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WAEC WASSCE Literature 2001 past questions and answers

This 2001 WAEC WASSCE 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 2001 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE Literature 2001 questions

1. After missing the last bus, Kemi says, 'What a wonderfully convenient evening!' Which device is most clearly used?
  1. Personification
  2. Verbal irony
  3. Euphemism
  4. Onomatopoeia

Answer: B. Verbal irony

Kemi's words mean the opposite of what the inconvenient situation makes clear.

2. In a play script, the instruction '[He hides the letter beneath the mat]' is primarily included to do what?
  1. Give the audience the play's moral
  2. Explain the character's family history
  3. Replace the character's dialogue
  4. Guide the performance of an action

Answer: D. Guide the performance of an action

A stage direction tells performers how an action or movement should be carried out.

3. A passage describes a silent village, shuttered windows and a cold wind before a character enters; what is the prevailing mood created?
  1. Unease
  2. Festivity
  3. Triumph
  4. Amusement

Answer: A. Unease

The silence, closed windows and cold wind combine to create an unsettling atmosphere.

4. A narrator says, 'I kept the key in my pocket, but I never told my sister.' Which point of view is used?
  1. Second-person narration
  2. Third-person omniscient narration
  3. First-person narration
  4. Objective narration

Answer: C. First-person narration

The narrator refers to themself as 'I' and recounts personal actions.

5. At a funeral, a community sings a slow song lamenting the deceased and comforting the bereaved; what form is this?
  1. A praise poem
  2. A dirge
  3. A riddle
  4. A work song

Answer: B. A dirge

A dirge is a mournful song or poem performed in connection with death.

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