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Unseen Passages
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44 CXC CSEC English B (Literature) questions on Unseen Passages, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A poet writes: 'The hurricane howled and hammered, hungry for our homes.' Which sound device is predominantly used in this line?

  1. Assonance
  2. Alliteration
  3. Rhyme
  4. Rhythm
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✓ Answer: B — Alliteration
Award 1 mark for identifying the repetition of the 'h' consonant sound at the beginning of 'hurricane,' 'howled,' 'hammered,' 'hungry,' and 'homes.' A is incorrect — assonance involves repeated vowel sounds. C is incorrect — rhyme involves matching end sounds. D is incorrect — rhythm refers to the pattern of stressed syllables, not repeated sounds.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

An 'unseen' passage is one that the student:

  1. wrote themselves
  2. skips
  3. has not studied before the exam
  4. memorised in class
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✓ Answer: C — has not studied before the exam
An unseen passage is read for the first time in the exam.
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How is Unseen Passages typically tested on CXC CSEC English Literature papers?
Unseen Passages appears across multiple question types on real CXC CSEC English Literature papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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