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Question 11

Choose the option that has the same rhymes with the given word

Account

surmount

acom

aground

astound

Explanation

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Correct option: A

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Question 12

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vicent, T.(ed.):
A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed.): West African Verse.

One of the thematic preoccupations of Awooner's The Anvil and the Hammer is

clash of cultures

revival of colonalism

the changing face of colonial masters

the good attributes of colonalism

Explanation

The poet applies the notion of a forceful coming together of the people of two cultures to the disadvantage of one in a colonial relationship.

Correct option: A

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Question 13

This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days.

The cap-picking ceremony is to

break the strong will of Yaremi

make Yaremi remarry

establish that she is wicked

prove that Ajumobi is not the best

Explanation

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Correct option: B

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Question 14

This Question is based on General Literacy principles and Literacy Appreciations.

A poem used to express grief on the occasion of someone's death is _______?

elergy

epic

dirge

sonnet

Explanation

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Correct option: C

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Question 15

This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption

(ACP Yakubu in his office)...

How can that old crook of a Judge acquit and discharge a very clear case of cocaine pushing. What evidence is he looking for?...' The technique used in the excerpt above is called

interior monologue

apostrophe

dramatic monologue

soliloquoy

Explanation

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Correct option: D

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Question 16

"And blossoms blown away"

The line above from William Blake's poem " The school boy" is an example of

personification

euphemism

alliteration

consonance

Explanation

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Correct option: D

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Question 17

Who succeeded Othello as Governor of Cyprus?

Cassio

Lago

Montano

Gratiano

Explanation

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Correct option: A

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Question 18

A character whose name is also the source of the title of the narrative is called ___?

round

eponymous

flat

tittled

Explanation

An example is the tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.

Correct option: B

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Question 19

This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless

The dominant tone of the novel is one of

bitterness

hope

fear

joy

Explanation

The novel is based on the mystery of Baby T's death.

Correct option: A

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Question 20

Thus question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption

It can be deduced from the play that

drug pushing is lucrative

no crime will go unpunished

the wealthy also cry

people will always complain

Explanation

Those who perpetuate evil will one day reap out of it. No evil carried out with impunity will go unpunished at some point. The eventual imprisonment of Chief and his accomplices supports this contention. Also, Justice Odili who was latter taken to a court, which was presided over by a Judge. "The Judge described him as a big disgraced to to their noble profession" He is accused of having allowed "greed and avariciousness" to blind him "against the ethical demands of the profession and he had to pay for his sins". (P.119). He is sentenced to 20years imprisonment with hard labour.

Correct option: B

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