Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1
waec 2008

The scene after this consists of the

Acloset scene
Bdumb show
Cgraveyard scene
Dghost scene
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Question 2
waec 2008

The ''occulted guilt'' here means

Awizardry
Blove
Cwitchcraft
Dconscience
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Question 3
waec 2008

The ''uncle'' being referred to is

ALaertes
BClaudius
CGuildenstern
DHoratio
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Question 4
waec 2008

The character being addressed is

AGertrude
BOphelia
CHoratio
DClaudius
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Question 5
waec 2008

The speaker is

AHamlet
BClaudius
Cthe King
Dthe Queen
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Question 6
waec 2008

The setting is

Aa room in Polonius house
Ba room in the castle
Cthe queen's room
Dthe king's room.
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Question 7
waec 2008

The other character who comes on the scene after this is

Athe queen
BHoratio
CPolonius
Dthe king
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Question 8
waec 2008

''The primrose path of dalliance'' means

Aa religious life
Ba reckless life
Cthe way to heaven
Dthe way to hell
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Question 9
waec 2008

The character being addressed is

ALaertes
BPolonius
CHoratio
Dthe King
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Question 10
waec 2008

The speaker is

APolonius
Bthe King
CHamlet
Dthe queen
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Question 11
waec 2008

The setting is

Aa hall in the castle
Bthe battlefield
Ca platform in front of the castle
Dthe queen's room
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Question 12
waec 2008

The addresses later

Akills himself
Bsleeps off
Cruns away
Darrived
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Question 13
waec 2008

The character being addressed is

AHamlet
Bthe queen
Cthe king
Dfortinbras
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Question 14
waec 2008

The queen has just

Aleft the scene
Bdied
Crun away
Darrived
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Question 15
waec 2008

The speaker is

AFortinbras
BGuildenstern
CLaertes
DHamlet
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Question 16
waec 2008

The writer's diction portrays

Arepetition
Birony
Ctension
Dhumour
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Question 17
waec 2008

The literary device used in ''Ralph launched himself like a cat'' is

Aassonance
Bsimile
Ccontrast
Dpersonification
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Question 18
waec 2008

"Ralph wormed his way'' is an example of

Airony
Bapostrophe
Cmetaphor
Dallusion
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Question 19
waec 2008

The passage is

Anarrative
Bexpository
Cdescriptive
Dargumentative
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Question 20
waec 2008

The last line of the extract suggested the

Agrowth of a seed
Bbirth of a child
Charvesting of fruits
Dflourishing of flowers
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