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NECO SSCE Literature 2019 past questions and answers

This 2019 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 2019 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE Literature 2019 questions

1. In the sentence, 'The moon hung above the roofs like a silver lantern,' which device is used in the comparison?
  1. Simile
  2. Metaphor
  3. Personification
  4. Irony

Answer: A. Simile

The word 'like' makes the comparison explicit, which is a simile.

2. A speaker calls a difficult examination 'a mountain to climb'; what literary device is this?
  1. Alliteration
  2. Metaphor
  3. Pun
  4. Euphemism

Answer: B. Metaphor

The examination is directly identified with a mountain to suggest difficulty, making the expression a metaphor.

3. Which device appears in the line, 'The old gate groaned as the wind pushed it open'?
  1. Hyperbole
  2. Simile
  3. Personification
  4. Onomatopoeia

Answer: C. Personification

The gate is given the human action of groaning, so the line uses personification.

4. Which phrase makes the strongest use of alliteration?
  1. A river under the bridge
  2. The sun is bright
  3. A bird flew away
  4. Silent ships sailed south

Answer: D. Silent ships sailed south

The repeated initial 's' sound in 'silent ships sailed south' is alliteration.

5. A fire station burns down while its crew is away attending a lesson on fire prevention; which kind of irony is most evident?
  1. Verbal irony
  2. Situational irony
  3. Dramatic irony
  4. Cosmic irony

Answer: B. Situational irony

The unexpected outcome contradicts what one would normally expect of a fire station, creating situational irony.

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