Observation

(a) The question is also on phonology. Candidates were required to explain the position of the tongue while pronouncing the sound / ai /. The explanation should reflect the following:

A furucin / ai /, harshe kan kasance shimfiɗe a ƙasa cikin baki, sannan a ɗaga shi a turo gaban baki.

Most candidates did not attempt the question and those that attempted the question performed poorly

(b)Still on phonology, in the question above, candidates were required to indicate the vowel length of the words given above. The answer should be as follows:
- Gaashii
- Garii
- Daajii
- Huulaa
- wannan

Most candidates did not answer it correctly, some candidates avoided to attempt it.