This syllabus serves as a guide for candidates who want to sit for this exam. This exam is designed for candidates who can read, write, and speak Ibibio fluently as their first language, mother tongue, or the language of their local surroundings, this syllabus is derived from the 9-Year Basic Education Curriculum.
The BECE Ibibio exam aims to test candidates’ Ibibio proficiency, including self-expression, grammar, oral tradition, writing, reading, translating, and understanding customs, values, and norms. It will also evaluate the candidate’s ability to write, read, and translate works from English to Ibibio, and equip them with tools for further studies at the Senior Secondary School level.
This exam comprises two papers, Paper 1 and 2. Both are multiple-choice questions and they are to last for 1 hour each.
PAPER 1
Paper 1 questions consist of 2 comprehension passages(5 questions each), grammar(20 questions), composition(5 questions), sound system(10 questions), orthography(5 questions), and translation(10 questions),
PAPER 2
Paper 2 consists of 60 multiple-choice questions covering these aspects; Oral literature(15 questions), written literature(20 questions), and culture and tradition(20 questions) making it a total of 60 questions.
| BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (BECE) IBIBIO SYLLABUS | |||
| S/N | THEME | TOPIC | OBJECTIVES |
1 | LANGUAGE | I. Abiisi Ibibio ye uyo iko Ibibio | a. Mme abiisi Ibibio b. Uyo utadiko c. Uyo ubobiko d. Usan nana edad ommo ebop mme ntëk iko e. Uyo utakiko, naïa ewed ommo f. U u biko naïa ewed |
| II. Ubobiko keed mme uwak | a. Ubob ntôk ntôk iko nto mme abiisi b. Ubob iko ntôk iko c. Ubob iko ke akpa owo d. Ubob iko ke udiana ye oyoho ita owo e. Mme ikege/nkek ubob iko | ||
| III. Uyo iko Ibibio( Toon) | Mme nsio nsio idioâo uyo ke Ibibio i. uyo onyçn ii. uyo ison iii. Ufood iv. uyo otooho onyon aka ison v. uyo otooho ison aka | ||
| IV. Ubono iko ke usem (nkek iko) | a. Anyiô b. Adaditie anyifi c. iko adinam d. edu unam fikpo e. Adiana anyiâ f. Awod itie anyid g. Uyo Nduai/ nkpai’dem | ||
| V. Ubono iko ke usem (mme ini adinam) | a. Ini edem b. Ini idagha ami c. Ini iso | ||
| VI. Ubono iko ke usem (ikpeghe usem) | a. Anam nkpo b. iko adinam c. ayoo adinam d. usan unam ikpo e. usaô utuum iko mbon no usem ofon an ai anem. | ||
| VII. Ukood îwed nnyan, mboodo mbuume | Mme iwuod nwed ke Edikood Nwed Ndito: i. nsio nsio usan ukood îwed ii. nana eboodo mme mbuume | ||
| VIII. Ukood mboodo mbuume ke mbio mbio | mbuume ke mbio mbio usan nto se ekood. | ||
| IX. Uwed | a. Mme ikpeghe uwed fikpp i. adiwed mbaia ii. adiyaada iii. mfaanfia iv. adibenne üwod b. Iwuod iko i. ntoono ii. ufood iii. ikpehghe usem iv. utid iko | ||
| X. Uwed Deta | a. ntoono deta b. idem deta c. uneeïe iko ye usem mbono ke ikpeghe ke ikpeghe d. utid deta e. deta ufan deta mbube e | ||
| XI. Ukappa iko | a. ukappa mbio mbio iko nsin ke iko Ibibo ye iko mbakara b. ukappa mme udim iko ye uto nsin ke ibibio iko mbakara | ||
2 | LITERATURE | I. Mbak (mbre) | a. Mme nsio nsio mbre b. Mme ini mbre c. Mbon mbre d. Usan ubre mbre |
| II. Mbak (se ekekere ewed) | a. Iwuod mbak b. Se idad itie ke mbak c. ini, itie nkpo ntippe d. Mbio se mbak ataî abana | ||
| III. Mbak (Uto iko Ibibio) | Mme nsio nsio uto ye mme ini etanna mme uto ami : a. ke ini umek oboon b. ke itie nkpa c. uto ke abaia mme owuo iso owo d. uto idara mm | ||
| IV. Mbak (ntan Ibibio) | a. Ntoono ntan b. idem ntan c. utid ntan d. ik-wo ntan e. ukpeebfikpq: se ntan ami akpeeb mme owo | ||
| V. Nneme | a. Iwuod iko nneme b. Mme nti usan uneme nneme c. Mme iko udion nneme nte mme ïke, mme ebeto iko | ||
| VI. Mme ikwo nke ye mme ikwo adep ayin | a. ayin daiya ndion b. yin tua dop uyo – o c. nta nta nta, abakpa d. nkesasana e. ebe dep ofon isin nno – o f. nkesak ntiim ntom – o kpoi g. nkebed eduad k’uten – | ||
3 | CULTURE | I. Mme andisem Ibibio | a. Nsio nsio ubon se idofio ke Ibibio b. itie nte ommo edano ke Nigeria |
| II. Eduuwem Ibbio (Ekoom) | a. Nsio nsio ekpqm Ibibio b. Mme ini ekopm ami c. Mme iboqrq ekoom ami | ||
| III. Eduuwem Ibibio (Utam ison) | a. Mme usan utam ison b. Ntak utam ison c. Mme ini utam ison d. mbon se inie unen utam ison | ||
| IV. Eduuwem Ibibio (Usoro) | a. Ayin Usoro b. Ini Usoro c. Ntak usoro d. Ndutam Usoro | ||
| V. Eduuwem Ibibio (mbana idem) | a. Se ideen ye ibaan esine ke idem b. Se ideen ye ibaan ekinne ke isin, eyara mme ebobbo ke iwuod, ekama ke ubok | ||
| VI. Eduuwem Ibibio (Ndidia) | a. Mme nsio nsio ndidia Ibibio b. Usafi nana etem mme ndiadia ami c. Mme ndidia ubahausen, uweeme ndubi | ||
| VII. Ini (Nkanika) | a. Adiwod ini ke awa ke awa, ke minik ke minik ye ke sekqn ke sekon b. Adiwed abee ini ye ke ayakka adimia c. Utom an ub k imok nbok | ||
| VIII. Ini (mme usen udua) | a. Mme usen itiaita ami esineke kc udua kced. Ederetaha ke wuo fionadan b. Mme ikpo udua Ibibio se ese cnyam ke mme usen ami | ||
| IX. Ini (Se itippe ke mme nsio nsio ini ke isua | a. Ini ntem. uto awaak, idok b. Ini ukwo edim ye ndaayo c. Ini ekarika ye atuep d. Mme ini nsio nsio mbre | ||
The grades that were used are A, B, C, P, and F. They will be listed below in order of merit.
SN | SCORE | GRADE |
1 | 70-100 | Distinction |
2 | 60-69 | Very Good |
3 | 50-59 | Credit |
4 | 40-49 | Pass |
5 | 0-39 | Fail |
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