Waec Literature In English Past Questions
Question 51
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Joseph turned around, Be careful you don't slip, he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground. As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to the spring and filled his hands with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. 'It was too simple, to easy, too quick, he said.
The extract is an example of
- A. narrative prose
- B. descriptive prose
- C. imaginative prose
- D. expository prose
Question 52
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Joseph turned around, Be careful you don't slip, he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground. As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to the spring and filled his hands with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. 'It was too simple, to easy, too quick, he said.
The narrator's companion has just
- A. died
- B. arrived
- C. relaxed
- D. collapsed
Question 53
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Joseph turned around, Be careful you don't slip, he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground. As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to the spring and filled his hands with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. 'It was too simple, to easy, too quick, he said.
The mood of the narrator is one of
- A. shock
- B. indifference
- C. happiness
- D. kindness
Question 54
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Joseph turned around, Be careful you don't slip, he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground. As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to the spring and filled his hands with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. 'It was too simple, to easy, too quick, he said.
The setting of this extract is the
- A. field
- B. stream
- C. farm
- D. mountain
Question 55
In England, her love for Henry blossomed like spring flowers after a hard winter. But she abhored the way he dressed in England. They fell in love when she was working in a little coffee shop across from the Crystal Palace. Tall and jovial, he fell romantically in love with her at first sight. After a brief and hilarious courtship, they got married in a small Presbyterian Chapel in North London. Her people came and her mother shed a tear when it was announced that the newly-wed couple would go to Africa. From that day,her world collapsed. He had never even hinted that he had joined the colonial service. Nor did she know that her honeymoon would be a hurried affair in Brighton.She wept most of the time on board the M.V Apapa that took them to Africa. Eight years and her temper grew worse. She got farther and farther away from her husband. They never had a child. A child would have made all the difference in the world.
From the last sentence, it is obvious that the couple
- A. is happy
- B. is lonely
- C. is childless
- D. has a child
