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JAMB UTME Literature 2015 past questions and answers

This 2015 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 2015 set with instant marking.

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1. In a play, a cracked bell appears whenever a character betrays a friend. What is the bell functioning as?
  1. A recurring motif
  2. A stage direction
  3. A subplot
  4. A comic interlude

Answer: A. A recurring motif

The recurring bell is a motif because it is a repeated element associated with an idea.

2. After the central conflict is settled, a final scene shows the family rebuilding its home and reconciling. This scene is the?
  1. Exposition
  2. Climax
  3. Denouement
  4. Inciting incident

Answer: C. Denouement

The denouement is the final unwinding of events after the main conflict reaches its resolution.

3. During a conversation, a character briefly turns to the audience and comments on another character, who does not hear the remark. This is a?
  1. Soliloquy
  2. Chorus
  3. Monologue
  4. Aside

Answer: D. Aside

An aside is a short remark heard by the audience but conventionally not by the other characters on stage.

4. A stage character alone speaks aloud while weighing two choices, revealing private thoughts to the audience. The speech is a?
  1. Dialogue
  2. Soliloquy
  3. Aside
  4. Prologue

Answer: B. Soliloquy

A soliloquy presents a character's private thoughts aloud while the character is alone or believes so.

5. The audience knows that the sealed letter contains a pardon, but the condemned hero believes it is a death sentence. This is?
  1. Situational irony
  2. Verbal irony
  3. Dramatic irony
  4. Parody

Answer: C. Dramatic irony

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

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