Arabic Paper 2 WASSCE (PC), 2019

CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES


The following weaknesses were shown in the candidates’ work:

  1. Commission of grammatical mistakes;

  2. Writing irrelevancies;

  3. Display of shallow knowledge of the texts;

  4. Inadvertent violation of rubrics;

  5. Misinterpretation of questions.

CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES

To address the observed weaknesses, the Chief Examiners recommended the following:


  1. Candidates must try as much as possible to read widely and prepare thoroughly for the examination.

  2. Candidates should be encouraged to read the instruction very well so as to adequately understand the demands of the questions before attempting them.

  3. Candidates should learn and master the correct spellings of the vocabulary.

  4. Conscious efforts should be made by candidates to write legibly in Arabic.

  5. Candidates should procure the prescribed texts for Arabic Literature.