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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