The Yourba WAEC Examination had two papers: Papers 1 and 2. It will examine the following on Yoruba Language: comprehension, composition, sound system, grammar, and translation.
It will also evaluate texted samples of oral and written literature, and Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation, Customs and Institutions. The rubrics will be in the Yoruba language.
PAPER 1 will consist of 60 multiple choice objective questions of Language, Literature, and Culture. This paper will consist of three sections (Section A, B, and C).
The candidates will be expected to complete all the questions within 1 hour with a score of 60 marks. The questions will be given as follows.
Candidates will be required to answer all the questions in 1 hour for 60 marks. The questions shall be distributed as follows:
Section A:LANGUAGE
Comprehension (2 short passages) – 10 items
Composition – 4 items
Sound System – 6 items
Grammar – 6 items
Translation – 4 items
Section B:LITERATURE
Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation – 4 items
Oral Literature
Prose – 3
Poetry – 3 – 9 items
Drama – 3
Written Literature –
Prose – 3
Poetry – 3 – 9 items
Drama – 3
Section C:CULTURE
Customs – 4 items
Institutions – 4 items
8 items
Total = (30 + 22 + 8) = 60 items
The content of paper 1 shall be that one of paper 2
At Section B, all other questions except the Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation questions will be related to the set books at Paper 2.
PAPER 2: This will be an essay type question paper on language, literature and culture. It will also consist of 3 parts Section A, B and C that will be of 2 hours duration with 100 marks.
Candidates will be required to answer six questions in all: three questions from Section A; two questions from Section B and one question from Section C. They will also be required to answer all the questions in Yoruba using the official Yoruba orthography and metalanguage.
CONTENT
Section A:LANGUAGE
Composition
Candidates are advised to write 300 words and spend not more than 45 minutes on this section. The essay will be any of the following types:
Narrative
Descriptive
Argumentative
Expository
Dialogue
Debate
Letter writing
Sound System
Candidates will be required to answer one question from the two to be set.
Areas to cover include:
Vowels, Consonants and Syllabic nasal
their production in terms of place and manner
their basic phonetic and phonemic classification
Syllable structure
Sound processes, e.g. vowel harmony
assimilation
elision
Sound system aspect of the orthography
Tones and tone notation
SECTION B:Literature
This section is made up of Oral Literature and Written Literature.
The Yourba WAEC Examination had two papers: Papers 1 and 2. It will examine the following on Yoruba Language: comprehension, composition, sound system, grammar, and translation.
It will also evaluate texted samples of oral and written literature, and Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation, Customs and Institutions. The rubrics will be in the Yoruba language.
PAPER 1 will consist of 60 multiple choice objective questions of Language, Literature, and Culture. This paper will consist of three sections (Section A, B, and C).
The candidates will be expected to complete all the questions within 1 hour with a score of 60 marks. The questions will be given as follows.
Candidates will be required to answer all the questions in 1 hour for 60 marks. The questions shall be distributed as follows:
Section A: LANGUAGE
Section B: LITERATURE
Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation – 4 items
Oral Literature
Written Literature –
Section C: CULTURE
Customs – 4 items
Institutions – 4 items
8 items
Total = (30 + 22 + 8) = 60 items
The content of paper 1 shall be that one of paper 2
At Section B, all other questions except the Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation questions will be related to the set books at Paper 2.
PAPER 2: This will be an essay type question paper on language, literature and culture. It will also consist of 3 parts Section A, B and C that will be of 2 hours duration with 100 marks.
Candidates will be required to answer six questions in all: three questions from Section A; two questions from Section B and one question from Section C. They will also be required to answer all the questions in Yoruba using the official Yoruba orthography and metalanguage.
CONTENT
Section A: LANGUAGE
Composition
Candidates are advised to write 300 words and spend not more than 45 minutes on this section. The essay will be any of the following types:
Sound System
Candidates will be required to answer one question from the two to be set.
Areas to cover include:
assimilation
elision
SECTION B: Literature
This section is made up of Oral Literature and Written Literature.