THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM THREE MID TERM EXAMINATION 

 MARCH, 2023

 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH 

TIME: 3:00 HRS  

INSTRUCTION:

• This paper consists of 10 questions
• Answer all questions in section A , B and C
• Section A carry (15) marks section B (40) marks and section C ( 45) marks

SECTION A (15 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

1. For each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from among the give alternatives and write its letter in the answer booklet provided.

1. If you read a play and become sad, what type of drama would you have read?

1. Comedy
2. Melodrama
3. Tragedy
4. Play

2. Which of the following elements of literature belong to form

1. Theme
2. Plot
3. Message
4. Conflict

3. A technique that is used to plot the event in a story where the last event may be at the beginning is called

1. Mixed order
2. Foreshadowing style
3. Narrator style
4. Flash back

4. Which of the following describes a legend?

1. A story with an unknown author passed from one generation to another.
2. A story told to teach moral lesson where characters are animals
3. A story about memorable events and heroic deeds of people in a community
4. A story that explains the origin of cultural groups or phenomena of the Universe

5. Those are short expression which do not exactly mean what they seen

1. Idiom
2. Novel
3. Proverbs
4. Riddles

6. The narrator is the participant in the story

1. Point of view
2. First person point of view
3. second person point of view
4. Third person point of view

7. Is a narrative fiction whose length is shorter than that most Novels, but longer than most short stories

1. Novella
2. Novel
3. Short stories
4. Fiction

8. The following are the characteristics of drama EXCEPT

1. It is divided into acts and scenes
2. Drama is shorter than Novel
3. It is divided into chapter and paragraph
4. Drama uses stage direction

9. Is the piece of information which express deep feelings and emotion in stanza and verse from

1. Poetry
2. Stanza
3. Paet
4. Prose

10. It is the kind of poem which describes something else. It can describe people objects or a country

1. Descriptive poem
2. Epic poem
3. Reflective
4. Lyric poem

2. Match the descriptions in list A with the corresponding type character in list B by writing the letter in answer sheet provide

SECTION B (40 MARKS)

Answer all question

3. Which literary terms is being described by each of the following characteristics

1. Gory is the shortest student in the class but our headmaster call her the tallest
2. Last Night, my mother told me a short story about a rabbit and hyena, she told me the story teaches that I should not be greedy.
3. Our literature teacher narrated a story to us about a person who first got married in 2000 died in 2015 and was born 1970 
4. Assume you are writing a story inform of a dialogue what name people give people you once you complete writing the story?
5. You and your friends were watching a performance. At the end of the performance you ended up laughing and become very happy.

4. With example differentiate the following kinds of poems as used in literature

1. Lyric poem and sonnet poem
2. Ballad poem and descriptive poem
3. Narrative poem and epic poem
4. Reflective poem and elegy poem
5. Modern poem and tradition poem

5. Write the short notes on the following literary terms

1. Refrain
2. Poetic diction
3. Rhythm
4. Style
5. Flash back

6. Explain the types of characters as used in literature

1. Tragic hero
2. Foil character
3. Flat character
4. Developing character
5. Dramatic character

7. Mention five characteristic of a play

1. __________________
2. ___________________
3. ______________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________

SECTION C (45 MARKS)

Answer 3 questions from this section.

LIST OF READINGS

Plays

• The Lion and the Jewel - Soyinka, W.
• Trials of Brother Jero - Soyinka, W.
• The Dilemma of a Ghost - Aidoo, A.A.
• The Government Inspector - Gogol,N.

Novels

• A Walk in the Night and Other Stories - Guma,A
• Houseboy - Oyono, F.
• The Old Man and the Medal - Oyono,F.
• The Concubine - Amadi, E.

Poetry

• Selected poem - Tanzani Institute of Education 
• Growing up with poetry - David Rubadiri

8. By referring to the two plays ‘The Lion and the Jewel’ by Wole Soyinka and ‘The Trials of Brother Jero’ by Wole Soyinka. Make an analysis of main ideas that are expressed in them and explain how relevant these main ideas are to our society.

9. Use two poems to support the statement that poetry is rich in figures of speech. Give and explain three points for each poetry

10. Use different themes from two different poems and show their relevance to the present day Tanzania. Give three points for each

11. It is true to say that “not all characters are accepted by the members of their society” justify this statement using two novels that you have attempted under this genre

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM THREE MID TERM EXAMINATION

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

TIME: 2:30 HOURS YEAR 2022

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.

2. Answer all questions from sections A and B and three (3) questions from section C of which questions 7 and 8 are compulsory.

3. Section A carries fifteen (15) marks, section B forty (40) marks and section C carries forty five (45) marks.

4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.

5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (15 marks)

Answer ALL questions from this section

1. For each of the items (i) - (x), choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and write and write its letter beside the item number in the answer booklet provided

1. Which one of the following explanations best defines literature?

1. The use of language to express social realities
2. The use of language artistically to educate the society
3. The use of language to express people’s culture
4. The use of language skillfully in expressing social realities
5. The expression of social realities

2. One of the following examples is a figure of speech, identify it

1. Onomatopoeia
2. Conflict
3. Persona
4. Scene
5. Stanza

3. Caleb read a play whereby the main character’s life was endangered/died. This kind of narrative must be

1.  Comedy
2. Tragedy
3. Tragic comedy
4. Melodrama
5. Sad play

4. Which of the following express alliteration?

1. Potential power play
2. He fell asleep
3. Mike likes his new bike
4. Hurray! It happened
5.  Honest person  

5. Oral literature is

1. A work of art whereby expressions are written to express experiences of people
2. A literary genre which expresses events and activities that took place in the past
3. A work of art that involves a lot of creativity in its creation
4. Anything imaginary where animals are chiefly used as characters to present humans
5. A work of art where expressions are made by using the word of mouth

6. Which one of the following group of words make up a literary genre

1. Play, novel, drama
2. Conflict, prose, drama
3. Poetry, imaginations, story books
4. Play, novel, poetry
5. Poetry, short stories, narratives

7.  One of the following characteristics best explains what fable is. Which one is it?

1. An example of oral literature where animals are used as main characters to give morals to human beings
2. An example of oral literature whereby lifestyle and history of heroes are presented to audience for judgment
3. A type of literary genre whereby actions and mime dominates in making expressions
4. A story with a very sad ending
5. A story which expresses the past events in the present

8. The following statements define functions of literature except

1. Literature educates the society
2. Literature warns the society
3. Literature expresses people’s culture
4. Literature liberates the society
5. Literature tells people’s past

9. Suppose you have a literary idea whereby conversation between characters and their emotions should be expressed throughout. You should write

1. Novel B. Play C. Short story C. Poetry D. Prose E. Literary genre

10. Which one of the following are sets of novels which are read under this program

1.  The Old man and the Medal, Houseboy, The Concubine
2. Three Suitors, one Husband, The Concubine, Freedom Song
3. Atieno yo, The Old man and the Medal, Houseboy
4. The Old man and the Medal, Kinjekitile, The Concubine
5. A Walk in the Night, Secret Lives, Houseboy

2. Match the descriptions in List A with the corresponding type of character in List B by writing the letter of the correct response beside the item number in the answer booklet provided 

SECTION B (40 marks)

3. Write very short notes on the following literary terms

1. Literary genre
2. Written literature
3. Character
4. Poet
5. Author 

4. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow

Eat more fruit! The slogan say

More fish, more beef, more bread

But I’m on an unemployment, no pay

My third year now and wed

And so I wonder when I’ll see 

The slogan when I pass 

The only one that would suit me

Eat more bloody grass!

1. What is this poem about?
2. Who do you think the persona is? Briefly explain your answer
3. Mention two themes from the poem
4. Comment of the structure of the poem 
5. What message do you get from this poem?

5. Give one word for the following literary explanations 

1. A situation whereby there is a disagreement between two or more people
2. writing technique that presents earlier scenes or events from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order to fill in information or explain something in the present
3. Is the environment in which the events in literature take place, it can be geographical
4. Someone who writes a play
5. The central idea which is communicated in a literary work

6. Compare and contrast the following literary terms

1. Play and novel
2. Author and poet
3. Character and persona
4. Oral literature and written literature

SECTION C (45 Marks)

Answer ALL questions from this section

7. Explain how play is different from novels. Give five reasons
8. Give and explain five reasons that make poetry different from prose
9. Mention three examples of

1. Play
2. Poetry