Sample WAEC-style Practice Questions (Original Content)

WAEC Style

Question 1

A figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike things using as or like is known as

Question 2

The main character in a play or novel is often referred to as the

Question 3

A speech made by a character alone on stage to reveal their inner thoughts is a

Question 4

The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning is called

Question 5

A poem of fourteen lines with a specific rhyme scheme is a

Question 6

The resolution of a plot in a tragedy is also known as the

Question 7

Giving human qualities to non human objects is known as

Question 8

A play that ends on a happy note is generally classified as a

Question 9

The pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem is the

Question 10

A deliberate exaggeration for emphasis is called

Question 11

The time and place in which a story happens is the

Question 12

A character who provides a contrast to the protagonist is a

Question 13

The central idea or message of a literary work is its

Question 14

Which figure of speech is used in the phrase The heavy clouds wept?

Question 15

A short poem expressing the personal emotions or feelings of the speaker is a

Question 16

The choice and use of words in writing is known as

Question 17

An address to an absent person or a personified object is called

Question 18

A play or story intended to teach a moral lesson is

Question 19

The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry is

Question 20

The point of highest tension or interest in a plot is the

Question 21

The use of light and funny scenes to interrupt a serious or tragic dramatic work is

Question 22

Which of these is a long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of a hero?

Question 23

A hint or clue of what is to come later in a story is

Question 24

A poem written to mourn the death of a person is an

Question 25

The words spoken by characters in a play is the

Question 26

Which figure of speech expresses a bitter or mocking remark?

Question 27

A stanza of four lines is called a

Question 28

A reference to a well known person, place, or event in history or literature is an

Question 29

The person telling the story in a novel is the

Question 30

A struggle between opposing forces in a story is the

Question 31

A mild or pleasant word used instead of one that is harsh or offensive is a

Question 32

Two lines of verse that rhyme and have the same meter are a

Question 33

The use of humor, irony, or ridicule to expose and criticize human vice is

Question 34

A statement that appears self contradictory but reveals a truth is a

Question 35

The attitude of the author toward the subject or audience is the

Question 36

An introduction to a play or a long poem is the

Question 37

When a character speaks to the audience and the other characters on stage are not supposed to hear, it is an

Question 38

Literature that is based on the imagination and not on facts is

Question 39

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a line of poetry is

Question 40

A character who does not change throughout the story is a

Question 41

The error of judgment or character flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero is

Question 42

Which literary genre uses actors to perform stories on a stage?

Question 43

A story that uses symbols to convey a deeper moral or political meaning is an

Question 44

The feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for the reader is the

Question 45

A play that mocks a serious work in a light or humorous way is a

Question 46

Excessive pride which often leads to the downfall of a hero is

Question 47

An imitation of a serious work using low or vulgar language is

Question 48

The purging or release of emotions like pity and fear by the audience at the end of a tragedy is

Question 49

A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are combined is an

Question 50

A story that explains the origin of the world or natural phenomena is a

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