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This 2004 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 2004 set with instant marking.

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1. A story opens with a courier running from a burning station; only later does the narrator explain why the fire began. Which narrative technique is used?
  1. In medias res
  2. Exposition
  3. Frame narrative
  4. Chronological narration

Answer: A. In medias res

In medias res begins a narrative in the middle of an action before supplying earlier background.

2. In a story, cautious Amara is repeatedly placed beside her impulsive brother, making her careful habits especially noticeable. What is the brother's main character function in this contrast?
  1. He is the narrator
  2. He is a foil
  3. He is a confidant
  4. He is a chorus

Answer: B. He is a foil

A foil is a character whose contrasting qualities make another character's traits more conspicuous.

3. Before a play's central dispute begins, its opening scene introduces the families involved and explains their earlier disagreement. What function does this material serve?
  1. Climax
  2. Denouement
  3. Exposition
  4. Peripeteia

Answer: C. Exposition

Exposition provides the audience with essential background about characters and circumstances.

4. In discussing a poem's metre, what does the term 'foot' refer to?
  1. A line that ends with a full stop
  2. A group of rhyming end words
  3. A repeated line between stanzas
  4. A recurring unit of stressed and unstressed syllables

Answer: D. A recurring unit of stressed and unstressed syllables

A metrical foot is a recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

5. An elder says, 'A single hand cannot tie a bundle,' to advise a village that cooperation is necessary. What form of oral expression is this?
  1. Proverb
  2. Dirge
  3. Legend
  4. Riddle

Answer: A. Proverb

A proverb is a concise traditional saying that expresses practical wisdom or a general truth.

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