English

024

Answering Technique
Similes
Adverb
Collective Nouns
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Section A: Sentence Construction
o 10 questions
o 2 words are given for each pictures.
oBased on the pictures, write one correct
sentence. You must use both the words given.
Observe the picture
Who? How many? What
happens? When? Where?
Read the words given
Find keywords, 2 types:
1.Verb 2. Time
Construct sentence
Based on the keywords,
choose the right tense.
Check your answer
Capital letter,
punctuation, spelling,
grammar, sentence
structure, tense
Keyword Type 1: Time
Simple
present
tense
Simple past
tense
Present
continuous
tense
Simple
future tense
Perfect
tense
every day
every Friday
every week
last night
last week
last year
now
next day
next week
next year
--
always yesterday in future
usually this morning tomorrow
often two days ago later
sometimes just now if
seldom
once upon a
time
tonight
rarely soon
never
the following
day
Keyword Type 2: Verb
Simple
present
tense
Simple past
tense
Continuous
tense
Simple
future tense
Perfect
tense
walk / walks did calling will has trained
pass / passes had staying shall has kicked
pray / prays was cooking would have written
reach /
reaches
were
playing would not /
wont
have taken
watch /
watches
worked
doing
am going to had sung
brush /
brushes
took
driving
is going to
study /
studies
brought
raining
are going to
fix / fixes read talking
1. Ali bought some tickets from the counter yesterday.

2. Ali bought some tickets from the counter tonight. X
Past
tense
Grammar Tense
is
are
was
were
is
are
was
were
+ (v) ing
+
(v) participle
*usually (v) ended
with ed or -en
sedang
di-
e.g.
He is walking.

We are cooking.

e.g.
She is trained by Ali.

The books were
taken by Lee.

1. Pak Abu is selling fruits at his stall.

2. Pak Abu selling fruits at his stall. X
continuous
tense
Grammar verb + ing

1. for (v) + ing
e.g. Thanks for helping me.

2. of (v) + ing
e.g. The action of stealing is immoral.

3. by (v) + ing
e.g. You can get more money by selling the fruits.

(v)ing is used for the following conditions as
well.

3. from (v) + ing
e.g. He is banned from taking the medicines.

4. (v) (v) + ing
e.g. I like drinking orange juice.

5. After (v) + ing OR Before (v) + ing
e.g. After eating she went to school.

1. We are playing hockey in the field.
2. We like playing hockey in the field.
(v) + ing
Grammar Root Word
to
can
may
will
do /do not
did / did not
e.g.
I like to collect coins.
We can eat now.
You may go now.
I will do it tomorrow.
He did not come.
(v) root
word
2 possibilities for (v) without s:
1.Simple present tense
2.Root word
Simple present
tense
e.g.
I drink milk every day.
+
simple
present
tense/
root word
We
like to play
hockey in the field.
can play
may play
will play
We play hockey in the field every day.
Recall
- reads - tree
Kelly
Simple
present
tense
1. Kelly reads storybook under the tree *every day.
- reading - tree
Kelly
1. Kelly is reading storybook under the tree.
2. Kelly likes reading storybook under the tree.
Continuous
tense/
(v) + (v) ing
- read - tree
Kelly
1. Kelly likes to read storybook under the tree.
(v) root
word
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Section B: Information Transfer
o Information (advertisement / diary / notice /
dialogue / table / bar chart / etc
o Passage with 5 blanks
Read the instruction
Read the information
and passage
Complete the passage
Check your answer
How?
1.Find keywords from
the information
2.Add words or phrase
to suit the passage
children aged 6 to 12
every Wednesday, Friday or Saturday
of RM50 per month
aged 9 to 12
is limited to 15 pupils only
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Section C: Note Expansion
o 3 pictures in series
o each picture has 4 6 words or phrases
Read the instruction
Read the notes
Check your answer
1. Get general idea What
happens?
2. Find keywords: Verb, Time
1. Based on the keywords,
choose the right tense.
2. Create 2 4 sentences.
Use as much as possible of
notes given.
3. Use adjectives, adverb,
idioms, similes, proverbs
4. Use Suddenly, Firstly, Then..
Observe the pictures
Expand the notes
Who? How many? What
happens? When? Where?
One day, some nurses went to Alis school to check the
health of pupils. All pupils waited patiently outside the hall
for the injections.
Ali saw his classmate, Ahmad crying loudly in the hall. He
was scared and ran away as fast as lightning.
A teacher saw what had happened. She was able to console
and bring him back to the hall. After making the injection,
she gave Ali a bar of chocolate to calm him down. Ali was
now as cool as a cucumber.
(a) - past tense

(b) - past tense

(c) - past tense
(a) - present tense

(b) - present tense

(c) - present tense
In section C, normally, if past tense is used in question (a),
the past tense is also applied to questions (b) and (c), so as
present tense.
1 2
(a) - present tense


(b) - past tense



(c) - past tense

Sometimes, the following situations may happen.
3
(a) The hibiscus flower is the
national flower in Malaysia.

(b) One day, Ali picked a hibiscus
flower and threw it into a
dustbin.

(c) Miss Lee saw his action and
scolded him angrily because
this showed disrespect to our
nation.
(a) - past tense



(b) - past tense



(c) - present tense
4
(a) Once upon a time, a lion caught
a rat. The rat asked the lion to
let it go. The lion let it go.

(b) One day, the lion was caught in
a net. The rat bit the net and
saved the lion.

(c) This story tells us about one
good turn deserves another.
Idioms / Phrases
a trouble shared is a trouble halved
charity begins at home
waste not, want not
greed does not pay
hope is the last thing that we lose / hope is life
when there is a will, there is a way
it always pays to be hardworking
success comes with hard work
a friend in need is a friend indeed
one good turn deserves another
honesty is the best policy
pride comes before a fall