2058 Islamiyat June 2003

FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................... 1 ISLAMIYAT ......................................................................................................................... 2
GCE Ordinary Level ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Paper 2058/01 Paper 1 ................................................................................................................................. 2 Paper 2058/02 Paper 2 ................................................................................................................................. 4

This booklet contains reports written by Examiners on the work of candidates in certain papers. Its contents are primarily for the information of the subject teachers concerned.

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2058 Islamiyat June 2003

GCE Ordinary Level
General comments on 2058/01 and 2058/02 Most candidates coped very well with these Papers, considering that this was the first time they have been set in this form. Candidates appeared to have been prepared to answer most questions, and in their answers were able to give a wide range of relevant factual information and often some insightful evaluation. However, a number of problems familiar from previous examinations persisted. One was the clear failure on the part of many candidates to read a question properly and take time to work out what precisely it is asking. Another was to give information that was not being asked for. There was also a tendency to repeat details given in answer to one part of a question in another, or to supply these details in the wrong part of the answer. It is understandable that candidates should want to get on with writing