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NECO SSCE Literature 2016 past questions and answers

This 2016 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 2016 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE Literature 2016 questions

1. In the line 'Silver streams slide softly seaward', which sound device is most prominent?
  1. Alliteration
  2. Assonance
  3. Onomatopoeia
  4. Consonance

Answer: A. Alliteration

The repeated initial sibilant sound in 'streams', 'slide', 'softly' and 'seaward' creates alliteration.

2. A poet writes, 'The jealous storm chased the travellers home.' What figure of speech is used?
  1. Metonymy
  2. Personification
  3. Litotes
  4. Euphemism

Answer: B. Personification

The storm is given the human qualities of jealousy and purposeful pursuit.

3. After a careless driver crashes into a fence, a witness says, 'What wonderfully careful driving!' Which device is this?
  1. Paradox
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Verbal irony
  4. Apostrophe

Answer: C. Verbal irony

The speaker says the opposite of what the circumstances make clear he means.

4. In 'Her voice was a lantern in the crowded hall', what is the comparison?
  1. A simile comparing voice and lantern
  2. A symbol comparing the hall and a street
  3. An allegory of a journey
  4. A metaphor identifying the voice with a lantern

Answer: D. A metaphor identifying the voice with a lantern

The voice is directly identified with a lantern without using 'like' or 'as'.

5. Which expression is an example of hyperbole?
  1. I have waited a thousand years for this bus.
  2. The bus arrived at noon.
  3. The bus groaned up the hill.
  4. The bus was like a red bird.

Answer: A. I have waited a thousand years for this bus.

The speaker deliberately exaggerates the waiting time for emphasis.

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