JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1981

Tambaya 1 Rahoto

In 'Salute to the Elephant', the poet

warns about the danger of elephants

tells the story of Elephants

describes the attributes of the elephants Amsar da ta dace

shows where to find elephants

wants the destructions of elephants

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Poetry

General Literary Principles

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 2 Rahoto

In Lord Tennyson's 'Ulysses'the phrase 'happy lsles' refers to

the abode of the dead

the palace of Achilles

the abode of the Gods

the ringing plants of windy Troy Amsar da ta dace

the land of the idle king.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 3 Rahoto

Leah was finally arrested by the police because she

was betrayed by an enemy

was outwitted by the Fox Amsar da ta dace

did not offer a big enough bribe to the police

bribed the wrong person

became too militant.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 4 Rahoto

Naipaul's The Middle Passage is best described as

a novel

a tragic play

an autobiography Amsar da ta dace

a satire

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 5 Rahoto

The clouds were thickening in the red sky
And night and charmed
A black power into the pounding waves...'
The figure of speech used in these lines from Kwesi
Brew's 'The Sea Eats Our Land's is

oxymoron

personification Amsar da ta dace

metaphor

simile

synecocdoche.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 6 Rahoto

Macbeth is confident that he will not be defeated in battle because

all his enemies has gone into exile

he is a better fighter than Macduff

he had already killed Banquo

Lady Macbeth gives him courage

the witches gave him an assurance Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Drama

General Literary Principles

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 7 Rahoto

In these lines from Keats 'Ode to a Nightingale'
'The heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense as though of hemlock i had drunk Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains one minute past and Lethe-wards had sunk',
the poet uses

alternative rhymes

heroic couplet

bank verse

octosyllabic metre Amsar da ta dace

terza rima.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 8 Rahoto

What Gerry liked most about Theodore Shephanides in My Family and Other Animals was his

smart apearance

difference

gift of microscope

lovely tea parties

inexhaustible knowledge. Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 9 Rahoto

Drama is essentially different from poetry because

always involve many characters Amsar da ta dace

exist mainly in action

uses elevated language

uses localized imagery

deals with tragic experience

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 10 Rahoto

S.T. Colerige's 'Khan' is a poem about

a dream world

the world of demon lovers Amsar da ta dace

the river Alph

a sunless sea

sunny spots of greenery.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 11 Rahoto

The marriage of Anansewa is a play based on Ghanian

politics

traditional marriage ceremonies

folktales Amsar da ta dace

lady macbeth could not sleep

oral poetry

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 12 Rahoto

The banished Duke regained his kingdom when his brother Frederick

was defeated in battle

was rejected by his people

died on his way to the woods

was converted by a religious man Amsar da ta dace

became too old to rule

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 13 Rahoto

Which of the following statements best describes comedy

A play in which no body dies

A play which makes us laugh Amsar da ta dace

play in which the hero is a clown

a play which end happily

a play which is not boring.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

Drama

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 14 Rahoto

When Xuma talked to Di about Eliza, she

she thought Eliza was like her inside

agreed that Eliza was unreasonable Amsar da ta dace

was amused

was offended

believed Xuma was very knowledgeable

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 15 Rahoto

As the magi journey towards their destination, voices singing in their understand was

worthwhile

uncertain

foolish Amsar da ta dace

wise

commendable.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 16 Rahoto

'Sweet are the uses of adversity
Which like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head'
The speaker of the above lines from As You Like It' is

Jacques

Orlando

Adams

Duke senior Amsar da ta dace

Le Bosu.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 17 Rahoto

Part of the meaning of Kongi's Harvest lies in the fact that Kongi's final harvest is

a big yam

respect

disaster Amsar da ta dace

honour

fame

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka (WAEC)

The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 18 Rahoto

'But 't is strange:
And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instrument of darkness tells us truths,
Win us with honest trifles, to betrays in deepest consequences'.
These words were spoken by

Banquo Amsar da ta dace

Macbeth

Malcolm

Lady Macbeth

Macduff.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 19 Rahoto

When Kofi's grandparents in The Narrow Path learnt that Nani wanted to marry Edzi, they

did not approve Amsar da ta dace

made her change her religion

congratulated him

welcomed Edzi with open arms

disowned him

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 20 Rahoto

After the murder of Duncan , Macbeth was still dissatisfied because

he wanted to see the witches again

he had only paved the way for Banquo's son Amsar da ta dace

he felt remorse

lady Macbeth could not sleep

there was knocking at the gate

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 21 Rahoto

In Rubadiri's 'Stanley meets Mutesa' Mtu Mweupe Karibu means

whiteman, you are a man of excellent calibre

whiteman stay in peace with us

whiteman, you are welcome Amsar da ta dace

whiteman go back to your country

whiteman here are cables for you

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 22 Rahoto

George Kweku Ananse in the marriage of Anansewa was

a tricker Amsar da ta dace

an exploiter

a christain

an orator

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 23 Rahoto

In the early days of the Durrell's sojourn on the island of Corfu, Gerry's most constant companion was

Christaki

Roger

Spiro Amsar da ta dace

Yani

Larry

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 24 Rahoto

'Tired teachers wipe
The chalk dust
On their faces
The school dam bursts
Ans floods of hungry children
Melt into their mother's bosoms'.

In this passage describing the end of the school day, children's movements are made memorable through the use, in lines 4-5 of

simile

metaphor Amsar da ta dace

alliteration

cadence

inversions.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 25 Rahoto

'Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths; Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths of night and light and the half-lighgt i would spread the cloths under your feet: But |, being poor, have only my dreams; l have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams'.
The poet of these lines

shows cheap love

is incapable of seriousness

consider heaven's cloth worthless

is a sensitive, serious lover Amsar da ta dace

is an unrealistic, wishful man

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 26 Rahoto

Because he was transferred often, Kofi's father in 'The Narrow Path'

made a lot of money

became a very famous headmaster

love travelling a great deal

could not train his children properly

could save no money to build himself a house at home. Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Poetry

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 27 Rahoto

The main idea suggests in Kalu Uka's poem 'Earth To Earth

death and burial

man's mortality Amsar da ta dace

the changes in seasons

the propitiation of ancestors

the falling od dew-drops.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 28 Rahoto

Peter Abraham's Mine Boy can be described as a

regional novel

detective novel Amsar da ta dace

romatic novel

novel of social critism

historical novel.

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 29 Rahoto

Who accompanied Kongi on his retreat

Oba Danlola

No one

Seyi

Daodu

The secretary Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka (WAEC)

The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 30 Rahoto

Which of the following characters was assassinated by an unknown assailant in 'Mine Boy'

Daddy

Ma plank

Dladla

chris

Johannes Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 31 Rahoto

The word 'Fence' in peter's poem 'The Fence'symbolizes

racial prejudice

falsehood

truth

moral indecision Amsar da ta dace

social classes.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Poetry

General Literary Principles

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 32 Rahoto

''Troubadour, I Traverse all my land exploring all her wide flung parts with zest probing in motion sweeter far than rest her secret thickets with an amorous hand''.

The above lines from Brutus 'poem' A Troubadour l Traverse'indicate that the poet

is a traveller

an explorer who collect things

enjoys amorous adventures

loves a woman

has a deep-rooted love for his country Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 33 Rahoto

Chief-Who-Is-Chief won Anansewa for his wife because he

paid the largest dowry

showed the greatest love for her Amsar da ta dace

bribed property man

was a friend of Anansewa's father

paid her school fees.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 34 Rahoto

Olivia hated Orlando because Orlando

defeacted charles in wrestling contest

was in love with Rosalind

was preferred by the people to himself Amsar da ta dace

was more educated than himself

ran away from home

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 35 Rahoto

In Kongi's Harvest, Wole Soyinka dramatizes

the fall of a great man

the rise of a carpenters brigade

the tragedy of Seyi

the growth and development of political tyranny Amsar da ta dace

the distruction of a great African country

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka (WAEC)

The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 36 Rahoto

'During this speech the elders who didn't understand a word of what their learned secretary was saying nodded approval intermittently. When it was over the elders said yes, they had a learned man indeed, a man who could speak for them, a man who knew the wisdom of the old white people, not like the small boys nowadays who cant even read a telegram'.
In these passage the elders are presented as

very admireable people

decent and honest

impressed by the secretary Amsar da ta dace

impressively learned

distinctly progressive

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 37 Rahoto

Anansewa's grandmother prays that the man who marries Anansewa

has respect for others

is wealthy

is young

comes from her own area

helps the family Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 38 Rahoto

'The celebration is now ended
but the echoes are all around
whirling like a harmattan
whirl-wind throwing dust around
and hands cover faces and feet grope'

There are strong suggestions in the last lines that the occasion celebrated

brought peace to the land

did not kead to joyful times Amsar da ta dace

did not recieve general approval

produced more merriment

affected climate conditions.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Drama (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 39 Rahoto

The night is significant in 'Nightfall in Soweto' because

people stay in their houses

crimes are committed at night

the people can rest their tired bones at night

black people are persecuted even in their own homes at night Amsar da ta dace

night brings alot of enjoyment

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Literary Appreciation (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Literary Appreciation

General Literary Principles

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 40 Rahoto

'Such drizzling can go on for many days', she said in a dull voice. They both relapsed into silence, making a picture of bereaved children from whom life has suddenly lost warmth, colour, and excitement. There was no fire in the hearth. The mood caught in this scene is one of

excitement

warmth

hopefulness

high spirits

sadness. Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Literary Appreciation (JAMB)

Literary Appreciation

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 41 Rahoto

In Zambia Shall Be Free although Kaunda was well settled and happy as a teacher at Lubwa, he was restless because

his pay was poor Amsar da ta dace

he wanted to join the army

he quarrelled with his wife often

he wanted to break away and be on his own

he liked to travel.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 42 Rahoto

'They have tied me to a stake:I cannot fly, But bear like i must fight the course'.
Macbeth here is represented as

confident and arrogant

pitiable and evil

pitiable but courageous Amsar da ta dace

pitiable and fearful

merry and confident

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Poetry

General Literary Principles

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 43 Rahoto

Zambia Shall Be Free is a

biography

autobiography Amsar da ta dace

novel

novella

short story.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 44 Rahoto

Which group of characters appears in Macbeth?

Audrey, Phebe, Silvius

Charles, Malcolm, Banquo

Lennox, Donalbain, Seyton Amsar da ta dace

Duncan, frederick, Banquo

Oliver, Ross, Banquo

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 45 Rahoto

'For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn or busy housewife ply her evening care: No children run to lisp sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share'.
In these lines from Gray's 'Elegy Written in a country churchyard' the poet is referred to

a ployman and the herd

the rich people of the village

the congregation of the church

the politicians

all those buried in the graveyard Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 46 Rahoto

'The Myth of the Bagre' is an example of

a dream world Amsar da ta dace

a narrative poem of initiation

a poem in praise of manly prowess

a poem recited at marriage festivals

a poem sacred to the memory of ancestors

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 47 Rahoto

At mines where Xuma worked, the workers were

satisfied

confused

rebellious

overworked Amsar da ta dace

respected.

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 48 Rahoto

In Kongi's Harvest, there is a struggle for power between Kongi and

Daudo

Oba Danlola Amsar da ta dace

Segi's father

the Aweri fraternity

the people

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Literary Appreciation (JAMB)

Literary Appreciation

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 49 Rahoto

In As You Like It, the forest of Arden could symbolize

passion

anxiety

goodness Amsar da ta dace

wealth

power

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 50 Rahoto

'Now the bells are tolling
A year is dead.
And my heart is slowly beating
the Nunc Dimittis
to all my hopes and mute
yearnings of a year
and ghost hover round
dream beyond dream'.

For this poet, the passing year has

been one of satisfaction and fulfilment

has nothing to do with his personal life

brought death to his relatives

meant unrealized hopes Amsar da ta dace

brought changes

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Duba Amsa






Latsa & Riƙe don Ja Shi Gabaɗaya
Danna nan don rufewa