THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIAPRESIDENT'S OFFICEREGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTRUVUMA REGION FORM THREE ANNUAL EXAMINATION024 LITERATURE IN ENGLISHTime: 3.00 Hours Tuesday 30th NOVEMBER 2025
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions
2.Answer all questions in section A and B, and two (2) questions from section C
3.Section A carries 16 marks, section B 54 marks and section C 30 marks
4. Calculator and any authorized materials are not allowed in the examination room
5. All writings should be in blue or black Inc expects drawings should be in pencil.
6.Write your name on every page of your answer sheet
SECTION A (16 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. For each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its
letter besides the item number in the answer sheets provided.
i)΄´Let us fly to Kigoma´´ Juma was heard convicing Agnes so that they may attend the
party.What is a proper term for Isaya´s statement?
A. imagery
B. allusion
C. fiction
D. de-personification
E. foreshadow
ii)Identify a proper name for a person or anything used by artists to present ideas in Novels
and Plays
A. Human
B. Persona
C. Characterization
D. Character
E. Animal
iii)Is a short humorous poem made up with five lines usually with the rhyme scheme aabba
created by two rhyming couplets followed by fifth lines that rhymes with the first couplet?
A. Limerick
B. Sonnet
C. Eat more
D. lyric
E. ballad
iv)Which pair of the words below shows the perfect rhyme?
A. Through and though
B. Fame and came
C. Hunger and plumber
D. Cafe and puff
E. Say and cry
v)Which of the following is a good example of a simile?
A. He has become an earth worm
B. The Indian hair is like sisal strains
C. Majuto is a chameleon
D. Mkude was a lion in the battle
E. Mazinde rose majestically
vi)Which of the following describes a work of art?
A. Event that is described as a imaginary
B. Event that involve normal character
C. Event that involve real presentation
D. Event that is based mainly on fact
E. Event that do not involve setting
vii)"Juma's wedding which was held on 21st February 2016 in his house was attended by
millions of people". What figure of speech has been used in this statement?
A. Symbolism
B. Imagery
C. Hyperbore
D. Understatement
E. Sarcasm
viii) Refers to the short expressions that are used usually known by many people, stating
something commonly experienced, or some common truth or giving advice. Which literary
term suits the definition above?
A. Riddles
B. Tongues – twisters
C. Sayings
D. Proverbs
E. Narrative
ix)Provides the writer with ideas, culture, characters, language and issues to portray. Which
literary term suits the definition above?
A. Art
B. Message
C. Creativity
D. Society
E. Styles
x)Refers to the way of representing a literary work that makes a writer different from others.
Which literary term fits the definition above?
A. Plot
B. Style
C. Setting
D. Art
E. Society
2. Match the descriptions in List A with the corresponding literary terms in List B by writing the
letter of the correct response beside the item number in the answer sheets provided.
LIST A
LIST B
i) A story about humans and animals characterized by magical
adventures including witches and magical spells that can
change the natural order
ii) A traditional story that people of a particular region or group
repeat among themselves
iii) A story that gives people moral lessons through the use of
animal characters
iv) A story about historical heroes/ heroines or great people or
historical events such as wars and famine
v) A story that explains beliefs of people in a certain community
about the natural and the human world
vi) Is a puzzling or uncertain statement that describes something in
a difficult and confusing way and has a clever or funny answer
A. Myth
B. Oral narratives
C. Folktale
D. Sayings
E. Diction
F. Legend
G. Proverbs
H. Ballads
I. Fairytale
J. Tongue – twisters
K. Riddles
L. Fable
SECTION B (54 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
3. With an example for each of the item, give the meaning of the following idioms as used in a work
of art.
a. Under the weather
b. Give the cold shoulder
c. Bite your tongue
d. On the fence
e. Under the hot soup
f. Call it a day
4. Form three students had a strong debate that there is no difference between oral literature and
written literature. As a form student help them to distinguish between oral and written literature
based on the following criteria.
A. Durability
B. Cost
C. Mode of transmission
D. Flexibility
E. Level of literate
F. Ownership.
5. Provide the literary term for each of the following descriptions
i.A song sung to soothe or put a baby to sleep
ii.A drama that involves the use of body movement and facial expressions by actions to
convey a message without speaking is called?
iii.The technique of showing two different people or places side by side for the sake of
comparison technically known as?
iv.The reputation of the same consonant at the beginning of consecutive or successive words
in verse is called
v.Sikujua is very short in our class but their fellow student they just call the one as a tall, this
technique is called?
vi.Means choice and arrangement of event in a literary work.
6. Show how the advancement of science and technology has totally killed the eminency of oral
literature. (Six 6 points).
7. Differentiate between fiction and non-fiction work. Provide six points
8. With example write short notes on the following terminologies.
i.Fiction
ii.Non-fiction
iii.Diction
iv.Setting
v.Style
vi.Philosophy
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer two questions from this section.
LIST OF READINGS
PLAYS
THE LION AND THE JEWEL Soyinka W
THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO Soyinka W
THE DILEMMA OF THE GHOST Aidoo, A.A
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR Gogol,N
NOVELS
A WALK IN THE NIGHT Guma,A
HOUSE BOY 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
9. Analyze the use of musical/sound devices in two poems you have read and appreciated and the
message that they provided to the society. Give three points from each poem.
10. By using two novels you have read you have read prove the statement that its title of the book
reflects the social realities. Provide three points from each novel.
11. Using two plays you have read in this section, justify the truth that playwrights testimonies are
meant to redirect a society when it goes wrong. Give three points from each play
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