Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Girls dance and sing. Men clap .The walls sing and press inward. They press the men and girls, they press inward. They press the men and girls they press John towards a centre of physical ecstasy .
Tom whom does 'they refer?

A Men
B Girls
C Men and Girls
D The walls
E John and the girls

Question 47:

In The Narrow Path Nani is transferred very frequently because he is

A A trained teacher
B An untrained teacher
C A lazy worker
D A devoted and hardworking teacher
E A poor man's son

Question 48:

Which of the following comes closest to a correct interpretation of the symbol of the mine dumps in Mine Boy?

A The hope of all workers
B Acknowledgement of the efforts of black South African workers
C The enduring courage of black workers
D The dignity of labour under an oppressive regime
E The exploitation of black labour by an oppressive regime

Question 49:

In ' Salute to the Elephant the line 'The elephant's head is his burden which he balances' suggests that

A The elephant's head is so big that it does not allow the animal to move elegantly
B The elephant has a big head yet it moves elegantly
C The elephant's head is so big that it makes the animal look clumsy
D The elephant's head is so big that it prevents the animal from moving from one part of the forest to the other
E The elephant's head is like a big instrument for weighing