Candidate's Weakness

The following weaknesses were shown in the candidates’ work:

• Over confidence on the part of some Candidates;
• Commission of grammatical mistakes;
• Writing irrelevancies;
• Display of shallow knowledge of the texts;
• Inadvertent violation of rubrics;
• Misinterpretation of questions.

Suggested Remedies

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

• Candidates must try as much as possible to read widely and prepare thoroughly for the examination.
• Candidates should be encouraged to read the instruction very well so as to adequately understand the demands of the questions before attempting them.
• Teachers should endeavour to teach the candidates how to answer questions in a logical and clear manner.
• Candidates should learn and master the correct spellings of the vocabulary.
• Conscious efforts should be made by candidates to write legibly in Arabic.
• Candidates should procure the prescribed texts for Arabic Literature.
• Qualified teachers should teach the subject so as to adequately impart the required knowledge to the students.