The Chief Examiners reported the following as some of the weaknesses of the candidates:

• shallow knowledge of set texts;
• wrong interpretation of questions;
• violation of rubrics;
• illegible handwriting;
• writing of irrelevancies;
• inability to express answers in good English.

To remedy the observed weaknesses, the Chief Examiners recommended that:

• Candidates should buy and read the prescribed texts.
• Candidates should not depend on summary notes alone.
• Candidates should always read the rubrics before they start answering questions.