Few candidates were able to:

- State the use of tripod, ranging pole and site datum;
- Sketch the honeycombed sleeper wall, retaining wall and composite wall.

However; many' candidates were unable to answer the question correctly.
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The expected response to the question is as given below:
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2 (a) Use of

(i) Tripod- supports the instrument firmly in position to allow for accurate operations.
(ii) Ranging pole – used for aligning points on straight lines
- indicating required points on site.
- demarcating site boundary positions during surveying, levelling and measuring work
(iii) site datum – used as the standard reference pint for all levelling operations on site.
Used as reference for taking/measuring distances

(i)    honeycombed sleeper wull;
       '(ii)       reulining wall;
(Hi)' composite wall.