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  Tips on How to Pass English in WASSCE & NECO Examinations  –  Summary             In this Segment of our Special Edition, we will discuss how to answer questions on  Summary in WASSCE and NECO English Language papers. SUMMARY Instructions:   Read the instruction(s) before any other thing.   This section usually carries 40 marks, and you will be required to spend 40 minutes on it.   You will be required to read a given prose passage (of about 500 words) chosen from a wide variety of sources, from any part of the world, but within the level of your understanding, as a candidate of WASSCE or NECO.   You will then be asked to answer all the questions that will be propounded.               In this section, your examiner will be testing your ability in the areas of: (a)   Summarising of the essential points, in concise but clear English, with avoidance of repetition and superfluity (too many words); (b)   Extraction or filtering of relevant information from the passage. (

Tips on How to Pass English in WASSCE & NECO Examinations – Comprehension

  Tips on How to Pass English in WASSCE & NECO Examinations – Comprehension             In this Segment of our Special Edition, we will discuss how to answer questions on  Comprehension in WASSCE and NECO English Language papers. COMPREHENSION Instructions:   Read the instruction(s) before any other thing.   This section usually carries 30 marks, and you will be required to spend 30 minutes on it.   You will be required to read a given passage (of about 350 words) chosen from a wide variety of sources, but within the level of your understanding, as a candidate of WASSCE or NECO.   You will then be asked to answer all the questions that will be propounded.   You will be asked to answer a number of questions bothering on your ability in the following areas (which your examiner will be looking out for):   (a)   Comprehending the content of the passage factually and accurately; (b)   Finding appropriate synonyms or equivalents for selected words and phrases; (c)   Identifyi