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This 2018 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 2018 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE Literature 2018 questions

1. In a play, the instruction '[She turns away and exits]' is chiefly intended to guide the reader or performer about the character's
  1. unspoken thoughts
  2. movement on stage
  3. private history
  4. future actions

Answer: B. movement on stage

Stage directions indicate actions, movement, setting, or delivery rather than spoken dialogue.

2. A character confidently welcomes a disguised stranger, while the audience knows that the stranger is the character's enemy; this situation illustrates
  1. verbal irony
  2. comic relief
  3. a flashback
  4. dramatic irony

Answer: D. dramatic irony

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something important that a character does not know.

3. A ruler's excessive pride repeatedly leads him to reject sound advice and finally brings about his downfall; his pride functions as his
  1. tragic flaw
  2. comic relief
  3. peripeteia
  4. exposition

Answer: A. tragic flaw

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

4. In a tense tragedy, a brief humorous exchange between minor characters is most likely included to provide
  1. a tragic recognition
  2. the exposition
  3. comic relief
  4. a stage direction

Answer: C. comic relief

Comic relief is a humorous episode that briefly eases tension in a serious work.

5. In a classical play, a group that comments on events and helps interpret their significance is called the
  1. chorus
  2. cast list
  3. aside
  4. prologue

Answer: A. chorus

A chorus is a group whose collective speech or song comments on the action of a play.

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