Jamb Literature in English 2003 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2003

'I am informed the day recycles itself today
when I slept in the Lord in February
I blame no one for an untimely death
I bless Good for a noble departure-His words
The lord taketh the righteous away before evil days
The lines above express

A. Anniversary
B. Procreation
C. Incarnation
D. Resurrection

Question 7:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
If God is the sole author of man's life and all that befall him on earth, does it not stand to reason that all evils that befall man are God sanctioned?
If man generally turns to God to ball him out of evil or bad occurrences, is one wrong then to conclude that He allows evils to befall man to bring him back to Him?
The literary style used in the passage above is

A. Discursive
B. Rhetorical
C. Accusative
D. Interrogative

Question 8:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation'And so Tom awake and we rose in the dark
And got with our bags and our brushes to work
Though the morning was cold. Tom was happy and warm;
So if all do their duty they need not fear harm.'
In the lines above. Tom is warm because he

A. Has just woken from sleep
B. Is doing his duty
C. Is wearing warm clothes
D. Is working indoors

Question 9:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation 'James started showing interest in Buchi a long time ago. In playing the hunter, he realised that he needed a bait.
This turned out to be his frequent offer of assistance to the needy young woman. But Buchi has proved to be a difficult game.
The more James trailed her the more he realised that she could not be easily caught.'The choice of words in the passage above is remarkable because it is

A. Largely confusing
B. Very difficult
C. Quite appropriate
D. Drawn from hunting

Question 10:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
'' To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.''
William Blake, To Sea a World in a Grain of Sand
The predominant figure of speech used in the lines above is

A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
C. Simile
D. Paradox