Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following is common to all forms of literature?

A. Language
B. Chorus
C. Action
D. Narrator

Question 2:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following is common to all forms of literature?

A. Language
B. Chorus
C. Action
D. Narrator

Question 3:

• WAEC 1998

The three major forms of literature are

A. Tragedy,comedy, tragi-comedy
B. Poetry,drama,folktales
C. Drama,lyric,prose fiction
D. Poetry, drama,prose

Question 4:

• WAEC 1998

Beauty in poetry depends mainly on

A. Expression and rhythm
B. Length and theme
C. Vowels and consonants
D. Mood and verse form

Question 5:

• WAEC 1998

Read the extract below and answer this question.
But the towering earth was tired of 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 predominant figure of speech in the above extracts is

A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification