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WAEC WASSCE Literature 2006 past questions and answers

This 2006 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 2006 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE Literature 2006 questions

1. A narrator who reports the thoughts of several characters and knows events occurring in different places is best described as
  1. a first-person participant
  2. an omniscient narrator
  3. an unreliable witness
  4. a dramatic speaker

Answer: B. an omniscient narrator

An omniscient narrator has broad knowledge of multiple characters and events beyond one person's experience.

2. In a story, a proud official repeatedly refuses advice and later loses his position because of that stubbornness; the loss chiefly reveals his
  1. physical appearance
  2. social background
  3. character through actions and consequences
  4. narrative point of view

Answer: C. character through actions and consequences

The official's repeated choices and their consequences directly develop his character.

3. A drought-stricken village where water is controlled by a wealthy family most strongly establishes a setting that shapes the story's
  1. conflict and power relations
  2. rhyme scheme
  3. stage directions
  4. narrative tense

Answer: A. conflict and power relations

Scarce water and unequal control create the conditions for social tension and conflict.

4. Which event is most likely to be the climax of a story about a concealed inheritance?
  1. The heir is introduced as a child
  2. The family discusses its old customs
  3. A letter is placed in a drawer
  4. The heir confronts the relative who forged the will

Answer: D. The heir confronts the relative who forged the will

The confrontation is the decisive moment of greatest tension in the inheritance conflict.

5. A character boasts that no storm can damage his new roof, but the first storm tears it away; the contrast chiefly creates
  1. situational irony
  2. a flashback
  3. comic relief
  4. an aside

Answer: A. situational irony

The outcome sharply contradicts the character's confident expectation, producing situational irony.

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