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.