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NECO SSCE Literature 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 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 2017 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE Literature 2017 questions

1. A poem that chiefly expresses the personal feelings of a speaker is best classified as a
  1. lyric
  2. epic
  3. ballad
  4. dramatic monologue

Answer: A. lyric

A lyric poem primarily presents a speaker's personal thoughts or emotions.

2. In a play, the audience knows that a sealed letter contains a warning, but the character who opens it believes it is a love note; this is an example of
  1. verbal irony
  2. comic relief
  3. dramatic irony
  4. a soliloquy

Answer: C. dramatic irony

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

3. A narrator who tells the story using 'I' and describes only events within personal knowledge uses
  1. third-person omniscient narration
  2. objective narration
  3. second-person narration
  4. first-person narration

Answer: D. first-person narration

First-person narration presents the story through a narrator who refers to themself as 'I'.

4. In the line 'The classroom was a beehive before the bell', the comparison is a
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. pun
  4. euphemism

Answer: B. metaphor

The classroom is directly identified as a beehive without using 'like' or 'as', making the comparison a metaphor.

5. In a printed play, the instruction '[She crosses to the window and listens]' is a
  1. stage direction
  2. prologue
  3. dialogue cue
  4. chorus

Answer: A. stage direction

A stage direction gives information about movement, expression, setting, or delivery.

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