The candidates weaknesses include their inability to:

• cover the required syllabus
• express themselves correctly in  English Language
• label diagrams correctly
• draw diagrams accurately
• understand the technical terms of the subject
• understand the demands of the question
• write correct spellings
• work  independently without copying copied one another
• answer a question on a fresh page
• define food preservation
• explain methods of food preservation such as air drying, vacuum drying, pasteurization and salting.
• define vitamins
• mention deficiencies each caused by lack of vitamins A and D
• differentiate between a quack and quackery in health science
• state effects of promiscuity
• state differences between greenstick fracture and complicated fracture
• state steps involved in mouth to mouth artificial resuscitation
• explain terms as used in First Aid treatment, such as artificial respiration and improvised First Aid kits.

       The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses.

• more work should be done by the English Language teacher in preparation for the examination
• students should read extensively to cover the syllabus
• teachers should  emphasize subject terminologies that are very important to know during teaching
• teachers should engage students in drawing diagrams and also labeling of appropriate parts
• teachers should use  past WAEC question papers to teach students for proper understanding of the subject and approach to use in answering questions.