Waec 2015 Literature Past Questions And Answers
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest
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Silence ! One word more
Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee. What!
An advocate for an impostor! Hush!
(Act 1,Scene Two, lines 478 - 480)
The speaker's utterance betrays his
- A. anger
- B. pretence
- C. hatred
- D. sorrow
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Ariel: All hail, great master! Grave sir, hali ! I come
To answer the best pleasure; be't to fly,
To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride
On the curled clouds, to thy strong bidding task
Ariel and all his quality.
(Act I Scene Two, lines 189 - 193)
''.......in my rate'' means
- A. I'm very certain
- B. so far as I can see
- C. there's no doubt
- D. as it appears
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You cramthese words into mine ears against
The stomach of my sense. Would I had never
Married my daughter there! For, coming thence,
My son is lost, and,in my rate, she too,
(Act II, Scene One, lines 99 - 102)
- A. Gonzalo
- B. Antonio
- C. Sebastian
- D. Alonso
Read the extract and answer the uestion
Ariel: All hail, great master! Grave sir, hali ! I come
To answer the best pleasure; be't to fly,
To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride
On the curled clouds, to thy strong bidding task
Ariel and all his quality.
(Act I Scene Two, lines 189 - 193)
Ariel has 'come' because
- A. he has been invited by Prospero
- B. he wants to make a request
- C. he desires a meeting
- D. flying is no problem to him
The pattern of a poem without reference to its content is referred to as the
- A. limerick
- B. metre
- C. free verse
- D. form
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You cramthese words into mine ears against
The stomach of my sense. Would I had never
Married my daughter there! For, coming thence,
My son is lost, and,in my rate, she too,
(Act II, Scene One, lines 99 - 102)
''These words'' refer to
- A. the shipwreck
- B. the son's disappearance
- C. the daughter's wedding
- D. Prospero's magic
Read the poem and answer the question
Proud mothers of the coming age,
'Tis good to find you now engage
Your minds and time your lives to raise
Above the level of bygone days.
'Tis good to see you play your part
With spirit and undaunted heart,
It gives young Afric's throbbing soul
A glimpse of a bright and glorious goals.
God bless you, mothers of our race,
God cause to shine on you His face;
And give you strength and all you crave
To bring forth sons and daughters brave
The theme of the poem is
- A. the love of mother
- B. invoking the spirit of womanhood
- C. admiration for women's hard work
- D. the suffering of women
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You cramthese words into mine ears against
The stomach of my sense. Would I had never
Married my daughter there! For, coming thence,
My son is lost, and,in my rate, she too,
(Act II, Scene One, lines 99 - 102)
The setting is
- A. outside Prospero's cell
- B. on a ship
- C. in front of Prospero's cell
- D. another part of the island
NON —AFRICAN POETRY
Discuss the changing mood of the poet in "The Sun Rising"
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest
Read the extract and anser the question.
Silence ! One word more
Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee. What!
An advocate for an impostor! Hush!
(Act 1,Scene Two, lines 478 - 480)
The Speaker is
- A. Gonzalo
- B. Antonio
- C. Prospero
- D. Alonso