Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 286:

• JAMB 2015

The use of two contrasting words that are placed side by side is called

A. Prologue
B. Oxymoron
C. Apostrophe
D. Costume

Question 287:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on General literacy principles


In literacy work, verbal irony refers to a

A. Device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says
B. Situation in which a character speaks or acts against the trends of events
C. Difficult situation which defies a logical or national resolution
D. Device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says

Question 288:

• JAMB 2015

A speech or writing used to praise a person or a thing for past or present deeds is

A. Eulogy
B. Synecdoche
C. Epigram
D. Epilogue

Question 289:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.

The relationships of Nnaife family are

A. Humiliation and disagreement
B. Sickness and joblessness
C. Poverty and hunger
D. Togetherness and happiness

Question 290:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on George Orwell's 1984.


'Big Brothers Is Watching You' Big Brother Controls life in Oceania Though the four ministries of peace, Love, plenty, are Truth.

The Couple continue to meet secretly in an attic room above a junk shop owned by

A. Mr. Carrington
B. O'Brien
C. Eurasia
D. Coworker Julius