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year 6 Vocabulary (Phrase Level)

Collective Nouns

A collective noun is used to refer to a group of people, things or animals.

Some common collective nouns

1. army soldiers

There was an army of soldiers

marching on the field.

2. bouquet flowers

Encik Jalil bought a bouquet of flowers for

his wife.

3. comb bananas

There is a comb of bananas on the

shelf.

4. flock birds/sheep/goats

Jeremy saw a flock of birds flying south for

the winter.

5. school fish/whales/dolphins 6. set tools/china

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I saw a large school of fish in the

sea.

He bought a set of tools from the

supermarket.

7. swarm bees/insects

A swarm of bees attacked Vijay last

week.

8. team players/doctors

The whole team of players cheered when

they won the game.

More collective nouns

For people

an audience of peoplea band of musicians/banditsa bevy of girls/beautiesa bench of magistratesa board of directorsa class of pupils/scholarsa company of soldiers/actors

a congregation of worshippersa crowd of spectators/peoplea choirof singersa crew of sailors

a field of runnersa gang ofthieves/labourers/prisoners/convicts/ criminalsa horde of savagesa host of angelsa party of friendsa posse of policemen

a staffof teachers/servantsa tribe of nativesa troop of Boy Scoutsa troupe of jugglers/dancers

For thing

an album of photographsan anthology of poems

a hedge of bushesa kit of tools

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a bale of cotton/wool/clotha block of flats/apartmentsa bowl of rice/soupa bunch of grapes/keysa bundle of sticks/flags

a cache of jewelsa chain of islandsa chest of drawersa collection ofstamps/antiques/picturesa clusterof stars/diamondsa clump of treesa crate of fruits/apples/orangesa fleet of ships/motorcars/vesselsa flight of stairsa forest of trees

a galaxy of starsa hail of bulletsa heap of rubbish/stones

a library of booksa list of namesa batch of bread or cookiesa mass of ruinsa pack of cards

a packet of cigarettesa pairof shoes/trousers/socks/spectaclesa pile of papers/stonesa quiverof arrowsa range of mountains/hillsa ring of firea suit of clothesa sheafof wheata stack of haya string of pearls/beadsa tuft of grass

a volley of bulletsa wreath of flowers

For animals

an army of ants/insectsa band of gorillasa brood of chickensa colony of seals, batsa flight of swallowsa flock of sheeps

a gaggle of geesea herd of cattle/elephants/buffaloesa hive of bees

a host of sparrowsa litterof puppies/kittens/cubsa nest of rabbits/mice/snakes/antsa pack of wolvesa pride of lionsa plague of locusts/insects

a shoal of herring/fisha team of oxen/horsesa troop of monkeys

Vocabulary

UPSR Paper 1 (A1 - 10)

Phrase Level (A5 - 7)

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UPSR Format

Questions 5 7 A paragraph is given with three

blanks. Pictures are given after each blank. For each blank in the paragraph,

four options are given. The options are in the form of

phrases.

UPSR-CLONED QUESTIONUPSR 2007: Questions 5 7Read the text and choose the best phrase based on the picturesgiven.

Puan Hamidah and her children are working in the kitchen. She is

frying some fish _____________(5) . Her son,

Faizal is _____________(6) the rice cooker

on the kitchen counter. Meanwhile, Fairuz is helping to wash the

_____________ (7) in the sink.

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5. A in a pot

B in a wok

C with a ladle

D with a spoon

6. A putting outB putting away

C switching on

D switching down

7. A wet bowls

B dirty dishes

C large spoons

D sharp knives

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HOW TO SCORE AN'A'

Read the instructionscarefully.

Read the paragraph. For

each blank, look at thepicture carefully. You needto understand the picture inorder to answer thequestion.

Then, look at the optionsgiven. Choose the phrasethat best fits the picturegiven.

To check your answer, readthe paragraph using thephrases you have chosen.

To check your answer, readthe sentence using theanswer you have chosen.

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HOT TIPS You are advised to spend only three

minutes for Questions 5 7.

Make sure you understand theparagraph and the pictures beforechoosing your answer.

Look at the context (situation) in theparagraph. Study the picturescarefully.

Answer all the questions.