1-50 General Literature Questions

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These General Literature Questions have been specially composed to help Literature Students practice more on how to construct grammatically correct Literature sentences.

In the following items (1-50), choose the most correct answer from the given choices:

[1] Metaphor _______ to the figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are compared without using conjunctions.

A. refer

B. refers

C. referred

[2] Poverty _________ the situation of not being able to afford basic needs like food, shelter, and clothes.

A. is define

B. is defined

C. is defined as

[3] This is term __________ as the figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are compared by using conjunctions.

A. is refer to

B. is referred to

C. is referring to

[4] The author _________ that the issues discussed are relevant to the contemporary societies.

A. showed

B. shows

C. shown

[5] The playwright __________ the issues that happen in the society.

A. portrayed

B. portrays

C. portray

[6] The poet ________.

A. said

B. says

C. say

[7] The writer _________ the following issues that are relevant important to the modern societies.

A. discusses

B. discuss

C. discussed

[8] Meka _________ that the Europeans are hypothetical in nature.

A. realised

B. realises

C. realise

[9] Armando Guebuza __________ how Africans are oppressed.

A. explained

B. explain

C. explains

[10] The author __________ many images that are found in the novel.

A. described

B. describes

C. describe

[11] Both Lakunle and Sidi _____ in love with each other.

A. are

B. is

C. get

[12] The poets _________ various contemporary issues.

A. has discussed

B. have discussed

C. had discussed

[13] Kitunda _________ that Kinjeketile is lying to people.

A. thought

B. think

C. thinks

[14] When Bi Kitunda ________ the smoke on Kinjeketile's house, she ________ Chausiku.

A. see/sent

B. sees/send

C. sees/sends

[15] Bi Kitunda ______ Chausiku; " Perhaps they are cooking something ".

A. tell

B. tells

C. told

[16] By using THE OLD MAN AND THE MEDAL _________ by Ferdinand Oyono, I am going to show the following issues:

A. write

B. written

C. writes

[17] By using the play THE LION AND THE JEWEL written ______, the following issues have been portrayed:

A. and

B. with

C. by

[18] The playwright has clearly described how Africans _________ their traditions.

A. practice

B. practices

C. practiced

[19] Toundi _________ against the White men.

A. protest

B. protests

C. protest

[20] The playwrights _________ how betrayal is unacceptable in the whole society.

A. show

B. shows

C. shown

[21] In this point, the writer is _________ how people are exploited.

A. portrays

B. portrayed

C. portraying

[22] This society is ___________ the difficult situations because of poverty.

A. experience

B. experiencing

C. experienced

[23] By using two plays, I _________ going to express the following issues:

A. am

B. are

C. is

[24] Some Africans are _________ other Africans.

A. betrayed

B. betraying

C. betray

[25] The writers show things which are ___________ in the society.

A. happened

B. happens

C. happening

[26] The poet is _________ us that exploitation should be abolished.

A. showing

B. show

C. shows

[27] The poets have clearly succeeded in ___________ the contemporary issues in their works.

A. portraying

B. portrayed

C. portrays

[28] Some characters __________ portrayed by the writer as revolutionists.

A. is being

B. were being

C. are being

[29] In these points, the writer is _________ to explain how people are poor.

A. try

B. tries

C. trying

[30] Kinjeketile is __________ unity first while Kitunda is ___________ it.

A. encouraging/opposing

B. encouraged/opposes

C. encourages/opposed

1-50 General Literature Questions

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