JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1981

Ibeere 1 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Drama

Prose

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Ibeere 2 Ìròyìn

Drama is essentially different from poetry because

always involve many characters Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

exist mainly in action

uses elevated language

uses localized imagery

deals with tragic experience

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Drama

Poetry

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Ibeere 3 Ìròyìn

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

worthwhile

uncertain

foolish Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

wise

commendable.

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Ibeere 4 Ìròyìn

George Kweku Ananse in the marriage of Anansewa was

a tricker Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

an exploiter

a christain

an orator

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Drama

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Ibeere 5 Ìròyìn

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

did not approve Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

made her change her religion

congratulated him

welcomed Edzi with open arms

disowned him

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Prose

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Ibeere 6 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

became too old to rule

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Ibeere 7 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

pitiable and fearful

merry and confident

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Poetry

General Literary Principles

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Ibeere 8 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

did not recieve general approval

produced more merriment

affected climate conditions.

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Drama

Poetry

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Ibeere 9 Ìròyìn

At mines where Xuma worked, the workers were

satisfied

confused

rebellious

overworked Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

respected.

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Prose

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Ibeere 10 Ìròyìn

Olivia hated Orlando because Orlando

defeacted charles in wrestling contest

was in love with Rosalind

was preferred by the people to himself Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

was more educated than himself

ran away from home

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Wo Idahun

Ibeere 11 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

whiteman go back to your country

whiteman here are cables for you

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Ibeere 12 Ìròyìn

When Xuma talked to Di about Eliza, she

she thought Eliza was like her inside

agreed that Eliza was unreasonable Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

was amused

was offended

believed Xuma was very knowledgeable

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Prose

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Ibeere 13 Ìròyìn

''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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ibeere 14 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

metaphor

simile

synecocdoche.

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Ibeere 15 Ìròyìn

Who accompanied Kongi on his retreat

Oba Danlola

No one

Seyi

Daodu

The secretary Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka (WAEC)

The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Wo Idahun

Ibeere 16 Ìròyìn

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. Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ibeere 17 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Macbeth

Malcolm

Lady Macbeth

Macduff.

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Ibeere 18 Ìròyìn

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. Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ibeere 19 Ìròyìn

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

paid the largest dowry

showed the greatest love for her Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

bribed property man

was a friend of Anansewa's father

paid her school fees.

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Poetry (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

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Ibeere 20 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Prose (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Prose

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Ibeere 21 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

night brings alot of enjoyment

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Prose (JAMB)

Literary Appreciation

General Literary Principles

Prose

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Ibeere 22 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

the land of the idle king.

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Poetry

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Ibeere 23 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

the distruction of a great African country

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka (WAEC)

The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Wo Idahun

Ibeere 24 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

alliteration

cadence

inversions.

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Poetry

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Ibeere 25 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

brought changes

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Poetry

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Ibeere 26 Ìròyìn

Leah was finally arrested by the police because she

was betrayed by an enemy

was outwitted by the Fox Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

did not offer a big enough bribe to the police

bribed the wrong person

became too militant.

Awọn alaye Idahun

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Wo Idahun

Ibeere 27 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Drama

General Literary Principles

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Ibeere 28 Ìròyìn

'The Myth of the Bagre' is an example of

a dream world Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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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Poetry

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Ibeere 29 Ìròyìn

Peter Abraham's Mine Boy can be described as a

regional novel

detective novel Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

romatic novel

novel of social critism

historical novel.

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Ibeere 30 Ìròyìn

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

a big yam

respect

disaster Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

honour

fame

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka (WAEC)

The Lion And The Jewel By Wole Soyinka

Wo Idahun

Ibeere 31 Ìròyìn

Zambia Shall Be Free is a

biography

autobiography Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

novel

novella

short story.

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Prose

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Ibeere 32 Ìròyìn

Which of the following statements best describes comedy

A play in which no body dies

A play which makes us laugh Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

play in which the hero is a clown

a play which end happily

a play which is not boring.

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

Drama

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Wo Idahun

Ibeere 33 Ìròyìn

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

Daddy

Ma plank

Dladla

chris

Johannes Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Prose

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Ibeere 34 Ìròyìn

Which group of characters appears in Macbeth?

Audrey, Phebe, Silvius

Charles, Malcolm, Banquo

Lennox, Donalbain, Seyton Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Duncan, frederick, Banquo

Oliver, Ross, Banquo

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Ibeere 35 Ìròyìn

Naipaul's The Middle Passage is best described as

a novel

a tragic play

an autobiography Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

a satire

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Prose

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Ibeere 36 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

impressively learned

distinctly progressive

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Ibeere 37 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ibeere 38 Ìròyìn

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

a dream world

the world of demon lovers Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

the river Alph

a sunless sea

sunny spots of greenery.

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Poetry

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Ibeere 39 Ìròyìn

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

racial prejudice

falsehood

truth

moral indecision Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

social classes.

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Poetry

General Literary Principles

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Ibeere 40 Ìròyìn

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

death and burial

man's mortality Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

the changes in seasons

the propitiation of ancestors

the falling od dew-drops.

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Poetry

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Ibeere 41 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

is an unrealistic, wishful man

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Ibeere 42 Ìròyìn

The marriage of Anansewa is a play based on Ghanian

politics

traditional marriage ceremonies

folktales Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

lady macbeth could not sleep

oral poetry

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Drama

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Ibeere 43 Ìròyìn

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

passion

anxiety

goodness Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

wealth

power

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Wo Idahun

Ibeere 44 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

terza rima.

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Poetry

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Ibeere 45 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

he felt remorse

lady Macbeth could not sleep

there was knocking at the gate

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Poetry (JAMB)

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Drama

Poetry

Prose

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Ibeere 46 Ìròyìn

In 'Salute to the Elephant', the poet

warns about the danger of elephants

tells the story of Elephants

describes the attributes of the elephants Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

shows where to find elephants

wants the destructions of elephants

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Poetry

General Literary Principles

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Ibeere 47 Ìròyìn

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

Daudo

Oba Danlola Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Segi's father

the Aweri fraternity

the people

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Literary Appreciation

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Ibeere 48 Ìròyìn

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

Christaki

Roger

Spiro Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Yani

Larry

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Prose

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Ibeere 49 Ìròyìn

'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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Le Bosu.

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Poetry

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Ibeere 50 Ìròyìn

'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. Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Literary Appreciation

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