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Key Facts: STPM Literature in English 920 Exam

Literature in English (subject code 920) is assessed through three STPM papers — 920/1, 920/2 and 920/3 — administered by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia.

The sukatan pelajaran peperiksaan STPM Literature in English yang dimurnikan (refined syllabus) applies from Semester 1 STPM 2026, per Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia.

920/1, 920/2 and 920/3 are each written papers of 75 marks lasting 2 hours, assessed centrally by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia.

Each 920 paper has three essay sections of 25 marks; candidates typically choose one of two questions in each section.

Each of the three papers carries 33.33% of the STPM Literature in English subject grade, and the subject has no kerja kursus paper.

Under the dimurnikan briefing, prescribed plays are Othello and A Doll's House; prescribed novels are Sense and Sensibility and The Namesake.

STPM grades range from A (4.00) to F (0.00); grade C (2.00) and above is a principal pass while F is a fail (Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia).

Private/individual candidates pay yuran asas RM120 plus RM90 per subject; government/government-aided school candidates are fee-exempt; retake is RM50 per paper (MPM Peraturan STPM 2026).

Official STPM Literature in English papers require essay responses; this practice set is an MCQ study adaptation and does not replace critical-writing practice.

STPM Literature in English (920) is a Form Six English literature elective assessed over three centrally set 2-hour essay papers of 33.33% each under the refined (dimurnikan) syllabus effective Semester 1 STPM 2026, covering poetry/short stories, Othello and A Doll's House, and Sense and Sensibility and The Namesake, graded on the A-to-F STPM scale where grade C (2.00) is a principal pass.

Sample STPM Literature in English 920 Practice Questions

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1What is a metaphor?
A.A comparison that states one thing is another without using like or as
B.A comparison using like or as
C.An exaggeration for comic or emphatic effect
D.A word that imitates a natural sound
Explanation: A metaphor asserts identity between two unlike things (e.g. 'Time is a thief') without like or as, transferring qualities from the vehicle to the tenor.
2Which device is illustrated by 'The wind whispered through the pines'?
A.Personification
B.Alliteration
C.Oxymoron
D.Synecdoche
Explanation: Personification attributes human action (whispering) to a non-human force (the wind), a common poetic device for atmosphere and mood.
3Alliteration is best defined as:
A.Repetition of the same initial consonant sound in nearby words
B.Repetition of identical vowel sounds inside words
C.Exact repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive lines
D.A sudden break in the middle of a line of verse
Explanation: Alliteration repeats initial consonant sounds (e.g. 'wild west wind') to create rhythm, emphasis or sonic texture.
4Dramatic irony occurs when:
A.The audience knows something a character does not
B.A character says the opposite of what they mean for sarcasm alone
C.Two characters misunderstand each other equally
D.The narrator directly addresses the reader
Explanation: Dramatic irony is the gap between audience knowledge and a character's ignorance — crucial in tragedy (e.g. Othello trusting Iago while the audience sees the manipulation).
5Which option correctly distinguishes simile from metaphor?
A.Simile uses like or as; metaphor asserts direct equivalence
B.Simile is always comic; metaphor is always tragic
C.Simile appears only in poetry; metaphor only in prose
D.Simile compares three things; metaphor compares two
Explanation: Both compare unlike things, but simile signals the comparison with like/as while metaphor equates them directly.
6Enjambment in poetry means:
A.A sentence or clause runs on past the end of a line without terminal punctuation
B.Every line ends with a full stop
C.Two lines share the same end rhyme
D.A stanza has exactly four lines
Explanation: Enjambment continues sense and syntax across a line break, creating momentum or surprise; end-stopped lines close the thought at the line end.
7A synecdoche is present when a text uses:
A.A part to stand for the whole (or vice versa)
B.An animal to represent a human vice only
C.A made-up word with no referent
D.Exact repetition of an entire stanza
Explanation: Synecdoche substitutes part for whole (or whole for part), e.g. 'wheels' for a car. It is related to but distinct from metonymy (association).
8Iambic pentameter consists of:
A.Five iambic feet (unstressed-stressed) per line, about ten syllables
B.Five trochaic feet (stressed-unstressed) per line
C.Four anapaestic feet only
D.Any line with exactly five words
Explanation: An iamb is unstressed then stressed; pentameter means five feet, so roughly ten syllables — the classic metre of much Shakespearean blank verse.
9Pathetic fallacy is best described as:
A.Attributing human emotion or mood to nature or weather to mirror a character's state
B.A logical error in a character's argument
C.A narrator who cannot be trusted
D.A plot twist that contradicts earlier clues
Explanation: Pathetic fallacy (a form of personification) projects human feeling onto the natural world — stormy weather intensifying turmoil, calm skies after reconciliation.
10Which pair correctly matches device to example?
A.Oxymoron — 'bitter sweet'
B.Allusion — 'as rich as Croesus'
C.Hyperbole — 'she walked to school'
D.Onomatopoeia — 'justice is blind'
Explanation: 'Bitter sweet' joins contradictory terms (oxymoron). An allusion references shared cultural/historical knowledge (Croesus); ordinary walking is not hyperbole; 'justice is blind' is personification/metaphor, not onomatopoeia.

About the STPM Literature in English 920 Exam

Literature in English (subject code 920) is an English-medium elective of the STPM, Malaysia's pre-university (Form Six) examination administered by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia. For the 2026 cohort the sukatan pelajaran yang dimurnikan (refined syllabus) applies from Semester 1 STPM 2026. Semester 1 (920/1) assesses poetry and short stories; Semester 2 (920/2) assesses two prescribed plays — Shakespeare's Othello and Ibsen's A Doll's House; Semester 3 (920/3) assesses two prescribed novels — Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake (titles confirmed from the official MPM dimurnikan briefing). Each paper is a 2-hour, 75-mark centrally assessed written exam with three essay sections of 25 marks, and each paper carries 33.33% of the subject. Critical appreciation skills run across all three papers. The MPM scheme lists no kerja kursus paper for 920. Results use the STPM A-to-F grade point scale, with grade C and above a principal pass. This practice bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for literary knowledge and judgment; it does not replace timed essay and critical-writing practice required for the real papers.

Exam sponsor: Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia (Malaysian Examinations Council), under the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Three papers under code 920, following the sukatan pelajaran yang dimurnikan applying from Semester 1 STPM 2026: 920/1 Poetry and Short Stories — Section A Critical Appreciation (choose 1 of 2 excerpt questions: poem or short story), Section B Poetry (choose 1 of 2), Section C Short Stories (choose 1 of 2), 75 marks, 2 hours; 920/2 Plays — Section A Critical Appreciation on excerpts from the two prescribed plays (choose 1 of 2), Section B Othello (choose 1 of 2), Section C A Doll's House (choose 1 of 2), 75 marks, 2 hours; 920/3 Novels — Section A Critical Appreciation on excerpts from the two prescribed novels (choose 1 of 2), Section B Sense and Sensibility (choose 1 of 2), Section C The Namesake (choose 1 of 2), 75 marks, 2 hours. All three are pentaksiran berpusat and compulsory; each carries 33.33%; there is no kerja kursus paper. Prescribed poem and short-story titles are published in the MPM 920 sukatan PDF — confirm the current lists there.

Time Limit

920/1, 920/2 and 920/3: 2 hours each, sat at the end of the respective semester.

Passing Score

Graded A (4.00) to F (0.00); grade C (2.00) and above is a principal pass (lulus penuh), C-minus to D is a partial pass, and F is a fail.

Exam / Certification Fees

Per MPM Peraturan dan Skema Peperiksaan STPM 2026: yuran asas RM120 plus RM90 per subject for private/individual private candidates; government and government-aided school candidates are exempt from STPM fees; written-paper retake RM50 per paper. Check the MPM portal for the current schedule.

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20%

Critical Appreciation Skills

Literary devices, language/style, narrative technique, characterisation, structure, theme and contextual awareness for excerpt and whole-text essays.

15%

Poetry Analysis (920/1)

Form, imagery, sound, voice, tone and theme in the MPM prescribed poetry list; Section A poem excerpts and Section B essays.

15%

Short Stories / Prose Fiction (920/1)

Point of view, plot, setting, characterisation and theme in the MPM prescribed short-story list; Section A and Section C.

15%

Drama Analysis (920/2)

Dialogue, structure, characterisation and theme in Othello and A Doll's House.

15%

Novel Analysis (920/3)

Narrative technique, characterisation, theme and context in Sense and Sensibility and The Namesake.

10%

Critical Approaches & Context

Historical, cultural and gender-aware readings that support argued literary judgments.

10%

Format dan Struktur Peperiksaan 920

920/1–920/3 section marks (25×3=75), 2-hour timing, 33.33% weighting, choice pattern and MPM administration — no coursework.

Preparing for the STPM Literature in English 920 Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Graded A (4.00) to F (0.00); grade C (2.00) and above is a principal pass (lulus penuh), C-minus to D is a partial pass, and F is a fail.
  • Assessment: Three papers under code 920, following the sukatan pelajaran yang dimurnikan applying from Semester 1 STPM 2026: 920/1 Poetry and Short Stories — Section A Critical Appreciation (choose 1 of 2 excerpt questions: poem or short story), Section B Poetry (choose 1 of 2), Section C Short Stories (choose 1 of 2), 75 marks, 2 hours; 920/2 Plays — Section A Critical Appreciation on excerpts from the two prescribed plays (choose 1 of 2), Section B Othello (choose 1 of 2), Section C A Doll's House (choose 1 of 2), 75 marks, 2 hours; 920/3 Novels — Section A Critical Appreciation on excerpts from the two prescribed novels (choose 1 of 2), Section B Sense and Sensibility (choose 1 of 2), Section C The Namesake (choose 1 of 2), 75 marks, 2 hours. All three are pentaksiran berpusat and compulsory; each carries 33.33%; there is no kerja kursus paper. Prescribed poem and short-story titles are published in the MPM 920 sukatan PDF — confirm the current lists there.
  • Time limit: 920/1, 920/2 and 920/3: 2 hours each, sat at the end of the respective semester.
  • Exam / certification fees: Per MPM Peraturan dan Skema Peperiksaan STPM 2026: yuran asas RM120 plus RM90 per subject for private/individual private candidates; government and government-aided school candidates are exempt from STPM fees; written-paper retake RM50 per paper. Check the MPM portal for the current schedule. Official sources

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STPM Literature in English 920: Suggested Study Strategy

1Treat critical appreciation as a transferable skill set: practise unpacking language, form, characterisation and theme from short excerpts without relying on plot summary from outside the passage.
2For 920/1, build a comparison grid of imagery, voice and theme across the prescribed poems, and a separate grid of narrator, conflict and cultural context for the short stories.
3For Othello, track how jealousy, race, honour and dramatic irony develop through key scenes — quote dialogue, not paraphrase alone.
4For A Doll's House, map the doll-house metaphor, gender roles, and Nora's progressive realisation across Acts so Section C essays stay text-anchored.
5For Sense and Sensibility, contrast Elinor and Marianne as embodiments of sense versus sensibility with precise episodes, not vague character sketches.
6For The Namesake, prepare identity, naming, diaspora and belonging themes with linked episodes from Gogol/Nikhil's life rather than plot retell.
7Learn the paper maths: three sections × 25 marks = 75 marks per paper, 2 hours, so budget roughly 40 minutes per essay including planning.
8Remember this MCQ bank trains knowledge and judgment only — schedule timed handwritten essays weekly to match the real 920 assessment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is STPM Literature in English (subject code 920)?

Literature in English (920) is an English-medium literature elective of the STPM, Malaysia's pre-university Form Six examination administered by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia. It develops critical appreciation of poetry, short stories, plays and novels from different literary traditions, assessed entirely through written essays.

How is STPM Literature in English structured and assessed?

Under the sukatan pelajaran yang dimurnikan (refined syllabus, applying from Semester 1 STPM 2026), candidates sit three written papers: 920/1 Poetry and Short Stories, 920/2 Plays, and 920/3 Novels. Each paper lasts 2 hours, totals 75 marks (three sections of 25), is centrally assessed, is compulsory, and carries 33.33%. There is no kerja kursus paper for 920.

What are the prescribed plays and novels under the refined syllabus?

Per the official MPM dimurnikan briefing for 920, Semester 2 plays are Shakespeare's Othello and Ibsen's A Doll's House; Semester 3 novels are Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake. Prescribed poems and short stories for 920/1 are listed in the MPM 920 sukatan PDF — always confirm the current lists on mpm.edu.my.

How is STPM Literature in English graded?

STPM uses a cumulative grade point scale from A (4.00) down to F (0.00). Grade C (2.00) and above is a principal pass (lulus penuh), C-minus to D is a partial pass (lulus sebahagian), and F is a fail. Each of the three papers contributes 33.33% of the subject grade.

What are the STPM fees for private candidates?

Per MPM Peraturan dan Skema Peperiksaan STPM 2026, private and individual private candidates pay a base fee (yuran asas) of RM120 plus RM90 per subject. Candidates from government and government-aided schools are exempt from STPM fees. A written-paper retake costs RM50 per paper.

Is the 2026 syllabus different from previous years?

Yes. The sukatan pelajaran yang dimurnikan applies from Semester 1 STPM 2026. The three-paper poetry/plays/novels structure remains, but prescribed texts were updated (for example, plays and novels differ from the earlier Twelfth Night / A Raisin in the Sun / Pride and Prejudice / The Joy Luck Club set). Download the current 920 PDF from the MPM portal.

Are these practice questions the same as the official exam?

No. Official STPM Literature in English papers require timed critical essays on prescribed texts. This bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for literary knowledge, critical judgment and exam-structure awareness — it does not replace essay or critical-writing practice and is not a simulation of 920/1, 920/2 or 920/3.