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CLASS: SSS TWO

SUBJECT: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH

TIME: 2hrs

OBJECTIVE TEST

SECTION A PART 1

1. A group of people or a person who comment on the happenings in a play is called…. A. Claque B. chorus C. audience D. cast

2. Adaeze worked so hard that now she is referred to as the Socrates of our class. The emboldened is….. A. metaphor B. personification C. caricature D. antonomasia.

3. A story that starts from the middle is told in…. A. chronological order B. medias-res C. flash back D. dejas- vous

4. A piece of badly written poem with irregular rhythm and no rhymes at all, that also lacks style and taste is called. A. farce B. pastoral C. doggerel D. lampoon

5. I cannot stand Delias cold passion anymore. Dede shouted. The emboldened is called A. pun B. contrast C. anti-thesis D. paradox

6. He brought in the story of David and Goliath into the plot. The writer made use of …. A. referencing B. reminiscence C. recapitulation D. allusion

7. A writer’s choice of words is his ______(a) diction (b) mood (c) tone (d) setting

8. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humor/emphasis is ______(a) metaphor (b) irony (c) simile (d) hyperbole

9. A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the

(a) prologue (b) dialogue (c) monologue (d) epilogue

10. What sustains the interest of a reader in all literature is (a) ambiguity (b) characterization (c) suspense (d) plot

11. In literature, another name for denouement is (a) resolution (b) reference (c) inference (d) deregulation

12. The opposite of the part that introduces the main work in literature is known as ___ (a) prologue (b) epitome (c) epilogue (d) epitaph

13. Dramatis personae in a play refers to ____(a) list of characters (b) order of appearance (c) cast list (d) protagonist and antagonist

14. _____ applies to both tragedy and comic plays (a) horrifying end (b) happy ending (c) bomb blast (d) plot

15. Which of the following options is the stronghold of poetry? (a) emotion only (b) ideas only (c) beauty only (d) all of the above Read Also: SS3 English Mock Test of Oral Questions- Second Term

16. A narration is said to be an epistolary work if it is largely conceived in: (a) essays (b) episodes (c) arguments (d) letters

17. In the poetic line, “I am the enemy you killed, my friend,” the literary device noticeable there is a/an ___ (a) hyperbole (b) oxymoron (c) synaesthesia (d) onomatopoeia

18. “What is our life? A play of passion?” What is the pronounced device deployed in that single poetic line? A/An (a) simile (b) rhetorical question(c) allusive phraseology (d) metaphor

19. Rhyming words ______ (a) have similar spellings (b) are parallel lines (c) sound alike (d) convey meaning

20. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is ________ genre(b) verse (c) act (d) passage

Read the extract below and answer questions 21 – 24

‘Like the dew on the thorn

Like the foam below a valley

Like the bubble on a sweet babe born

Thou art gone, forever rarely’

21. The extract arouses in the reader a feeling of (a) anxiety (b) sorrow (c) joy (d) ecstasy

22. One of the literary devices used in the extract is ____(a) personification (b) repetition (c) hyperbole (d) paradox

23. The rhyme scheme of the above extract is (a) abba (b) abab (c) aabb (d) abcd

24. ‘A joyful tear’ is an example of which figure of speech? (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) hyperbole (d) oxymoron

Read the passage below and answer questions 25 to 29

When he was little, he would ask his mother. sometimes as he lay in the cold little room and looked up at her as she sat beside the bed stroking his hair why two boys from his class had thrown stones at a dog; or why on another occasion a gang of them had broken into an empty house, smashing the thick door which had curved mouldings on the front which had been turned by carpenters years before; or why he had ended up in a fight which had begun when a little girl had shouted names at him which made no sense about his house and his mother and others had joined in and he had rushed at them, scattering them as some shricked and some laughed and he flaied about with his hard little fists and tears in his eyes. His mother would smile, say ‘shhh’ and he would drift to sleep with the heart shape of her face imprinted on his mind.

25. The dominant feeling in the passage is that of A. nostalgia B. anger C. expectancy D. fear

26. The feelings is conveyed by the A. mouldings on the door B. boys; actions C. tender care of his mother D. little girl’s taunts

27. The dominant literary device in the passage is A. personification B. antithesis C. litotes D. parallelism

28. ..and he had rushed at them, scattering them as some strieked and some laughed illustrates A. onomatopoeia B. climax C. metaphor D. metonymy

29. The main character is A. playful B. inquisitive C. sad D. humorous

30. A fictitious name adopted by an author to write is……

A. Antonym B. eponym C. pseudonym D. synonym

31. The heightened tension in a play is momentarily eased through…. A. verbal irony B. transferred epithet C. comic relief D. pathetic fallacy

32. The literary work which tells a story usually of mystery, love and the supernatural is…….A. an ode B.a limerick C.an epic D. a ballad

33. A Shakespearean sonnet has the rhyme scheme…..

A. abab cdcd efef gg B. abba abba cde def C. abab adcd efef gg D. abba abba cde cde

Read the extract below and answer the questions

There they left him everyone

Left him there without a lick

Left him there for birds to pick

Let him there for carrion

34. The theme echoed in the poem is that of……. A. loneliness B. feasting C. festivity D. abandonment

35. The poem paints the picture of a person denied the luxury of…….. A. shelter B. burial C. food D. water

36. The tone of the poem is one of……. A. disapproval B. happiness C. contentment D. indifference

37. “Two heads are better than one” illustrates…… A. synecdoche B. onomatopoeia C. inversion D. metonymy

38. In a literary work, climax is an element of…. A. characterisation B. setting C. subject matter D. plot

39. The recession caused a thousand pains illustrates…… A. litotes B. hyperbole C. oxymoron D. personification

40. Boys are men illustrates……. A. alliteration B. contrast C. pun D. paradox

41. Who is the first character to interact with the Inspector?

A) Sheila Birling B) Arthur Birling C) Gerald Croft D) Sybil Birling

42. What is the name of the young woman whose death is investigated by the Inspector?

A) Daisy Renton B) Eva Smith C) Sheila Birling D) Edna

43. Which character is the most resistant to the Inspector’s questioning?

A) Sheila B) Arthur C) Gerald D) Sybil

44. What is Arthur Birling’s profession?

A) Politician B) Factory owner C) Teacher D) Police officer

45. What does the Inspector suggest about the interconnectedness of society?

A) Everyone should look after themselves B) People are responsible for one another C) Social class is irrelevant D) Wealth is the key to happiness

46. What was Sheila Birling’s initial reaction to her role in Eva Smith’s demise?

A) Indifference B) Guilt and remorse C) Anger D) Denial

47. How does Gerald Croft know Eva Smith?

A) He is her father B) He employed her at his father’s company C) He had a romantic relationship with her D) He was her landlord

48. What is the significance of the Inspector’s final speech?

A) It emphasizes individualism B) It warns against ignoring social responsibility C) It calls for personal wealth D) It advocates for capitalism

49. What does Sybil Birling’s refusal to help Eva reveal about her character?

A) Compassionate B) Snobbish and prejudiced C) Indifferent to social issues D) Supportive of her family

50. At the end of the play, what revelation shakes the Birling family?

A) The Inspector is a fraud B) They receive a phone call about a real Inspector C) Eva Smith was a wealthy heiress D) They are all charged with murder only