“Ruwa ya kwana guna-guna,
          Kamar ana yi da guguna,
          Sai kankara ga ta ko’ina,
          Allah jikan wasu dakuna,
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The above stanza was taken from the book Wakokin Hausa and the candidates were required to identify the song from which the stanza was taken. The theme of the song and give brief account of the stanza.  Thus:  An ciro wannan baiti ne daga Wakar Danina; Jigon wakar shi ne sha’awa; sannan baitin yana kwatanci ne da wani gagarumin ruwa da aka yi kamar da bakin kwarya---

Candidates performance on this question was not encouraging