Tips & strategies answering English Language Paper (UPSR ) – PAPER 1

Topics to cover :

Topics Description , examples Remarks1 Relationship Cousin, nephew , pen-pal 2 Animal Female, male, group3 Buildings Parts, name, dome, tower4 Clothing & accessories Shirt, necklace5 Events Hari Raya, Christmas, accident6 Food & beverages Noodles, muffin7 Tools Rake, hammer, shears8 Things around us Classroom, office, living room9 People ( occupation ) Seamstress, orphanage 10 Sports , activities, hobby Badminton, player, 11 Plants, flowers & vegetation Stem, root, daisy, aubergine12 Day, month & year Leap year, June13 Colour, shape Triangular, indigo14 Parts of body Navel, thigh15 Countries Malaysian, east, south16 Weather Rain, flood, blizzard 17 Transport

Grammar items :

Topics Description , examples Remarks

1 Nouns Common, proper, gender, numeral, collective, countable

2 Articles A, an, the3 Pronouns Personal, Possessive, Demonstrative4 Conjunctions For, and, because, if5 Prepositions On, in, behind, between6 Adjectives Comparative, superlative7 Adverbs Adverbs of manner -ly

8 Tenses Present, Past, Continuous, Future, Participle

9 Modals must, have to, *could, *should10 Subject Verb Agreement11 Positive & Negative statements12 Questions & responses13 Punctuation Capitalize, comma, full stop14 Sentence type Simple, compound

To score A:-

Cover all the topic, grammar items above.

You are advised to spend only 1-2 minutes (suggestion) for easy question.

Read the instructions carefully.

Read the passage or study the stimulus given carefully.

Go through each question and all the options given.

Choose the best answer from the options given.

Circle A, B, C or D to mark the correct answer.

Answer all the easy questions first. Then go back to the difficult questions.

Do not waste time. Cross out the options, one by one, until you get the correct answer.

Always check your answers.

Time is precious. Use it wisely.

SECTION AVOCABULARY10 multiple choice questions

• Word level : Question 1 - 4 ( 4 questions )

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TIPS & HINTS

Read the question carefully.

Spend 2 – 3 minutes for each question.

Find clues given to help you.

Underlined the clues.

Mark (X) if you find the option is wrong.

Choose/circle the best answer

• Phrase level : Question 5 – 7 ( 3 questions )

TIPS & HINTS

Read the question carefully.

Spend 2 – 3 minutes for each question.

Study the picture carefully.

Find clues given to help you.

Underlined the clues.

Mark (X) if you find the option is wrong.

Choose/circle the best answer.

• Sentence level : Question 8 – 10 ( 3 questions )Tests pupil's knowledge and understanding in vocabulary.

TIPS & HINTS

Read the question carefully.

Study the picture carefully.

Get to know where it taken place.

Spend 2 – 3 minutes for each question.

Find clues given to help you.

Underlined the clues.

Mark (X) if you find the option is wrong.

Choose/circle the best answer.

SECTION BSOCIAL EXPRESSIONS5 multiple –choice questions.

• Social expressions : Question 11 – 15 ( 5 questions )Test on social expressions used in various situations.

Social expressions (matching)Pictures with various situations3 to 4 responses given in a list as optionsTypes of situations / responses1- greetings2- introducing oneself / others3- requesting objects4- telephone conversations

5- other social expressions

TIPS & HINTS

You are advised to spend only 5–10minutes (suggestion).

Make sure you read through all the options.

Choose the most suitable response from the list given.

Answer all the easy questions first. Then go back to the difficult questions.

Do not waste time. Cross out the options, one by one, until you get the correct answer.

Look at the people in the pictures and what they are doing to get clues.

SECTION CGRAMMAR10 multiple-choice questionsTest pupil’s knowledge and understanding in grammar, spelling and punctuation.

• Grammar : Question 16 – 21 ( 6 questions )Test pupil’s knowledge and understanding in grammar.

TIPS & HINTS

Read the question carefully.

Study the picture carefully (if given).

Spend 2 – 3 minutes for each question.

Find clues given to help you.

Underlined the clues.

Mark (X) if you find the option is wrong.

Choose/circle the best answer.

Read the grammar item table, make sure you cover all the topics.

• Punctuation : Question 22 – 23 ( 2 questions )Test pupil’s knowledge and understanding in punctuation.

TIPS & HINTS

Read the question carefully.

Study the picture carefully (if given).

Spend 2 – 3 minutes for each question.

Instead finding the answer, find errors for each option given first.

Underlined the errors.

Mark (X) if you find the option is wrong.

Choose/circle the best answer.

Don’t lose marks (2 marks) for these questions.Level of question : Easy, moderate.

• Spelling : Question 24 – 25 ( 2 questions )Test pupil’s knowledge and understanding in spelling.

TIPS & HINTS

Read the question carefully.

Study the picture carefully (if given).

Spend 2 – 3 minutes for each question.

Find clues given to help you.

Underlined the clues.

Mark (X) if you find the option is wrong.

Choose/circle the best answer.

Don’t lose marks (2 marks) for these questions.Level of question : Easy, moderate.

SECTION DGRAMMAR TEXT COMPLETION1 passage which describes a picture5 multiple choice questions

• Text Completion : Question 26 – 30 ( 5 questions )Test on language items such as nouns, tenses, adjectives, conjunctions etc.

TIPS & HINTS

Read the question carefully.

Study the picture carefully .

Spend 2 – 3 minutes for each question.

Find clues given to help you.

Underlined the clues.

Mark (X) if you find the option is wrong.

Choose/circle the best answer.

Read the grammar item table, make sure you cover all the topics.

Level of question : Moderate, difficultSECTION ECOMPREHENSION2 passages oflinear and non-linear texts.5 multiple choice questions are set for each passage.Multiple choice questions (comprehension questions)

Divide the passage accordingly to their paragraph.

Draw line to separate them.

Read the questions first.

Skim and scan the passage to find the answer.

No need to go through all the passage.

First 3 questions always referring to first, second and third paragraph.

Interesting buildings in Malacca

Many people visit Malacca to see the old buildings there. The most famous building is

called “A Formosa”. The Portugese built it in 1511. Another old building is called “The Stadhuys”.

It was built by the Dutch in 1650. It is a big building with many rooms and halls, stairs and

corridors.

Places of worship are also interesting places to visit. A very old mosque is the Kampung

Kling Mosque. It looks beautiful with its three-tiered roof. The Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, built in

1646, is the oldest Chinese temple in Malaysia. There are beautiful carvings inside the temple.

The Saint Paul Church is situated on top of a hill. Only its stone walls and floor can be

seen today. Another interesting church is the Saint Xavier’s Church, built in 1849. It has two

towers by the side of the entrance.

There are also many different types of traditional Malay buildings in Malacca. Most of these are wooden buildings. The roofs are made of attap. The rooms are cool and airy because of the numerous windows.

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Types of questions

1- understanding main ideas2- locating details3- sequencing ideas/events4- understanding meaning of words5- recognizing cause and effect relationships6- predicting outcomes7- drawing conclusions

Stimulus

1- notice2- advertisement3- timetable4- diary5- report6- letter7- narrative8- dialogue9- factual passage10- speech3 or 4 multiple choice answers (objective) A,B,C or A,B,C,D

Letter Map

DiaryDialogue

NoticePassage