The summary of perceived candidates’ weaknesses included:

• poor expression;
• poor presentation of relevant materials;
• some candidates misinterpreted the requirements of some of the questions;
• inadequate knowledge of the subject matters;
• poor knowledge of drawing good diagrams.

        However, these weaknesses could be remedied if the following steps were
        taken:

• students should read textbooks to improve on their expressions;
• they should also learn to arrange their points in orderly manner;
• candidates should ensure that they cover the entire syllabus before the examination;
• teachers should endeavour to teach the students the use of right terms required in answering questions on some basic concepts.