2012 BECE English Language Past Questions and Answers
PART B
LITERATURE
From the options lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers the questions or completes the sentence
33. The main idea in a novel or play is the ……………….
A. suspense
B. plot
C. gist
D. theme
34. The three main forms of literature are prose, drama and ………..
A. novel B. satire C. poetry
D. prosody
Read the following stanza and answer questions 35 and 36
Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away.
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
35. Time in the stanza is being used as …………………..
A. symbol
B. simile
C. synecdoche
D. personification
36. The rhyme scheme of the stanza is …………….
A. abba B. bbaa C. abab D. baba
37. The place and time of the action of a play or novel is its ……………
A. background
B. setting
C. scene
D. atmosphere
38. One of the following helps best to create interest in a work of art: A. rhythm
B. preface C. epilogue D. suspense
39. The main function of imagery in literature is to make readers / listeners …………….
A. appreciate the great efforts of writers
B. understand clearly what writers put across
C. admire how learned writers are
D. know literature is different from other uses of language
40. A character is a play that opposes the hero or heroine is the …………..
A. antagonist B. challenger C. opponent D. protagonist
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2012 BECE English Language Past Questions and Answers
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