Foods and Nutrition Paper 2, WASSCE (SC), 2017

Question 1

Question not Available

 

OBSERVATION

In question 1, candidates were asked to give: the meaning of legumes in 1a; the classes of legumes and their examples in 1 b; the advantages of legumes in the diet in 1c and in 1d, examples of dishes made from legumes. Majority of candidates did not give explicit explanation of the term legumes; some defined it as plants of leguminous plants instead of seeds of leguminous plants while some defined it simply as leguminous plants. In 1b, candidates performed poorly and stated such answers like perishable and non-perishable as the classes of legumes. Those that came close to stating the right answers stated beans and groundnuts instead of beans and oily seeds/pulses and nuts/beans, oily seeds and nuts. For 1c, candidates answered with functions of protein and in 1d, candidates listed leguminous food items e.g. beans, plantain instead of dishes made from legumes e.g. boiled beans.