WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2008 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE

Read the poem and answer the question

At the onset of the rain
The drought-stricken land
Suck up the wetness
And the gates to the field
Are flung widely open.
It is the signal for planting!
It is time for joyous toiling!
At various times of day
The hard and erect hoe
Would thrust and dig deep
Into the receiving wet soil.
Seeds on different quantities
Seeds of varying potency
Are broadcasted in layers
Into the womb of the earth
With time and much labour
The seed now transformed
Blossoms and grows into new life!

''The hard and erect hoe'' connotes

uprooting of weeds

the sowing of seeds

digging of the soil

farming implement

Answer Details

The phrase ''the hard and erect hoe'' suggests an agricultural tool that is being used to dig and prepare the soil for planting. It indicates the physical labor and effort involved in farming, and highlights the importance of having the right tools to work the land. It does not connote the uprooting of weeds or the sowing of seeds specifically, but rather the general act of preparing the soil for planting. Therefore, the correct option is (c) digging of the soil.






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