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1 I ________ my bath when you

called.
7 My little brother __________ his
sweater last night.

is taking

am taking

lost

was taking

lose

were taking

losing

to lose

2 Your grandmother will _______

here for two days next Monday.
A

be

been

8 Encik Bakar __________ a cup of

coffee before attending the
meeting.

being

has been

drank

drinks

drinking

3 The girl guides ___________ their

uniforms.

9 She __________ the letter on her

way home from school yesterday.

is wearing

are wearing

am wearing

posting

was wearing

posted

posts

post

4 My uncle _______ a new car next

week to replace the stolen one.

drink

10 The tragic accident _________ in

front of my school two days ago.

buys

buying

will buy

happen

has bought

happens

happened

is happening

While Tarmizi _____________ his

motorcycle to school this morning,
he met an old schoolmate of his.
is riding

are riding

was riding

D
were riding
The convict _____ over the fence
and _____ into the bushes.
A

jump, ran

jumps, ran

jumped, ran

jumped, run

11

My neighbour's dog will bark

when it _____________ a
stranger.
A

see

sees

saw

seen

12 When _______ the computer lab

_______?
A

was.....being ready

are......being ready

will......be ready

could......ready

13 Everyone in the class __________

about the new headmaster of the
school.
A

talk

talks

to talk

talking

14 ____________ they
____________?
No, they ____________ in the
backyard.
A
B

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C
D

Is........ sleeping, is
playing
Is........ sleeping, are
playing
Are........ sleeping, is
playing
Are........ sleeping, are
playing

15 One of the boys _____________

things in that shop all yesterday
morning.
A

were buying

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B

was buying

suck

steal

are buying

sucks

steals

am buying

to suck

to steal

sucking

stealing

16 The postman __________ a few

letters to my house last Tuesday.

21 Mother __________ to the market

every morning

26 Encik Annuar __________ to

work every morning.

deliver

delivered

go

drive

to deliver

goes

drives

delivering

going

drove

went

driving

17 Leela __________ me her new

saree last week.
A

show

shows

C
D

showed
showing

22 Aiman _____ the answers to the

questions but he _____ not put up
his hands at all.
A

knew, did

knew, does

knows, did

know, does

18 Father ________ his car when

water ran out.
23 The old beggar _____________
soundly when the policeman went
to wake him.

is washed

is washing

was washing

is sleeping

were washed

are sleeping

was sleeping

were sleeping

19 Fahmi __________ ask for

permission before he went to the
swimming pool.
A

do

did

does

doing

20 The vampire bat living in South

America ________ blood from
living animals.

24 Those men ___ the school fence

all Tuesday morning.

27 Mrs Chen _____________ his son

when we arrived at their house.
A

is scolded

is scolding

was scolded

was scolding

28 I often ___________ to play with

Ah Tong when he ___________
back for his holidays.
A

go ........ comes

go ............ came

goes ........ come

going ........comes

29 Both the twins __________

playing computer games to
collecting stamps.

were painting

prefer

was painting

prefers

are painting

prefered

am painting

prefering

25 Those who __________ from

other students will be punished.

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30 The prefect caught the naughty

boys when one of them ________

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the bicycle.
A

am stealing

are stealing

C
D

was stealing
were stealing

31 In the premier league. Selangor

__________ against Kelantan
tonight.

35 The gardener __________ the tree

tomorrow morning.
A

plants

planting

will plant

shall plant

plays

singing

played

sings

is playing

sang

are playing

sing

fallen

drinks

fall

drinking

falls

drink

fell

drank

took

take

takes

taken

38 Water ____________ from the

high land to the low land.

is not

flowed

was not

flown

will not

flows

shall not

flow

34 Lions and tigers ____________.

They do not bark.

37 Encik Bakar __________ a cup of

coffee before entering the class.

33 Mother calls to say that she

_______ be home for lunch.

40 The carpenter came and

__________ away all the broken
furniture.

36 Mary __________ all the way

home when she passed her test.

32 Ganesh __________ from his

bicycle because he was careless.

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39 _______ the dog _______ at him

when it sees him?

roar

Will...bark

roars

Is...barking

roared

Shall...bark

roaring

Are...barking

1 Our father _______ take us to the

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funfair tonight. We _______ enjoy
ourselves there.
A

are...shall

shall...will

will...shall

is...will

2 I _____________ in the river

behind my school the whole
Sunday afternoon.
A
B
C
D

am fishing
was fishing
were fishing

11

Puan Shamsiah often

___________ a cake for her
family on weekends.

buy .......... is

bake

buys ........ are

bakes

buy .......... are

baked

buying ..... are

baking

7 He has lost his pen. I _______ buy

him a new one.

fished

3 The boys __________ in the

playground now.

6 On weekends, many ___________

their vegetables at that stall as the
prices ___________ quite low.

shall

will be

have to

need to

8 Jazlina __________ in the kitchen.

12 I _______ to my grandparents in
Ipoh once a month.
A

write

wrote

writes

written

13 Ganesh __________ from his

bicycle because he was careless.

is playing

is cooking

fallen

are playing

are cooking

fall

was playing

am cooking

falls

were playing

were cooking

fell

Teacher : When did you write the

letter to your friend?
Ali
: I __________ to him
last week.
A

write

wrote

written

writing

9 Some of the children __________

in that big school many years ago.
A

study

studied

studies

studying

10 The cost will _______ the fare

and accommodation.
5 Pak Ali __________ all the food
that was on the table.

include

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14 Those boys always ___________

neatly. Our English teacher always
___________ them.
A

write ......... praises

wrote ........ praises

writes ....... praise

writes ....... praise

15 My father _____ a flight to Japan

yesterday evening so we _____
the house about an hour before the
flight.

eat

includes

takes, left

ate

included

took, leave

eats

including

take, leave

eating

took, left

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16 It _____ very noisy in that hall
because they _____ loudly.

21 The teacher's meeting _______ at

two o'clock this evening.

was, talks

were

were, talk

will be

was, talked

is being

were, talked

are being

17 We __________ at the park every

Sunday.

22 The shops _______ crowded

because it's near the Hari Raya.

26 Hilmi _____________ himself for

the test while his brother
_____________ on the field.
A

has prepared, played

prepared, was played

was preparing, had

played
was preparing, was
playing

jog

be

jogs

was

jogged

will be

sing

jogging

shall be

sang

sings

singing

18 Rafidah ___________ at her

aunt's house.
A

is staying

be staying

are staying

were staying

19 Salim and his brother __________

the grass along the fence once a
fortnight.

23 Mr. and Mrs. Lee _____ their

children to the supermarket and
they _____ a lot of things there.
A

take, bought

took, bought

take, buys

took, buy

24 Mrs. Chang __________ me an

interesting story some time ago.

27 She __________ very sweetly on

the stage last night.

28 Grandfather ________ down the

stairs when he slipped and fell.
A

is walking

are walking

was walking

were walking

29 Ramli's brother __________ me

an expensive watch for my last
birthday.

cut

tell

cuts

told

to cut

tells

gives

cutting

telling

given

gave

give

20 It always ____________ in the

east coast during the monsoon
season
A

raining

rained

rains

rain

25 _______ Siti Nurhaliza ______ at

the concert?
A

Shall...sings

Shall...sing

Will...sings

Will...sing

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30 The children __________ pictures

of themselves during their art
class yesterday.
A

draw

drew

draws

drawing

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31 My uncle __________ from New
Zealand two days ago.
A

return

returns

returned

returning

32 I _____________ in my room last

night when I heard a loud cry
coming from my neighbour's
house.

36 While his mother

_____________, he stole a few
pieces of cookies from the table.
A

is not looking

are not looking

was not looking

were not looking

37 The men ___________ the car.

am studying

is repairing

are studying

am repairing

was studying

are repairing

were studying

was repairing

33 Mei Lin __________ the fish

everyday, doesn't she?

38 The boys ___________ in the

park.

fed

is running

feed

am running

feeds

are running

to feed

was running

34 Many parents __________ along

their children to the concert
yesterday.

39 Mrs. John ____________ his son

at the hostel. They ____________
right now.

brings

is visiting, is talking

bringing

are visiting, is talking

to bring

is visiting, are talking

brought

are visiting, are talking

35 The rain _____________ heavily

throughout the night.
A

pouring

are pouring

was pouring

were pouring

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40 When his uncle called, I

_____________ my lunch in the
kitchen.
A

am having

are having

was having

were having

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1 It __________ heavily.
A

is raining

are raining

am raining

were raining

2 She __________ her homework

when the thief entered the house.
A

is doing

was doing

C
D

did
does

3 The boys have to __________

tickets first before entering the
theme park.

6 The twins __________ so alike that

I do not know who is who.

11

We must hurry. The show usually

__________ at half-past seven.

look

start

looks

starts

looked

started

looking

starting

7 The pupils _________ for their

examinations now.
A

is sitting

are sitting

was sitting

were sitting

8 Roslan does not __________

mangoes.

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12 Puan Rokiah does not

_____________ dinner for her
family on Sundays.
A

cooking

cooked

cooks

cook

13 The dogs ____________ loudly.

Go and check what
____________ on.

buy

likes

buys

liked

barks, goes

buying

like

is barking, is going

bought

liking

is barking, are going

are barking, is going

4 One of them ___ to Singapore next

week.
A

is going

are going

will going

shall going

5 Why ________ the dogs ________

last night?
A

is, barking

are, barking

was, barking

were, barking

9 The men ___________ the car.

A

is repairing

am repairing

are repairing

was repairing

14 Adam __________ to the market

yesterday morning to buy some
vegetables.

10 They __________ football in the

rain.
A

is playing

am playing

are playing

was playing

15

cycle

cycles

cycled

cycling

Teacher : When did you write

the letter to your
friend?
Ali
: I __________ to him
last week.
A

write

wrote

written

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D

writing

were driving

16 They __________ in the park

every Saturday.
A

jogging

jog

jogs

jogged

17 Hareez and his brother do not

____________ how to play
cricket.

roars

roared

roaring

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21 It does not _____________ in

Malaysia and other ASEAN
countries.
26 Father __________ us to a movie.

snowing

snowed

were taking

snows

was taking

snow

are taking

is taking

knew

know

knows

is knocking

known

are knocking

is watching

was knocking

are watching

were knocking

was watching

were watching

18 ____________ you
____________ to school
tomorrow?

22 Somebody ________ at the door

when I was in the kitchen.

23 Kim was nervous when she

__________ her baby in her arms
for the first time.

27 Nobody ________ after the baby

last night.

Is , coming

Are , coming

Was , coming

hold

Were , coming

held

visiting

holds

visited

holding

visits

visit

19 One of the boys often

__________ the teacher's book.
A

borrow

borrows

borrowed

borrowing

20 While Tarmizi _____________

his car to school this morning, he
met an old schoolmate of his.
A

is driving

are driving

was driving

24 "The policeman __________ the

report in a short while," said the
police inspector.

28 My family and I often

____________ the orphanage at
the end of the year.

29 The birds in my cage

_____________ all morning

take

is singing

takes

are singing

will take

was singing

shall take

were singing

25 Lions and tigers ____________.

They do not bark.
A

roar

30 The winners __________ up the

stage to receive their prizes and
they were very __________.

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A

walked, excited

walked, excite

walks, excites

walk, excite

35 Mr. Kimomoto __________ the

night with us. He __________
tomorrow morning.
A

will spend...will leave

is spending...will
leaves
shall spend...shall
leave
are spending...shall
leaves

C
31 While Mrs. Siva _____________
dishes in the kitchen, Mr. Siva
_____________ the lawn.
A

washes, was mowing

is washing, are
mowing
was washing, was
mowing
were washing, was
mowing

C
D

A
B

D
32 My sister ___________ some
sandwiches now.
was making

am making

be making

is making

33 Aiman __________ the answers

to the questions but he _______
not put up his hands at all.
A

knew, did

knew, does

knows, did

know, does

34 The bus suddenly started to move

as the old lady _____________ it.
A

were boarding

was boarding

are boarding

needs

will need

shall need

40 Salina does her homework every

evening, __________ she?
A

do

does

don't

doesn't

36 ____________ they
____________?
No, they ____________ in the
backyard.

is boarding

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Is........ sleeping, is
playing
Is........ sleeping, are
playing
Are........ sleeping, is
playing
Are........ sleeping, are
playing

37 We __________ our cousin's

wedding dinner last month.
A

attend

attends

attended

attending

38 That old man ____________

songkok and a sarong when he
goes to his office.
A

worn

wore

wears

wearing

39 You __________ a blanket. It is

cold in Genting Highlands.
A

need

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Answer Upsr 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2

C
A
B
C
C
C
A
B
B
C

6
2
7
2
8
2
9
3
0
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
4
0

D
A
A
C
C
D
C
A
C
C
D
C
A
A

B
C
B
D
B
B
C
C
B
B
B
A
C
A
A
B

Answer Upsr 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0
1
1

C
C
B
B
B
C
A
A
B
A

1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
2
9
3
0
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
4
0

UPSR 1

A
D
A
D
C
A
A
A
C
B
C
B
B
D
D
B
C
C
B
C
C
C
D
C
C
C
C
C
C

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Answer Upsr 3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
2

A
B
A
A
D
A
B
C
C
C

8
2
9
3
0
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
4
0

UPSR 1

D
A
C
D
A
B
A
D
C
C
C
D

B
D
D
C
B
B
B
B
B
C
D
C
B
C
A
D
C
D

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