PAPER 1 (SS 1)
SECTION A
OBJECTIVES:
1. The protagonist is the ______(a) author (b) villain (c) hero (d) speaker (e) antagonist.
2. As chapter is to prose, so ___ is to poetry. (a) couplet (b) stanza (c) line (d) chorus (e) paraphrasing.
3. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage (a) says the opposite of what the speaker means (b) is misunderstood (c) tries to deceive the audience (d) is alone (e) is funny.
4. A humorous scene in a play intended to ease tension is (a) climax (b) tragi-comedy (c) comic relief (d) comedy (e) tragedy.
5. A dead metaphor is one that is _______ (a) overused and ineffective (b) extended in meaning (c) implied (d) mixed (e) not funny.
6. ‘My bounty is as boundless as the sea; My love as deep’ is an example of ___ (a) hyperbole (b) litotes (c) euphemism (d) paradox (e) metaphor.
7. Through the trees I’ll hear a single ringing sound, a cowbell jingle. The underlined illustrate _______ rhyme. (a) end (b) decasyllabic (c) internal (d) dimeter (e) middle rhyme.
8. A literary work is a satire when it ______ (a) finds fault (b) humorously criticises to improve a situation (c) proves laughter (d) teaches a lesson for social improvement (e) it’s not a comedy.
9. A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is _________ (a) hyperbole (b) euphemism (c) alliteration (d) assonance (e) simile.
10. The omniscient narrator is _____ (a) all knowing (b) limited (c) realistic (d) always humorous (e) God.
11. Which of the following does not define a character? (a) What the character does (b) what the character says (c) what others say about the character (d) the way the character appears (e) the character’s mannerism.
12. Which of the following is not a type of play?(a) Tragedy (b) Tragic flaw (c) Comedy (d) Tragi-comedy (e) farce.
13. A short introductory speech delivered as a part of a play is called (a) a preamble (b) a prologue (c) an introduction (d) an epilogue (e) first words.
14. Pick the odd one of the option listed. (a) euphemism (b) oxymoron (c) hyperbole (d) rhythm (e) simile
15. The major distinctive feature of drama is (a) dialogue (b) setting (c) epilogue (d) plot (e) singing
16. A poem written in praise of someone or something is (a) a ballad (b) an epic (c) a sonnet (d) an ode (e) lullaby
17. The central idea of a story or poem is the (a) title (b) climax (c) theme (d) conflict (e) topic
18. The timing and location of a literary work is ______ (a) theme (b) plot (c) setting (d) atmosphere (e) timing
19. The elegy ____ (a) conforms to a fixed pattern of lines (b) is set in the countryside (c) has a mournful tone (d) celebrates heroic deeds (e) is a church poem.
20. The major genre of literature are ______ (a) fiction, non-fiction, drama (b) prose, farce, comedy (c) prose, drama, poetry (d) poetry, prose, fiction (e) comedy, drama and prose
21. “Poetry gets bored of being alone. It wants to go outdoors to chew on the winds.” The dominant figure of speech in the above lines a ________ (a)paradox(b) pun (c) parallelism (d) personification (e) irony
22. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is ____ (a) a narrative (b) a sonnet (c) an ode (d) an elegy (e) lyric
23. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the (a) epilogue (b) climax (c) prologue (d) exposition (e) middle
24. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as__ (a) blank verse (b) assonance (c) consonance (d) free verse (e) verse
25. A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is _____ (a) a mime (b) an aside (c) a soliloquy (d) an opera (e) farce
26. A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a____ (a) lyric (b) sonnet (c) ballad (d) threnody (e) lullaby
27. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the ___(a) hero (b) heroine (c) antagonist (d) foil (e) cast
28. “Tell me not, sweet, i am unkind” illustrates_____ (a) inversion (b) paradox (c) humour (d) mood (e) satire
29. The art of giving human attributes to non-human object is _____ (a) personification (b) allegory (c) anecdote (d) allusion (e) simile
30. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is _____ (a) lyric (b) epic (c) ode (d) euphony (e) sonnet
31. A poem of four lines is called a ___ (a) quatrain (b) sestet (c) sonnet (d) couplet (e) octave
32. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called _______ (a) an allegory (b) a fable (c) a farce (d) a satire (e) a pun
33. The story of a person’s life written by another is _________ (a) history (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) anthology (e) short story
34. When charaacters talk to each other, it is referred to as ______ (a) soliloquy (b) monologue (c) dialogue (d) recitation
Read the extract and answer questions 35 and 36
I have to thank God I’m a woman,
For in these ordered days a woman only
Is free to be very hungry, very lonely.
35. The dominant device in the above lines is _________ (a) burlesque (b) paradox (c) conflict (d) irony (e) assonance
36. The tone of the poem is one of ________ (a) sorrow (b) sarcasm (c) happiness (d) anger (e) excitement
37. A piece of writing which teaches moral is___(a) serious (b) didactic (c) playful (d) analytical (e) satirical
38. “Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of___ (a) alliteration (b) rhythm (c) satire (d) digression (e) assonance
39. A character whose flaws combined with external forces lead to his suffering is a __
(a) heroine (b) tragic-hero (c) hero (d) protagonist (e) villian
40. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is_____ (a) metaphor (b) irony (c) simile (d) hyperbole (e) personification
SECTION B
THEORY
INSTRUCTION: Answer QUESTION TWO and ANY OTHER THREE questions from this section.
1. Write short notes on the following:
i. Irony
ii. Euphemism
iii. Alliteration
iv. Onomatopoeia
2. What is literature?
(b)Explain the difference between English literature and literature-in-English.
3. Mention and explain five purposes of literature
4. Enumerate the genres of literature
(b)Give a brief explanation of each
All schools information page 