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JAMB UTME Literature in English Mock Test 1
JAMB UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination)
Focus on Literature in English with 40 original questions in one dedicated practice session.
Syllabus-checked original practice
Mapped to the official UTME syllabus and answer-checked on 9 September 2026.
Scoring note: Covers the general literary principles portion of the Literature paper: literary terms, figures of speech, genres and forms, prosody, and the appreciation of unseen passages. Questions on the prescribed texts are not included, since those rotate by cycle and could not be verified here, so this is not a complete preparation for the subject on its own.
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About this JAMB UTME Literature in English sectional test
This sectional test isolates Literature in English from the JAMB UTME UTME pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 40 original practice questions across 11 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.
Topics covered
Figures of Speech
8 questions
Literary Terms
8 questions
Prosody
5 questions
Poetry
4 questions
Unseen Poetry
4 questions
Unseen Prose
3 questions
Drama
2 questions
Plot
2 questions
Prose
2 questions
Characterisation
1 question
Setting
1 question
Scoring and result analysis
Correct answers earn 1 mark and wrong answers deduct 0 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 40 questions are difficulty-tagged: 15 easy, 20 medium, 5 hard. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official JAMB UTME question paper?
No. It's an independent practice test with original Literature in English questions, mapped to the official JAMB UTME UTME syllabus and answer-checked on 9 September 2026.
How many questions are in this Literature in English sectional test, and how long is it?
40 questions in 27 minutes.
Which topics does this test focus on?
It spans 11 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Figures of Speech, Literary Terms, and Prosody.
Is there negative marking in this test?
No. This section carries no negative marking, so a wrong answer costs nothing beyond the mark you missed.