A candidate is asked to summarise a passage in not more than 80 words and writes exactly 95 words. Which of the following correctly describes the consequence?

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The examiner marks only the first 80 words and ignores the rest. WAEC's standard practice is that when a word limit is exceeded, the examiner considers only the words within the stipulated limit and ignores everything beyond it. This means any valid point that appears after the 80th word will not earn marks, penalising the candidate indirectly.

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A) The candidate loses all marks for the summary

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B) The examiner marks only the first 80 words and ignores the rest

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C) The candidate is awarded bonus marks for providing more information

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D) The candidate is asked to rewrite the summary during marking

A candidate is asked to summarise a passage in not more than 80 words and writes exactly 95 words. Which of the following correctly describes the consequence?

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