Observation

This is also a question on phonology and candidates were expected to define a syllable and to identify the syllable structure of the above words.
Thus:
         
          (a)      Gaɓa ita ce yankin baƙi da wasali a cikin kalma. Wato baƙi da wasali su ne
                     tubalan ginin gaɓa. Misali, a kalmar makaranta, akwai gaɓoɓi huɗu; wato da            ma’ da ‘ka’ da ‘ran’ da kuma ‘ta’.

Ko kuwa:                                                                                             (i).          akushi = ‘a/ku/shi, wato BW/BW/BW        ;                                               (ii).          tu’annati = tu/’an/na/ti, wato BW/BWB/BW/BW;                                         (iii).    ka’in-da-na’in = ka/’in/da/na/’in, wato BW/BWB/BW/BW/BWB;                    (iv).    Shagwaɓaɓɓiya = sha/gwa/ɓaɓ/ɓi/ya, wato BW/BW/BWB/BW/BW;  (v).     iskokai = ‘is/ko/kai, wato BWB/BW/BWW.                                                      
Candidates’ performance on this question was not encouraging.