Observation

A.        Here, the candidates were expected to narrate the events that took place the day the commissioner for education visited their school.
                        Most candidates wrote creditably on this question. However, some failed to include the name of their school, the purpose for the visit and highlights of the address by the school principal.

B.        Candidates were expected to explain the proverb that says ‘Mmiri doro n’eju, dọọrọ nwa nkịta’ and write a story to illustrate it.
Very few candidates answered this question. Those who did, failed to give the realmeaning of the proverb and wrote irrelevant stories.

C.        Candidates were required to write an argumentative essay on the topic ‘It is better to be a farmer than a trader’.
Most of the candidates that attempted this question did not balance their arguments.

D.        This question required that candidates write a dialogue on the current hardship in the country. Candidates dwelt more on the hike in the prices of foodstuffs in the market forgetting other issues like transportation, payment of school fees, etc.

E.        In this question, candidates were asked to write an essay on the importance of education.
The candidates that attempted this question performed creditably.