ZECHIS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY IDU/KARMO
THIRD TERM PROMOTION EXAMINATION 2024/2025
SUBJECT : LITERATURE CLASS: BASIC THREE (3)
OBJECTIVES
1. What is the title of your literature novel? (a) The story of the first rain (b) The story of
the second rain (c) The story of the last rain (d) The great rain
2. Who advised King Koko to invite the chief priest (a) His slave (b) his eldest wife (c)
His eldest son (d) His cousin
3. Who is the author of your literature book (a) Liman (b) Bayo Adebo (c) Amu wike (d)
Sai Jabo
4. What do they call the robust man(a) Fish (b) Koko (c) crab (d) cow
5. Is the character crab fat? (a) yes (b) no (c) maybe (d) I don't know
6. How many days did the king ask fish to prepare for the search of “the key to the rain”?
(a) 2 days (b) 1 days (c) 0 days (d) 1 week
7. What was he searching for in olodumare? (a) key to rain (b) sword of rain (c) water
(d) sand
8. Where was he sent to put an end to the great drought? (a) Olodumare (b) Isalu (c)
Aye (d) Forest
9. Drought means? (a) hunger (b) no rain or water for a long time (c) no food to eat (d)
no money to buy food
10. Who did fish mocked or insulted after he agreed to accept the challenge (a) Crab (b)
Fish (c) cow (d) Cane
11. Did the drought cause animals to die (a) yes (b) no (c) maybe (d) I don't know
12. When did fish decide to leave for the great task (a) that dat (b) the next day (c) on
Friday (d) I don't know
13. Plants withered, animals died, land _______ (a) cracked (b) broke (c) sank (d)
cried
14. What is the name of the chief priest? (a) Chief mimiko (b) isalu (c) aye (d) amaye
15. For ________ months isalu aye was without water (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 15
16. The gods is often addressed as “Olodumare” (a) yes (b) no (c) maybe (d) I don't
know
17. Olodumare once said “nothing works like patience and it is…” (a) annoying (b)
forbidden (c) cheap (d) profitable
18. Who decided to search for the key to the rain after fish? (a) Olodumare (b) Crab (c)
Cat (d) Orun
19. At what hall did the people of isalu Aye gathered to for the oshe day (a) Cocoa hall (b)
plantain hall (c) banana hall (d) none
20. Was crab successful in his quest? (a) Yes (b) No (c) I don't know (d) maybe
21. What did the king do to fish? (a) he punished him (b) he banished him (c) he cursed
him (d) he killed him
22. Crab is nicknamed as the skeleton (a) True (b) False (c) Maybe (d) I don't know
23. Who is samun? (a) one of the elders (b) Kings son (c) Crabs daughter (d) mimikos
friend
24. Is the kingdom of isalu aye a yoruba land? (a) True (b) False (c) Maybe (d) I don't
know
25. For how long did crab waited to see Olodumare? (a) first moon (b) second moon (c)
third moon (d) fourth moon
26. Who held the key to the rain? (a) aye (b) Olodumare (c) Chief priest (d) None of the
above
27. What does drought mean? (a) No water for a long time (b) no money for a long time
(c) none of the above (d) no food
28. Did the kingdom of Isalu-Orun finally experience rainfall? (a) True (b) False (c) Maybe
(d) I don't know
29. Was fish successfully after his quest? (a) True (b) False (c) Maybe (d) I don't know
30. How many chapters does your literature novel contain? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 4
Choose the correct options according to the novel (SIMILE)
31. As wise as (a)Chief Koko (b) Chief Mimiko (c) Chief Kane (d) Chief ki
32. As fat as (a) fish (b) crab (c) snail (d) wind
33. As thin as (a) fish (b) crab (c) snail (d) wind
34. As dry as a (a) drought (b) drain (c) waterfall (d) snow
35. As heavy as (a) Heavy rainfall (b) key to the rain (c) a chief (d) a tree
36. As happy as (a) King koko (b) King Kaka (c) King kiik (d) King Kong
37. As blind as a (a) bat (b) cat (c) crab (d) dog
38. As honest as a (a) mirror (b) key (c) shovel (d) net
39. As faithful as a (a) drog (b) goat (c) cow (d) pig
40. As slow as (a) fish (b) crab (c) snail (d) wind
Essay
1. What is the name of the king of isalu aye?
2. Who was the wisest one of the human race in Isalu aye?
3. Describe the character fish
4. Who said “I am the messiah”?
5. Where would the key to rain be found?
6. What did fish whispered into the King’s ear?
7. How long did it take fish to travel to and from Isalu-Orun?
8. “You are a liar, fish!”, who said this?
9. “I have what it takes…“, who said this?
10. Patience is _________
