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This 2004 JAMB UTME Literature set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2004 set with instant marking.

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1. In a play, the audience knows that the sealed letter contains a warning, but the character who opens it believes it is a love note. What device is chiefly used?
  1. Verbal irony
  2. Dramatic irony
  3. Comic relief
  4. Foreshadowing

Answer: B. Dramatic irony

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something important that a character does not.

2. A playwright writes, '[She pauses, hides the key, and exits quietly.]' This instruction is primarily a
  1. monologue
  2. prologue
  3. dialogue cue
  4. stage direction

Answer: D. stage direction

Stage directions indicate movement, gesture, delivery, or other performance details rather than spoken dialogue.

3. During a crowded scene, a character briefly turns toward the audience and comments on another character, who appears not to hear. The comment is an
  1. aside
  2. epilogue
  3. soliloquy
  4. exposition

Answer: A. aside

An aside is a brief remark intended for the audience or selected listeners and conventionally unheard by others on stage.

4. A character left alone on stage speaks aloud at length while weighing whether to betray a friend. This speech is best described as a
  1. chorus
  2. dialogue
  3. soliloquy
  4. aside

Answer: C. soliloquy

A soliloquy lets a character speak thoughts aloud while alone, revealing inner conflict to the audience.

5. In a conventional five-part plot, the event that most sharply intensifies the central struggle before the climax belongs chiefly to the
  1. exposition
  2. rising action
  3. denouement
  4. epilogue

Answer: B. rising action

Rising action develops complications and intensifies conflict on the way to the climax.

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