Candidates’ weaknesses include the following:
- inability to understand the contents of the set passages and the questions on them;
- wrong use of punctuation marks;
- use of ungrammatical structures;
- copying portions of the set passages as answers.
Suggested Remedies
- Candidates should make genuine effort to understand the demands of the questions before tackling them.
- Candidates should undertake a conscious and consistent study of the rudiments of the English language.
- Candidates should be taught the techniques of answering questions.
- Candidates should inculcate the habit of reading widely as this will improve their vocabulary.
- Candidates should practice essay writing regularly.
- Candidates should participate in Literary and Debating programmes.