SSI Literature Exam Question and Answers- 3rd Term for secondary school students and teachers.

CLASS: SS 1         SUBJECT: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH   

1.       Answer ALL questions Part 1 and five in Part 2
2.     Answer each question in Section A by choosing one letter and shade it like this:   [A]        [B] [C]       [D] [D]
3. Do not shade two options in a question
4. Erase completely any answer you wish to change.
5. Do all rough work on this question 

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SSI Literature Exam Question and Answers- 3rd Term

Section 1: Multiple Choice Questions.

1. “Life is an empty dream” is an example of…….
2. synecdoche
3. litotes
4. allusion
5. elegy
6. The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called……
7. internal rhyme
8. rhyme scheme
9. rhythm
10. scansion
11. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the……
12. epilogue
13. climax
14. prologue
15. exposition
16. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as…….
17. blank verse
18. assonance
19. consonance
20. free verse
21. A folktale is a…….
22. novel
23. work of fiction
24. biography
25. novellette
26. A poem written in an elaborate style style to adress pr celebrate an pbject pr event is called….
27. a ballad
28. an epic
29. a dirge
30. an ode

Read the following extract and answer questions 7-8

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.

7. The dominant device in the above lines is…..
8. burlesque
9. paradox
10. conflict
11. irony
12. The tone of the poem is that of……..
13. sorrow
14. sarcasm
15. happiness
16. anger
17. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is…….
18. lyric
19. epic
20. ode
21. euphony
22. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called…..
23. an allegory
24. a fable
25. a farce
26. a satire
27. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the ……
28. hero
29. heroine
30. antagonist
31. foil
32. When characters talk to each other, it is referred to as…….
33. soliloquy
34. monologue
35. dialogue
36. recitation
37. A character whose flaws combined with external forces lead to his suffering is a……
38. heroine
39. tragic-hero
40. hero
41. protagonist
42. The art of creating fictional personages constitutes……
43. point of view
44. characterisation
45. narrative technique
46. symbolism
47. A piece of writing which teaches morals is…..
48. serious
49. didactic
50. Playful
51. analytical
52. Shakespeare’s poetry consists mainly of …..
53. quatrain
54. heroic verse
55. blank verse
56. couplet
57. A literary work written in form of a letter is……
58. creative
59. romantic
60. tautology
61. epistolary
62. Foreshadowing is a  device used to…….
63. prepare the reader for the direction a plot will take
64. introduce the plot.
65. shed light on events through background information.
66. recall the past
67. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage……
68. says the opposite of what the speaker means
69. is misunderstood
70. tries to deceive the audience.
71. is alone.
72. humorous scene in a play intended to ease tension is……
73. climax
74. tragi-comedy
75. comedy
76. comic relief
77. The term used to depict the freedom of a poet with language is…..
78. poetic diction
79. bathos
80. graphology
81. poetic licence
82. A story which explains a natural phenomenon is …..
83. legend
84. parable
85. myth
86. fiction
87. A short poem that expressesan idea in a clever way is…….
88. an epigram
89. a limerick
90. an ode
91. a lyric
92. A character whose actions or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is…….
93. an adversary
94. a protagonist
95. an antagonist
96. a foil
97. ………….in drama, operates against a character whonis unaware of a situation which the audience know about.
98. Verbal irony
99. Dramatic irony
100. Satire
101. Parody
102. An understatement is otherwise called…….
103. litotes
104. Hyperbole
105. pun
106. contrast
107. The loneliest people live in the most crowded places illustrates……
108. anecdote
109. allegory
110. paradox
111. parody
112. A character in the story who narrates what happens to him or her is……..
113. a second person narrator
114. a first person narrator
115. an omniscient narrator
116. a third person narrator

 

Read the following extract and answer questions 31-32.

Said the Lion: “On music I dote

But something is wrong with my throat

When I practice a scale

The listeners quail

And flee at the first note”.

29. What type of poem is this?
30. Epic
31. Limerick
32. Ode
33. Sonnet
34. The rhyme scheme of the poem is……..
35. aabba
36. ababa
37. ababb
38. abbaa
39. “Many hands make light work” illustrates…….
40. zeugma
41. hyperbole
42. metonymy
43. synecdoche
44. Soliloquy is a………. technique.
45. descriptive
46. dramatic
47. narrative
48. poetic
49. The……… produces comic relief in drama.
50. chorus
51. protagonist
52. antagonist
53. clown
54. He is my most beloved enemy illustrates…….
55. synecdoche
56. oxymoron
57. metonymy
58. litotes
59. A poem which celebrates simple country life is……..
60. pastoral
61. a dirge
62. an ode
63. an epic
64. Hamartia, in a literary work refers to a hero’s …….
65. tragic flaw
66. inordinate ambition
67. strength of character
68. good works

SECTION B

UNSEEN PROSE

Read the following passage and answer questions 37-

Each profession, intellectual or manual, deserves consideration, whether it requires painful physical effort or manual dexterity, wide knowledge or the patience of an ant. Ours like that of the doctor, does not allow for any mistake. You don’t joke with life,  and life is both body and mind. To warp a soul is as much a sacrilege as murder. Teachers at kindergarten,  as at university level-form a noble army accomplishing daily feats, never praised, never decorated. An army forever on the move, forever vigilant: an army without drums, without gleaming uniforms. This army thwarting traps and snares, everywhere plants the flag of knowledge and morality.

 

 

37.The writer’s mood is that of ……….

1. excitement
2. optimism
3. indifference
4. frustration
5. The writer of the passage is……..
6. doctor
7. soldier
8. teacher

D.student

39. The dominant image in the passage is that of ……..
40. soldiery
41. medicine
42. religion

D  education

40. The underlined illustrates  …….
41. antithesis
42. allusion
43. parallelism
44. parody

41″ The flag of knowledge and morality” illustrates…..

1. euphemism

B.litotes

1. metaphor
2. metonymy

 

SECTION C

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: William Shakespeare

Read the following excerpt and answer questions 42-

“…… I woo thee with my sword

And won thy love doing thee injuries.

But I will wed thee in another key,

With pomp, with triumph, and with reveling.

42. Who is the speaker?

A.Theseus

1. Lysander
2. Oberon
3. Demetrius
4. Who is the addressed?
5. Nedar’s daughter
6. Helena
7. Hermia
8. Hippolyta
9. ” my sword” in the above symbolises………
10. war
11. hatred
12. protection
13. duel
14. What figure of speech is contained in the phrase “my sword” as used in the quote above?
15. Metaphor
16. Metonymy
17. Personification
18. Onomatopoeia
19. “….won thy love doing thee injuries” is an example of …….
20. irony
21. oxymoron
22. fallacy
23. paradox
24. Who entered after this discussion?
25. Theseus
26. Lysander
27. Egeus
28. Lysander

Read the following excerpt and answer questions 48-50

“How happy some o’er other some can be!

Through Athens I am thought as fair as she.

But what of that?…….thinks not so……

48. Who made the above statement?
49. Hermia
50. Helena
51. Oberon
52. Lysander
53. Who is the bone of contention here?
54. Demetrius
55. Lysander
56. Hermia
57. Helena
58. Complete the above excerpt/statement of a character with the other part of it.

 

PART 2

 

1A. What is literature?

1B what are the functions of literature?

1C. Differentiate between sarcasm and irony.

2A.  What is narrative point of view?

2B. Discuss clearly, the four narrative points of view taught in the class.

3A. Discuss with clear examples,  five types of novels.

3B. Write briefly on setting.

4. Discuss poetry as a genre of literature.
5. Write short note on the following types of character with clear description of their characteristics.
6. Foil
7. Dynamic

III. Static

1. Symbolic
2. Tragic hero

6A. Explain with clear examples five sub-genres of comedy.

6B. Differentiate between metonymy and synecdoche.

7. Write clear note on the following terms, with ample examples where applicable.
8. Prologue
9. Foreshadowing

III. Pathos

1. Catharsis
2. Sonnet