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Fynestboi u sure 4 ur marking so .. Lawyers don't lie o

Fynestboi u sure 4 ur marking so .. Lawyers don't lie o dey only pretend.

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Fynestboi: OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ENGLISH
2008 POST UME TEST
1. An autobiographical novel is:
a. A novel written about another novelist
b. A true account of a novelist’s life by himself
c. A novel in which the novelist draws mainly on materials from his own life
d. A novel using the ‘I’ pronoun

2. Plot in prose fiction is best defined as:
a. The cause and — effect sequence of events
b. The brief summary of events
c. The central event
d. The subject — matter of a novel

3. Which of these is not true about unity of action in a novel?
a. Action may be unified through a single main character
b. Action may be unified by being set in one place
c. Action may be unified by many characters
d. Action may be unified by having one consistent point of view

4. Action in a novel is best defined as:
a. The summary of the novel’s story
b. What the characters do or say in the novel
c. The numerous sub — plots of the novel put together
d. The totality of all the episodes in a novel leading to the conclusion

5. Suspense in a novel means
a. the postponement of the hero’s death till the last possible moment
b. the intense emotions that the author conveys
c the inconclusive end of a novel
d. when we are curious about what happens next in a novel

6. A realistic novel is one in which the charactters are:
a. reatyyl
b. historical
c. just of above average intelligence
d. the types that we meet in everyday life

7. Theme is best defined as:
a. The subject matter of a novel or play the b. central idea in a play or novel
c. The point of view in that novel
d. The sum — total of all the characters experiences

8. What figure of speech does the following quotation contain?
Life’s but a walking shadow (Macbeth)
a. A metaphor b. An image
c. A synecdoche d. An allusion


9. Which of the following statement is most true about poetry?a the meaning of words are more important than their sounds
b. the sounds of words are more important than their meanings
c. the sound of words are often more important than their meanings
d sounds and meanings of words are of little consequence

10. Which of these best define exposition in drama?
a. the author’s own general introduction to the play
b. the author’s early exposure of his dramatis personae to conflict
c. introduction to the characters and the general problem with which the play deals
d. the first performance of the play on stage

11. When the speaker in a poem cannot be identified with the poet, that speaker is called:
a. a persona
b. a dramatis persona
c. a soliloquist
d. a ventriloquist

12. Which of these definitions best describes a lyric?
a. A short poem
b. a short poem in which the poet himself is speaking
c. a poem expressing a personal idea, feeling or mood
d. a poem divided into stanzas
Read the following extract from a poem to answer questions 13 and 14.
Among rocks, I am the loose one, among arrows, I am tehheart among daughters, I am
the recluse, among sons, the one who dies young

13. What kind of repetition is used in the
extract ?
a. anaphora
b. single word repetition
c. line repetition
d. phrase repetition

14. Apart from emphasis, what other effect
does the repetition have?
a. makes the poem rhythmical
b. makes the poem tedious
c. makes the poem monotonous
d. ‘makes the poem exhilarating

15 The following line from poem Western wind, when will thou blow? Is an example of:
a rhetorical question b. caesura
c. alliteration d. nature imagery

16. identify the odd one out of these types of imagery
a. visual imagery b. tactile imagery
c. synaesthesia d. literal imagery

17. When a poet uses mainly soft vowel sounds in a poem, the texture of the poem is:
a. mellifluous b. harsh c. assonantal
d. neutral

18. The sounds in the following lines may be described as an example of:
The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees
a. Alliteration b. Euphony
c. Cacophony d. A mixture of all above

19. The man dies in him who keeps silent in the face of tyranny”. This statement can be
described as:
a. Metaphoric b. Literal
c. Tragic d. a simile

20. The literary technique in which a reader taken to the past of a current action is known
as:
a. rewinding b. fast forward
c. flashback d. repetition

21. One rhyme scheme typical of the English sonnet is
a. abba abba cde dee
b. abba abba cde cde
c. abab cdcd efef
d. abcd babb cde cc

22. Farce thrive on
a. big events b. absurdity
c. promotion Incidents
d. picture of a situation is

23. A short witty statement is an
a. epistle b. eulogy
c. epigram d. anecdote.

24. In a narration, the first person is
a. the author b. a participant
c. the publisher d. an observer

25. A literary device that creates a mental
a. imagery b. symbolism c. flashback
d. epilogue

26. “………..This is a Montague, our foe:
A villain, that is hither come in spit
To scorn at our solemnity this night, William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet I: V, 61 -
63”.

The speaker of the above except is a
a. Son of Lord Montagueb. Kinsman to the Prince
c. Nephew to Lady Capulet
d. Servant to Paris

27. In Gbemisola Adeoti’s “Naked Soles”, the expression “red milk of grief” means
a. wine b. Sea c. Ink d. Blood.

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law aspirants pls help me out with this past question....when was printing machine introduced..

hmm...lngest tym dude.@fnstboy..ought to hv sticked 2 ur advise o...any way sha no shakes..numerous law aspirant on point...GOD HLP ME OOOOOO

Fynestboi: yap its possible coz d highest law aspirant so far in d pume is 357... And d highest is 358[medcine] so gettng 340, is possible wat u nid do is pray and study.... Even afta changng mai course to a lower course am still wrkng towards steppng above d highest score...... So if odas can do it u to can....

...tnks bro

Is it possible for some to hit like 340.

Stepsse: pls help check dis 35098634CD.....God bless u........sTc

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kunlemarsh: hello guys i wish you all the very best in your exams,may God crown your efforts with success, study hard. I wish you the very best. for those of you who picked oau as second choice, its still possible for you to enter i know people in my department(law) that did same. feel free to call for any info. my number is 08091830684

.tnks bro

I believe in predestination and hard work,,if any one is destined to wear that matric rope,then scores are mere numbers.law aspirant:.

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Change of course'' change of course,my dear no course is easy just read wisely lyk mad

Ooh about to change 4rm laW Its extremely painful

Hausa: i beliv ure from d west. Catchment is surely gonna help

.are you serious bro

saheven: Fred...i'm doing what?, no problem, 207 is too low for law. Let's assume the cut-off is 265, then you need to make 330 for you to have any chance for admission.. I will sincerely suggest you change to a lesser cut off course

.tnks bro

God o we need ur help o .after crossing this hurdle those people wey call their selves our leaders no go gve us work.

saheven: ... Good don't change your course, and OAU will change your course of being admitted. My friend, 200 is too low

.my frnd drop ur advice if u have any n stop luetinating

I can't forbear changing my course. .am extremely confused.law is ma dream,but this jamb is 2 low (200)

I can't forbear changing my course. .am extremely confused

Can we talk on phone 08139100784

Fynestboi: THANK CHANGNG TO philosophy shapaly...

.hmm don't go by what they say o be of good cheer.i scored 200 also going for law just read as if you cann't pray n also pray as if u can't read.allow God to lead u bro.like i wil always say only Faith+hard work can take you to ife.

Samtolly4JESUS: thanks in anticipation bro.

.u are wlcm dear.

Samtolly4JESUS: that was a lucky escape oh! May God help us more in pume, but this commerce issue eeehn.....*not happy*

.eeh i will try to contact a law student in oau,she mght be of help.

Samtolly4JESUS: Hi fred, whats your score like? LL.B aspirant too

.i scored 200 o

Pls guys am yet to get the past question(law).my email is" Fredrick emeke@gmail.com.tnks in anticipation.

No shakes',dear aspirants (law) God is in charge.just try this formular Faith+hard work+sacrifies. Also an aspirant(law) 4rm delta.

Great aspirants when is the post ume form coming out.