Observation

The question is also on grammar; candidate was required to explain a root word in  (5a) and identify the root words of the given words below in (5b). The answer could be as follows

(a)   Bayanin saiwar kalma:

• Sashe ne na  kalma;
• Ba ya sauyawa;
• Shafe wasalin qarshe;
• Kalma sukutum a matsayin saiwa, da sauransu.

(b)   (i)    Bahaushe                  -haus-
(ii)  Hamsin                      Hamsin
(iii)  makaranta                 -karant-
(iv)  faxuwa                     fax-
(v)   mutum                      mut-
(vi)   littattafai                  littat-
(vii) Asabar                      Asabar
(viii) tabarma                   tabarm-
(ix)  fitila                          fitil-
(x)   furanni                      fur-                                                    

Candidates’ performance in this question was fair.