General Comments

The standard of the paper compared favourably with those of previous years. The tests were on informal letter, official letter, article for publication, speech writing and storytelling, all of which were within the experience and competence of the candidates. Similarly, the subject matter of the Comprehension and Summary passages were quite topical.

However, candidates’ performance was on the decline.

Similarly, the comprehension and summary passage were also on familiar subject matter.

However, there was no improvement in candidates’ general performance.