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You will see and download your current WAEC syllabus for Literature theory and objective examination in SSCE and GCE this year.
ALSO SEE: WAEC Syllabus For All Other Subjects In SSCE and GCE
Take note.
There will be three Literature papers – Papers 1, 2 and 3. Papers 1 and 2 will a composite paper and will be taken at one sitting.
Now to the syllabus…
WAEC Literature syllabus (1)
Paper 1 will be a multiple choice objective test. It will contain fifty questions distributed as follows:
- (a) Twenty questions on General Knowledge of Literature;
- (b) Five questions on an unseen prose passage;
- (c) Five questions on an unseen poem;
- (d) Twenty context questions on the prescribed Shakespearean text.
Candidates will be required to answer all the questions within 1 hour for 50 marks.
WAEC Literature syllabus (2)
Paper 2 will be an essay test with two sections, Sections A and B.
- Section A will be on African Prose.
- Section B on Non-African Prose. Two essay questions will be set on each of the novels prescribed for study.
Candidates shall be required to answer one question only from each section within 1 hour 15 minutes for 50 marks.
WAEC Literature syllabus (3)
Paper 3 will be on the Drama and Poetry components of the syllabus. It will be put into four sections A, B, C and D as follows:
- Section A: African Drama
- Section B: Non-African Drama
- Section C: African Poetry
- Section D: Non-African Poetry
There shall be two questions on each of the prescribed drama texts for Sections A and B. There shall also be two questions for each of the poetry sections i.e Sections C and D.
Candidates shall be required to answer one question from each of the sections, making a total of four questions. The paper will take 2 hours 30 minutes to complete and will carry 100 marks.
NOTE:
- (i) The Unseen Prose passage for Paper 1 shall be about 120 – 150 words long.
- (ii) Only context questions shall be set on the Shakespearean text. The context questions will test such items as theme, characterization, style and setting in the Shakespearean text.
- (iii) No essay question shall be set on the Shakespearean text.
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