JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1981

Swali 1 Ripoti

Who accompanied Kongi on his retreat

Oba Danlola

No one

Seyi

Daodu

The secretary Jibu sahihi

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The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Tazama Jibu

Swali 2 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

did not recieve general approval

produced more merriment

affected climate conditions.

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Swali 3 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

metaphor

simile

synecocdoche.

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Swali 4 Ripoti

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. Jibu sahihi

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Swali 5 Ripoti

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

a dream world

the world of demon lovers Jibu sahihi

the river Alph

a sunless sea

sunny spots of greenery.

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Swali 6 Ripoti

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

a big yam

respect

disaster Jibu sahihi

honour

fame

Maelezo ya Majibu

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka (WAEC)

The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Tazama Jibu

Swali 7 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

the distruction of a great African country

Maelezo ya Majibu

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka (WAEC)

The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Tazama Jibu

Swali 8 Ripoti

''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 Jibu sahihi

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Swali 9 Ripoti

Leah was finally arrested by the police because she

was betrayed by an enemy

was outwitted by the Fox Jibu sahihi

did not offer a big enough bribe to the police

bribed the wrong person

became too militant.

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Swali 10 Ripoti

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

Daddy

Ma plank

Dladla

chris

Johannes Jibu sahihi

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Swali 11 Ripoti

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

paid the largest dowry

showed the greatest love for her Jibu sahihi

bribed property man

was a friend of Anansewa's father

paid her school fees.

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Swali 12 Ripoti

At mines where Xuma worked, the workers were

satisfied

confused

rebellious

overworked Jibu sahihi

respected.

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Swali 13 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

whiteman go back to your country

whiteman here are cables for you

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Swali 14 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

is an unrealistic, wishful man

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Swali 15 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

Macbeth

Malcolm

Lady Macbeth

Macduff.

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Swali 16 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

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Swali 17 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

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.

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Swali 18 Ripoti

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

racial prejudice

falsehood

truth

moral indecision Jibu sahihi

social classes.

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Swali 19 Ripoti

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

death and burial

man's mortality Jibu sahihi

the changes in seasons

the propitiation of ancestors

the falling od dew-drops.

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Swali 20 Ripoti

Olivia hated Orlando because Orlando

defeacted charles in wrestling contest

was in love with Rosalind

was preferred by the people to himself Jibu sahihi

was more educated than himself

ran away from home

Maelezo ya Majibu

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Tazama Jibu

Swali 21 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

Le Bosu.

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Swali 22 Ripoti

'The Myth of the Bagre' is an example of

a dream world Jibu sahihi

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

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Swali 23 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

became too old to rule

Maelezo ya Majibu

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Tazama Jibu

Swali 24 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

night brings alot of enjoyment

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Swali 25 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

impressively learned

distinctly progressive

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Swali 26 Ripoti

Drama is essentially different from poetry because

always involve many characters Jibu sahihi

exist mainly in action

uses elevated language

uses localized imagery

deals with tragic experience

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Swali 27 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

alliteration

cadence

inversions.

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Swali 28 Ripoti

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

passion

anxiety

goodness Jibu sahihi

wealth

power

Maelezo ya Majibu

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Tazama Jibu

Swali 29 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

he felt remorse

lady Macbeth could not sleep

there was knocking at the gate

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Swali 30 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

terza rima.

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Swali 31 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

pitiable and fearful

merry and confident

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Swali 32 Ripoti

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. Jibu sahihi

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Swali 33 Ripoti

'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 Jibu sahihi

brought changes

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Swali 34 Ripoti

In 'Salute to the Elephant', the poet

warns about the danger of elephants

tells the story of Elephants

describes the attributes of the elephants Jibu sahihi

shows where to find elephants

wants the destructions of elephants

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Swali 35 Ripoti

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

Daudo

Oba Danlola Jibu sahihi

Segi's father

the Aweri fraternity

the people

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Swali 36 Ripoti

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

did not approve Jibu sahihi

made her change her religion

congratulated him

welcomed Edzi with open arms

disowned him

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Swali 37 Ripoti

Peter Abraham's Mine Boy can be described as a

regional novel

detective novel Jibu sahihi

romatic novel

novel of social critism

historical novel.

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Swali 38 Ripoti

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 Jibu sahihi

the land of the idle king.

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Swali 39 Ripoti

Which of the following statements best describes comedy

A play in which no body dies

A play which makes us laugh Jibu sahihi

play in which the hero is a clown

a play which end happily

a play which is not boring.

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Tazama Jibu

Swali 40 Ripoti

'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. Jibu sahihi

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Swali 41 Ripoti

The marriage of Anansewa is a play based on Ghanian

politics