Waec Literature in English 1998 Past Questions and Answers

Question 86:

• WAEC 1998

Read the extract below and answer questions:
A : Would you'd pardon me
I do not without danger walk these streets;
Once, in a sea-fight against the Count his galleys,
I did some service-of such note, indeed.
That were I ta'en here
It would scarce be answered
B : Be like you slew great number of his people
A : The offence is not of such a bloody nature,
Albeit the quality of the time and quarrel
Might well have given us bloody argument
(Act III Scene III)
The Count referred to in the extract is

A. Orsino
B. Sir Andrew
C. Toby
D. Malvolio

Question 87:

• WAEC 1998

Read the extract below and answer questions:
A : Would you'd pardon me
I do not without danger walk these streets;
Once, in a sea-fight against the Count his galleys,
I did some service-of such note, indeed.
That were I ta'en here
It would scarce be answered
B : Be like you slew great number of his people
A : The offence is not of such a bloody nature,
Albeit the quality of the time and quarrel
Might well have given us bloody argument
(Act III Scene III)
They mood of Speaker A, is that of

A. Gaiety
B. Courage
C. Melancholy
D. Fear

Question 88:

• WAEC 1998

Read the extract below and answer questions:
A : Would you'd pardon me
I do not without danger walk these streets;
Once, in a sea-fight against the Count his galleys,
I did some service-of such note, indeed.
That were I ta'en here
It would scarce be answered
B : Be like you slew great number of his people
A : The offence is not of such a bloody nature,
Albeit the quality of the time and quarrel
Might well have given us bloody argument
(Act III Scene III)
By the offence in the extract, Speaker A is a

A. Nuisance,
B. Pirate
C. Fighter
D. Businessman

Question 89:

• WAEC 1998

OLA ROTIMI: The Gods Are Not To Blame
Read the extract below and answer questions:
Speaker A: No, no, do not thank me. I am only doing my duty
Do not thank me. Instead, let me only you one quuestion
Now you have all come here sprawing, vomiting, rubbling tears on one another, begging me to do my duty, and help you. But what about you yourselves?
What have you done to help yourselves?
Answer. Or is the land at peace? Are not people ailing and dying ?
Speaker A: We are suffering my Lord, we are........
Speaker A is

A. First chief
B. Priest
C. Odewale
D. Second chief

Question 90:

• WAEC 1998

OLA ROTIMI: The Gods Are Not To Blame
Read the extract below and answer questions:
Speaker A: No, no, do not thank me. I am only doing my duty
Do not thank me. Instead, let me only you one quuestion
Now you have all come here sprawing, vomiting, rubbling tears on one another, begging me to do my duty, and help you. But what about you yourselves?
What have you done to help yourselves?
Answer. Or is the land at peace? Are not people ailing and dying ?
Speaker A: We are suffering my Lord, we are........
Speaker A is addressing

A. Second chief
B. Towns people
C. Third chief
D. Ojuola