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JAMB UTME Literature 2021 past questions and answers

This 2021 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 2021 set with instant marking.

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Sample JAMB UTME Literature 2021 questions

1. In a play, the audience has watched the steward hide the evacuation order, while the governor announces that the town is safe. Which device chiefly shapes the audience's response?
  1. Foreshadowing
  2. Dramatic irony
  3. Comic relief
  4. A flashback

Answer: B. Dramatic irony

The audience knows the announcement is false while the governor does not, creating dramatic irony.

2. A character remains alone onstage and speaks aloud about a choice that troubles him, although no other character is present. This speech is a
  1. soliloquy
  2. chorus
  3. dialogue
  4. prologue

Answer: A. soliloquy

A soliloquy lets an isolated character voice private thoughts aloud.

3. After the central conflict has been decided, a play briefly shows the surviving characters making peace and returning to ordinary life. This final resolving section is the
  1. exposition
  2. climax
  3. rising action
  4. denouement

Answer: D. denouement

The denouement follows the climax and settles the remaining consequences of the conflict.

4. A director asks that the cracked lantern be carried across the stage and placed beside the door. In theatrical terminology, the lantern is a
  1. backdrop
  2. costume
  3. prop
  4. cue

Answer: C. prop

A prop is a movable object used by performers onstage.

5. A novel tells its story through a sequence of letters written by several characters, each revealing a different part of events. The novel is chiefly
  1. picaresque
  2. epistolary
  3. allegorical
  4. pastoral

Answer: B. epistolary

An epistolary narrative presents its story through letters or other documents.

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