UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2017 (Model questions) past questions and answers

3 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.

Question 15

Set Text: Julius Caesar
Extract from William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
The passage, as printed

Read the extract. The speaker in the except above is a

  1. A.Cobbler
  2. B.Meddler
  3. C.Surgeon
  4. D.Trader
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Answer: A (Cobbler)

Explanation

He lives 'by the awl' and is 'a surgeon to old shoes': he mends shoes, a cobbler.

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Question 16

African Poetry

I will pronounce your name, Obi, I will declaim you, Obi! The device used in the line above is

  1. A.refrain
  2. B.Parallelism
  3. C.chronological
  4. D.repetition
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Answer: B (Parallelism)

Explanation

The two clauses have the same structure ('I will pronounce…, I will declaim…'), which is parallelism.

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Question 17

Set Text: Julius Caesar

Read the extract. In the except above, it is clear that the speaker is

  1. A.Enthusiast
  2. B.Contented
  3. C.Indifferent
  4. D.Anxious
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Answer: D (Anxious)

Explanation

Kate complains bitterly that she was forced into marriage with a 'mad-brain rudesby' who has now left her waiting; she is distressed and worried, not indifferent.

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