Foods and Nutrition Paper 2, WASSCE (SC), 2020

Question 1

       In this question, candidates were required to
       Complete the table by writing the main nutrient responsible for each deficiency and food source
       of the nutrients.

	Deficiency disease	Nutrient	Food source
(a)	Rickets
(b)	Scurvy
(c)	Pellagra
(d)	Anaemia
(e)	Goitre


OBSERVATION
This question was highly attempted by candidates and they performed very well. It was one of the strengths exhibited by candidates. Majority of the candidates were able to state the name of nutrients and the foods sources of the deficiency disease correctly. However, in 1(c), some candidates interchange vitamin B3 for pellagra, vitaminB12 for iron. They were unable to indicate the type of fruit for vitamin C/ascorbic acid as well as iodized salt for salt

OBSERVATION

This question was highly attempted by candidates and they performed very well. It was one of the
strengths exhibited by candidates. Majority of the candidates were able to state the name of
nutrients and the foods sources of the deficiency disease correctly. However, in 1(c), some
candidates interchange vitamin B3 for pellagra, vitaminB12 for iron. They were unable to indicate

the type of fruit for vitamin C/ascorbic acid as well as iodized salt for salt