towards upsr 2014 - english language
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English Language UPSRTRANSCRIPT
TOWARDS UPSR TOWARDS UPSR 20142014
Bahasa InggerisBahasa InggerisP1
P2
PAPER 1: OBJECTIVEPAPER 1: OBJECTIVESECTIONS/ITEMSSECTIONS/ITEMS No. of No. of
questionquestionss
MarksMarks
SECTION ASECTION A
Vocabulary-questions are at Vocabulary-questions are at word, phrase and sentence word, phrase and sentence levels (with or without levels (with or without graphics)graphics)
1010 10 10 marksmarks
SECTIONS/ITEMSSECTIONS/ITEMS No.of No.of questionquestionss
MarksMarks
SECTION BSECTION B
Social and Language Social and Language ExpressionsExpressions
(Graphics with speech (Graphics with speech bubbles)bubbles)
55 5 5
SECTION CSECTION C
Questions on various Parts of Questions on various Parts of Speech (Grammar)Speech (Grammar)
1010 1010
SECTIONS/ITEMSSECTIONS/ITEMS No.of No.of questionquestionss
MarksMarks
SECTION DSECTION D
Text Completion (with a Text Completion (with a Composite picture)Composite picture)
55 5 5
SECTION ESECTION E
Reading and Comprehension Reading and Comprehension – 2 passages (Linear and Non-– 2 passages (Linear and Non-linear texts)linear texts)
1010 1010
TOTALTOTAL 4040 40 40
ANALYSIS OF UPSR ENGLISHANALYSIS OF UPSR ENGLISHEXAMINATION PAPERS 2005-EXAMINATION PAPERS 2005-
20092009
IF YOU ARE IN THE MILITARYBE READY WITH THE ARTILLERY
BUT FOR PUPILS WHO MUST STUDYBE READY WITH YOUR VOCABULARY
2 Puan Shida sells flowers. She is a ______ . A florist B flowerpot C flowerbed D flowering plant
1 Uncle Lim came by train. We waited for him at the _____. A jetty B airport C bus station D railway station
3 Zamri is a musician. He can play the __________ very well. A ball B guitar C computer D board game
4 A whale gives birth to its young because it is a _________. A fish B reptile C mammalD herbivore
VOCABULARY - word level
The scouts of S.K. Nila Utama are at the Kuala Tahan camping ground.
They are preparing to go back after _________.
Ramesh is __________ to make sure that the place is
clean. After that, Ismail and Lim will __________
before leaving for their homes.
A. camping for three days.B. camping for three hours.C. camping for three weeks.
A. taking out the rubbish.B. picking up the rubbish.C. cleaning up the rubbish.
(5)
(6)
(7)
A. put up the tent.B. open up the tent.C. take down the tent.
5.
6.
7.
VOCABULARY – PHRASE LEVEL
O
O
O
SENTENCE LEVEL
O
O
Social expressionsSocial expressionsDaily greetings
Greetings on special occasion
To welcome
To say goodbye
To take leave
Making introduction
Asking permission
To apologize
To offer
To invite
To congratulate
To thank
To interrupt
To refuse
To direct
To remind
To enquire
I believe this isyours, madam
B. Yes, how much is it?
A. Yes, do you like it?
C. You found it, you keep it.
D. Yes, I’m afraid so. Thank you.
…………………..
Firstspeaker
Secondspeaker
O
A. It’s alright.B. Nice to see you.C. Goodbye, father.D. I’m late for school.
A. What’s the time now?B. I think I will follow you.C. What do you want to do?D. Would you like to follow me?
13)
14)
O
O
First Speaker
First Speaker
Grammar ItemsGrammar Items
Tenses Active/passive voiceArticlesNounsPrepositionsConjunctionsPronounsAdjectivesAdverbs
SimilesProverbsModalsSubject-verb
agreementPositive/negative
statementQuestions and
responses
Section C: GrammarSection C: Grammar
Sample Questions - Grammar
1. We ______coming tomorrow because we have extra class. A am not B was not C are not D were not
2. Ramli ______so tired after the long journey. A feeling B is feel C is feels D felt O
O Verb to “be”
Action verb - past
16. They _____________ futsal every Saturday.
A play
B played
C plays
D playing
17. Zamri _____________ not tell his mother before he went out.
A do
B did
C does
D done
Past tense
plural
singular
present tense
No helping verb
singular
past tense
O
O
Plural / present tense
Singular / present tense
past participle
Simple present
Simple past
18. The lioness gives ______ cub the meat.
A itsB hisC their
19. _______ Fakrul was tired, he still helped his father.
A BesidesB AlthoughC ThereforeD Furthermore
The burglar climbed______the open window.
A toB inC throughD between
20.
Possessive pronouns
connectors
prepositions
O
O
O
SpellingSpelling1. Johnny Depp plays a ________in his latest movie. A pirate B pirrate C pirates D piratte
O
2. My brother bought me an expensive ___________ when he went to Singapore. A wrist watch B wristwatches C wristwatch D wrist watches O
PUNCTUATIONPUNCTUATION
capital letters, full stop, question mark, comma, exclamation mark, apostrophe, indent
O
OO
OO
OO
O
PAPER 1SECTION D
CLOZE-TEXTQUESTIONS 26-30
Look at the picture and then read the passage carefully. Based on the picture and the passage, choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
Today is Sunday. People are relaxing at the (26) ____. Two boys (27) ____roller-blading. Children are playing on the swings and monkey bars. Twoelderly ladies are (28) ____ on a bench. A girl is reading (29) ____ a tree. Afamily is having a picnic. They (30) ____ happy. Tomorrow is Monday. The parkwill be empty.
26 A lake B park C house D beach
27 A is B am C are D were
28 A sit B sat C sits D sitting
29 A in B on C down D under
30 A look B looks C looked D looking
OO O
O
READING COMPREHENSIONREADING COMPREHENSION TEXT TYPETEXT TYPE
(Linear and non-linear)(Linear and non-linear)
Narrative, Narrative, descriptive, descriptive,
expository, dialogue, expository, dialogue, news report, news report,
informal letter, informal letter, poem, poem,
advertisement, label, advertisement, label, etc.etc.
Answering strategyAnswering strategy
Read the questions firstRead the questions first Look at the optionsLook at the options Read the passage onceRead the passage once Try to look for the answerTry to look for the answer Study the questionsStudy the questions Note key wordsNote key words Select the best optionSelect the best option
36. The cubs of the Giant Pandas A. black and white B. red and brown C. black D. white
37. What do the Giant Pandas like to eat? A. Tall trees B. Bamboo plants C. Bamboo forests D. Branches of trees
O
O
38. The word falling in the passage can be replaced with the word ________A. takingB. growing C. showingD. decreasing
39. Why Giant Panda can climbs high up among the branches?A. it has big clawsB. it has long clawsC. it has sharp clawsD. it has strong claws
40. What can be say about Giant Panda?A. the Giant Panda lives in rattan forestB. the Giant Panda is red with black fur. C. the Giant Panda can only be found in ChinaD. the Giant Panda give birth to four or five cubs
O
O
O
36. The advertisement is about A information of a new service offered B an introduction of a new product C a book exhibition D a new released movie
An Advertisement
The passage below is an advertisement of a movie.Advertisement passage appeared in year 2001 UPSR Bahasa Inggeris paper.
Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
O
37. Who is the lead actor in the movie ?37. Who is the lead actor in the movie ? A Amanda Goh B Kevin Lee A Amanda Goh B Kevin Lee C Sam Lim D Darius Teoh C Sam Lim D Darius Teoh
38. How many awards had been won by
‘The Kungfu Master’ ? A One B Two C Three D None39. The movie is described as being A full of action B violent C boring D dull
40. What do you think is the purpose of the advertisement? A To introduce Kevin Lee to the public. B To tell public the actors of the movie. C To tell public the new released movie in the cinema. D To tell public the awards won by ‘The Kungfu Master’.
O
O
O
O
014/2 FORMAT014/2 FORMATPAPER 2PAPER 2
A
B
C
PAPER 2: SUBJECTIVEPAPER 2: SUBJECTIVE
SECTION A-Question 1Sentence Completion based on a picture and given words (5 sentences)
1 10 marks
SECTION B-Question 2Information Transfer/Making a choice and providing reasons
1A
10 marks
B 5 marks
SECTIONS/CONTENTS No. of question
sMarks
SECTION C-Question 3Write sentences in paragraphs based on a series of visuals
1 15 marks
TOTAL 3 40 marks
SECTIONS/CONTENTS No. of question
sMarks
F
I
V
E
A
S
LOW
NTERESTING
ARIETY
XAMPLES
SK WH-QUESTIONS
TRUCTURE
5A’s
FLOWFLOW
USE CONNECTORS• Then,• Next,• Soon,• After that
INTERESTINGINTERESTING• use adjectives• adverbs• Idioms• interesting words or phrases
adjectivesadjectives
•It was very It was very refreshing.refreshing.
•They went to the orchard the next They went to the orchard the next day. It was a day. It was a gloriousglorious morning.morning.
•During the journey they saw During the journey they saw beautifulbeautiful scenery.scenery.
Words that describe nouns/pronouns
adverbsadverbs
•He quickly went to the telephone booth to call the fire brigade.
•She sneaked out of the house quietly.
•My grandfather slept soundly.
Words that describe actions (shows how the action is done)
Idioms/similesIdioms/similes
•The examination is just around the corner.
•The warrior fought as fierce as lion.
•He wants to score with flying colours.
•She is always the black sheep of the family.
Interesting words/phrasesInteresting words/phrases
The trees in the orchard The trees in the orchard swayed gentlyswayed gently.. …………the butterfly the butterfly flutteringfluttering away. away.
He ran He ran as fast as his twelve-year-old legs as fast as his twelve-year-old legs couldcould..
He saw the same He saw the same amazingamazing butterfly… butterfly…
The show was The show was spectacularspectacular..
VARIETY OF SENTENCESVARIETY OF SENTENCES
SIMPLESIMPLE COMPOUNDCOMPOUND COMPLEXCOMPLEX
SIMPLE SENTENCESIMPLE SENTENCE This is my school library.This is my school library. The library is very big.The library is very big. There are many people in the library.There are many people in the library.
COMPOUND SENTENCECOMPOUND SENTENCEUsing conjunctions and, or, but, so, because
•This is my school library and it is very big.
•The pupils love to go to the library because they can read many books there.
COMPLEX SENTENCESCOMPLEX SENTENCES
This is a scene of a library This is a scene of a library wherewhere some pupils some pupils spend their time by reading.spend their time by reading.
A girlA girl,, whowho is wearing a scarf is wearing a scarf,, is writing some is writing some notes on a piece of paper.notes on a piece of paper.
The libraryThe library,, whichwhich is very clean and tidy is very clean and tidy,, is a is a quiet place.quiet place.
Using pronouns like when, which and who, and commas to connect ideas
PROVIDING EXAMPLESPROVIDING EXAMPLES
PLURAL - COUNTABLE NOUNSPLURAL - COUNTABLE NOUNS
3 IS ENOUGH3 IS ENOUGH
USE PHRASES LIKEUSE PHRASES LIKE
- such as, for example, for - such as, for example, for instance, instance,
like…like…
XAMPLESE
They saw many types of fruits such as They saw many types of fruits such as rambutans, durians and mangoesteens.rambutans, durians and mangoesteens.
They ate a lot of food like fried rice, They ate a lot of food like fried rice, cookies and fried eggs.cookies and fried eggs.
There are many types of food and There are many types of food and drinks.drinks.
O O o
Uncountable noun
Countable nouns
Uncountable noun
SK WH-QUESTIONSA
Who?
What?
Where?
How?When?
Why?
SENTENCE STRUCTURES
SUBJECTSUBJECT VERBVERB OBJECT/OBJECT/
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
MANNERMANNER LOCATIONLOCATION TIMETIME
1. is a glass of milk drinking Hassan.2. soundly slept my uncle last night in the room.3. baked his mother in the kitchen a chocolate cake.4. beautifully plays the piano she.
My uncle
Hassan is drinkinga glass of milk
slept in the room last nightsoundly
His mother bakeda chocolate cake
She plays the piano beautifully
in the kitchen
PAPER 2PAPER 2Section ASection A
Question 1Question 1
UPSR 2005
wherewho
who
what
where
what
howwhat
where
• This is a school library.• There are many pupils in the library.• The books are arranged neatly on the
shelves.• The girl who is wearing a scarf is
writing some notes.• The library is usually a clean and
quiet place. . A girl is writing some notes while the two boys are reading. compound
SAMPLE ANSWER
simple
simple
simple
compound
complex
AAsk Wh-questionssk Wh-questions
lunch stall under tree manycustomers food variety delicious satisfied
WHO?
WHERE? WHAT?WHAT?
HOW?
SECTION B QUESTION 2SECTION B QUESTION 2
INFORMATION INFORMATION TRANSFERTRANSFER
Year Topic
1998 Hotels
1999 School bags
2000 Magazines
2001 Pets
2002 Flowers
2003 Transport
2004 Class monitor
2005 Food
2006 Cards
2007 Past times activitiesPast times activities
PAPER 2, QUESTION 2(1996 – 2007 FORMAT) (INFORMATION TRANSFER)
1.1. Fill in the 10 given blanks in (A). Fill in the 10 given blanks in (A).
2.2. Full marks for question 2(A) is 10, Full marks for question 2(A) is 10, one for each blank correctly filled.one for each blank correctly filled.
3.3. Answer with spelling error is Answer with spelling error is considered as incorrect. There is no considered as incorrect. There is no half mark.half mark.
4.4. Be careful with spelling capital Be careful with spelling capital letters symbols for units of letters symbols for units of currency, measurements etc.currency, measurements etc.
6 hours
RM15.00
Common mistakesCommon mistakes
SpellingSpelling
Kota BharuKota Bharu
Johor BahruJohor Bahru
Bandar BaruBandar Baru
air-conditionedair-conditioned
Capital Capital letter/punctuationletter/punctuation
rm19.90rm19.90
Rm19.90Rm19.90
QUESTION 2BQUESTION 2B
THERE’S A REASON FOR EVERYTHING
For question 2B, pupils are For question 2B, pupils are allowed to replace the content allowed to replace the content specified using own words/specified using own words/phrases as long as they convey phrases as long as they convey same idea or meaning.same idea or meaning. Example: Example:
PricePrice of the bag: RM240.00 of the bag: RM240.00
Pupil’s sentence:Pupil’s sentence:
The The costcost of the bag is of the bag is RM240.00 and it is worth-RM240.00 and it is worth-buying.buying.
Aspects, Contents and Reasons
ASPECTSPrice
Cost
Fare
Fee
CONTENTSThe price is RM10.00
It costs RM…
The fare is RM…
The fee is RM…
REASONSThe price is moderate/low.
The fee is reasonable.
The fare is affordable.I have enough money to pay for it. It is expensive but I have enough money to buy it.
ASPECTS
Colour
CONTENTS
The colour is blue.
It comes in two colours, blue and green.
It is painted red with yellow designs.
REASONS
I like the colour.I like blue. It is the colour of the sky.It is my favourite colour.It is beautiful. It is also attractive.
It is artistic.
ASPECTSPeriod of time
Hour
Day
Week
Month
CONTENTS
It lasts for two hours.
It is held for three days.
It is held for a week.
The special discount is for a month.
REASONS
I can enjoy myself.I have much time to enjoy it.I can go during the weekends.I can go there when I am free.
ASPECTS
Date
Time
Expiry date
CONTENTS
It will be held on the 5th July.It will be held at 3p.m.It was made on May 2005.The expiry date is on the 8th May 2006
REASONS
It is on a weekend.It is during my free time.It is after school. I am free at that time.It is still new.It is still fresh.
ASPECTS
Things
Toys
Coin box
CONTENTSIt is made of plastic.It is made of coconut shell.It is made of wood.It is made of steel.It is made of glass.There is music when I put my coin in.
It has the shape of a house.
REASONSIt is lasting. It will not break easily.It has artistic value. It is unique.I like things made of wood.It is beautiful.
Many types of snakes
Different types of fish
RM2.00 RM7.00
(A)Complete the table below based on the advertisement given.
Museum Negara
Zoo Negara Underwater World
Attraction 1. 2.
Exhibition 3. 4.
Ticket 5. 6.
Location 7. 8.
Benefit 9. 10.
Various breedOf horses
Snake Exhibition Horse Exhibition Fish Exhibition
RM15.00
Near city centre
Informative
In city centreIn PulauLangkawi
Gain knowledge Useful for school children
Examples
content
content
reason
reason
aspect
aspect
aspect + content and reason/reasons
Also include connectors ie; Besides, furthermore, moreover, lastly, etc.to connect the ideas/reasons.
or
•The price of the bag is RM25.00 and it is very reasonable.
•The fare is only RM18.00 and I have enough money to pay for it.
sample questionsample question(B) Your class teacher wants to take your class for an outing after UPSR.
Which place would you suggest? Give your reasons in the space provided.
I would suggest ______________________________________because
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________ (5 marks)
I would suggest______________________because
________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________ content_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Museum Negara
the entrance fee is only RM2.00 and it is very low.
We can use our pocket money . Besides, it is located
in the city centre which is very convenient for me reason 4because we can use the public transport
Furthermore, we can gain a lot of knowledge
and learn about many types of snakes. I think
The Snake Exhibition at Museum Negara is the best
choice for our class trip.
aspect content reason 1
reason 2 Connector 1
aspect
connector 2 aspect
closure
NOTES EXPANSIONNOTES EXPANSION
NOTES EXPANSIONNOTES EXPANSION
Year Topic
1998 Hamid going on a trip
1999 An honest taxi driver
2000 Teacher’s day
2001 Kite-flying
2002 Family outing-circus/dinner
2003 Catching butterflies
2004 A visit to an orchard
2005 A visit to a bird park
2006 Mak Limah’s geese and the burglar
2007 Children helping an old woman
Mazlan – classmates – camping – Sg Chongkak - bus
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
reached – pitched – tent – riverside - firewood
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
night – sat – campfire – sang - enjoyed
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
a)
b)
c)
Mazlan and his classmates went camping at Sg.
Chongkak by bus.
When they reached the campsite, they pitched
their tent and looked for firewood.
At night, they sat around a campfire and sang. They
enjoyed themselves very much.
FORMATFORMAT• At least 3 paragraphs• 5 paragraphs with an introduction and a
closure would help1st paragraph – introduction2nd paragraph – describes picture A
3rd paragraph – describes picture B4th paragraph – describes picture C5th paragraph – closure
Introduction-Describe the main character/hero-Link the character(s) with the contents
Hamid is twelve years
old and he lives in Kulai.
He studies at S.K. Kulai
Jaya. He is very active
and likes to help people.
agename
hometown
school
positive characters
link/relate to the story
Encik Mazlan is forty years old and he is my neighbour. He
lives with his wife and two children in Kuang. He loves his family very much and likes to take them to see interesting places.
age
family home
link
a)
b)
c)
neighbour - new house - shift - packing - boxes
lorry - arrived - carry - things - helped - other neighbours
offered - drinks - waved - goodbye - left
subjects verbs
En. Azman was my neighbour.(and)
He works in Kuala Lumpur.
His wife is Puan Zainab.(and)
They have a son, Amin who wasalso my classmate.
They were very nice and friendly.
Last week,
decidedthey to shift into their newhouse.
we were very sad because
They started packing theirbelongings intoseveral boxes.
Last Sunday evening – Encik Mazlan – family – went – circus – bought tickets
Last Sunday evening, Encik Mazlan and his family went to a circus
by car. They started their journey early in the morning. They saw many
interesting places along the way. It took them two hours to reach their
destination. When they arrived at the circus they bought several tickets
at the counter.
EDITINGEDITING• GRAMMATICAL CORRECTNESS• SPELLING• PUNCTUATION• CAPITALIZATION• NEATNESS• FORMAT
UPSR 2003UPSR 2003
Last Sunday afternoon was a perfect day
for butterfly catching. Karim and his friends took
this opportunity to go butterfly catching. They
went to their favourite part of the jungle that was
covered with butterflies. The sight of the
butterflies was spectacular and Karim and his
friends always admired the butterflies before
catching them.
Content (b)Content (b)
The boys used nets to catch the butterflies. Once the butterflies were caught, they were kept in containers containing food from a variety of plants. The boys were having the time of their life until Karim spotted the most magnificent butterfly he had ever seen in his life.
Content (c)Content (c) Determined to catch the
butterfly, Karim ran as fast as his twelve-year-old legs could. A few moments later, Karim was only a foot away from the amazing butterfly. When he raised his hand which was holding the net to catch the butterfly, suddenly he tripped and fell. He broke his right leg and had to be carried out of the jungle by his two friends.
closureclosure
On his way home, he saw the same butterfly fluttering away. Let the story be a lesson: “Always be careful because anything can happen”.
The feeling of success is unimaginable
The BEST place to be
is at the TOP
The End