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NECO SSCE Literature 2021 past questions and answers

This 2021 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 2021 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE Literature 2021 questions

1. A character confidently praises a locked chest as secure, while the audience has already seen the thief take its key. Which dramatic device is most evident?
  1. Foreshadowing
  2. Aside
  3. Dramatic irony
  4. Comic relief

Answer: C. Dramatic irony

The audience knows something important that the character does not, creating dramatic irony.

2. In a play script, the instruction '[She pauses, then turns away]' is primarily a
  1. stage direction
  2. soliloquy
  3. chorus
  4. prologue

Answer: A. stage direction

A stage direction guides actors' movement, gesture, or delivery rather than forming spoken dialogue.

3. A ruler's excessive pride repeatedly leads him to reject sound advice and finally brings about his ruin. His pride functions as his
  1. comic relief
  2. catharsis
  3. foil
  4. tragic flaw

Answer: D. tragic flaw

A tragic flaw is a weakness in a central character that contributes to the character's downfall.

4. During a scene, an actor briefly addresses the audience with a private comment that the other characters are not meant to hear. This is an
  1. epilogue
  2. aside
  3. entrance cue
  4. ensemble

Answer: B. aside

An aside is a brief remark heard by the audience but conventionally unheard by the other characters.

5. A young woman must choose between obeying her family's wishes and following her own convictions. The main conflict is
  1. person against nature
  2. person against society
  3. internal conflict
  4. person against technology

Answer: C. internal conflict

The opposing pressures operate within the character as she struggles to make a personal choice.

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