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

FORM FOUR MID TERM EXAMINATION 

MARCH, 2023

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

TIME 3:00 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of section A, B and C
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and three (3) questions from section C
3. Section A carry 15 marks, B carry 40 marks and section C carry 45 marks

SECTION A (15 Marks)

1. Choose the correct answer among the given alternatives.

1. Is all about the beauty of literature that is to say how something is formed for purpose of attracting reader or audience

1. Literature
2. Poetry
3. Creativity
4. Imagination

2. The following are the relationship between language and literature EXCEPT.

1. Language is the medium of communication through which literature express it self
2. It is language that makes literature beautiful
3. Literature helps to increase number of words in a language
4. Literature educates society

3. These are stories which re originated in ancient time especially those one dealing with ideas or beliefs

1. Legends
2. Folk tale
3. Myths
4. Fables

4. Is a puzzle whose meaning is hidden

1. Proverbs
2. Sayings
3. Anecdote
4. Riddles

5. When the author uses first person point of view it means

1. He or she is a participant in a story
2. Is not a participant in a story
3. Is nothing in the story
4. Is there for purpose in the story

6. Kick the bucket, it means someone died this is an example of

1. Chants
2. Proverbs
3. Idiom
4. Riddle

7. Is a prose narrative which is shorter than a Novel restricted in characterization and situation

1. Novella
2. Short story
3. Fiction
4. Point of view

8. Naomi is performing a drama in front of the class, while she is performing the whole class, laugh from the beginning to the end of performance. Which type of drama is this?

1. Comedy drama
2. Tragedy drama
3. Melo drama
4. Tragic comedy

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

1. Poet
2. Poem
3. Poetry
4. Persona

10. It refers to the choice and arrangement of words in a poem.

1. Language use
2. Poetic diction
3. Characteristics of poetry
4. Tradition poetry.

2. Match the items in List A with correct responses in List B by writing the letter of the correct response in the answer sheet provided

SECTION B (40 Marks)

3. Define the following literary terms

1. Euphemism
2. Hyperbole
3. Allusion
4. Symbolism
5. Metaphor

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

The shaped women – By Charles Mloka 

She has a long neck like the head of giraffe,

She has lovely eyes attracting sex,

She has beautifully black body like the mahogany log;

She has lively legs majestically walking, 

She has smiling face greeted by everyone,

She nicely dressed looking like an angel,

She is really shaped, my God! Her eyes!

She is well formed, my God! her hollow cheeks!

She is really shaped, my God! Her ngudi!

She is well formed, whenever I see her I fall sick,

She walks as if the floor doesn’t touch her,

When she laughs you think she winks you,

When she cries you also break into tears, 

She is really shaped there is no model of hers.

 Questions

1. Briefly explain what the poem is about?
2. Briefly explain two literary devices found in the poem
3. What does it mean by the poet to say the Simile – she is “Looking like an Angel”
4. Which figure of speech fit in the verse which says “She walks as if the floor doesn’t touch her”
5. Is the poem relevant to our society? Give a reason for your answer

5. Write the correct answer for each of the item (a) – (e) in the answer sheet provided.

1. When a playwright uses mime as one of the devices of literature, how are his or her character expected to behave in the literary work?
2. Why is aesthetic important in a work of art? Briefly explain.
3. What is the major function of a setting in a literary work?
4. Why poetry employ economy of words? Brief explain.
5. Brief explain the third person point of view

6. Write short answer for each of the following item (a) – (e) in the answer sheet provided.

1. Why is the resolution important in the development of plot of a literary work? Brief explain
2. Why is foreshadowing used in drama or novels?
3. How is the dynamic character developed?
4. Using the concept of characterization, briefly explain the statement that “The novelist is a creator”
5. Why is diction important in literature? Briefly explain.

SECTION C (45 Marks)

Answer 3 questions from this section. Question number 7 and 10 are compulsory

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

7. If you were given a chance to advice two main characters from any two novels read under this programme, what advice would you give for their betterment in life? Give three points from each novel

8. Choose two main characters from two novels and show how they reflect our everyday life situation. Write three points from each novel.

9. “With reference to the play ‘The Lion and the Jewel’ by Wole Soyinka and ‘The Trials of Brother Jero’ by Wole Soyinka, from each play analyse three themes that are found in each play and state reasons for choosing those themes.

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

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

FORM FOUR MID TERM EXAMINATION

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

Time: 3 Hours2022

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 in this section

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

(i) “She called his name a million times” is best referred to ____ in a literary work

1. Refrain
2. Personification
3. Hyperbole
4. Assonance
5. Legend

(ii) One of the following types of drama makes the reader happy after reading the work of art, which one is it?

1. Rhyming pattern
2. Comedy
3. Tragedy
4. Tragic Drama
5. Historical drama

(iii) One of the following statements explains the functions of literature which one is it?

1. Literature is interested in individual lifestyle of people
2. Literature talks badly of politicians
3. Literature educates the society
4. Literature praises people who did well in the past
5. Literature uses animals and inanimate things to represent human characteristics

(iv) Caleb wanted to write a story about Hillary, he opted to use animals to express characters of Hillary. What kind of literary terms best describes this narrative?

1. Legend
2. Anecdote
3. Hyperbole
4. Oral literature
5. Fable

(v) When reading a literary work, and meet the word “she behaved like a queen”. What literary term has been provoked here?

A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Assonance D. Alliteration E. Flashback

(vi) Which one of the following group of words make up literature?

1. Language, figures of speech, society
2. Society, genres, language
3. Language, art, genre
4. Society, art, language
5. Novels, poetry, play

(vii) The literary term “The world swallowed him” can be said to fall under which literary terminology?

1. Alliteration
2. Personification
3. Symbol
4. Anecdote
5. Sarcasm

(viii) One of the following elements of literature belongs to content, which one is it?

1. Plot
2. Language use
3. Character
4. Flashback
5. Theme

(ix) One of the following terminologies is used in poetry, which one is it?

1. Stage
2. Personal
3. Author
4. Plot
5. Rhythm

(x) _____ explains a situation whereby conflict is reached

1. Crisis
2. Climax
3. Resolution
4. Exposition
5. Solution

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)

Answer all questions in this section

3. Give very short notes, with examples, for the following literary terminologies

(a) Persona

(b) Onomatopoeia

(c) Play

(d) Act

(e) Prose

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

TIME by Alicia Green

Who was I before?

I don’t remember

Nor do I want to

Remember a time without you

Where was I before?

I don’t remember

I just know

When I found you

I had come home

Questions

1. Who is the persona in this poem? Justify your answer
2. What is this poem about?
3. Comment on the language use, in this poem
4. How has rhetoric question been used in this poem?
5. What message does the poem carry?

5. Compare and contrast the following literary terms

1. Expository character and dramatic character
2. Form and content
3. Biography and autobiography
4. Assonance and alliteration
5. Hypocrisy and exploitation

6. Provide one literary word for the following group of words

1. Metonymy, alliteration, simile
2. Fable, myth, legend
3. Climax, crisis, resolution
4. Themes, message, relevance
5. Exploitation, Hypocrisy, love

SECTION C (45 Marks)

Answer three (3) questions from this section

Answer question 9 and 10 and choose one (1) from either question 7 or 8

LIST OF READINGS

Plays

The Lion and the Jewel - Soyinka, W.

The 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 - Tanzania Institute of Education

Growing up with poetry - David Rubadiri

7. Use one novel and make critical appreciation of it
8. Some characters are good at directing blames on people and situation whenever they fail to take individual responsibilities of their own actions. Use two characters, each from one novel and explain this statement in details
9. How can the literary term “relevance” be justified in any of the two plays you have attempted? Give three points from each of the two plays you have studied under this section to support your answer.
10. With the aid of two plays “The Lion and the Jewel” written by Wole Soyinka and “The Dilemma of A Ghost “written by Christina Ata Aidoo, explain how marriage is viewed in relation to our African setting. Give three points for each reading.