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NECO SSCE Literature 2003 past questions and answers

This 2003 NECO SSCE 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 2003 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE Literature 2003 questions

1. In a play, the audience knows that a cup contains poison, but the character who drinks from it does not; what device is created?
  1. Dramatic irony
  2. Comic relief
  3. A flashback
  4. An aside

Answer: A. Dramatic irony

The audience's knowledge differs from the character's knowledge, creating dramatic irony.

2. What is the term for a serious flaw in a tragic hero that contributes to the hero's downfall?
  1. Catharsis
  2. Tragic flaw
  3. Comic relief
  4. Denouement

Answer: B. Tragic flaw

A tragic flaw is a weakness or error that helps bring about a tragic hero's fall.

3. A character alone on stage speaks at length to reveal private thoughts that other characters cannot hear; what is this speech called?
  1. Dialogue
  2. An epilogue
  3. A soliloquy
  4. A prologue

Answer: C. A soliloquy

A soliloquy lets a character voice inner thoughts while alone on stage.

4. What is the name for a deliberate pause or break within a line of poetry?
  1. Refrain
  2. Couplet
  3. Enjambment
  4. Caesura

Answer: D. Caesura

A caesura is a pause occurring within a poetic line.

5. Which kind of oral poem is traditionally performed to mourn someone who has died?
  1. Dirge
  2. Riddle
  3. Panegyric
  4. Lullaby

Answer: A. Dirge

A dirge is a song or poem of lament for the dead.

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