UPSR MODEL ESSAY

MODEL ESSAY 1

It was a hot Monday morning. Alimin was on his way home from school. As he was
feeling hungry, he took a shortcut through Pak Abus house. Upon reaching Pak Abus house, he
saw a huge mango tree. It was bearing a lot of ripe juicy mangoes. The mangoes made Alimins
mouth water. He was tempted to pick the mangoes.

Alimin put his knapsack down and looked left and right. There was nobody around.
Without much hesitation, Alimin started to climb up the tree. He picked all the big and juicy
mangoes. He ate them to his hearts content. Then he saw more juicy mangoes at the far end of
the branch. He decided to pick them. He stepped on a weak branch and reached for the mangoes.

All of a sudden, the branch broke. Alimin fell to the ground. He groaned in pain and
screamed for help. Luckily apasser-by heard his scream. He quickly ran to the rescue. He
examined Alimin and told him that his right leg was broken.Taking pity on him, the man took
Alimin to the hospital. Alimin regretted what he had done.

A Rearrange these letters to form words. These words are taken from the model essay.

grnuhy

npsckaak

eanbrig

onedarg

andemexi

mecsra

rtuohsct

geteerrtd

rscuee

10

ttihseaion

B Give the opposites of the following words. The answers can be found in the model essay.

cold

left

slowly

strong

Small

unripe

up

everybody

near

10

tiny

C Do you know the meaning of these words? Use your dictionary to help you.

bearing

tempted

knapsack

hesitation

groaned

rescue

passer-by

regretted

branch

10

juicy

MODEL ESSAY 2

Sazali who is twelve years old, is an active boy. He likes to go outing with his friends.
They love nature. They often go for a picnic at the river nearby. Usually, they cycle to the river
for a dip in the crystal clear water. Last week during the first semester holidays, Sazali and his
friends had a picnic by the river in their village. The river was just a stones throw away from Mr
Tans orchard. After cycling for half an hour, the boys finally arrived at their destination.

Upon reaching there, they quickly looked for a nice spot to put their things. They had
brought along a lot of food and drinks. Without much delay, the boys changed their attires and
jumped into the water for a swim. They were on cloud nine, playing and swimming in the river.
Suddenly, Sazali noticed something floating in the water. It was coming towards them. He
thought it was a crocodile. Feeling scared, he screamed his lung out. Everyone panicked and ran
out of the water as quick as lightning. They ran for their lives.

One of them, Meng Keong even climbed up a tree. They waited anxiously for someone to
come and save them. As the object floated by, Sazali braved himself to take a closer look.
He realised that it was just a log, not a crocodile. He told all his friends about it. They
felt relieved and burst out laughing.

A Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word from the model essay. The word can only
be used once.

1. My family and I always go for a ___________ at the waterfall on weekends.

2. Mother asked the children to change their _________ because they were dirty and smelly.
3. All the teachers are _________ that everyone is safe and unhurt.
4. We flew to Paris last weekend. It took us more than eleven hours to reach ours
____________.
5. When the little girl saw a leech, she _______ as loud as she could.
6. He __________ at the sight of the dark figure when he walked alone in the jungle.

B The following words are used in the model essay. Do you know the meaning for each of
the words in Column A? Match each of the words with its meaning in Column B correctly.

Column A

Column B

outing

place

a dip

clothing

orchard

felt happy because unpleasant thing has stopped

destination

shouted loudly

on cloud nine

a place to go to

screamed his lung out

a place where fruit trees are grown

relieved

feeling very happy

panicked

a short trip for enjoyment

spot

swim

10 realised

C Give the opposites of the following words. The answers can be found in the model essay.

hate

muddy

a little

sinking

slow

stressed

far

firstly

crying

10

enemies

MODEL ESSAY 3

Last week on a fine Sunday morning, Izat and his family went to Rantau Abang beach for
a picnic. They set off their journey at nine oclock in the morning and arrived there an hour later.
Upon arriving there, they could see a big crowd of people on this golden sandy beach. They
could also witness many people swimming happily in the sea. The water was indeed crystal
clear. Everyone was in the seventh heaven. They quickly looked for a nice spot to put all their
things. Izat and hissiblings helped their parents to take out all food and drinks from the car.
Guys, shall we go for a swim, suggested Izat excitedly. Everyone nodded in agreement.
In no time, Izats family was in the water, enjoying themselves.

Suddenly, Izat heard a faint noise. At first, he paid no heed to it. But, soon it grew louder
and louder. He heard someone screaming for help. He looked around. To his surprise, he saw a
boy struggling in the water. He was bobbing up and down. Izat quickly told his father about it.
Without much thinking, Izats father swam towards the boy. He put his arm around the drowning
boys neck and pulled him to the shore. He swam with all his might. Finally he managed to save
the boy. He felt very tired but happy for he had saved a life.

Construct a good sentence with each of the words given below.

drowning

nodded

journey

in the seventh heaven

might

B Do you know what an adjective is? An adjective is a word that tells you more about a
noun.

C Now, list out 14 adjectives used in the model essay.

. 2

. 4

. 6

. 8

. 10

11

. 12

13

. 14

B Find the word which has the same meaning as each of the following words. The words are
all in the model essay.

glad

place

shouting

strength

save

exhausted

started

aid

shock

10

succeeded

MODEL ESSAY 4
Last weekend Salmas parents were away on business. They had to attend an important
meeting in Pulau Langkawi. After spending two hours reading a story book, Salma
felt bored and wanted to do something more challenging. So, she invited her friends over to her
house.

Salma and her friends played hide-and-seek in the garden. They were running all over the
place, looking for a suitable place to hide. Azman, one of Salmas friends did not want himself to
be found easily. So, he decided to hide outside the house. He ran out without looking left or
right. Just then, their neighbour, Pakcik Hassan who is a fishmonger, rode by on his motorcycle.
When he saw Azman appeared in front of his motorcycle, he swerved to the left to avoid hitting
him. He lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a pond.

Pak Hassan fell off his motorcycle and landed in middle of the pond. He was wet all over.
His motorcycle was badlydented. His weighing scale and many other things were thrown into the
air. When the children saw this, they screamed in fear. Mrs Lim, the neighbour rushed out to see
what was happening. She scolded the children. All the children apologisedto Pak
Hassan. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured. He only had bruises on his hands and legs.
However, his shirt was dirty and wet.

A Read the following sentences. Correct the spelling of the underlined words.

His waeghing scale and other things were throwed into the air.

He only had bruses on his hands and lags.

He lost control of his vihikle and crashed into a pon.

Pak Dollah who was an ais-krim seller rode by on his motosikal.

The chideren played hih-and seek in the garden.

The motorcyclist sewered to the reight to avaid hitting the woman.

B Find 15 words that are used in the model essay in the maze below.
One of them has been circled.

Give the meaning of each of these words or phrases. Use a dictionary to help you.

swerved

bored

bruises

dented

hide-and-seek

MODEL ESSAY 5

Aiman who is my schoolmate, is twelve years old. He lives with his beloved family of five in
Kampung Aman. His teachers and friends like him very much as he is not only friendly but also
helpful. To many villagers, Aiman has a heart of gold. Last Saturday morning, Aiman and his
classmates visited an old woman in the nearby village. The old woman was very poor and lived
alone in an old dilapidated wooden house. The children sympathized her when they saw the
condition of the house. They decided to help her clean the house. The children divided
themselves in two groups and Aiman was in the first group.

Without wasting much time, they started working. They repaired the broken walls and
stairs. Later they painted the walls. As for the girls who are in the second group, they helped to
sweep the dirty floor. They also cleaned and tidied the house compound. After three hours of
hard work, the children finally completed their tasks. The house really looked beautiful and
clean. The woman was as happy as a lark. Her face lit up with joy. She was very grateful and
thanked the children for their kindness. It was rare to see such kind hearted children. At about
five in the evening, the children decided to go home. They were feeling tired but happy because
they had done a good deed. It was a memorable moment for Aiman and his classmates.

Give the meanings of the following words. Use a dictionary to help you.

memorable

lit up with joy

dilapidated

grateful

sympathized

beloved

a heart of gold

rare

Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word from the essay. Use the word only once.

1. All the pupils are busy planting trees around the school _____________.
2. The old beggar has been living in that old ________ house since she was born. I think we
need to repair the house immediately.
3. The boy __________ his homework before he went out to play football.
4. It was a ___________ event for all he children. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and
wanted to visit the orphanage again.
5. When his boss called him, he came to the office without a ______________.
6. We should be ______________ our parents for taking good care of us.
7. On Teachers Day, pupils give presents to their teachers to appreciate their hard work and
___________.
8. Salim and I go to the school but we are in different classes. So, Salim is
my ______________

C Check how good is your past tense? Give the past tense for the following words.

clean

..

visit

..

tidy

..

break

..

light

..

delay

..

repair

..

take

..

sweep

..

10 thank

..

11

paint

..

12 decide

..

13

divide

..

14 live

..

MODEL ESSAY 6

Puan Zaharah Ariffin, sixty-five, is a kuih seller. She lives in Kampung Sentosa. Her
husband passed away in a car crash six years ago. Fortunately, she has two helpful
and obedient daughters. They always help their mother whenever they are free. Every weekend,
Ain and her older sister, Nurul wake up at dawn. They get up early as they want to help their
mother make kuih. Their mother makes a few types of local kuih such as curry puffs, seri
kaya and sardine rolls. When all the kuih are ready, both the sisters will pack them in
different attractive plastic containers.

Later, they will bring their kuih to the market to sell. They walk to the market as it is
just a stones throw away from their house. There, they display all their kuih at their stall. Ain
and Nurul always smile and invite many people, mostly housewives, to their stall. Many
customers come and buy their kuih as they as cheap and scrumptious. Normally, in two or three
hours all their kuih will be sold out. After that they pack their things and get ready to go home.
Along the journey, they often grin from ear to ear. At home, the two sisters count the money.
They save some of their money in a big piggy bank. They also use the rest to buy
the ingredients to make kuih. Both Ain and Nurul hope that one day they would be able to open
a kuih shop and make their mother proud of them.

A Construct good sentence using the words given below.

took pity

dilapidated

grateful

heart of gold

lit up with joy

completed

Find the words or phrases in the model essay that have the following meanings.

very old and in a bad condition

a very kind character

felt sorry for

feeling thankful

to make late or to hold up

showing great feeling of happiness

to make a place look clean and neat

a piece of work that must be done

parents and children

10

made up ones mind

Give the opposites of the underlined words. The answers are in the model essay.

Everyone felt sad when they heard the bad news.

The young woman who was rich, lived alone in a wooden house.

The scouts were divided into groups and Halim was in the last group.

The house on top of the hill is ugly and dirty.

His friendly brother is liked by all the villagers.

MODEL ESSAY 7

Chin Fei who is my cousin, is twelve years old. He lives with his loving family in Taman
Pendek. He has very caring andsupportive parents. Every weekend, his parents will make it a
point to bring the family out to any shopping complexes in town. A fortnight ago, Chin Fei and
his family went window-shopping at Han Seng Mall. There was a big crowd of people as Hari
Raya was just around the corner. At the concourse area, a lot of people gathered to watch a
dance show. It was performed by a troupe of dancers from the famous Dancing Academic
from Kuala Lumpur. Chin Fei and his family joined in the fun. They clapped and cheered as the
dancers danced gracefully to the music.

After more than half an hour, Chin Fei felt bored. He began looking around at the crowd
of spectators. He turned left and right. Suddenly, something caught his eyes. To his surprise, he
saw a woman pickpocket a man who was so engrossedwatching the dance. Chin Fei quickly
informed his father. His father told the whole family to keep an eye on the woman while he
rushed to alert the security guard. Before the woman could escape, the security guard caught her.
They retrieved the mans wallet and returned it to him. The man was very thankful to Chin Fei
and his family. As a reward, he gave Chin Fei and his sister ten ringgit each.

A Find the meaning for each of the following words. Use a dictionary to help you.

a fortnight

engrossed

pickpocket

keep an eye

retrieved

reward

concourse

spectators

alerted

10

around the corner

B Do you know the past tense of the words in the box below? Then find the past tense of
these words in the word maze.

MODEL ESSAY 8

Zawiah who is my nephew, is a chubby nine-year-old girl. She lives happily with her family
in Taman Kemumin, ten kilometres from Kota Bharu. She studies at Sekolah Kebangsaan
Kemumin. She is a friendly, kind and hardworking girl. All the teachers and friends like her very
much.

One Tuesday morning, Zawiah woke up with a severe stomach-ache. She felt very sick and
was groaning in pain. She went in and out of the toilet. She told her mother about it. Feeling
worried, Zawiahs mother quickly took her to the nearby clinic. At the clinic, there were a lot of
people waiting to get treatments. Zawiah and her mother sat and waited patiently to see the
doctor. Her mother kept consoling her. At last, it was Zawiahs turn to enter the doctors room.

The doctor gave Zawiah and a smile and asked her a few questions. He then examined
her thoroughly. Zawiah told the doctor that the day before she had lunch at a stall which was
just a walking distance away from her school. After paying for her food, she noticed that the
cook who had prepared her food had dirty hands. His clothes was old and dirty too. The doctor
then diagnosed that she probably suffered from food poisoning. He gave her some medicine. He
also advised her to rest and to drink plenty of water. Lastly, he also advised Zawiah to be extra
careful and choosy when eating out.

Can you form 15 new words from these two words in the boxes? Each word must be
more than three letters.

B Match the words to their meanings correctly.

C Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase from the model essay. Use the
word only once.

1. The accident victim suffered from a ________________ head injury.

2. The doctor _____________ that the old man was suffering from lung cancer.
3. Its already one oclock. Lets go for _____________. I am really hungry.
4. She is very _____________ about clothes. She buys only the branded ones.
5. Murusamy is ___________ that little girl. She has been crying for more than an hour.
6. All the pupils waited _____________ for their school bus to arrive.
7. You do not have to take a bus to go to that shopping complex. It is just a _____________
away from our hotel.
8. Mother _____________ my brother to study hard but he did not listen to her.

MODEL ESSAY 9

Zainuddin who is eleven years old, lives in a small fishing village, forty-eight kilometers
from Kota Bharu. He has a small loving family. Everyone in the village is fond of Zainuddin. He
is not only friendly but also kind. He likes to help people who are in trouble. One night, there
was a fearful storm in Zainuddins village. The winds were blowing strongly and the rain was
pouring. The next morning, all the villagers were surprised to see many trees were rooted off and
roofs were blown away. Then, Zainudins parents found out that a big tree had fallen on to
Makcik Lijahs house. It had damaged her kitchen. Makcik Lijah was very sad and weeping the
whole morning.
Taking pity on her, Zainuddin and his family went over to Makcik Lijahs house.
Zainuddins father promised to help her. He called some villagers and asked them to help to
repair Makcik Lijahs house. The villagers saw eye to eye with the idea. Without wasting time,
Zainuddins father and the villagers started working. Some of them helped to remove the tree
trunk while one of them sawed up the logs into smaller parts using a chain saw. They spent the
whole day repairing the kitchen. At last, just before dusk, they managed to complete the work.
Makcik Lijah was very grateful to all of them. Cheerful tears welled up in her eyes. She thanked
them for being such kind and helpful neighbours.

A Rearrange these letters to form words. These words are taken from the model essay.
1

faefrul

sregalliv

skud

egadmad

rmveoe

lonscoed

kcithne

fluerehc

robtule

10

eurrispsd

What is Past Continuous tense? The past continuous tense is formed

with wasor were followed by the main verb in an- ing form.

C Read through the passage again and find sentences which use past continuous tense.
Copy them.

10

MODEL ESSAY 10

Azim who is in his mid-teens, is a very helpful and obedient boy. Every weekend when he is
free, he will help his parents to do house chores. All his teachers and family members love him
very much. He is indeed the apple of his parents eyes.

Last Saturday morning, at about half-past six, Azim and his father went to a small fishing
village which is located ten kilometers away from their house. They went there to buy fish to sell
in the market. They went in a van to the jetty where the fishermen landed their catch. The
journey took more than half an hour.

At the jetty, there was a big crowd of fishmongers. There were also baskets of fishes, clams
and prawns, ready to be sold. Azims father bought several types of fish and prawns. They
looked fresh. The fishermen then weighed each of the baskets with a big weighing scale. The
scale was hung from a pole carried by two men. They helped Azims father to load the baskets
on to the van.

When Azim and his father arrived safely at the market, Azim quickly helped his father to
pour all the fish and prawns into a large ice box so that they would stay fresh. Then, they opened
their stall. Many customers were already waiting patiently to buy the fish and prawns. Everyone
loved to buy Azims fathers fish because they were cheap and fresh. Azim and his father
were on cloud nine when all their fish and prawns were sold out.

A Find the words or phrases in the model essay that have the following meanings.
1

feeling very happy

a person who sells fish

one who is loved dearly

a small job done regularly

a machine for weighing object

a trip made

a pier used as a landing place

always doing what is told to do

B Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase taken from the model essay.

1. The fishermen were very happy because they had a good ________ in those two weeks.
2. The ___________ to the desert was rough and unpleasant. Many tourists fell sick and
vomited.
3. Are the vegetables still _____________? Mother bought them five days ago.
4. Lokmans father is a _____________. Every morning he goes to the market to sell fish,
prawns, crabs and clams.
5. Please get me a ____________. I want to know how many kilogrammes are these
prawns?
6. He always finishes his house _____________ before he goes out to play.
7. All the villagers tied their boats at the ___________ near Pak Hussins house.
8. Gopal is a very ____________ son. He never disobeys his parents.

Construct a good sentence with each of the following words.

1

on cloud nine

customers

arranged

chores

patiently