BY PUAN SITI HAJAR BINTI ABDUL RAHIM SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN JITRA 3 06000 JITRA, KEDAH DARUL AMAN

POINT TO REMEMBER IN PAPER 1

SECTION A
VOCABULARY

SECTION B
SOCIAL EXPRESSIONS

SECTION C GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING

SECTION E READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION D TEXT COMPLETION

SECTION A- VOCABULARY
QUESTIONS 1-4 WORD LEVEL

READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY.

QUESTIONS 5-7 PHRASE LEVEL

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM THE OPTION GIVEN

QUESTIONS 8-10

SENTENCE LEVEL

SOCIAL EXPRESSIONS (QUESTIONS 11-15)

The social expressions tested in the section include : greeting/ making introductions / farewells making requests/ suggestions making and receiving calls giving praise/ advice/ encouragement refuting statements accepting and declining invitations asking to be excused asking for permission asking for directions expressing thanks/appreciation expressing concern/apologies expressing happiness/pleasure showing anger

GRAMMAR QUESTIONS 16-25

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This section test grammatical items, spelling and punctuation. Questions 16-21 test pupils grammar proficiency. Question 22-23 test spelling. Questions 24-25 test pupils correct use of punctuation marks. Four options are given for each question. Choose best answer from options given Answer your questions wisely.

Text Completion- Questions 26-30

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Common grammar items that are usually tested include: nouns 2. There are 5 blanks in the passage. personal pronouns 3. The passage can be narrative, factual or possessive pronouns descriptive. possessive adjectives the simple present tense 4. A composite picture of a scene, event or situation is given. the simple past tense adjectives 5. This followed by a short passage about the adverbs picture. subject-verb agreement 6. Study carefully. prepositions conjunctions 7. Eliminate the wrong answer first.
8. Select the best answer.

READING COMPREHENSION-QUESTIONS 31-40

Two comprehension passages are given

Linear Texts a) Passages b) Dialogues c) Informal Letters d) New report

Non Linear Texts a) Notices b) Advertisements c) Posters d) Labels e) Maps f) Tables/Graphs g) Recipes h) Charts i) Menus j) Poems

READING COMPREHENSION-QUESTIONS 31-40

The questions test pupils critical and creative thinking skills. 1.
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Identifying the main ideas the main ideas What is the poster about? Which is the best title? Makin inferences or conclusions What can you conclude from.. From the notice, we know that.. Identifying true and false statements Which of following statements is true? All of the following are true except Recalling information/supporting details How long is the ceremony? Who is Albert Khoo ? Identifying the cause and effect What happened when .. She laughed because.. Giving contextual meaning of words/phrases The word.. Can best be replaces with

In the UPSR examination, pupils are exposed to various types of text such as narrative, descriptive, factual, announcement, advertisement, rule and regulations, formal and informal letter, TV guide, plans, programme summary, news report, notice, dialogue, diary, comic, message, chart, poem, speech, diagram, poster , time table, invitation and so on. Each passage is followed by multiple choice questions from which the pupils may cultivate the skills of recalling, relating the sequence of events and ideas, making inferences, predicting outcomes, drawing conclusions and also testing thinking skills.

TIPS TO ANSWER ON COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 31-40 1. First read through the five questions given. 2. Then read the passage once to get an overall idea of what it is all about. The picture beside the passage will give you a clue. 3. Read it again. This time slowly and carefully. 4. Read each question carefully. 5. Read all the alternatives given before choosing the correct answer. 6. Refer to the portion of the passage which is related to each question. Look out for clues which will help you to arrive at the correct answer. 7. The questions usually follow the development of the passage. The answer to the first question is found in the paragraphs that are before the paragraph which contains the answer to the second question and so on. 8. You should therefore work through the questions progressively. In this way, you wont wasting time going through the whole passage each time to look for the answer.

9. If you are not sure of the answer to a question, skip the question and come back to it when you have finished answering the other questions. 10. If you cannot answer a question, you should : a) Read the question and four alternatives again carefully. b) Check the passage again for the answer. c) Then cross out the answers that you know are definitely wrong. d) Choose the best or closest answers from the remaining answers. 11. Always remember to check your answers before you hand them over.

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