Past Questions And Answers
SECTION E: African Prose
AMMA DARKO: Faceless
Assess the role of MUTE in the novel.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2018 THEORYNON-AFRICAN DRAMA
ROBERT BOLT: A Man For All Seasons
Discuss the theme of friendship and betrayal in the play.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORYThis question is based on Literary Principles.
'The strong desire he felt for her fade away. As he had done the previous night, he tried desperately to excite himself mentally. Not a nerve in his body responded. He felt ill. He perspired. He, the stallion who usually flung himself at women, was like pulp.' Sembane Ousmane, 'Xala'
The terseness of the prose above is employed to
- A. capture a climax
- B. depict tension
- C. condemn the man
- D. sympathize with the girl
(a) State one function of each of the following structures:
(i) Arteries
(ii) Capillaries
(iii) Veins
(iv) Xylem
(v) Phloem
(b) Describe the changes that take place in the composition of human blood as it passes through the:
(i) Lungs
(ii) Liver
(iii) Kidneys
(iv) Small intestine
(c) List the cellular components of blood.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORYThe official language of the commonwealth is
- A. French
- B. Spanish
- C. Dutch
- D. English
Paul made a comparison between Adam and Jesus to show that
- A. both Adam and Jesus were human
- B. Adam succumbed to temptation while Jesus did not
- C. Adam caused man to sin while Jesus provides salvation
- D. both were subjected to temptation in the wilderness
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
I am given a free hand to run this business. This means that I
- A. am allowed to make my own decisions
- B. make my own appointments.
- C. assist the workers willingly.
- D. alone can choose my executives
the worth of a life assurance policy before its maturity date is?
- A. residual value
- B. surrender value
- C. accrued value
- D. assured value
The French policy of assimilation was based on the idea that the African culture was
- A. expensive
- B. unwritten
- C. inferior
- D. elaborate
A living dog is better than a ____
- A. dead horse
- B. dead lion
- C. dead fox
- D. living horse

