Mahisham Upsr Paper 2 2008b

UPSR ENGLISH THE SK FORMAT

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CONSTRUCTS (Paper 2 )

Writing sentences using correct grammar, punctuation & spelling Matching words to linear & non-linear representations Writing to express ideas

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Section A Sentence Construction  Write complete sentences based on a picture with the words given.  Write exactly 5 sentences not more not less.  No need to use all the words given.

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BANDING Excellent – Credit – Achievement – Low Achievement -

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9-10 marks 7-8 marks 5-6 marks 0-4 marks

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 choice

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Section C Note Expansion  Write sentences in a paragraph(s) form based on a series of visual stimuli.  1 question

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Paper 2  MARKS  Section A: 10 marks  Section B: 15 marks  Section C: 15 marks  TOTAL : 40 marks

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Q1 Constructing Sentences 1. Study the picture and the words, try to get as much information as possible . 2. Some of the words might give you an idea what to write regarding to events, incidents or activities 3. You can either write in present tense, past tense or continuos tense 4. Do not use the same sentence pattern. Use a variety of sentence patterns that you have learnt. 5. Emphasis of marking is on grammar. 6. Banding: Excellent : 9-10 Credit: 7-8, Achievement: 5-6 Low Achievement: 0-4 Mahisham Mahmood

mother

outside

hot

puts

clothes

pole

daughter

helps

basket

birds

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picnic

river

hot

puts

food

bank

swimming

behind

prepares

table

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crying

hurt

friends

running

drain

water

help

bicycle

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sunny

beach

picnic

mother

tree

mat

surfing

sea

prepares

swimming

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Q1 Techniques There are two common techniques: a. Listing; Listing Write as many simple sentences as possible. Then, join two or three sentences to form compound or complex sentences. b. Expansion: Using the original sentence stem to expand. e.g:1. The boy is reading a book. 2. The boy is reading a book at the table. 3. The boy is reading a book and he is sitting comfortably at the table. 4. The boy who is reading a book sits comfortably at the table. Mahisham Mahmood

Sample Candidate A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The girl’s hobby is rearing fish. She keeps many types of fishes. She keeps them in an aquarium. They are very [colourful.] She feeds them with water-plants. (Low Achievement 1-4)

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Sample Candidate B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The girl’s hobby is rearing fish. She keeps many types of fishes in her aquarium. She feeds them with fish foods and water-plants [twice a day]. Her fishes are beautiful and [colourful.] She enjoys feeding and looking at them. (Achievement 5-6) Mahisham Mahmood

Q2 Information Transfer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Question 2A Read and understand the instruction carefully. You are required to identify the information details from the text. Extract relevant information and then, transfer them into the blanks provided. Read the text or passage again and underline all the details mentioned. Make sure that the required information has been transferred correctly. Check your spelling and use correct punctuation; spelling, upper and lower cases, symbols. Mahisham Mahmood

Question 2 B 1. Read and understand the instruction carefully. 2. Make sure you know exactly the requirements of the question. 3. You are required to make a choice. 4. Marks will be awarded according to your ability to complete the task given. Give appropriate reasons. 5. The emphasis is on how good your reason is 6. The banding Ex : 5, Cr: 4, Ac : 2-3

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LA : 1

Scoring Good Marks! How? a. Cohesiveness Writing should be carried out in sequence with exceptional cohesiveness. b. Choice i. Make a choice which is familiar to you. ii. Do not use any uppercase unless it is a proper noun c. Main Reason; i. elaborate your reasons by using - your previous knowledge or past experience - facts about your choice; factual aspects - own ability or interest or ambition or confidence - expand your main idea creatively in one or two sentences.

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c. Supportive Reasons i. reasons should be based on the given information. ii. information must be transferred cleverly and written meaningfully iii. avoid using the same sentence pattern vi. mapping/diagramming and clustering will help you to elaborate your reasons and expand your ideas. v. use transitional markers; besides, beside that, moreover, on top of that , to sequence your reasons. d. Ending; i. conclusion - short and concise ii. give opinion iii. conclude your choice

SAMPLE 1 Delight Food Court

Muhibbah Restaurant

Serves delicious traditional Kelantanese dishes, cakes and pastries. There are twelve stalls to choose from . Have a good meal while being entertained by traditional Kelantanese dance and music. Buffet dinner : Eat all you can for just RM20 per person

Serves Traditional Malay, Chinese, Indian and Thai dishes. Have a marvellous dinner in the air-condit ioned hall. Very spacious to have a private party. Karaoke provided. Dinner : RM30 per person

Western Cafe Serves all types of western food British, Italian and Western American Food. Ample space for partying. Live singing performances by a popular local artiste. Dinner of your choice : RM50 per person Mahisham Mahmood

SAMPLE 2 I would prefer to choose Adidas because it is the most popular shoes around and I think wearing it will greatly enhance my prestige. I believe that the shoes are of the highest quality and definitely it is worth buying. Normally, it would cost me more than RM50. However, with the shoes on offer, it is reasonably priced. I would consider buying a pair for my sports practice as I would get a free pair of socks. The MM Shoe Store near my house is having a sale. I would have the chance to choose the colour I want. It would be nice if a few of my friends wear the same brand of shoes for our sports practice.

Question 2 (b) If your family were going to Kuching for a holiday, which hostel would you choose to stay?

Head (Beginning)

Body (Content)

End (Conclusion)

I would prefer to choose the Bunga Raya Hotel because my family and I would find it comfortable. It is equipped with modern facilities such as air-conditioner, four beds, private bathroom and hot water shower. The hotel is located in Kuching City, so we could travel by taxi from the airport. We definitely would enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. On top of that, the hotel management is having a 20% discount promotion for the stay, so my father could save a lot of money. I would be able to ask him for more pocket money to buy souvenirs for my friends. I am looking forward to stay in Bunga Raya Hotel and enjoy my holidays in Kuching.

SAMPLE 2

PLASTIC COIN BOX • • • •

house colourful has music RM6.00

Mary Siti Mary Siti Mary Siti Mary

BAMBOO COIN BOX • • • •

cylindrical yellowish with carvings can hang on the wall RM4.00

COCONUT SHELL COIN BOX • • • •

round brown, painted with flowers artistic value RM2.50

: Look at those coin boxes. They’re cute. : Yes, and I need a new coin box. : Look, this one is made of cocon ut shell and it’s beautifully painted. There’s a hole at the top to put your coins in. : This one is made of plastic . It is bigger and there will be music when you push your coins in. : This cylindrical shape is made of bamboo and yo u can hang it in your room. There’s a hole in front of you to put your coins. : Oh, I just don’t know which one to c hoose. : Well, you should choose the one that is big enough for you and it must be long lasting.

SAMPLE 3 • • • •

Starfruits

• • •

• yellow star shaped • sweet and juicy • rich in Vitamin A and C • suitable for making fruit juice can keep for week comes from Perak RM3.00 per kilo

• •

Pineapple yellow sweet and juicy rich in Vitamin C suitable for making jam • can keep for many days • comes from Johor • RM4.00 per kilo

Apple red or green sweet and juicy • rich in vitamins • suitable for making fruit salad • must keep in the refrigerator • imported from Australia • RM5.00 per kilo

SAMPLE 4

Question 3 Comprehend (understand the requirement of the question) Read the instruction carefully. Circle every information; names/events/clues General Information 1. Study the pictures and the given words; try to get as much information as possible regarding to; a. events b. incidents c. clue or written text d. activities e. identify the characters Scheming and Drafting 1st Step 1. Study the notes 2. Identify the tense used 3. Make a simple story line to guide you. 2nd Step Write a draft: free writing, brainstorm, making a list or mapping Join them by using conjunction to form compound sentences. If possible, use relative pronouns and insert adjectives or adverbs. Edit your language and content

SAMPLE 5

SAMPLE 6 (a)

(b)

Last Saturday - scouts painted - fences

- washed -

window panes - trimmed hedges swept - school compound

(c)

collected - old newspapers - bottles finished - tired - happy

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SAMPLE 6B

Last week, Johan and a group of scouts decided to raise fund for their Annual Scouts’ Jamboree in “Kijang Camp”. The boys organised themselves into several groups. One of the groups went around the houses and washed cars and painted the fences. Another group of scouts headed by Amin, trimmed the hedges and cleaned the compounds of the houses. They also went around and gathered old newspapers, bottles and cans. They sold the things they had collected at the recycling centre. All of them were happy because they had made some money and helped to keep the environment clean. At the end of the week, the boy scouts counted 'the money they had raised. They were very delighted to find out that they had collected more than RM200.00. They were happy and hoped to take part in their Annual Scouts’ Jamboree.

SAMPLE 7 (a)

(b)

evening - boys - walking - saw - bird

cat - towards - chased - away

(c)

climbed - into - nest - happy - deed

SAMPLE 8 (a)

friends

(b)

-

camping

-

brought

-

excited

tents

-

cooked

-

(c)

hiking

-

top of the hill

-

camera

-

home

enjoyed

-

together

SAMPLE 9

Ravi — walking home — motorcyclist — hit - pet—Lassie

rushed—picked up—saw - hurt took—home

Ravi — father — clinic— veterinarian — treated - dog

- later - well - played - Ravi happy

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CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES SAMPLE 1 – 2 PARTS OF A SENTENCE SUBJECT

VERB

Suzie

cried

Dogs A snake

bark hisses

SAMPLE 2 – 3 PARTS OF A SENTENCE SUBJECT (Noun)

VERB

OBJECT (Noun)

Who/What

(action words)

Who/what

I

am

a girl

Samy

enjoyed

the show.

He

visits

his grandparents.

Encik Amin and Puan Rokiah

are

English teachers.

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SAMPLE 3 – 3 PARTS OF A SENTENCE SUBJECT (Noun)

VERB

ADJECTIVE

Who/What

(action words)

(how)

am

happy.

Mustapha

is

honest.

Siti Aisyah

is

young and beautiful.

I

Encik Amir and Puan Kartini

are

very hardworking.

SAMPLE 4 – 3 PARTS OF A SENTENCE

SUBJECT (Noun) Who/What My brother He I They

VERB

PLACE

(action words)

(Where)

is going lives went

to school in Wakaf Bahru. to the market.

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SAMPLE 5 – 3 PARTS OF A SENTENCE SUBJECT (Noun)

VERB

TIME

Who/What

(action words)

(When)

I

come

every day.

My parents

went

yesterday.

Atiqah

dreamt

last night.

The baby

cried

just now.

SAMPLE 6 – 4 PARTS OF A SENTENCE

SUBJECT

VERB

ADJECTIVE/

TIME

Who/What

(action words)

OBJECT/ PLACE

(When)

They

were

at school

yesterday.

He

plays

chess

every afternoon.

I

went

to the office

this morning.

They

are

cheerful

today.

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WH - TECHNIQUE 6

1

2

3

4

5

6

When

Who What Which

Action Words (Verbs)

Who What Which

How

Where

When

Aini

went

to Bachok

yesterday.

or Yesterday

Aini

went

PRONOUNS

VERB

NOUN

to Bachok

ARTICLES PARTS OF SPEECH

QUANTIFIERS ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

CONJUNCTIONS PREPOSITIONS Mahisham Mahmood

GROUP OF WORDS FOR SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION 1.

he, him, his, she, her, her, it, it, its, they, them their, we, us, our, I, me, my SUBJECT

VERB

OBJECT

NOUN

I

me

my

friend

You

you

your

parents

We

us

our

house

They

them

their

bicycles

He

him

his

hobbies

She

her

her

classroom

It

it

its

tail

Examples :

Examples :

I play with them every day.

Salman is my friend.

She goes with him to the party.

They came to our house.

We love them.

Fahmi and Roslan found their bicycles.

You will buy it.

The cat licked its tail. Mahisham Mahmood

GROUP OF WORDS FOR SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION 2.

am, is, are, was, were, has, have, had, will, can, do, does, did SUBJECT

VERB

I

am, was, have, had, will, can, do, did

You

are, were, have, had, will, can, do, did

We They He

is, was, has, had, will, can, does, did

She It Examples :

Examples :

I am hungry.

He is always late.

I was late yesterday

She was early yesterday.

We have English every day.

She has Science class today.

We can play after the class.

It does not like milk. Mahisham Mahmood

GROUP OF WORDS FOR SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION 3. a, an, the, a few, a little, much, many, some, any, a lot of 4. in, on, under, near, to, from, for, with, by, in front of, next to, against, 5. and, but, so, because, when, until, before, after, since, if 6. likes, loves, enjoys, wants, helps, decided, used, + to/ ing e.g. She loves to play badminton . He enjoys swimming in the river. They decided to join them for the party. We used the rake to gather the dried leaves. 7. always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never Mahisham Mahmood

beside,

AVOID THE FOLLOWING COMMON ERRORS

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WRONG RONOUNS

We ask he to show we the way.

MISSING VERBS

Salimah an honest girl.

Mawar Flat is near ours school. Her went with her parents. She went to Taiping with his. I and my family love local fruits.

The lady in pain. You must helpful to the girls. The dancers very beautiful. Mahisham Mahmood

PREPOSITIONS

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

He have an idea. The fruits is good. He are going to Wakaf Bharu. He were cycling home. Her grandparents loves her. At there we saw many animals. You have a chance to visit to Sabah. She thanked to Ahmad for his help. He jumped in to the river. Mahisham Mahmood

MODAL WORDS

He can comes with you to my house. At first I cannot saw the lions. My father did not went with me. She does not plays netball every afternoon. Betty will writes the letter. Use root words after • infinitive - to • Modal words will, would

can, could

do, does, did

shall, should

may, might

must

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DOUBLE VERBS POOR STRUCTURES

The lady was fell into the river. We are must clean the drain every day. Later he was crashed into the ditch. There have many ways to become clever. I very like to listen to music. There very many many people at concert. They go picnic last week with teacher they. Muthu was not go to school because he did not feeling well. Mahisham Mahmood

QUESTION 1   

no stereotype: vary the sentence patterns describe the actions shown in relation to :a person to another or to objects. use verbs and appropriate vocabulary



DO NOT :  use time phrase [Last month, Yesterday, Last week]  name of places not shown in the picture  write baseless assumption or predict the outcomes

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QUESTION 2B STATING YOUR REASONS PROPERLY Example: price : no need to mention RM…. a. The price

is cheap/expensive is low/high/reasonable/affordable

b. The shirt

is cheap/expensive

c. It is reasonably priced, so I could afford to pay with my [saving or pocket money]. I don’t have any problem to [buy or get one] for …. Mahisham Mahmood

VOCABULARY LIST

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Indoor Places kitchen living room canteen restaurant shop market stall classroom library hall

People

Objects

man/men woman/women child/children boy/girl pupil/student customer/buyer hawker/butcher teacher librarian audience

oven, cabinet, plate, knife, mouse sofa, vase, television, table, cat food, bench, table, dustbin food, menu, drink, table sugar, rice, books, shoes, shirt vegetables, fruits, fish, balance food, fruits, drinks, table desks, chairs, blackboard, basket books, shelf, counter, table stage, chairs, curtain

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Indoor Places

Verbs

Objects

kitchen

cook, wash, eat, cut

plate, vegetables

living room

sit, watch, sweep

television, floor

canteen

buy, queue, eat, stand, pay

food, drink

restaurant

cook, serve, eat, sit

food, menu, drink

shop

sell, buy, pick, weigh, wrap, pay

sugar, rice, books

market

sell, buy, weigh, stand

vegetables, fruits

stall

sell, buy, prepare, sit, stand

food, fruits, drinks

classroom

rub, write, teach, read, sit

books, blackboard

library

read, write, borrow, sit, stand

books, magazines

hall

sit, listen to, watch, stand, sing

speech, songs

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Outdoor Places field park garden playground river, waterfall beach

People people player visitor family spectator children

Objects goal, ball, flags, tent, cows, goats trees, bench, path, rocks, pond plants, flowers, butterflies, birds swing, seesaw, slide, monkey bar fishing rod, trees, rocks, fish, bushes trees, sand, sandcastles, rocks

jungle

trees, river, birds, tent, pots

orchard

trees, fruits, poles, baskets, ladders

zoo

animals, cage, trees, rocks, bushes

compound

fence, hedge, tap, watering can, hose Mahisham Mahmood

Outdoor Places

Verbs

Objects

field

play, watch, clap, run

hands, game

park

sit, jog, play, rest, watch, fly

ball, kites

garden

plant, pluck, hold, dig

flowers, rake, soil

playground

swing, play, run, climb

ball, slide

river, waterfall

fish, swim, bathe, play, dive

beach

swim, build, bathe, play

sandcastles, float

jungle

camp, pitch, collect, cook, boil

tent, firewood

orchard

pluck, poke, pick, collect, climb

fruits, trees

zoo

climb, eat, perch, fly, visit

trees, fruits

compound

paint, sweep, water, wash

fence, plants

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Question 1: Writing Tasks  To write grammatically correct sentences.  To use a picture stimulus to construct sentences.

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Question 1: Writing Tips

     

Describe; do not narrate. No linking or sequencing between sentences. May or may not use the words given. May use present, past, or continuous tense. May write simple, compound, or complex sentences. Do not exceed five sentences. Mahisham Mahmood

Question 1: Strategies  Look at the picture.  Identify the place in the picture.  Identify the people in the picture.  Identify the actions in the picture.  Identify the objects in the picture.  Read the words given in the box.  Identify the form of verbs. Mahisham Mahmood

Identify the place in the picture. Identify the people in the picture. Identify the actions in the picture. Identify the objects in the picture. Read the words given in the box. Identify the form of verbs Mahisham Mahmood

A. Basic Sentence Patterns 1. This is a kitchen. 2. There are two children in the kitchen. 3. There is a mouse in the kitchen. 4. The woman is on the chair. 5. The mouse is on the floor. Mahisham Mahmood

B. Simple Sentence Patterns 1. The woman is standing on the chair. 2. The mouse is eating some food. 3. The children are laughing at the woman. 4. The boy is pointing to the woman. 5. The woman is afraid of the mouse. Mahisham Mahmood Mahisham Mahmood

Compound Sentence Patterns 1. The children were laughing when they saw the woman was standing on the chair. 2. The woman stood on the chair because there was a mouse in the kitchen. 3. She was frightened by the mouse causing her to shout loudly.

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D. Complex Sentence Patterns 1.The woman who stood on the chair, shouted loudly and lifted her “sarung” because she was frightened by the mouse. 2.The girl was looking at the tiny mouse while the boy was pointing to the lady who stood helplessly on the chair. 3.The woman wanted to prepare breakfast but was frightened by a mouse in her kitchen, so she stood on the chair and shouted loudly. Mahisham Mahmood

Conjunctions Conjunction can be used to join sentences comprising different ideas to form compound or complex sentences. and so because when but while however who, which, that since yet Mahisham Mahmood

Question 2: Writing Tasks

  

To transfer information. To choose an item. To give reasons for the choice made.

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Question 2a: Strategies

 Look at the picture.  Identify the items.  Analyse the aspects of information.  Copy the information into the boxes.  Check for the spelling and punctuations.

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Question 2a a.

Identify the items given.

b.

Analyse the aspects of information for each item.

c.

Copy the information into the appropriate boxes.

d.

Check for the punctuations, spelling, notations (RM, kg, cm,) etc.

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a. Identify the items.

Punctuations/capitalizatio n

b. Identify the aspects of the items. c. Copy the informatio n into the appropria te boxes.

Rm7.90

rm4.90 floral

sguare

batik

rectangle with twinkling lights

foto frame

spelling

fancy party hat with lights and muzik

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Question 2b: Writing Tips      

Make a clear choice. Choose ONE item only. Give relevant reasons. No need to give reason for all aspects. May elaborate on one aspect only. Avoid confusing linking words. Mahisham Mahmood

Sample Answer (Weak)

Choice

Card B price RM5.90 decorated with twinkling lights

floral design shape rectangle

as a useful book mark.

Info (direct lifting)

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1 mark

Sample Answers (Moderate) Choice Card B the price is RM5.90. It has a floral design. It is decorated with twinkling lights. The shape is rectangle. It is made as a useful book mark.

Information without any reason

2 marks

Choice I would buy Card B because the price is very reasonable. I have enough money to buy it. It is decorated with twinkling lights. It is beautiful. It is also rectangular in shape. It is suitable for my mother. And I can make it as a useful book mark. Information with a few simple reasons Mahisham Mahmood

3 marks

Sample Answer (Advance) Card B for my mother

Choice

it would be a nice gift for her as Mother’s Day is just

R1:

around the corner. The card is only RM5.90, which is very

R2:

reasonable. Since the card has beautiful floral design, my

R3:

mother would appreciate it very much. Moreover, the card is

R4:

decorated with twinkling lights, which would definitely make

R5:

her happy. As she is a bookworm, she could use the card as a book mark. Based on the above mentioned reasons, I am certain that it would be good choice to show her my love and appreciation.. - Task: fulfilled (choice is made, reasons given) - Language: confident - Grammar: varieties of sentence structures - Errors: hardly any - Meaning: very clear and comprehensible - Vocabulary: new words/interesting expressions Mahisham Mahmood

5 marks

Question 3: Writing Tasks a.

To write a story based on picture and text stimuli.

Writing Tips a.

Look and study all the pictures given.

b.

Develop the story line.

c.

Read and understand the notes given.

d.

Organise the writings into a few paragraphs.

e.

Add new words .

f.

Check for spelling and punctuation. Mahisham Mahmood

Question 3: Writing Tips a.

Notes may or may not be used.

b.

Words may be replaced with similar meaning words.

c.

Word order may be changed.

d.

Tenses and word forms may be changed contextually.

e.

Introduction, closing, and paragraphing are not a must. Mahisham Mahmood

UPSR ENGLISH PAPER 2006

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Sample Answer for Question 3 Mak Limah, who rear geese, [lives at a village in the heart of the city.] One windy night, Mak Limah forgot to closed one of the windows in her house. As she was sleeping, a burglar climbed the window and entered her woodeen house. sp

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He stole Mak Limah’s expensive jewelleries. After stealing, he went out of the house. Suddenly, he saw Mak Limah’s geese approached him. He was running as fast as deer when he realized that the geese chase him. But, it was too late. The geese pecked him. Mak Limah woke up when she heard the loud noise. She went out of her house and R saw the burglar. The burglar could not manage to steal her expensive jewelleries.

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Her jewelleries were safe. Mak Limah was proud of her geese. She was very happy because the geese had helped her. So she fed them. It was a memorable day for Mak Limah in her life. Remarks: - Meaning: clear - Language: proficient - Smooth flow of story - Vocab: new words - Grammar: varieties of sentence structures - Errors: few single word, grammatical, spelling.

Symbols : = single word error

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s p

= irrelevant idea = spelling = new words/merit = structural 10 marks

SHEER HARD WORK, TREMENDOUS EFFORT AND SMART LEARNING WILL DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS. MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU THANK YOU Mahisham Mahmood