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ENGLISH CAT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A genre of literature that deals with story narration is

a)

Drama

b)

Poetry

c)

Novel

d)

Prose

2.

"Death sent by the deity as a reaper." in this line from Oiwana Andrew's poem "death", death is presented as a __________

a)

Killer

b)

Messenger

c)

Destroyer

d)

Reaper

3.

One of these is not the attribute of death in the poem "Death" by Oiwana Andrew

a)

It is cruel

b)

It is punctual

c)

It is anxious

d)

It is impartial

4.

The literary device in the poem "United we stand" by E.E. Sanyaolu is ___________

a)

Repetition

b)

Simile

c)

Irony

d)

Personification

5.

Which figure of speech uses a word or object to represent an idea?

a)
Allegory
b)

Symbolism

c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
6.

Literary work that uses animals as characters is?

a)
Allegory
b)
Fable
c)
Myth
d)
Parable
7.

The prefix _________ can be added to “lead” to form a new word

a)
sub-
b)
mis-
c)
over-
d)
pre-
8.

A literary term which defines events that make up a story is?

a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Setting
d)
Character
9.

Which of the following words can be used with the suffix '-age' to form a new word?

a)

bag

b)

break

c)

lick

d)

mug

10.

Passive Voice: The wood has been cut by him.

Active Voice: Не ______ cut the wood.

a)
should
b)
can
c)
has
d)
will
11.

A literary device that is used to express something opposite from the literal meaning is

a)
metaphor
b)
irony
c)
hyperbole
d)
allegory
12.

The mode of the poem death is

a)

   Fright

b)

sad

c)

Regretful

d)

Happy

13.

“each-other” is an example of _________________ pronoun.

a)
reciprocal
b)
indefinite
c)
interrogative
d)
demonstrative
14.

English language has________ sounds

a)

20

b)

24

c)

44

d)

26

15.

The literary device that imitates sounds is called?

a)

assonance

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

16.

The tone of the poem "Lokoja" by Niyi Osundare is

a)

Romantic

b)

Sarcastic

c)

Cynical

d)

Solemn

17.

Choose the word that contains the sound in obliques /u:/

a)

Book

b)

Deep

c)

Road

d)

New

18.

Choose the word that contains the sound in obliques /au/

a)

Black

b)

Bound

c)

Bowl

d)

Read

19.

Of the two sisters, halima is the _____________ beautiful

a)

more

b)

most

c)

much

d)

most more

20.

The doctor kept the patient under close ___________-

a)

Inspection

b)

Monitoring

c)

Observation

d)

restriction