Tips & strategies answering English Language Paper (UPSR ) PAPER 1

Topicstocover:

Topics Description , examples Remarks

1 Relationship Cousin,nephew,penpal
2 Animal Female,male,group
3 Buildings Parts,name,dome,tower
4 Clothing&accessories Shirt,necklace
5 Events HariRaya,Christmas,accident
6 Food&beverages Noodles,muffin
7 Tools Rake,hammer,shears
8 Thingsaroundus Classroom,office,livingroom
9 People(occupation) Seamstress,orphanage
10 Sports,activities,hobby Badminton,player,
11 Plants,flowers&vegetation Stem,root,daisy,aubergine
12 Day,month&year Leapyear,June
13 Colour,shape Triangular,indigo
14 Partsofbody Navel,thigh
15 Countries Malaysian,east,south
16 Weather Rain,flood,blizzard
17 Transport

Grammaritems:

Topics Description , examples Remarks

Common,proper,gender,numeral,
1 Nouns
collective,countable
2 Articles A,an,the
3 Pronouns Personal,Possessive,Demonstrative
4 Conjunctions For,and,because,if
5 Prepositions On,in,behind,between
6 Adjectives Comparative,superlative
7 Adverbs Adverbsofmannerly
Present,Past,Continuous,Future,
8 Tenses
Participle
9 Modals must,haveto,*could,*should
10 SubjectVerbAgreement
11 Positive&Negativestatements
12 Questions&responses
13 Punctuation Capitalize,comma,fullstop
14 Sentencetype Simple,compound
ToscoreA:

Coverallthetopic,grammaritemsabove.

Youareadvisedtospendonly12minutes(suggestion)foreasyquestion.

Readtheinstructionscarefully.

Readthepassageorstudythestimulusgivencarefully.

Gothrougheachquestionandalltheoptionsgiven.

Choosethebestanswerfromtheoptionsgiven.

CircleA,B,CorDtomarkthecorrectanswer.

Answeralltheeasyquestionsfirst.Thengobacktothedifficultquestions.

Donotwastetime.Crossouttheoptions,onebyone,untilyougetthecorrectanswer.

Alwayscheckyouranswers.

Timeisprecious.Useitwisely.

SECTIONA
VOCABULARY
10multiplechoicequestions

Wordlevel:Question14(4questions)

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TIPS&HINTS

Readthequestioncarefully.

Spend23minutesforeachquestion.

Findcluesgiventohelpyou.

Underlinedtheclues.

Mark(X)ifyoufindtheoptioniswrong.

Choose/circlethebestanswer

Phraselevel:Question57(3questions)
TIPS&HINTS

Readthequestioncarefully.

Spend23minutesforeachquestion.

Studythepicturecarefully.

Findcluesgiventohelpyou.

Underlinedtheclues.

Mark(X)ifyoufindtheoptioniswrong.

Choose/circlethebestanswer.

Sentencelevel:Question810(3questions)
Testspupil'sknowledgeandunderstandinginvocabulary.
TIPS&HINTS

Readthequestioncarefully.

Studythepicturecarefully.

Gettoknowwhereittakenplace.

Spend23minutesforeachquestion.

Findcluesgiventohelpyou.

Underlinedtheclues.

Mark(X)ifyoufindtheoptioniswrong.

Choose/circlethebestanswer.

SECTIONB
SOCIALEXPRESSIONS
5multiplechoicequestions.
Socialexpressions:Question1115(5questions)
Testonsocialexpressionsusedinvarioussituations.

Socialexpressions(matching)
Pictureswithvarioussituations
3to4responsesgiveninalistasoptions
Typesofsituations/responses
1greetings
2introducingoneself/others
3requestingobjects
4telephoneconversations
5othersocialexpressions

TIPS&HINTS

Youareadvisedtospendonly510minutes(suggestion).

Makesureyoureadthroughalltheoptions.

Choosethemostsuitableresponsefromthelistgiven.

Answeralltheeasyquestionsfirst.Thengobacktothedifficultquestions.

Donotwastetime.Crossouttheoptions,onebyone,untilyougetthecorrectanswer.

Lookatthepeopleinthepicturesandwhattheyaredoingtogetclues.

SECTIONC
GRAMMAR
10multiplechoicequestions
Testpupilsknowledgeandunderstandingingrammar,spellingandpunctuation.
Grammar:Question1621(6questions)
Testpupilsknowledgeandunderstandingingrammar.

TIPS&HINTS

Readthequestioncarefully.

Studythepicturecarefully(ifgiven).

Spend23minutesforeachquestion.

Findcluesgiventohelpyou.

Underlinedtheclues.

Mark(X)ifyoufindtheoptioniswrong.

Choose/circlethebestanswer.

Readthegrammaritemtable,makesureyoucoverallthetopics.

Punctuation:Question2223(2questions)
Testpupilsknowledgeandunderstandinginpunctuation.
TIPS&HINTS

Readthequestioncarefully.

Studythepicturecarefully(ifgiven).

Spend23minutesforeachquestion.

Insteadfindingtheanswer,finderrorsforeachoptiongivenfirst.

Underlinedtheerrors.

Mark(X)ifyoufindtheoptioniswrong.

Choose/circlethebestanswer.

Dontlosemarks(2marks)forthesequestions.
Levelofquestion:Easy,moderate.

Spelling:Question2425(2questions)
Testpupilsknowledgeandunderstandinginspelling.
TIPS&HINTS

Readthequestioncarefully.

Studythepicturecarefully(ifgiven).

Spend23minutesforeachquestion.

Findcluesgiventohelpyou.

Underlinedtheclues.

Mark(X)ifyoufindtheoptioniswrong.

Choose/circlethebestanswer.

Dontlosemarks(2marks)forthesequestions.
Levelofquestion:Easy,moderate.

SECTIOND
GRAMMARTEXTCOMPLETION
1passagewhichdescribesapicture
5multiplechoicequestions
TextCompletion:Question2630(5questions)
Testonlanguageitemssuchasnouns,tenses,adjectives,conjunctionsetc.

TIPS&HINTS

Readthequestioncarefully.

Studythepicturecarefully.

Spend23minutesforeachquestion.

Findcluesgiventohelpyou.

Underlinedtheclues.

Mark(X)ifyoufindtheoptioniswrong.

Choose/circlethebestanswer.

Readthegrammaritemtable,makesureyoucoverallthetopics.

Levelofquestion:Moderate,difficult
SECTIONE
COMPREHENSION
2passagesoflinearandnonlineartexts.
5multiplechoicequestionsaresetforeachpassage.
Multiplechoicequestions(comprehensionquestions)
 InterestingbuildingsinMalacca

1 ManypeoplevisitMalaccatoseetheoldbuildingsthere.Themostfamousbuildingiscalled

AFormosa.ThePortugesebuiltitin1511.AnotheroldbuildingiscalledTheStadhuys.Itwas

builtbytheDutchin1650.Itisabigbuildingwithmanyroomsandhalls,stairsandcorridors.

Placesofworshiparealsointerestingplacestovisit.AveryoldmosqueistheKampung

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KlingMosque.Itlooksbeautifulwithitsthreetieredroof.TheChengHoonTengTemple,builtin

1646,istheoldestChinesetempleinMalaysia.Therearebeautifulcarvingsinsidethetemple.

TheSaintPaulChurchissituatedontopofahill.Onlyitsstonewallsandfloorcanbeseen

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today.AnotherinterestingchurchistheSaintXaviersChurch,builtin1849.Ithastwotowersbythe

sideoftheentrance.

TherearealsomanydifferenttypesoftraditionalMalaybuildingsinMalacca.Mostofthese
arewoodenbuildings.Theroofsaremadeofattap.Theroomsarecoolandairybecauseofthe
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numerouswindows.

Dividethepassageaccordinglytotheirparagraph.

Drawlinetoseparatethem.

Readthequestionsfirst.

Skimandscanthepassagetofindtheanswer.

Noneedtogothroughallthepassage.

First3questionsalwaysreferringtofirst,secondandthirdparagraph.

Lookattheboldedwords

Typesofquestions

1understandingmainideas
2locatingdetails
3sequencingideas/events
4understandingmeaningofwords
5recognizingcauseandeffectrelationships
6predictingoutcomes
7drawingconclusions

Stimulus

1notice
2advertisement
3timetable
4diary
5report
6letter
7narrative
8dialogue
9factualpassage
10speech
3or4multiplechoiceanswers(objective)A,B,CorA,B,C,D
Letter Map

Dialogue
Diary

Passage Notice