West African Examinations Council

WASSCE Literature-In-English

Three papers: objective, Prose, and Drama & Poetry.

Total time

4h 45m

Sections

3

Scoring

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Paper 1 — Objective
Multiple-choice. This is the paper the CBT simulator practises.
Start practice Warm up first Read the questionsCompulsory1h206 questions
All 206 questions on this paper are new to you.
Scope of study — 12 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.
- Characterisation15 questions
- Drama21 questions
- Figures of speech28 questions
- Forms of Poetry17 questions
- General literary terms15 questions
- Literary genres15 questions
- Literary Genres16 questions
- Oral Literature18 questions
- Plot and Structure17 questions
- Poetry14 questions
- Prose14 questions
- Rhythm and Metre16 questions
Paper 2 — Prose
Written answers, marked against a rubric.
Start practice Warm up first Read the questionsCompulsory1h 15m8 questions
All 8 questions on this paper are new to you.
- Written answer, graded against a rubric
Paper 3 — Drama & Poetry
Sat separately from the written papers.
Start practice Warm up first Read the questionsCompulsory2h 30m8 questions
All 8 questions on this paper are new to you.
- Written answer, graded against a rubric

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