1. CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES

Candidates’ weaknesses include:

1. Lack of proper understanding of some questions, e. g. Ọjà alẹ́ (Night Market) mistaken for modern market, Bí mo bá di Gómìnà Ìpínlẹ̀ mi (If I become the Governor of my State). Many of the candidates mistook town for state.
2.     Lack of exposure to selected Literature texts (Oral and Written).
3.     Poor orthography e.g. dotting of letters, poor use of tone marks.
4.     Inability to write good Yoruba and spell terms correctly.
5.     Lack of in-depth knowledge of the set texts.
6.     Illegible handwriting.
7. Lack of in-depth knowledge of the phonological and grammatical aspects    of the subject. 

1. SUGGESTED REMEDIES

1. Cooperation on the part of parents and candidates in the teaching and learning of the subject, especially through the procurement of literature and language textbooks.
2. Candidates should imbibe the habit of using the school and public libraries.
3. Candidates should imbibe the habit of studying the set texts thoroughly.
4. Candidates should equip themselves with the rudiments of the language   and the correct usage of punctuation marks.
5. Candidates should use appropriate tone marks, since Yoruba is a tonal language.
6. Candidates should give special attention to the identified weaknesses in preparation for the examination.
7. Candidates should endeavour to write legibly to avoid losing marks, especially in essay writing.