National Examinations Council

NECO Literature in English

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

Total time

3h 55m

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2

Scoring

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Papers III & IV — Objective & Prose
One sitting combining the objective paper with Prose.
Start practice Warm up first Read the questionsCompulsory2h 15m40 questions
All 40 questions on this paper are new to you.
- Answer aloud or in writing
Scope of study — 10 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.
- Drama6 questions
- Figures of speech8 questions
- Forms of Poetry4 questions
- General Literary Terms2 questions
- Literary genres2 questions
- Literary terms2 questions
- Oral Literature3 questions
- Poetry3 questions
- Prose8 questions
- Rhythm and Metre2 questions
Paper II — Drama & Poetry
Sat on a separate day.
Start practice Warm up first Read the questionsCompulsory1h 40m8 questions
All 8 questions on this paper are new to you.
- Written answer, graded against a rubric

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