THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND NATIONAL SERVICE

MILITARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
FORM FOUR – PRE NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

0924 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

Time: 3HOURS Aug 2024

Instructions.
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and only two (2) questions from
section C.
3. Section A carries sixteen (16) marks, section B fifty four (54) marks and section
C carries thirty (30) marks.
4. All writing must be in black or blue ink.
5. Communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the
examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer sheet(s).

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 SECTION A (16 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 its letter
beside the corresponding item number in the answer sheet provided.
(i) Is an account of events and incidents Dr. Mwinyi describes Mwl, Nyerere’s life. This writing is an
example of
A. Fiction C. Epic E. Biography
B. Episode D. Autobiography

(ii) Mr. Ngimba is watching a drama that was full of serious actions that make him sad. Suddenly he was
laughing loudly because of humorous scene. What was he watching?
A. Comic C. Tragic drama E. Tragic comedy
B. Melodrama D. Historical drama

(iii) A somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance
at a funeral is called.
A. Ode C. Epic E. Lyric
B. Dirge D. Lamp

(iv) Suppose you have been in a theatre watching an actor only gestures without speaking. What dramatic
device is suitable for it?
A. Monologue C. Props E. Cacophony
B. A side D. Mime

(v) When I was in form three, I read a novel in which the author had used witches, elves, goblins,
sorcerers, dwarves and fairies as its characters. What kind of novel is this?
A. Mystery C. Romantic E. Historical
B. Fantasy D. Science fiction

(vi) I walked around the town and find the poster with the statement, “Charity begins at home.” I stared at
that poster and asked to myself why they used those words and I decided to walk away. In literature
the statements of such kind are known as;
A. Idioms C. Euphemism E. Riddles
B. Analogy D. Sayings

(vii) Assume you have come across with the verse in a poem “They sell the wedding bells.” What sound
poetic device’s name is suitable for the above verse?
A. Alliteration C. Consonance E. Assonance
B. Reiteration D. Rhythm

(viii) A participant in a story who is described by another participant or an author is known as

A. Stock character C. Expository character E. Round character
B. Eponymous character D. Flat character

(ix) The type of poem which is expressed by dramatic way presented by two or more people who are
speaking in turn.
A. Ballad poem C. Narrative poem E. Sonnet poem
B. Epic poem D. Lyric poem

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 (x) John score 01% in literature in English subject and the teacher called him cleverest student in a class.
What figure of speech can be used to express the attitude of teacher towards John?
A. Metonymy D. Paradox
B. Sympathy E. Ballad
C. Irony

2. Match the descriptions in LIST A with the corresponding terms used in plays in LIST B by writing
the letter of the correct response beside the item number in the answer
LIST A LIST B
(i) A short comment spoken by a character in undertone or directly A. Curtain
to the audience, but no meant for another character to hear. B. Acts
(ii) Things like sticks, food, candles, flags and lights used by C. Theatre
actor/actress on stage during performance. D. Aside
(iii) A monologue spoken by a character that is alone on stage, E. Props
revealing his/her innermost thoughts or feelings. F. Script
(iv) They include hairstyle, body tattoos, wigs, makeups and clothes G. Costumes
the actors wear when performing. H. Soliloquy
(v) It is used to separate actors/actresses from the audience, provide
them with privacy as well as mark the beginning or the end of a
scene.
(vi) It provides the setting, characterization, plot and story of the
play.

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

a) We were reading a play where by the main character end up being isolated by his
society______________________
b) The story started by showing a gun and later on one of the characters uses it to kill his
brother_____________________
c) Last week, our teacher told us a story about the early history of their
village_______________
d) My friend told me that his sister is in the family way __________________________
e) You’re not beautiful my daughter. Amina’s father tells her because she is very
ugly________________
f) A story that gives peoples moral lessons through the use of Animal___________

4. Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow:
Africa my Africa
Africa of proud warriors in the ancestral savannahs
Africa of whom my grandmother sings
On the banks of the distant river
I have never known you
But your blood flows in my veins
Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields
The blood of your sweat
The sweat of your work
The work of your slavery
The slavery of your children
Africa tell me Africa
Is this you this back that is bent
This back that breaks under the weight of humiliation
This back trembling with red scars
And saying yes to the whip under the midday sun
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 But a grave voice answer me
Impetuous son that tree young and strong
That tree there
In splendid loneliness amidst white and faded flowers
That is Africa your Africa
That grows again patiently obstinately
And its fruit gradually acquires the bitter taste of liberty

Answer the following questions

(a) Read again the last two lines. Why do the fruits acquire a bitter taste of liberty? Why does
liberty taste better?
(b) Why does the poet say that “Black blood flows in his veins”?
(c) How have the past effects of colonialism shaped the Africa’s present?
(d) Show the following figures of speech and sound devices from the poem
(i) Anadiplosis
(ii) Reiteration
(iii) Alliteration
(iv) Anaphora
5. With examples where possible give the meaning of the following literary terms
(i) Refrain
(ii) Intrapersonal conflict
(iii) Poetic license
(iv) Assonance
(v) Alliteration
6. Identify the appropriate literary device used in each of the following expressions.
(i) Subira sells seashells by the sea shore_____
(ii) My grandmother has passed away ______
(iii) You are the cattle birds egg ______
(iv) The mountain rose majestically _____
(v) Laughter is the music of the soul _____
(vi) Beauty is skin deep _____

7. As form four student you have met with you friend Innocent who is studying literature in English in
form three but he is not able to distinguish the following literary concept. How can you help him by
giving relevant examples?
(i) Friction and non-friction
(ii) Playwright and novelist
(iii) Figurative language and literal language
(iv) Poet and persona
(v) Paradox and Oxymoron
(vi) Alliteration and consonance

8. Science and technology is very important for the development of any society, however this
development has resulted into great impact on oral literature. You as an expert in literature show the
truth of this statement by providing six (06) points.

SECTION C (30 Marks)

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 Answer two (02) questions from this section
List of readings
NOVELS
House boy – Ferdinand Oyono
A Walk in the Night – Alex La Guma
The Concubine – Elech Amadi
The Old Man and the Medal – Ferdinand Oyono

PLAYS
The Lion and the Jewel – Wole Soyinka
The Government Inspector – Nikolai Gogol
The Trials of Brother Jero – Wole Soyinka
The Dilemma of a Ghost – Aidoo, A.A.

POETRY
Growing up with poetry – D. Rubadiri
Selected Poems – Tanzania Institute of Education

9. Sometimes a poet takes the role of a teacher by educating the society on different matters. Using two
poems you have read justify the above statement. Give three points from each poem.
10. Using two novels, show how writers have manage to use various literary devices to present their
massage effectively. Six points.

11. “The state of underdevelopment in most African societies is caused by Ignorance and lack of
awareness among the members of the society.” How far this statement is true by referring to
Soyinka’s “The Lion and The Jewel and The Trials of Brother Jero.” Give three (03) points from
each play.