1. CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES

The weaknesses observed include:

1. inability to understand the content or message contained in the passages;
2. poor use of language;
3. failure to grasp the requirements and demands of the questions attempted;
4. inability to construct simple and correct sentences;
5. ignorance of common literary terms;
6. inability to recognize grammatical name and grammatical function;
7. illegible handwriting;
8. indiscriminate use of capital letters;
9. spelling errors, faulty amalgamation/separation of words;
10. poor knowledge of the basic rules of English grammar;  
11. mindless lifting of answers from the passage;
12. poor use of structural and functional words;
13. inability to differentiate main ideas from explanations or examples in a paragraph.

1. SUGGESTED REMEDIES

1. Candidates should:
2. endeavour to improve on their vocabulary of English Language through extensive reading;
3. learn the rules of English grammar and their exceptions;
4. take time to understand the exact demands of questions before attempting to answer them;
5. read through their work to correct spelling and grammatical mistakes before submitting their scripts;
6. read for meaning and main points of any given passage;
7. practise essay writing constantly;
8. converse regularly in simple and correct English expressions;
9. draw an outline of their essays before writing them;
10. write clearly and legibly.