Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 641:

• JAMB 1984

'The whole space was walled with dark aromatic bushes and was a bowl of heat and light. A great tree, fallen across one corner, leaned against the trees that still stood and rapid climber flaunted red and yellow sprays right to the top.'
In describing the action of the climber, the writer has used the literary device of

A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Irony
D. Onomotopoeia
E. Personification.

Question 642:

• JAMB 1984

'The gates of polished reed closes behind them and the west is let in.'The above are the last two lines of David Rubadins ' Stanley meets Mutesa' and they suggest that

A. The sun setb after the arrival of Stanley
B. Stanley was shut out of Western civilization
C. Stanley symbolizes the advert of colonization
D. Stanley was very well recieved
E. Stanley thought he would be eaten up by the natives.

Question 643:

• JAMB 1984

I am not afraid of anything ;, he told them 'I have done almost everything in this world. I have committed all crimes you can think of and been called for most of them. I have been in prison more hours than I have been out of it within the last five years. In recounting his criminal life, this speaker's tone is

A. Repentant
B. Boastful
C. Regretful
D. Subdued
E. Remorseful

Question 644:

• JAMB 1985

Because of his fiery temper as a youth, Odewale was called the

A. Gorilla
B. Scorpion
C. Humbler of the wild
D. Thunder lion
E. Son of Odediran.

Question 645:

• JAMB 1985

Because of his fiery temper as a youth, Odewale was called the

A. Gorilla
B. Scorpion
C. Humbler of the wild
D. Thunder lion
E. Son of Odediran.