention two rumours Akamu gossip mongers carry about in the
village concerning the disappearance of Mama Nwankwo.
f. Who was the first person to see Mama Nwankwo at the hospital?
3. a. What is the name of the community head?
b. Which sickness does the doctor diagnose that Mama Nwankwo has?
c. What is Mama Nwankwo addicted to
d. Which year was Akamu Community Secondary School founded?
e. Where does the villagers meet in order to hear Mama Nwankwo’s
stories?
f. What does the motto “Lux in Tenibris” mean?
g. Provide the full meaning of the following:
i. FFF
ii F.F.M.D.A.
h. Write a short note on the following characters in the novel:
i Dr. Nkechi Obinna
ii Nwakamma