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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CONTENT
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Acknowledgement
Background
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express the deepest appreciation to my friend, MNSNE who has the
attitude and the substance of a real supporter: he continually and convincingly conveyed
a spirit of adventure in regard to this project, and an excitement in regard to motivate.
Without his support and persistent entertaining my attitudes, would not have been
possible. I would like to thank my family, headmaster, fellow colleague, pupils and
friends for their understanding and support.
BACKGROUND
This Ultimate Guide to English Language Papers 013 & 014 Road to Triumph
Module Series, is another initiative to help our pupils and teachers alike, to prepare them
for the new UPSR English Language papers format. This e-book is a compilation of many
techniques, used and perfected over the years, to tackle some grammatical item
questions and as a guide on how to teach grammar and writing with a different approach
and methodology. Some of the techniques have been used since 2008 as part of my
Action Research project and had develop and expanded through the course of my years
of teaching. Some techniques may be unsuitable for others, but some might. Therefore, I
just hope that this e-book will benefits not only to prepare our pupils for UPSR but as part
of our teaching method and strategies as well.
CONTENT
QUESTION TYPE
1-15
Parts Of Speech
Grammar
MCQ
16-20
Comprehension
MCQ
QUESTIONS
CONTENT
QUESTION TYPE
21 (A,B & C)
Structured / Subjective
22 (A & B)
Limited Response
22 (C, D & E)
Comprehension Questions
Structured / Subjective
23 (A & B)
Comprehension Questions
Limited Response
23 (C)
Comprehension Questions
Limited Response
Matching
Multi form Matching /
Circle
23 (D & E)
Comprehension Questions
Structured / Subjective
24 (A & B)
Comprehension Questions
Limited Response
25 (A, B & C)
Comprehension Questions
Structured / Subjective
SECTION B
Section
Question No.
Item
A1
1-5
A3
7-8
A4
11
Punctuations
Text Completion
A5
12-15
A6
Section A
16-20
Comprehension Questions
20 MCQ Questions / 20 Marks
SECTION
CONTENT
QUESTION TYPE
Information transfer
Word level
Phrase level
(10 marks)
Listing (3 lists)
Opinions - suggestions,
ideas, reasons,
comments etc.
Listing (3 marks)
Giving opinions for a range of
purposes.
Guided writing (12 marks)
Paragraph form 50 80 words
Analytical and holistic
C2
Assessment Objective
Pupils are able to write a
variety of texts with guidance
Guided writing (25 marks)
Paragraph form (80 -100 words)
Holistic
Fulfils the rubrics
SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions on grammar, part of speech and comprehension. Here
are few tips and techniques to answer this section.
GENERAL TIPS
For
tenses
questions,
underline
the
timeline
CHAPTER 1
IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING QUESTIONS
The questions will be given based on grammar items taught in the syllabus. Able
to identify the grammatical item in the questions is always a good start.
Now, try to identify these questions grammar that being tested.
Sample A
Sample B
Sample C
Got it? What type of questions the samples are? Well, there few ways to identify
the questions. First find the keywords. Then, look at the answers given. If the answer
and the distracters are verbs (action words), most probably the questions tested on
tenses.
Step 1 :
Step 2 :
Step 3 :
Step 4 :
Step 2 :
Step 3 :
Step 4 :
Do remember, before you answer your questions; identify the questions by following the
four steps above.
CHAPTER 2
In this chapter, I will show you how to answer Tenses questions correctly by using my
techniques. Before we proceed to the techniques, heres a simple diagraph of basic
tenses table and what technique to be used.
SINGULAR VERBS
PLURAL VERBS
PRESENT
PAST
PRESENT
PAST
Is
Was
Are
Were
Has
Had
Have
Had
Does
did
Do
Did
Walks
walked
Walk
walked
SINGULAR NOUNS
PLURAL NOUNS
It
I (am) /You
He
They
She
We
Asfi
The boy
The boys
PRESENT
PRESENT
PAST
SIMPLE PAST
CONTINUOUS
CONTINUOUS
PAST EVENTS
EVERYDAY
NOW
PAST EVENTS
I walk
I am walking
I walked
I was walking
She walks
She is walking
She waited
He buys
He is buying
He bought
He was buying
Siti cooks
She is cooking
She cooked
The pupils go
They draw
They drew
We collect
We are collecting
We collected
We were collecting
1, 2 I LOVE YOU,
+S -S
+ING
(ON GOING)
COMPLETELY
PRESENT
PAST
SINGULAR
is
was
PRESENT
are
were
TENSES TIMELINE
To identify which tenses questions being asked, you must know the Tenses Timeline. By
understanding Tenses Timeline, it will enable you to identify the tenses for the questions.
SIGNAL WORDS
SIGNAL WORDS
SIGNAL WORDS
Yesterday
Always
In a year
Last week
Every ...
day/week/month/year
Next
day/week/month/year
Never
Tomorrow
Last month
Last Friday
This morning (when
meaning is past)
Normally
Often
Ago
Seldom
2 minutes ago
Sometimes
In 1990
Usually
Rarely
On Sundays
By understanding the timeline and the signal words, you will be able to identify the
questions tenses.
THE TECHNIQUES
These are the techniques to answer grammar questions.
PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
NO BRAINER!!!
FUTURE TENSE
VERB TO BE
To Cancel All
NOTE:
Must remember to always identify the time line by underlining the keywords of the
tenses timeline.
PRESENT TENSE
Example
Underline the correct answer.
NOTE :
+S = +es, +ies (plus s applies to verbs end with h, s, y etc. ( has, does, goes etc. )
Another technique I used to teach Tenses is 1,2 IYou IsAre WasWere +ING.
Almost identical to the technique I used to teach Simple Present Tense, but the keywords
here are I, You, Is, Are, Was and Were. If you find these keyword in the sentences, all the
following verbs must be in form of progressive ( +ing ). Although it sounds difficult for
you to memorize this formulation, but give it time and a lot of practice, eventually, you
will get it right.
This is how, I teach this technique to my pupils.
1. Memorize the key sentence / formulaic expression 1,2 IYou IsAre WasWere
+ING or alternatively [ ayu, amiwa, awe the three ladies]
2. Draw the formulaic expression into table below
3. Explain the rules
4. Identify timeline
Example
Circle the correct answer.
Mia and Amal ________ walking at the park when they saw Syafiq.
A.
is
C.
was
B.
are
D.
were
NOTE :
This technique also applies to answer and distracters in a form of action words (verb).
Example
Circle the correct answer.
cycle
C.
cycling
B.
cycles
D.
cycled
FUTURE TENSE
Theres nothing tricky about Simple Future Tense questions. All you have to do is
to identify the keywords which are will, shall, tomorrow, net week, next month etc. But to
make it easier, these are the steps to use this technique.
This is how, I teach this technique to my pupils.
1. Memorize the key sentence / formulaic expression I We Will Shall, We All
2. Draw the formulaic expression into table below
3. Explain the rules
4. Identify timeline (keywords; next, tomorrow etc.)
Example
NOTE:
1.
2.
3.
Lets recap.
CHAPTER 3
In this chapter, I will show you how to answer other grammatical items using
interesting techniques. Here are the techniques I used to tackle these grammatical items.
ADJECTIVES OF COMPARISON
QUANTIFIER
1 FEW LIT, 2 MA MU
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
GEST PREPO
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
THE FINGTERS
ADJECTIVES OF COMPARISON
QUANTIFIER
1 FEW LIT, 2 MA MU
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
GEST PREPO
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
THE FINGTERS
Far
This
That
These
Those
Plural
Singular
Near
SECTION B
GENERAL TIPS
asked
opinions
suggestions
Section
Question
Item
No.
Review
Marks
21
6 marks
8 marks
2
Language Functions
Greeting / Social
Expression
C
0
Marks
22
Comprehension +
Opinion + State
Facts To Support
Opinion
Marks
A
23
8 marks
Comprehension
(Matching Phrases)
+ Opinion
D
E
0
Marks
24
2 marks
25
6 marks
Comprehension
Marks
A
B
C
Comprehension +
Expression +
Opinion
CHAPTER 1
READING COMPREHENSION FROM LINEAR AND NON LINEAR TEXT
Its quite hard if you dont understand what you read. But dont give up yet. Read
the story sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph and guess what is the story is
about. On the other hand, non-linear text such as advertisements, posters and notices,
are more straight forward since less words (compact and precise) and pictures as
guidance or additional info.
Drilling on the items, read and understand the questions and making inference,
getting the main idea are some tips to answer these subjective questions.
Step 2 :
Step 3 :
Step 4 :
RAGE TECHNIQUE
SAMPLE 2
SAMPLE 3
(e) Ramli and his wife emptied the box of worms onto Ujangs head. Was the action correct? Why?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
[ 2 marks ]
So these are few words / phrases for you to answer the question.
STATEMENT:
Ramli and his wife emptied the box of worms onto Ujangs head.
QUESTION 1:
Was the action correct?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
What Ramli and his wife did was wrong.
QUESTION 2:
Why?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
It is because ______________________________________________
Kind-heartedness
Honesty
Loyalty
Peace-Loving
Perseverance
Sacrificing for Other
Self-Confidence
Sincerity
Strong Belief
COMPLETE ANSWER:
Ramli and his wife emptied the box of worms onto Ujangs head. Was the action correct?
Why?
What Ramli and his wife did was wrong. It is because the action does not show
kind-heartedness, love and effection to his friend.
On the contrary, these words (moral values) can be use to describe positive actions too.
The keyword here lies in the first few words of your answer. Instead of having to
memorize different kind of adjectives or morals, use these words instead.
This is an example of positive opinion(s) on an action.
(e) Syafiq Elias helped the old man to cross the road even though he was late for school. Was it the
right the to do? Why?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
[ 2 marks ]
STATEMENT:
Syafiq helped the old man to cross the road even though he was late for school.
QUESTION 1:
Was it the right thing to do?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
What Syafiq did was right.
QUESTION 2:
Why?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
It is because ______________________________________________
Kind-heartedness
Honesty
Love and Affection
Loyalty
Peace-Loving
Perseverance
COMPLETE ANSWER:
Syafiq Elias helped the old man to cross the road even though he was late for school. Was it
the right the to do? Why?
What Syafiq did was right. It is because the action shows kind-heartedness and
willing to sacrifice for others.
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
Here are some suggestions to describe how you feel about the:
Characters
How do you feel about the character?
Positive feelings
Negative feelings
Amused
Delighted
Elated
Pleased
Thrilled
Glad
Happy
Nice
Angry
Annoyed
Ashamed
Awful
Bad
Bewildered
Miserable
Sad
Unhappy
Upset
B
Bravery
Enthusiasm
Kind-heartedness
Honesty
Love and Affection
Loyalty
Peace-Loving
Perseverance
Sacrificing for Other
Self-Confidence
Sincerity
Strong Belief
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
Here are some suggestions to describe how you feel about the:
Actions
How do you feel his actions?
Agree
Disagree
Amused
Delighted
Elated
Pleased
Thrilled
Glad
Happy
Nice
Angry
Annoyed
Ashamed
Awful
Bad
Bewildered
Miserable
Sad
Unhappy
Upset
B
Bravery
Enthusiasm
Kind-heartedness
Honesty
Love and Affection
Loyalty
Peace-Loving
Perseverance
Sacrificing for Other
Self-Confidence
Sincerity
Strong Belief
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
Here are some suggestions to describe how you feel about the:
Situations
How do you feel about the story/news/article?
Positive Feelings
Negative Feelings
Insightful
Inspirational
Intriguing
Riveting
Uplifting
Thought Provoking
Dreadful
Dull
Ripping
Sad
Surprising
Suspenseful
Tragic
Uninteresting
Amused
Delighted
Elated
Pleased
Thrilled
Glad
Happy
Nice
Entertained
Fascinated
Angry
Annoyed
Ashamed
Awful
Bad
Bewildered
Miserable
Sad
Unhappy
Upset
C
Bravery
Enthusiasm
Kind-heartedness
Honesty
Love and Affection
Loyalty
Peace-Loving
Perseverance
Sacrificing for Other
Self-Confidence
Sincerity
Strong Belief
SECTION B
For this section, you have to write your opinions, review, suggestions, ideas or
comments in a form of letters, e-mails, notices etc. For this section, words / phrases /
picture clues has been given for you to help with your writings. You just have to expand
your ideas and put in your own ideas and suggestions.
Remember to read the questions carefully and used words in bold as your guide
to write. For instance, take a look at the question from Penataran UPSR BI 2016.
Your friend from Australia would like to visit some places of interest in
Kuala Lumpur in December. He wants to know more about the city. Write
an e-mail to your friend telling him about at least three places he can visit
on the KL City Tour bus. Write your answer between 50 to 80 words.
So, all you have to do is to suggest three places from the maps. In this case, you
have to write an-email to the respondent. Make sure read carefully the questions and
identify the gender of your friend. If you read the Bahasa Melayu instruction, the word is
rakan anda and there is no way for you to know your friends gender. But the English
instruction, clearly stated he wants to..., so you know your respondent is a male. Here
is some ideas on what and how to write.
1. Write a brief introduction.
E-mails/Letter:
Dear David Wilson,
Hi, how are you doing? I hope youre doing just fine. I am glad that youre coming to visit
Malaysia in December. Let me tell you some of the interesting places you could visit on the
KL City Tour bus. First, ...
2. Use sequence words:
first
second
next
then
finally
3. These are sentence starter you can use to start your sentence:
4. Unlike previous format, there were many suggested reasons and sentence
patterns to help you to write your answer (opinions) for question Section B(2).
Based on Penataran sample question, I believe that, the stimulus / non-linear text
will provide you with the ideas and it is a matter of how you put the ideas into your
own words.
SECTION C
Section C consists of 2 questions of narrative writing and you have to choose one
between the two questions. One is open / close ended and the other one is open ended
essay based on picture series.
GENERAL TIPS
Underline the
important points.
saw
fire
neighbours house
called
fire station
fire brigade
arrived
put out
safe
STEP 3
Middle
End
Time
Subject
Verb
Rest of sentences
Last Sunday,
Last Sunday
Last night
Last month
Last year
Yesterday
This morning
The next day (never use tomorrow as your past tense story will become future
tense)
Talk about
first time
second time
belonging
Syafiq
He
His
Yumie
She
Her
My father
He
His
They
Their
The
It ( animal / thing)
QUESTION 2
You can use the same technique as question 1, but you can skip STEP 2 because it
has already done for you. Each picture series have already layout the beginning, the
middle and the end of the story which is easier for weaker pupils.
Who?
___________________
__
celebrated
seventh
home
invited
friends
cake
What?
___________________
__
feelings?
___________________
__
Where?
___________________
__
This is another technique you can use to teach your pupils narrative writing, which I
called the Linking technique.
Step 2 :
Step 3 :
favourite
what
why
Brainstorm
using WHquestions
tag
cake
From the first sentence of the smaller group fragments, you have already written 3
sentences.
Shiela is in the kitchen and wants to bake a cake. She is going to bake a lemon cake. It is her
favourite cake to bake.
Last but not least, you need to check for your spelling and grammar.
Grammar Check :
1. Make sure you essay is either in Simple Present and Present Continuous or
Simple Past and Past Continuous Tense.
2. Simple present tense ( +s, +ies, +es ) use 1, 2 I love You +S S Technique
and present continuous tense using is and are follow by ing.
3. For simple past tense, circle the verbs and add +d, +ed, +ied or totally
change (caught, went, brought) or not change the verbs (put, cut, read).
4. Past continuous tense, find the is and are and change to was and were.