Observation

This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was poor. In part (a)(i) many candidates could not explain the term seeding in tournament. In part (a)(ii) majority of the candidates were able to mention games in which seeding could be used. In part (b) majority of the candidates could not state advantages of single elimination in a tournament.
The expected answers are as follow:

5(a)(i) SEEDING
Is an arrangement to ensure that strong teams/players do not play against each other in the first round of a tournament. x3  (3 marks)
(ii)  GAMES SEEDING COULD BE USED
-           tennis
-           table tennis
-           badminton
-           basketball
-           volleyball
-           handball/football named
-           squash rackets
Any 2x1                                                                                              (2 marks)

(b)       ADVANTAGES OF SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT
-           it saves time
-           it saves cost/money
-           it is quick/fast
-           it is easy to organise
-           it is very exciting
-           it is suitable for large number of teams/players
-           few number of officials are required
-           it involves limited equipment and facilities
-           it encourages high determination in players