PAPER 4

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QUESTION 1
REPORT WRITING

EXAM REVIEW
 Write the
Title:
report in 150 –
200 words 1. -Introduction
(What are the stimuli?)
-Overview / Overall trend
(What is the most outstanding idea that LINKS all
stimuli?)

2. - Analysis
- Synthesis (Most outstanding features as opposed to
listing down the obvious features)

3.Conclusion
• At least 3 (Similar to Overview but just written from a different
paragraph angle.)

• Format for Based on the format given, you could easily write 150 -
content: 200 words.
 Analysis
 synthesis
TIPS IN WRITING THE REPORT:
 Always count the number of words
 Use the words and figures shown in the stimulus only
 Do not add your own opinion or any additional
information
 use ‘ ‘ for the key features, especially if they are
wordy
 You must always use the language of trend when
writing your analysis.
Analysing a non-linear text

 Tenses ?
- Present tense or past tense
- confuse between the use of ‘was’ and ‘had’
 Should mention the highest, lowest, middle trends
 Should make comparison (synthesis)
 Should have the relevant and accurate data
 Subject must be clear
 Preposition - of, with, by, among, on, in
Study the chart and table below. Using only the information provided,
analyse the sales of three fast food outlets in the first quarter of 2012.
In your answer, you are to link the information presented in both
visuals. You should write a report within 150 to 200 words.
Figure 1: Sales of Three Fast Food Outlets in
the First Quarter of 2012 Table 1: Promotional Activities of
4500 4200 Three Fast Food Outlets in the First
4000
Quarter of 2012
3500
3000 Promotional activities
First
3000 Ken Mario Ray's Fish &
Sales in RM

2500 quarter
2500
Burger Pizza Chips
2000 2000 Free
2000 January
1500 1500 drink
1500
1000 1000 50%
1000 discount
400 400 400
February
500 300 300 on next
item
0
Buy 1
January February March April March Free drink
free 1
Month
Gift
April
voucher
Important Linking words R/ship
Trend
(Synthesis) (Overview)
vocabulary
list • Higher than • because • is influenced
/highest • due to by
• Lower than/ • influence
lowest
• More than/
most
• Increase /
decrease

Tenses to Introduction – Present tense

Body (content) – Past tense
use Conclusion – Past tense
 Table 1: Promotional Activities of Three
Fast Food Outlets in the First Quarter
TITLE:(Must be complete)
Figure 1: Sales of Three Fast of 2012
Food Outlets in the First Quarter
of 2012 Promotional activities
First
Ken Mario Ray's Fish &
Sales of Three Fast Food
4500 4200
Outlets in the Firstquarter
Burger Pizza Chips
4000
Quarter of 2012 and3000Promotional January
3500 Activities of Three
Free drink
Fast
2500 Food Outlets in the First Quarter of 2012
Sales in RM

3000

2500
50%
2000 2000 discount
2000
1500 1500 February
on next
1500
1000 1000 item
1000
300 300 400 400 400 Buy 1 free
500 March Free drink
1
0
January February March April Gift
April
Month voucher
 Table 1: Promotional Activities of Three
Fast Food Outlets in the First Quarter
INTRODUCTION:
Figure 1: Sales of Three Fast of 2012
Food Outlets in the First Quarter
Figure 1 showsof 2012the sales of three fast
First
food outlets in activities
Promotional
Ken Mario Ray's Fish &
the first quarter of 20124200
4500
while Table
quarter1 shows the
Burger Pizza Chips
4000
promotional activities3000of three fastJanuary
3500 food outlets
Free drink in the
first quarter of 2012
Sales in RM

3000
2500
2500
50%
2000 2000 discount
2000
1500 1500 February
on next
1500
1000 1000 item
1000
300 300 400 400 400 Buy 1 free
500 March Free drink
1
0
January February March April Gift
April
Month voucher
What is the
relationship
between these two CAUSE AND EFFECT
visuals?

OV/OT

Promotional activities
OVERVIEW: influenced the sales of the three
outlets in the first quarter of
Generally, the sales
2012.
of three fast food outlets in
the first quarter of 2012 is influenced by the
promotional activities of three fast food outlets
in the first quarter of 2012
 COMMON ERRORS MADE BY STUDENTS
Analysis & Synthesis

1. Wrong word choice (language of trend)

2. Unclear subject
3. Lacks data or no data (figures)
4. Wordy (many irrelevant ideas)
5. Merely describing / Listing (no language of trend)
6. Distortion (problems with sentence structure)
 Comparison adjectives:
Comparative Superlative
Lower than lowest
Higher than highest
Smaller than smallest
less / lesser than least
More than most

Compare Compare
between more than
2 key 2 key
features features
 ANALYSING GRAPH Key elements:
 Data
 Trend word
 Key features
 Year / month

Figure 1: Sales of Three Fast

Food Outlets in the First Quarter
of 2012
1. Sales of Ken Burger
4500 4200
decreased from January
4000

3500
3000
(RM2500) to February
Sales in RM

3000
2500
2500
(RM2000).
2000 2000
2000
1500 1500
1500
1000 1000
1000
400 400 400
2. Ken Burger had the highest
500 300 300
0 sales in April (RM3000).
January February March April
Month
 ANALYSING &
SYNTHESIZING GRAPH 1. Ken Burger had the highest sales in April
(RM3000). This was due to ‘Gift Voucher’
promotional activity conducted in April.

Table 1: Promotional Activities of

Three Fast Food Outlets in the
Figure 1: Sales of Three Fast First Quarter of 2012
Food Outlets in the First Quarter
of 2012 Promotional activities
First
4500 4200 Ken Mario Ray's Fish &
quarter
4000 Burger Pizza Chips
3500
3000 January Free drink
Sales in RM

3000
2500
2500 50%
2000 2000
2000 discount
1500 1500 February
1500 on next
1000 1000 item
1000
300 300 400 400 400 Buy 1 free
500
March Free drink
0
1
January February March April Gift
April
Month voucher
 ERRORS
• X 2500
• X 2500 units WRONG MEASUREMENT
• X 2500RM
• X number of sales - WRONG SUBJECT MATTER
ERROR ANALYSIS 1: WRONG SUBJECT MATTER, DISTORTION

Ken Burger had the highest number of sales in January (2500). This
was due ‘Free Drink’ activity conducted by Ken Burger.
Ken Burger had the highest sales in January (RM2500). This was due
to ‘Free Drink’ activity conducted by Ken Burger in January.

In January, Ken Burger had the highest number of sales of three fast
food outlets (RM2500). This was due ‘Free Drink’ promotional activity
conducted by Ken Burger in January.
In January, Ken Burger had the highest sales among the three fast
food outlets (RM2500). This was due to ‘Free Drink’ promotional
activity conducted by Ken Burger in January.
ERROR ANALYSIS 2: WRONG TREND WORD / DISTORTION

In March, Ray’s Fish and Chip had the lowest sales (RM400) than
Mario Pizza (RM1500) although it had ‘Free Drink’ promotion activity
conducted.
In March, Ray’s Fish and Chip had lower sales (RM400) than Mario
Pizza (RM1500) although Ray’s Fish and Chip had ‘Free Drink’
promotional activity conducted.

In January, Ken Burger has the highest sales (RM2500) of fast foods
than Mario Pizza (RM1000). This is because ‘Free Drink’ activities was
conducted by Ken Burger.
In January, Ken Burger (RM2500) had higher sales than Mario Pizza
(RM1000). This was because of ‘Free Drink’ promotional activity
conducted by Ken Burger in January.
ERROR ANALYSIS 3: UNCLEAR / DISTORTION / ILLOGICAL

In January, sales of Ken Burger decreased from (2500) to (2000) even

though there was ‘Free Drink promotional activity conducted by the
fast food outlets.
Sales of Ken Burger decreased from January (RM2500) to February
(RM2000) because there was no promotional activity conducted by
Ken Burger in February.
ERROR ANALYSIS 4: UNCLEAR / DISTORTION / REPETITION

In April, Ken Burger had the highest sales (RM3000). Ken Burger had
the highest sales (RM3000) because due to ‘gift voucher.
In April, Ken Burger had the highest sales (RM3000). This was due to
‘Gift voucher’ conducted by Ken Burger in April.
 Analysis + Synthesis
 Ken Burger (RM2500) had the highest sales in January
compared to Mario Pizza (RM1000) and Ray’s Fish &
Chips (RM400). This was because only Ken Burger had
a promotion in January, ‘Free Drink’.

 Ken Burger’s sales decreased from January (RM2500)

to February (RM2000). This was because of no
promotional activity conducted by Ken Burger in
February.

 Ken Burger had the highest sales in April (RM3000)

This was due to the ‘Gift Voucher’ promotional activity
conducted by Ken Burger in April.
 Analysis + Synthesis

 The sales of Mario Pizza increased from January

(RM1000) to February (RM1500). This was probably due
to the ‘50% discount on the next item’ promotion
conducted by Mario Pizza in February.

 Mario Pizza recorded equal sales in February and March

(RM1500 respectively). This was because Mario Pizza
did not have any promotional activity in both months.

 The sales of Mario Pizza decreased from March

(RM1500) to April (RM1000). This was because Mario
Pizza did not offer any promotional activity in April.
 Analysis + Synthesis

 Ray’s Fish & Chips had the lowest sales in January

(RM300). This was because of no promotional
activity conducted by Ray’s Fish & Chips in January.

 Sales of Ray’s Fish & Chips increased from February

(RM300) to March (RM400). This was because of the
‘Free Drink’ promotional activity in March.
Conclusion

 In conclusion, the sales of three fast food

outlets in the first quarter of 2012 is
influenced by the promotional activities in
the same period.
 Phrases to remember

Words and phrases to start your sentences

Words and phrases describing a trend

Words and phrases to make comparisons

Words and phrases to conclude your report