Waec Literature In English Questions
Question 101:
Read the extract below carefully and answer the question:
Speaker A : Pray son, tell us the word from Ifa
No matter how bad it is, we are ready to hear it. The horns cannot be too heavy for the head of the cow that must bear them. To remain silent is to make light of the the troubles in the land.
Speaker B: I am not making light of them, mother. It is that the word is heard that must be said.
Speaker B is
View Answer & ExplanationSpeaker A : Pray son, tell us the word from Ifa
No matter how bad it is, we are ready to hear it. The horns cannot be too heavy for the head of the cow that must bear them. To remain silent is to make light of the the troubles in the land.
Speaker B: I am not making light of them, mother. It is that the word is heard that must be said.
Speaker B is
Question 102:
Read the extract below carefully and answer the question:
Speaker A : Pray son, tell us the word from Ifa
No matter how bad it is, we are ready to hear it. The horns cannot be too heavy for the head of the cow that must bear them. To remain silent is to make light of the the troubles in the land.
Speaker B: I am not making light of them, mother. It is that the word is heard that must be said.
Ifa oracle is consulted at
View Answer & ExplanationSpeaker A : Pray son, tell us the word from Ifa
No matter how bad it is, we are ready to hear it. The horns cannot be too heavy for the head of the cow that must bear them. To remain silent is to make light of the the troubles in the land.
Speaker B: I am not making light of them, mother. It is that the word is heard that must be said.
Ifa oracle is consulted at
Question 103:
Read the extract below carefully and answer the question:
Speaker A : Pray son, tell us the word from Ifa
No matter how bad it is, we are ready to hear it. The horns cannot be too heavy for the head of the cow that must bear them. To remain silent is to make light of the the troubles in the land.
Speaker B: I am not making light of them, mother. It is that the word is heard that must be said.
The cause of the trouble is
View Answer & ExplanationSpeaker A : Pray son, tell us the word from Ifa
No matter how bad it is, we are ready to hear it. The horns cannot be too heavy for the head of the cow that must bear them. To remain silent is to make light of the the troubles in the land.
Speaker B: I am not making light of them, mother. It is that the word is heard that must be said.
The cause of the trouble is
Question 104:
OLIVER GOLDSMITH: She Stoops To Conquer
A : Ay, and bring back vanity and affection to last them the whole year.
I wonder why London cannot keep its own fools at home!. In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stage coach. Its fopperies come down, not only as inside passengers, but in the very basket.
B : Ay, your times were fine times indeed, you have telling us of them for many a long year. Here we live in an old rumbling mansion, that looks for all the world like an inn, but that we never see company....'
' Them' in line 1 refers to
View Answer & ExplanationA : Ay, and bring back vanity and affection to last them the whole year.
I wonder why London cannot keep its own fools at home!. In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stage coach. Its fopperies come down, not only as inside passengers, but in the very basket.
B : Ay, your times were fine times indeed, you have telling us of them for many a long year. Here we live in an old rumbling mansion, that looks for all the world like an inn, but that we never see company....'
' Them' in line 1 refers to
Question 105:
OLIVER GOLDSMITH: She Stoops To Conquer
A : Ay, and bring back vanity and affection to last them the whole year.
I wonder why London cannot keep its own fools at home!. In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stage coach. Its fopperies come down, not only as inside passengers, but in the very basket.
B : Ay, your times were fine times indeed, you have telling us of them for many a long year. Here we live in an old rumbling mansion, that looks for all the world like an inn, but that we never see company....'
Speaker B wishes to take a trip to
View Answer & ExplanationA : Ay, and bring back vanity and affection to last them the whole year.
I wonder why London cannot keep its own fools at home!. In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stage coach. Its fopperies come down, not only as inside passengers, but in the very basket.
B : Ay, your times were fine times indeed, you have telling us of them for many a long year. Here we live in an old rumbling mansion, that looks for all the world like an inn, but that we never see company....'
Speaker B wishes to take a trip to