Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1886:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on Literary Appreciation
'That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable yams. One man tied his clothe to a tree branch and hanged himself.
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart.
The mood conveyed in the excerpt above is one of

A. Frustration
B. Sympathy
C. Dilemma
D. Sadness

Question 1887:

• JAMB 2010

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That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer, But being spent, the worse, and worst Time still succeed the former.
The rhyme scheme in the excerpt above is

A. Aabb
B. Abab
C. Abba
D. Bbaa

Question 1888:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on Literary Appreciation
But the towering earth was tired sitting in one position . She moved, suddenly, and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horribly, and the work of a million years was lost.
The subject matter of the extract above IS.

A. Sea waves
B. House movement
C. Earthquake
D. Storms

Question 1889:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on Literary Appreciation
And your laughter like a flame piercing the shadows have revealed Africa to me beyond the snow of yesterday.
from the poem above, SHADOW means

A. Bleak future
B. Period of suffering
C. Abstract ideas
D. Famine

Question 1890:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on Literary Appreciation
Don't panic. Be calm. If you are somehow upset... try to regain you exposure.
The speaker in the excerpt above is

A. Uncertain
B. Afraid
C. Confidant
D. Hopeless