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QUESTION 3 Note Expansion

Presented by:
Madam Oon Lay Wah
Guru Cemerlang
S.K. Bendang Siam


Appreciation to
Mr Kumaran Ganason
who contributed these guidelines
in the May/ June 2014
issue of
the Educator Magazine.
GUIDELINES
Read the instructions carefully.
Study the pictures given.
Read the notes or words given.
Look for the verbs or action words.
Confirm the tenses.
Present Tense ( s / es / ies )
Past Tense ( d / ed / ied )
Continuous Tense ( .ing )
Decide on how many sentences.
Plan the paragraphs.
Pay attention to

a) Time indicator
b) Subject
c) Verb to be
d) Verbs
e) Objects

Write the story line.


Write a story based on the pictures
below. You may use the words given to
help you.
STEP 1
What is the story about?
Fahmi helped an old lady to cross
the busy road.
STEP 2
Look at the verbs given. Identify the correct tense to
use.
What tense to use?
Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Lets study the table below.








Verbs in
the story


Picture 1


was
walking


Past
Continuous
Tense


Picture 2

saw

was
carrying

Past Tense
Past Continuous
Tense


Picture 3

helped
thanked
returned



Past Tense
Past Tense
Past Tense




Step 3
Past Tense
Grammar Notes ( Must remember )




FORMULA PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE
1. Add d bake baked
2. Add ed watch watched
3. Add ied cry cried
4. Partly changed drive drove
5. Totally changed buy bought
6. No changes put put
7. Verb to be am, is , are was, was, were
8.

Verb to have has, have had
9. Verb to do do, does did
10. Time indicator Every day
Every Sunday
Last night
Last Sunday
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
SUBJECT VERB TO BE VERB + ING OBJECT
S VTB V + ING O
Fahmi

was walking street
Fahmi was walking along Bishop Street after attending the library committee
meeting.
SUBJECT VERB TO BE VERB + ING OBJECT
S VTB V + ING O
Fahmi /
Kumar

were walking street
Fahmi and Kumar were walking along Bishop Street after attending
the library committee meeting.
STEP 4
How many paragraphs to form?
PARAGRAPH 1
INTRODUCTION
?
Introduce the
main character
Use Present Tense

PARAGRAPH 2
( Picture 1 )
Content based on the
picture and words
given.
Add own suitable
words
PARAGRAPH 3
( Picture 2 )
Content based on the
picture and words
given.
Add own suitable
words
PARAGRAPH 4
( Picture 3 )
Content based on the
picture and words
given.

Add own suitable words
PARAGRAPH 5
CONCLUSION
?
Interesting ending

Moral value

STEP 5
PARAGRAPH 1 ( INTRODUCTION)
How to write the introduction?
Introduce the main character.


INTRODUCTION
Sentence 1 Neighbour N Fahmi is my neighbour.
Sentence 2 Age A He is twelve years old.
Sentence 3 School S He is studying in Year Six Maju at
SK Permatang To Kandu,
Butterworth.
Sentence 4 Character C Fahmi is a hardworking and
responsible boy.
SAMPLE
INTRODUCTION
Fahmi is my neighbour. He is twelve years
old. He is studying in Year Six Maju at SK
Permatang To Kandu, Butterworth. Fahmi
is a hardworking and responsible boy.
STEP 6
PARAGRAPH 2 ( PICTURE 1 )
Write the story line ( Content )

Sentence TIME
T
SENTENCE
CONNECTOR
SC
SUBJECT
S
VERB
V
OBJECT
O

1

Last Sunday

Fahmi

woke up

early

2

then

he

waited

friend

3

they

wanted

library

4

both

walking

Bishop
Street

5

road

was

busy

6

they

walked

carefully
SAMPLE SENTENCES
1 Last Sunday, Fahmi woke up early in the
morning.
2 Then, he waited for his close friend Kumar
at his house.
3 They wanted to go to the public library in
town to borrow some books.
4 Both of them started walking slowly along
Bishop Street.
5 The road was busy with vehicles.
6 They walked carefully along the busy road.
STEP 7 PARAGRAPH 3
( PICTURE 2 )
Sentence TIME
T
SENTENCE
CONNECTOR
SC
SUBJECT
S
VERB
V
OBJECT
O
1
there was heavy
traffic
2
as they walked road
3
suddenly both saw old lady
4
she carrying basket
5
quickly Fahmi
and
Kumar
went near
6
they offered help
SAMPLE
SENTENCES
1. There was a heavy traffic flow due to a public
holiday.
2. As they walked along the busy road, they saw
many people.
3. Suddenly, both of them saw an old lady
struggling to cross the road.
4. She was carrying a big basket.
5. Quickly, Fahmi and Kumar went near her.
6. They offered to help her.


STEP 8 PARAGRAPH 4
( PICTURE 3)
Write the story line? ( Content )
Sentence TIME
T
SENTENCE
CONNECTOR
SC
SUBJEC
T
S
VERB
V
OBJECT
O
1.
quickly they helped old lady
2.
Fahmi carried basket
3.
meanwhile Kumar helped cross
4.
they walked zebra
crossin
g
5.
Finally they crosse
d
safely
6.
old lady was happy
7.
she thanke
d
kindnes
s
SAMPLE
SENTENCES
1. Quickly, they helped the old lady.
2. Fahmi carried the heavy basket.
3. Meanwhile, Kumar helped the old lady to cross the
busy road.
4. They walked slowly and carefully on the zebra
crossing.
5. Finally, they crossed the road safely.
6. The old lady was very happy.
7. She thanked both of them for their kindness.
STEP 9 PARAGRAPH 5
( CONCLUSION)
?
* Write an interesting ending with a
moral value
Sentence TIME
T
SENTENCE
CONNECTOR
SC
SUBJECT
S
VERB
V
OBJECT
O
1. Fahmi /
Kumar
felt good
2. later both
continued
walking
3. shortly they reached library
4. it was
memorable
5. they proud
themselves
SAMPLE
SENTENCES
1.
Fahmni and Kumar felt so good after helping the old
woman.
2.
Later, both of them continued walking along the
road.
3.
Shortly, they reached the library.
4.
It was a memorable day for both of
them.
5. They were proud of themselves for their
good deed.

UPSR 2007

SUBJECT

VERB

PREDICATE

A few children
She

visited
was

an old woman
poor.

Two boys
A boy

repaired
painted

the house.
the walls.

They
They also

tidied
cleaned

the house.
the compound.

The old woman
She
The children

was
thanked
were

very grateful.
the children.
very happy.
VERB TO- BE ( Past Tense )
was were
VERB S ( Past Tense )
visited repaired
painted

cleaned tidied
thanked

SIMPLE ANSWER
INTRODUCTION
Haris and his friends are good
neighbours. They live in
Kampung Sentosa. They study
in Year 6 Pintar in Sekolah
Kebangsaan Trong. They are
good and helpful children. They
like to do their activities
together.
SIMPLE
ANSWER
Haris and his friends are good neighbours.
They live in Kampung Sentosa. They study in
Year 6 Pintar in Sekolah Kebangsaan Trong.
They are good and helpful children. They like
to do their activities together.

Last Saturday morning, Haris and his
friends visited an old woman. She was poor.
Two boys repaired the house. A boy painted
the walls.

They cleaned the house. They also tidied
the compound of the house. The old woman
was very grateful. She thanked the children.
The children were very happy.

EXCELLENT ANSWER
Humairah, Huda, Ikhfan, Faris and Idham are kind and helpful children.
They always help others who need their favours . They are good
classmates and neighbours too. Their parents are proud of them.

Last holiday, the five of them visited a poor woman who lived in a
small wooden house in their village. She looked sad and lonely. Her
house was in a bad condition with a lot of holes.

At once, the children took pity on her. They decided to repair the
house for her. The boys replaced the broken planks with new ones. They
also painted the walls beautifully.

Meanwhile, the girls had their hands full too. They cleaned and tidied
up the house. They swept the floor and cleaned the compound so that it
would look clean and tidy.

After three hours of hard work, the children finally completed their
tasks. The house looked new and beautiful. The children also brought a
bag full of new clothes for her. The old woman thanked them gratefully .
The children were happy as they had done a good deed.



PKSR 1
2014
SIMPLE
ANSWER
Saiful is twelve years old. He studies at S.K.
Temelok. He lives in Kampung Temelok. He is a good
and hardworking boy. His hobbies are reading and
playing football.

He wants to be a doctor when he grows up. He is
hardworking and determined. He would study hard
every night.

In the Year 5 exam last year, Saiful was confident. He
answered well. He was satisfied.

On the Prize-Giving Day, he was the best pupil. He
got a big prize from his headmaster. His parents were
proud of him.

Saiful would do his best in the UPSR exam this year.

EXCELLENT
ANSWER
Saiful Nizam B. Mohd . Ali , who is twelve years old is a
hardworking and ambitious boy. He studies in Year 6 Gemilang at
S.K. Changkat Jering. He spends his leisure time reading English
books to improve his English.

Saiful is determined to achieve his ambition to become a doctor.
Therefore he decided to be as hardworking as an ant and study hard
every night. He is disciplined and obedient to be successful.

Last year, in his Year 5 final exam, Saiful had studied hard and
prepared well for it. During the exam, he was confident and
answered well. He was satisfied with his answers and hoped to pass
the exam with flying colours.

As the result of his efforts , Saiful scored the highest marks in all
the subjects. He was as happy as a lark . During the Prize-Giving
Day, he was announced as the best pupil of the year. He proudly
walked up to the stage to receive a special prize from his
headmaster, Tn Hj Abdul Rahman. His parents who attended the
ceremony were proud of him.

This year, Saiful will be sitting for the UPSR exam and he hopes to
perform excellently too. He believes that if theres a will , theres
a way. With great determination , he will succeed in achieving his
goals.

Correct the errors
1. He name is Amin. He study at Sekolah Menengah Sri Aman. His live in Taman Sri Aman near at his
school. At the school, he studied hardly.

2. Amin's study in Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Jana.

3. Ali is my good friend's. We study in year 6.

4. Ali who is my brother's best friends.

5. He like to help people. He is hardworking and smart boy. At the school he studied hardly.

6. He also very popular in his school. He like to help people too.

7. He ambition is a teacher. His ambition is want to be a doctor.

8. Syarif ambition is a Doctor.

9. He study at night because he can 5A exam.

10. Every day, Amin study at night.

11. Last week he had an exam. He confident to answered well.

12. So, he was study every night forget his ambition. In the exam, his confident and his answered
well.

13. He satisfied with he answered. He very satisfied.

14. After one weeks, the Abu's school had a "Hari Penyampaian Hadiah". Abu so excited.

15. One month after exam, announced gred. Hassan got 5A's in UPSR.

16. The Hassan announced is a best. The headmaster gave a prize to his. Hassan's parents was very
proud.

ANSWER
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