Examination Terms Commonly Used In Literature

    If you are conversant with examination, especially external examinations, like WAEC (West African Examination Council), NECO ( National Examination Council) JAMB or any other external examination body within your vicinity then you should surely be conversant with their questions and how to answer them.
    Today, I am focusing more on Literature and terms commonly used in literature examination ( external examination). If you have any questions or comments, please provide them in the comment section.
The following terms are:
1. Comment: This literally means to write a note of observation or a note that briefly explains the concept, either to criticise or commend. You are expected to express your personal opinions when answering a question that says comment. For example, Comment on Robert Frost's poem Birches.
2. Compare and contrast: Here, you are expected to write down the similarities and differences of the concept. Figures of speech, symbolism, Imagery, and the like could be uses in comparison and contrasting. For example, compare and contrast the characters Ochuole and Aloho in harvest of corruption.
3. Compare: Here, you are expected to not only state the similarities but also the differences of the concept as well, so don't get it twisted. For example, Compare the Characters Aloho and Ochuole in  "Harvest of corruption". This question came out in Literature paper 2 in WASSCE GCE which was written yesterday, Monday the 18th of September 2016.
4. Contrast: This involves only the difference of the concept. Candidates are expected to differentiate elaborately between the concept. For example, Contrast between the Characters Mrs. Brofusem and Mr. Oyimdzi in The Blinkards by Kobina Sekyi.
5. Give an account: To give an account means to explain narratively about a concept or fact giving precise and detailed information.
6. Criticise: This means that you should comment or evaluate. It does not only concern finding faults with something. One has to match the negative aspects with the positive aspects.
7. Explain:  This term is also used interchangeably with "Describe". It means to supply details which might some times be lengthy. The details must contain important events and not go out of point.
8. Summarise: To summarise means to give a brief and detailed account of an event. Irrelevances should be avoided at all cost.
9.Discuss: This means candidates should write their views about the concept or events. This questions normally requires lengthy answers.

10. Distinguish: When answering this questions, Candidates should only focus on the differences.
11. Differentiate: like the "Distinguish" question, Candidates should only focus on the differences instead of the similarities.
Feel free to add more "Terms used in Literature  Questions" or comment and ask questions below.

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