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WAEC WASSCE Literature 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 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 2017 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE Literature 2017 questions

1. In the original line, 'At dawn, the village wore a shawl of mist,' what figure of speech is most prominent?
  1. Simile
  2. Apostrophe
  3. Metaphor
  4. Onomatopoeia

Answer: C. Metaphor

The mist is directly described as a shawl without using 'like' or 'as', making the image a metaphor.

2. During a scene, a character briefly speaks a thought that the audience hears but the other characters on stage do not. What is this device?
  1. An aside
  2. A soliloquy
  3. A chorus
  4. A prologue

Answer: A. An aside

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

3. A narrator reveals a character's generosity by describing how she shares her last meal with a stranger. Which method of characterization is used chiefly?
  1. Direct description
  2. A character's speech
  3. Another character's judgment
  4. The character's actions

Answer: D. The character's actions

The reader infers generosity from what the character does, so action is the chief method.

4. A four-line stanza ends with the words 'stone', 'light', 'alone', and 'night'. What is its end-rhyme scheme?
  1. AABC
  2. ABBA
  3. AABB
  4. ABAB

Answer: D. ABAB

'Stone' rhymes with 'alone' and 'light' rhymes with 'night', producing ABAB.

5. In a play, the audience has seen a forged letter, but the hero trusts it and praises the person who wrote it. What dramatic effect is created?
  1. Dramatic irony
  2. Comic relief
  3. A soliloquy
  4. A flashback

Answer: A. Dramatic irony

The audience knows the letter is forged while the hero does not, creating dramatic irony.

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