Observation

This is a question on phonology. Candidates were asked to define the front and back vowels with examples in (a) explain vowel harmony and sort out among a set of words those that did not obey the rule of vowel harmony in (b).
The candidates that attempted the question performed well.
The points expected were: 

(a) (i) -     Ụdaume ihu bụ ụdaume ndị ahụ ire na-aga ihu mgbe a na-akpọpụta ha.

-    Ụdaume ihu bụ ụdaume ndị a na-ajasa ọnụ mgbe a na-akpọpụta ha. \

-    Ụdaume azụ bụ ụdaume ndị ahụ ire na-ala azụ mgbe a na-akpọpụta ha.

-    Ụdaume azụ bụ ụdaume ndị egbugbere ọnụ na-arụkọ/na-adị ọrọghọrọ mgbe a

na-akpọpụta ha.

(ii) -     Ọmụmaatụ ụdaume ihu: e, a, i, ị
-     Ọmụmaatụ ụdaume azụ: o, ọ, u, ụ

(b) (i) Ndakọrịta ụdaume bụ usoro ụdaume si n’ótū òtù si abịakọrịta na mkpụrụokwu.
     (ii) alo, oroma, akamu, akaike, agidi, afọ ime, dinta, iwuala, okwuasị, akaebe.