This is also a question on phonology and candidates were expected to define a closed syllable and to list ten words that has closed syllable.
a. Rufaffiyar gaɓa ita ce gaɓar da ke ƙarewa da baƙi. Tsarinta shi ne BWB.
b. i. biyar viii. gwanda xv. ‘yar
ii. katanga ix. Kanwa xvi. nan
iii. zanko x. kyankyaso xvii. can
iv. budurwa xi. Shinkafa xviii. tir
Candidates’ performance on this question was not encouraging.