GUIDELINES ON HOW TO GET

GOOD MARKS FOR PAPER 2 ENGLISH UPSR

Paper 2: Section A Sentence Construction Write complete sentences based

on a picture with the words given. 5 SENTENCES ONLY.

HOW TO ANSWER THIS SECTION:

REMIND THE PUPILS TO READ THE INSTRUCTION. INSTRUCTION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

ASK THEM TO STUDY THE PICTURE FIRST. WHO ARE IN THE PICTURE, WHAT ARE THEY DOING.

LOOK AT EVERY ACTIVITY IN THE PICTURE. CONSTRUCT FIVE SENTENCES BASED ON THE

PICTURE AND THE WORDS GIVEN. WRITE ONLY FIVE SENTENCES, NOT MORE AND NOT LESS.

CONTINUE:

THEY MAY USE THE WORDS GIVEN AND THEY MAY NOT USE THEM. ( BUT ITS BETTER FOR THEM TO USE THE WORDS GIVEN TO DESCRIBE THE PICTURE).

SENTENCES MUST BE LINKED TO THE PICTURE BUT NOT NECESSARILY TO EACH OTHER.

THEY DON’T HAVE TO CREATE A STORY FROM THE PICTURE .

THEY CAN JUST WRITE ANYTHING THAT OCCUR IN THEIR MIND AS LONG AS IT IS IN THE PICTURE.

CONTINUE:

INDIVIDUAL SENTENCES ARE ACCEPTED, AS LONG AS THEY DESCRIBE OR TELL WHAT CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURE.

THEY MAY WRITE VARIETY OF SENTENCES BUT THE NUMBER STAYS AT FIVE.

THEY MAY USE SIMPLE SENTENCES, COMPOUND SENTENCES OR COMPLEX SENTENCES TO CONSTRUCT THEIR SENTENCES.

MAKE SURE THEIR SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION ARE CORRECT.

TRY TO CONSTRUCT THE SENTENCES USING THE WORDS.

IF THEY CANNOT WRITE LONG SENTENCE, JUST WRITE SIMPLE SENTENCES WITH CORRECT GRAMMAR.

THEY CAN ADD IN THE EXAMPLES THAT CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURE. JUST GIVE THREE EXAMPLES.

ASK THEM TO DESCRIBE EACH ACTIVITY IN THE PICTURE. ( IF THEY CAN )

BAND EXCELLENT - 9 – 10 GOOD - 7 - 8 SATISFACTORY - 5 - 6 WEAK - 1,2,3,4

BAND A (EXCELLENT) All sentences constructed correctly. Words used correctly. No spelling or punctuation errors. Variety of sentence structures. Ideas well presented and relevant

to the stimulus.

MARKS : 9 - 10

EXAMPLES OF GOOD

ANSWERS:

pupils eating throwing queuing

dustbin

food apron counter washing

selling

Several pupils are queuing in front of the counter waiting for their turn to buy the food.

The girl holding a plate of food and a glass of drink is walking towards the table.

A boy is throwing the rubbish into the dustbin while the two girls who are talking to each other are walking towards the table.

Several pupils are enjoying themselves eating their food at the table.

One of the canteen operator is selling food to the pupils while another one is washing the dishes at the sink in the kitchen.

wiping mopping

queuing

eating talking

apron holding food cap table

Many pupils are enjoying their food at the canteen while several of them are still queuing at the counter to buy food.

One of the canteen operator is mopping the floor while the other one is wiping the table with a piece of cloth.

The girl with a pony tail is eating an ice-cream while walking towards the man who is holding several plates and cups in both hands.

The man wearing an apron and a cap is selling food to the pupils at the counter.

Some pupils are talking to each other while some are walking around the canteen.

fish vegetables

buying butcher selling

meat bargaining

fishmonger

weighing

chopping

The people are busy buying, selling and bargaining for goods at the market.

The greengrocer is weighing the vegetables chosen by his customer on the weighing scale.

The butcher who is wearing an apron is chopping the meat using a chopping knife on a stump.

The lady wearing baju kurung is holding a basket while showing at the hanging banana at the fruit stall.

The fishmonger who is wearing an apron is waiting for the customer at his stall.

hawkers

holding carrying

stall pail

night market

boxes table basket lorry

The hawkers are busy preparing to open their stalls at the night market.

The girl with a pony tail is helping the man to unload a box from the lorry.

The man wearing a cap is carrying a big umbrella on his shoulder while the man next to him is holding a big box.

There are two pails and two boxes of things under the table near the man who is opening the big umbrella.

The man carrying a box on his shoulder is walking towards his stall while the two man are busy displaying their good at their stall which is near the van.

EXAMPLES OF PAST YEARS QUESTIONS PAPERS

EXCELLENT ANSWER: The family is busy preparing for Hari Raya in

their house. The grandmother is sitting on the mat while

weaving the ketupat casing. The boy standing on the stool is hanging the

curtain with the help from the lady wearing a batik blouse.

The lady with a bun is sewing a cloth at the sewing machine near the grandmother.

The lady wearing an apron is holding a baking tray using a pair of kitchen gloves.

Another lady, wearing baju kurung is mixing the mixture in the mixing bowl at the kitchen.

The family is in their house. The grandmother is sitting on the mat. She is weaving the ketupat casing. The boy is hanging the curtain. Mak Limah is sewing a cloth at the

sewing machine. Cik Ani is wearing an apron. She is holding a baking tray. Lina is mixing the mixture in the

mixing bowl.

ACHIEVEMENT BAND

UPSR 2010

SITI, THE GIRL WITH A PONYTAIL IS WRAPPING THE BOX WITH A POLKA DOT WRAPPING PAPER AT THE TABLE.

LUCY, THE GIRL WITH A SCHOOL UNIFORM IS STANDING NEAR THE TABLE WHILE POLISHING A TROPHY USING A PIECE OF CLOTH.

RAZLAN AND FADZHIL ARE ARRANGING THE BALLS IN THE BOX WHILE KNEELING ON THE FLOOR.

KAMIL IS LIFTING A CONGKAK BOARD / SET TO ARRANGE / KEEP IT ON THE TABLE NEXT TO HIM.

IQBAL, WHO IS FACING KAMIL, IS PUTTING A SMALL BOX INTO A BIG BOX WHILE SQUATTING ON THE FLOOR.

(10 MARKS)

UPPER AND LOWER CASE Most pupils tend to follow the way of

writing in the advertisement or in television. AVOID IT !!!

Names of people are written in small letter.

Mixture of uppercase and lower case.

REMIND THE PUPILS TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION.

MAKE SURE THE UPPER CASE AND LOWER CASE ARE CORRECT.

EXAMPLE: Help NOT HelP Boy NOT boY

BECAREFUL !!!

REMIND THE PUPILS TO AVOID THESE TYPES OF

ERRORS !!!

REDUNDANCY

A Proton Saga car - a Proton SagaA Savvy car - a SavvyWent back home - went home At there - there Thank to him - thank himRed colour - redPapaya fruit - papayaHibiscus flower - hibiscus

REMIND THEM: My family and I – we My father - he My friends - they

SPELLING

American and British style Eg: colour / color

Use British English !!!

STRUCTURAL ERRORS I also can - I can also

I and my family – My family and I

House compound – compound of the house

MORE PRECISING

Pupils are not encouraged to use the words -many more, others and etc at the end of the sentence. You must be certain in giving the examples.

Examples:My mother buys chicken, meat, vegetables and fish.

REMINDER!

GENERAL STATEMENTS WILL BRING DOWN THE MARKS!!!

EG : The picture shows the situation in the room.

EG : The picture shows the situation at the market.

# IT IS A WASTE! LET THE PUPILS START DESCRIBING THE ACTIVITY IN THE PICTURE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE TO GET GOOD BAND.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

COMPLEX SENTENCES CAN GET GOOD MARKS.

IF YOU WANT THEM TO PUT NAMES, THESE ARE THE EXAMPLES OF THE SENTENCES:

EG SITI, THE GIRL WITH A PONYTAIL IS EATING

AN ICE-CREAM WHILE WALKING TOWARDS THE TABLE.

MAK MINAH, WHO IS WEARING BAJU KURUNG IS WASHING THE DISHES AT THE SINK IN THE KITCHEN.

HOW TO HELP WEAK LEARNERS TO WRITE SENTENCES. LET THEM PRACTISE MATCHING THE SENTENCE PARTS TO

FORM CORRECT SENTENCES. THEN COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT

WORDS USING THE SAME PICTURE. MAKE USE OF ONE PICTURE WITH THE SAME SENTENCE

PATTERN BUT DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES TO MAKE THEM EASY TO MEMORISE.

THEN REWRITE THE SENTENCES EITHER IN SENTENCE OR IN PARAGRAPH FORM.

TRY TO USE A SERIES OF PICTURE FOR QUESTION 3 AND USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES FOR EACH OF THE PICTURE.

(A SERIES OF PICTURE WITH SEVERAL ACTIVITIES ) (REMEDIAL MODULE)

PRACTISE AS MANY PICTURES AS THEY CAN.

WEAK SENTENCE PATTERN THIS IS A BALL. THIS IS A BOOK. THIS IS A BOY. THIS IS A ROOM. THIS IS A GIRL. (ONLY 1 MARK) BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT

DESCRIBING ANYTHING

TEACHERS MAY: LET THE PUPILS REPEAT THE

SAME PICTURE WITH DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.

MATCHING SENTENCE PARTS. FILL IN THE BLANKS. REWRITE AND MEMORISE THE

SENTENCES.

Paper 2: Section B Information Transfer 1 question – a) Transferring

linear/non-linear information to a given table

- b) Write a short paragraph(s) of one’s decisions or choices

QUESTION 2 – TRANSFER OF INFORMATION PART A - IS A VERY EASY PLACE TO

GET MARKS AND ALSO TO LOSE MARK.

THEY MUST BE VERY CAREFULL !!! THEY MUST COPY THE CORRECT

INFORMATION FROM THE GIVEN TEXT.

MAKE SURE THEIR SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION ARE CORRECT !!!

REMEMBER !!! DON’T MIX SMALL LETTER AND CAPITAL

LETTER. MAKE SURE THEIR ANSWERS ARE

COMPLETE. INCOMPLETE ANSWER WILL NOT GET

ANY MARKS. VAGUE HANDWRITING OR UNREADABLE

HANDWRITING MAY CAUSE LOSING MARK.

CONTINUE: THEY ARE GIVEN 10 BLANKS IN THE TABLE. 1

BLANK FOR 1 MARK. SO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR ANSWERS ARE CORRECT.

WHEN TRANSFERRING THE INFORMATION, MAKE SURE THAT THEIR SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION ARE CORRECT.

IF THEY ARE GIVEN THE WORD CM, DON’T WRITE CENTIMETRE, KG – DON’T WRITE KILOGRAMME.

CONTINUE: MAKE SURE THE WORD MR, MRS. ENCIK, PUAN

ARE CORRECT.

DON’T FORGET TO WRITE “RM” FOR MONEY

TELL THEM TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION.

IF THEIR SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION ARE WRONG THEY WON’T GET ANY MARK FOR THE ANSWER.

CONTINUE: MAKE THE PUPILS AWARE OF

THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE TABLE.

TELL THEM TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLES.

TELL THEM TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN TRANFERRING THE INFORMATION.

4 COMMON ERRORS MADE BY THE CANDIDATES: WRONG SPELLING WRONG PUNCTUATION WRONG ANSWER INCOMPLETE ANSWER

ANSWER:CAMPING BIRD

WATCHINGJUNGLE TREKKING

LOCATION Taman Rimba Tanjung Bird Park

Bukit Sinar

DURATION 3 days 2 nights I day 2 days 1 nightACCOMODATION tents tree house orang asli

villageActivity cooking

competitiontake photographs of birds

learn to use the compass

Things you need

Blankets, matches, torchlights

Camera, a pair of binoculars, a cap

a pair of boots, a bottle of water, a compass

ANSWER:

Kite flying Collecting stickers

cycling

Things needed kite, string

stickers, scrapbooks

a bicycle, a helmet

Benefits more friendsgain

information good exercise

Activities make colourful kites

exchange stickers with

otherscycle in groups

Place on the field at homearound the

neighbourhood

Time windy day any time you are free

in the evening

Rozy the Singing Doll

Wizard the Talking

Dictionary

Jumbo the Dancing Elephant

Price RM 60 RM 40 RM 30

Special Features

1. sings three songs2. blinking

eyes

1.contains 300 pictures and meanings2.produces sound

1.trumpets when squeezed2. dances for five minutes

Free Item additional dress

extra word cards

animal stickers

Number of batteries

two batteries four batteriesdoes not need batteries / no

battery needed

Name of shop

Suria Toy Store

Ezzy One Computer

Kiddy Toys

PLACE Uncle’s

house in Terengganu

Aunt’s house in Pulau Pinang

Grandfather’s house in Sarawak

TYPE OF HOUSE

bungalow apartment longhouse

LOCATION by the sea in the city near the river

ACTIVITIES1.Play with cousins on the beach.2.Collect seashells

1.Play computer games.2.Swim in the pool.

1.Jungle trekking.

2. Collect fruits.

UPSR 2010

PART B

BAND EXCELLENT - 5 GOOD - 4 SATISFACTORY - 2 - 3 WEAK - 1

FOR PART B CHOOSE ONLY ONE THING FROM THE

GIVEN TEXT AND WRITE ABOUT THE THING THAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN.

MAKE SURE THEIR FIRST BLANK IS CORRECT !!!

CONTINUE:

THEY DON’T HAVE TO COMPARE AS RUBRICS SAYS REASONS BASED ON THEIR CHOICE.

THEY DON’T HAVE TO USE SENTENCE CONNECTORS SUCH AS : FUTHERMORE, MOREOVER OR ON TOP OF THAT.

REASON MUST BE CORRECT AND COHERENT.

TEACH PUPILS TO WRITE / GIVE REASONS TO GET GOOD MARKS.

DOS AND DON’T’S IN WRITING

LinkersLinkers are use to tell or explain more about the first idea in the sentence.

Eg: furthermore, beside that, moreover etc. Pupils are not encourage to use this words in writing at this stage because it may distorted the meaning of the sentence. Most of the pupils fail to use the words clearly and marks will be deducted for this.

CONTINUE: DON’T ADD IN ANY INFORMATION

THAT IS NOT IN THE TEXT. MARKS WILL NOT BE GIVEN FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WHEN WRITING THE CHOICE MAKE SURE THAT THE SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION ARE CORRECT.

EXAMPLE: ACHIEVEMENT I would choose fried rice with

prawns because the price is RM 3.50. served with cucumber and salad. Free drink is mineral water. The dessert is local fruit. Available throughout the day.

EXAMPLE OF GOOD ANSWER

ANSWER: I would choose jungle trekking because I like

jungle trekking very much. The fee is RM 150, and I can afford to pay it. I can use my saving to pay the fee. The duration is 2 days and 1 night, so I can enjoy myself throughout that period of time. The venue is at Bukit Sinar which is near my house. I can cycle there with my friends. The activity provided is learn to use the compass. I like learning the compass very much, so I will enjoy the activity. I will bring along my boots, a bottle of water and a compass. I have all the things needed. During the trekking I will experience spend the night in an orang asli village. I always dream to visit the orang asli village, and now my dream comes true. I think I have made the right choice.

ANSWER: I would choose collecting stickers because I

like collecting stickers very much. It is an interesting activity. I just need stickers and scrapbooks for this activity. The stickers are very attractive and nice to look at. I will gain a lot of information through collecting stickers. I can exchange the stickers with my friends and pen-pal from other countries. My brother can help me to buy stickers from the shops. I can do this activity at home, so I do not have to go out and waste my time. I can do this activity at any time when I am free. I think I have made a fantastic choice.

ANSWER: I would choose Wizard theTalking Dictionary

because he likes to learn very much. The price is only RM40 and I can afford to buy it. I can use my pocket money to buy the dictionary. It needs four batteries to operate and I have some batteries at home, so I can save my money from buying the batteries. The dictionary is available at Ezzy One Computers which is near my house, so I can cycle there anytime I want. The dictionary has two special features, it contains 300 pictures and it can produce sound, so my cousin can learn through the sound. I am sure my cousin will like the dictionary very much and he will be happy learning with it. Besides that, the dictionary also comes with extra word cards, so my cousin can learn through the word cards. I think I have made the fantastic choice by choosing Wizard theTalking Dictionary .

UPSR 2010 I would go to my grandparents’ house because I want

to spend my holidays with my grandparents(1). I love and miss them very much so, I want to be with them in this coming holidays(2). I like to stay in a wooden longhouse which is near the river(3). It is a very valuable experience staying in a longhouse which cannot be found anywhere else except in Sarawak(4). The scenery is very beautiful, with cool and fresh air so, it is good for my health (5). I can go jungle trekking with my uncle, which is my favourite outdoor activity(6). Besides that, I can collect fruits from my grandparents’ orchard which is not far from the house(7). I love eating local fruits which is expensive but I can get them for free at my grandparents’ orchard(8). I am looking forward and really excited to visit my grandparents at the longhouse. I think I have made a great choice by choosing to go to Sarawak.

ESSAY

BAND EXCELLENT - 13, 14, 15 GOOD - 9, 10, 11,

12 SATISFACTORY - 5, 6, 7, 8 WEAK - 1, 2, 3, 4

BAND A (EXCELLENT) Confident use of the language Ideas conveyed clearly through a

variety of sentence structures. Confident use of new words to

express ideas. Ideas are well-planned, relevant and

are linked so as to sustain the interest of the reader.

Overall accurate use of spelling and punctuation.

13 - 15 marks

THINGS TO REMEMBER!!! PUPILS MUST WRITE THEIR

ANSWER IN ESSAY WRITING FORM. DON’T WRITE SENTENCE BY

SENTENCE. STUDY THE SERIES OF PICTURES

AND THE HELPING WORDS.

CONTINUE:

NEXT, THEY MUST THINK OF A STORY BASED ON THE SERIES OF PICTURES GIVEN.

FINALLY, WRITE OUT THE STORY IN THE SPACE PROVIDED USING THE CORRECT GRAMMAR, SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION.

TEACH THEM TO WRITE USING AN ESSAY FORMAT – INTRODUCTION, CONTENT, CONCLUSION.

CONTINUE:

THEY CAN ADD IN THE ARTICLES, PREPOSITION, CONJUNCTIONS, ADVERB, ADJECTIVE OR VERB TO BE WHERE NECESSARY.

THEY CAN ALSO ADD IN THE NAME OF THE PLACES, TIME OR ANY INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN OR INCLUDE THEIR REAL EXPERIENCE.

MAKE SURE THE SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION ARE CORRECT.

CONTINUE:

THEY MAY WRITE VARIETY OF SENTENCES AND THEY MAY ADD IN MORE NEW WORDS.

IDEAS AND SENTENCES MUST BE LINKED, SO THAT THERE IS A FLOW AND CONTINUITY.

THEY MAY WRITE MORE THAN ONE PARAGRAPH OR JUST ONE PARAGRAPH.

ESSAY WRITING FORMAT

PARAGRAPH 1- INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH 2- CONTENT (1st PICTURE) PARAGRAPH 3- CONTENT (2nd PICTURE) PARAGRAPH 4- CONTENT (3rd PICTURE) PARAGRAPH 5- CONCLUSION

SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

Subject + verbWhat?Who?Where?

When?

Why?

1. Ali plays.2. Ali plays football.3. Ali plays football with his friends.4. Ali plays football with his friends

in the school field.5. Ali plays football with his friends

in the school field every evening.6. Ali plays football with his friends

in the school field every evening as it is a good form of exercise.

CONTRACTION

Contraction cannot be used in writing Eg: I can’t play with you I won’t regret

SOME EXPRESSIONS FOR THE MERIT MARK

A stone’s throw away Finger licking good Left for home Eyes catching scenery The food is delicious and scrumptious

HOW TO CONSTRUCT GOOD SENTENCESFor nouns – add adjectivesNOUNS ADJECTIVES

girl pretty / beautiful / cute / littlehouse small / big / beautiful / dirty cat cute / beautiful / big / smallchair brown / wooden / small / bigfood tasty/ delicious / nice / sweet

For verbs - add adverbsVERBS ADVERBS

walk slowly / quickly / carefullylisten carefully / attentivelyplay joyfully / happily / quietlyeat greedily / hungrilysleep soundly / peacefully drive carefully / carelessly / slowlysing sweetly / loudly

Complex sentences :e.g.1. The man whom you saw just now is an

engineer.2. The cat that ate my goldfish .3. The place where the orphans live is called an orphanage. 4. While he was on his way to school this

morning, he saw an accident.5. The girl whose father is a doctor won

the story telling competition.6. The boy who wears a pair of

spectacles is my best friend.

For a good piece of writing Add Similes Proverbs Idioms

FOR THE WEAK LEARNERS: WORSE COME TO WORST THEY CAN

DO : DIRECT LIFTING WITHOUT DASHES,

WITH CORRECT SPELLING (1 MARK)

HOW TO CALCULATE THE MARKS?

PAPER 1 + PAPER 2 X 1.25 = ? EG: 40 % + 40 % X 1.25 = 100 %

NOT LIKE THIS PAPER 1 X 1.25 PAPER 2 X 1.25 + = XXX

THE FORMULA TO GET “A”

PAPER 1 +

PAPER 2 X 1.25

TOTAL

35 + 30 65 X1.25 81.25

38 + 27 65 X1.25 81.25

40 + 25 65 X1.25 81.25

PAPER 1: TRY TO GET ALL CORRECT FROM

Q 1 - 15 + Q 31 - 40

AND ANOTHER 10 FROM Q 16 – 30

DON’T GO BELOW THAN 35 MARKS FOR PAPER 1 UNLESS

THEY ARE ABLE TO GET MORE THAN 30 MARKS FOR PAPER 2!!!

REMEMBER!!! PAPER 2 IS AN UNFRIENDLY PAPER!!!

THANK YOU FOR LENDING ME YOUR

EARS

Q AND A SESSION