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National Examinations Council

NECO Literature in English

The objective paper is sat alongside Prose; Drama & Poetry is a separate sitting.

A lined answer booklet and objective question paper on a desk, the paper-based format NECO papers are sat in.

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NECO Literature in English

Total time: 3h 55m
Sections: 2
Scoring: scaled

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Papers III & IV — Objective & Prose
One sitting combining the objective paper with Prose.
Start practice Warm up firstCompulsory2h 15m
- Answer aloud or in writing
Scope of study — 6 topics
The bar next to each topic is how much of our own question bank touches it — not the exam board's official weighting, which we do not have.
- Drama2 questions
- Figures of speech3 questions

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Literary genres

2 questions

Literary terms2 questions

Poetry3 questions

Prose3 questions

Paper II — Drama & Poetry

Sat on a separate day.

Start practice Warm up firstCompulsory1h 40m

Written answer, graded against a rubric