These questions can drop in your end-of-semester exams or the quiz you are about to write. You must read to answer the questions before you start answering them.
OBJECTIVE TYPED QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS..
1. All the following are the roles children’s literature play in the language classroom except the enhancement of …………….. skills
A. aural
B. labelling
C. oral
D. perception
2. Identify the odd item on the list.
A. Drama.
B. Fiction.
C. Mother goose rhyme.
D. Traditional literature.
3. Which of the following books would you select for your young learners to read? A book that is/has ……………..
A. captivating.
B. enjoyed by the teacher.
C. plenty words.
D. voluminous.
4. When you ask your young learners to narrate the events of a story, you are basically teaching them to present the …………….. of the story.
A. characters
B. plot
C. subject matter
D. theme
5. Which of the following is a function of illustrations? Illustrations ……………..
A. extend the mood.
B. present asides.
C. refine characters.
D. restrict text.
6. The Ghana Library Board donated some books to your school and you were called to select some for the kindergarten pupils. Which of the following ideas will guide you to do the selection?
I. Age-appropriate books that have faint illustrations.
II. Books that have bold text and are humourous
III. Colourful books with strong language.
A. I and III only
B. I only
C. II and III only
D. II only
7. All the following are genres of Children’s literature except ……………..
A. drama.
B. fantasy.
C. non-fiction.
D. poetry.
8. All these are roles Children’s literature plays in the language arts classroom except that it enhances ……………..
A. creativity.
B. individuality.
C. listening.
D. readability.
9. The J.H.S. 1 teacher wanted her students to present in order of occurrence, a narration of the events in the story. The teacher basically wanted her students to present the …………….. of the story.
A. characters
B. conflict
C. plot
D. subject matter
10. When pupils analyze a story from the point of view of their personal feelings, they are actually responding to literature using the …………….. Perspective.
A. Cultural
B. Developmental
C. Experiential
D. Social
11. Which one of the following examples of Folktales reveals Kweku Ananse’s true character? …………….. Tales.
A. Cumulative
B. Humorous
C. Pour quoi
D. Trickster
12. Prose is presented in ……………..
A. chapters.
B. dialogue.
C. rhymes.
D. stanzas.
13. A myth is an example of a …………….. Literature
A. fantastic
B. fictional
C. non-fictional
D. traditional
14. Trickster tales are examples of ……………..
A. cumulative tales.
B. fables.
C. fairy tales.
D. folk tales.
15. The central idea in a story is known as the ……………..
A. plot.
B. sequence.
C. subject matter.
D. theme.
For items 16 to 20, write the appropriate responses in the spaces provided.
16. Study the rhyme below and answer the question that follows it. 1 mark
Froggie
My dilly-darling Froggie frog
I love your croaky-croaky voice
I came to say I love you frog
But heard you from the chilly stream
Croaky croak Croaky croak
How do I know my voice is good
Croaky croak Croaky croak
Now I know my voice is sweet
The rhyme scheme is abac def
17. The type of text that is set in a conversation is Drama 1 mark
18. Identify the rhyme scheme for the children’s poem below. 1 mark
They put me in the oven to bake.
Me, a deprived and miserable cake.
Feeling the heat, I started to bubble.
Watching the others, I knew I was in trouble
By Shelby Greer (2014)
Rhyme scheme aabb
19. State one reason why a good children’s literature book should be well illustrated. 1 marks
Illustration establishes the setting of a text
It defines the characters
It reinforces text
It provides different viewpoints
It provides interesting asides
It extends the plot
It establishes the mood
It draws the reader's attention to the book
20. When pupils are asked to discuss the place the story took place, the pupils are basically being asked to talk about the Setting.
SECTION B
1. a. Discuss three distinguishing features of children's literature
