By Mr. Syuhailmi Shahuddin Guru Cemerlang B.

Inggeris SK SLIM RIVER

HOW TO PASS UPSR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPERS

NO 1 2

Subject Type of instrument Type of items Objective type

Paper 1 E Multiple choice questions (MCQ)

Number of questions

40 questions - Answer all questions.

Section A (10 MCQ) Vocabulary questions at either word, phrase or sentence levels (with or without graphics) Section B (5 MCQ) Questions on social and language expressions (graphics with speech bubbles) Section C (10 MCQ) Questions on grammatical items Section D (5 MCQ) Text completion questions (with one composite picture) Section E (10 MCQ) Reading comprehension questions (2 passages of linear and non-linear texts)

NO 4 Marks

Subject Section Section Section Section Section Total A B C D E

Paper 1 10 marks 5 marks 10 marks 5 marks 10 marks 40 marks

Duration

50 minutes

Constructs

E. Knowledge and understanding of grammar E. Knowledge and understanding of vocabulary E. Knowledge and understanding of spelling and punctuation E. Reading skills

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Scope of testing Level of difficulty

Encompasses all the aspects of learning included in the year 4 6 syllabus. Achievement (Easy items) Credit (Average items) Excellent (Difficult items) A : 5 C : 3 E : 2

PAPER 1

VOCABULARY

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
1. Animals 2. Plants (Flowers,Fruits,Vegetables) 3. Transportation 4. Occupations 5. Common Clothing 6. Parts of the Body 7. Buildings/Parts of the buildings 8. Calendar/Time 9. Numbers 10. Food/Drinks

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Relationship Objects Places Musical Instruments Games/Sports Hobbies Currency/Nationality Events Greetings Festivals

GRAMMATICAL ITEMS TO BE COVERED:

1. Articles 2. Pronouns 3. Adjectives 4. Adverbs 5. Nouns 6. Conjunctions 7. Prepositions 8. Wh-questions
9. Modals 10. Synonyms 11. Antonyms 12. Quantifier 13. Tenses 14. Question Tags

TIPS TO ANSWER PAPER 1 :

1. To pass UPSR English Papers, you NEED to get 32/80 marks from both papers.

2. Paper 1:
3. Paper 2:

20 marks
12 marks

32 marks 80 100 = 40%

NO 1 2 3

Subject Type of instrument Number of questions Types of items Section A (1 question) Sentence Construction (Based on the 10 keywords and graphics) Section B (1 question a & b) Information transfer Section C Note expansion (1 question)

Paper 2 Subjective questions 3 questions Answer all questions

Marks 40 marks
Duration

Section A Section B Section C

1 hour 15 minutes

10 marks 15 marks 15 marks

PAPER 2: SECTION A (QUESTION 1)

1. 2. 3. 4. Study the picture given. Study the 10 keywords given. Use the Nouns and Verbs Technique. When writing, be careful of these : - spelling - punctuation - grammar - writing 5. Check your answers.

EXAMPLE:

living room watching

television sitting

playing family

newspaper clean

resting happy

HOW?
1.List down the 12 NOUNS: -man -men -woman -women -lady -ladies -boy -boys -girl -girls -child -children 2.Draw the NOUNS AND VERBS table.

HOW?

(The) NOUNS (The) man (The) girl (The) woman (The) children

(is/are) is is is are

VERBS (ing). watching the tv. reading the newspaper. knitting. playing chess.

(Where are they?) They are at the living room.

HOW?

1. The man is watching the tv. 2. The girl is reading the newspaper. 3. The woman is knitting. 4. The children are playing chess. 5. They are in the living room.

PAPER 2: SECTION B (Question 2a and 2b.

1. Read the information given carefully and try to understand them. 2. Transfer the information from the advertisement into the table. 3. Please be careful of the following: - Spelling - Punctuation - Information ( complete information) - Writing ( RM, the amount )

EXAMPLE:

Rebook Made from canvas Available at Jaguh shoe shop Black, white, blue A free T-shirt

Neki Made from canvas and cloth Available at all shoe shops Yellow, red, green, black Free pair of Neki socks

Adadis Made from canvas and rubber Available only at leading shoe shops White, black Free book on health

QUESTION 2a: HOW?

Rebook Material Colours Available at Price Free gift Canvas Yellow, red, green, black Jaguh shoe shop Neki Adadis

RM33
Neki socks

ANSWER:
Rebook Material Colours Available at Price Free gift Canvas Black, white, blue Jaguh shoe shop Neki Canvas and cloth Yellow, red, green, black All shoe shops Adadis Canvas and rubber White, black

Leading shoe shops

RM35
T-shirt

RM37
Neki socks

RM33
Book on health

(The/It is) The The It is The

QUESTION 2b: HOW?

Material Colours Available at Price is (is/are) is are Rebook Canvas Black, white, blue Jaguh shoe shop RM35

The

Free gift

is

T-shirt

I would choose Rebook because I like it very much. The material is canvas. The colours are black, white and blue. It is available at Jaguh shoe shop. The price is RM35. It is reasonable. The free gift is T-shirt. These are the reasons why I choose

Rebook.

PAPER 2: SECTION C: Question 3: HOW?

1. For the HALUS group, it is advisable for you NOT TO write the composition for Section C: Question 3. 2. What you are advised to do is to COPY ALL

the HELPING WORDS given CORRECTLY.

3. CHECK your SPELLING after you finished copying all the words.

SECTION C: Question 3: HOW?

Kamal cycling school saw accident

car four passengers skidded - lamp-post inside

quickly phone booth stopped telephoned help

THANK YOU
Hope all of you will pass the examinations with flying colours. Good luck.