TOWARDS

U P S R
by
Puan Zaini bt. Othman

English
Paper

2 papers.
Paper 2

Paper 1

40
Questions

Testing
on

Questio
ns

Vocabulary

Objectives
Forms

Social & Language

Expressions

Paper 1

Grammar
Spelling / AntonymSynonym /
Punctuation

Text
Completion
Comprehensio
n

Time

Overall marks
40
marks

50
minutes

TOPICS
1. Animals
2. Plants (Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables)
3. Transportation
4. Occupations
5. Common Clothings
6. Parts of the Body
7. Buildings/Parts of the buildings
8. Calendar/Time
9. Numbers
10. Food/Drinks

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

Relationship
Objects
Places
Musical Instruments
Games/Sports
Hobbies
Currency/Nationality
Events
Greetings
Festivals
Numbers

GRAMMAR PARTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Articles
Pronouns
Adjectives
Adverbs
Nouns
Conjunctions
Prepositions

8. Wh-questions
9. Modals
10. Synonyms
11. Antonyms
12. Quantifier
13. Tenses
(a) Simple Present Tense
(b) Simple Past Tense
(c) Simple Future Tense
(d) Present / Past Continuous
(e) Present / Past / Perfect
14. Question Tags

Paper 2
Questions.
3
question
s

Question 1
Sentence
constructio
n

Forms

Time

Overall marks

1 hour

40
marks

Subjectiv
15 minutes
e
Sections.

3
sectio
ns

Question 2
Informatio
n transfer

Question 3
Note
expansio
n

LEARNING TO PASS
Minimum marks for paper 1 - 16
Minimum marks for paper 2 17
16 + 17 x 100 = 41.25

80
Distribution
Paper 2:
Q 1

Q 2a)
Q 2b)
Q 3

of the minimum marks required for

3 4 /10
8 10 /10
23/5
2 4 / 15

PAPER 2
QUESTION 1

Tips for Question 1

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

This is a sentence construction section.

Study the composite picture and
understand what it is all about.
Form simple and compound
sentences about the picture.
Candidates may or may not use words
given in the box.
Write using correct grammar,
punctuation and spelling.
Write interesting sentences.

Question 1
1) Name the place.
2)List out the things ( nouns)
that you can see in this
picture.

park
boys

girls

racquet

trees

swing
Nouns

slides

see saw

people
monkey
bars

bench

Question 1
3aa List out the action verbs.

climb
hop

slide

Action
Verbs
sit

hold

play

watch

Question 1
4) Label the pictures.
4

SET 1:H ow to w rite sim ple sentences using

This /There
Subject

Verb

Predicate

This

is

a park.

There

is

a swing.

There

is

a slide.

There

is

a see - saw.

There

is

a monkey bar.

There

is

a bench.

There

is

a tree.

There

are

six boys.

There

are

two girls.

There

is

a man.

There

is

a woman.

SET 2

Subject
There
There
There
There
There

Verb
are
is
are
are
is

Predicate
two boys playing badminton.
a girl on the swing.
two children on the see-saw.
two boys on the slide.
a big tree in the park.

SET 3
1) There are many people in the park
because it is cool and breezy.
2) Siti who is wearing a baju kurung plays on
the swing happily.
3) Her caring parents are sitting on the
bench.
4) A boy and a girl are playing on the
see - saw.
5) There are two young boys playing
badminton beside the field.
6) The boys and girls are playing happily in
the park.

Study the picture given. Write five sentences about it. You may use
the words in the boxes to help you.

List down the nouns and the verbs

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

____________
____________
____________
____________
____________

6 . __________
7. ___________
8. ___________
9. ___________
10. __________

List down the nouns and the verbs

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

man
6 . bench
boys
7. sitting
newspaper 8. reading
tree
9. walking
park
10. looking

Put them into the columns.

No
1
2
3
4
5

Nouns

Verbs

Put them into the columns.

No

Nouns

Verbs

man

sitting

man

reading

boys

walking

boys

looking

park

Sample answer for weak pupils.

1.
2.
3.
4.

The man is sitting.

The man is reading.
The boys are walking.
The boys are looking at the
man.
5. They are in the park.

Sample answer for average pupils

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The man is sitting on the bench.

The man is reading the newspaper under
the tree.
The boys are walking quickly.
The boys are looking at the man.
The park is very clean.

Sample answer for good pupils

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The man is sitting on the bench .

The man is reading the newspaper under
the tree.
The boys are walking quickly.
The boys are looking at the man.
The park is very clean.

For the good pupils :

List down as many simple sentences as

possible
Join the sentences using the suitable
conjunctions.
To construct complex sentences, use
suitable relative pronouns (e.g. who,
which, where, when)
To construct good sentences, use
suitable adjectives before the nouns and
suitable adverbs after the verbs

Example of simple sentences:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

The man is sitting.

The man is reading.
The boys are walking.
The boys are looking at the man.
The boys are wearing T-shirts and shorts.
There is a bench under a tree.
The man is slinging a bag.
The park is clean.
The park is big.
There is a big shady tree.

Sample answer for good ones

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The fat man is sitting and reading the

newspaper under a big, shady tree.
The boys are walking quickly and looking
at the man sitting on the bench.
The boys are wearing T-shirts and shorts.
The fat man is slinging a bag over his
shoulder.
The park is big and clean.

QUESTION 2

For question 2a, we drill more on transferring

correctly from the information given.

The answer given acts as a guideline
Be careful of :
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Singular and plural
- Legible handwriting

ANSWERS SHOULD INCLUDE

1. Choice/ option pilihan
2. Reasons - sebab-sebab
3. Subject matter / content isi kandungan
4. Expansion kembangan
5. Use of new words where necessary perkataan baru di mana perlu
6. Conclusion/ closure rumusan/ penutup

VOCABULARY
STRUCTURE
EXAMPLES OF
SENTENCE
PATTERNS
and GRAMMAR

Example 1 :
It

is

suitable for boys / girls of my age.

published fortnightly.
available in most bookshops/ supermarkets/
shops.
convenient to stay in that hotel.
not far from my school.
my favourite subject.
affordable by most pupils.
an interesting place to visit.
not very expensive.
produced locally.
made of leather.

Example 2 :
It

has

colourful illustrations.
two bedrooms and a large living room.
stripes / spots on its body.
thorns on its stems.
a beautiful scenery.
an air-conditioned library.
a pleasant smell.
lots of pockets.
my favourite cartoon characters.
special featurers

Example 3 :
It

comes in two sizes.

offers half price for school children.
gives us 40 % discount.
delivers direct to my house.
takes only thirty minutes to reach there.
weighs less than two kilograms.
will be held in the school hall.
saves me a lot of money.
helps us to be fit and healthy.

Example 4 :
There

is

a bowling centre.
a petrol kiosk nearby.
a special sale at the childrens department.
a playground in front of the restaurant.
an easy access to transportation.

There

ar
e

a few stalls along the road.

many new books on sale.
a lot of facilities at Taman Mutiara.
many interesting places to visit

Example 5 :
I
We

can

cycle
cycle there.
there.
visit
like.
visitour
my friends
friends any
any time
time we
I like.
save
buy
save more
more than
than RM3.00
RM3.00ifif we
I buy
it.it.
go
gowindow
window shopping
shopping with
with our
my friends.
friends.
watch
watch as
asmany
many times
times as
as we
I wish.
wish.
enjoy
enjoy thirty
thirty percent
percentdiscount
discountifif we
I buy
buy
it.
it.
get free stickers.
get free stickers.
choose my favourite colour.
choose our favourite colour.
choose the size that fits me.
choose the size that fits us.
use the money buy other things.
use the money buy other things.

Example 6 :
We

share the same hobby/ hobbies.

come from the same state.
like adventurous stories.
are the same age.
can discuss the homework together.
talk about our ambitions.
exchange stamps with each other.

Example 7 : CLOSURES
I am sure this is the best choice.
I am definitely sure I have made a wise decision.
This is the best choice I have made for my class.
Based on the reasons above, I am positively sure
this is the best choice.
After considering all the facts, I am sure I have
made a very good choice.
The reasons above would justify my choice.
I am sure my parents/ classmates would agree
with my choice.

CD 1
CD 2

FINDING NEMO
ages

suitable for all

period

2-day rental

THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN

rental price
CD 3 RM3.50
- ENGLISH animated
JOHNNY
suitable for
teenagers and adults
-

2-day rental period

rental price RM4.00

REASONS
thriller :

ages

suitable for all

period

3-day rental

RM2.50

rental price

adventure

comedy and action

would
prefer
to
rent
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Iitlove
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III would
would prefer
prefer to
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rent ..
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because it...........................
is
is an
an
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story.
story.

Content : It is an animated story.

Reason/Expansion : I am sure my friends will enjoy it
Content : It is suitable for all ages.
Reason/Expansion : We can watch it together with
our
teachers.
Content : The rental price is only RM 3.50.
Reason/Expansion : It is quite reasonable.
Content : We can enjoy the 2-day rental period.
Reason/Expansion : I can also take it home to watch
with my
family.

I would prefer to rent Finding Nemo because I love

it. It is an animated story. It is suitable for all ages.
It would be suitable for our class annual party. I
am sure it is an interesting and enjoyable story to
watch because it is a new story. We can enjoy the 2day rental period. The rental price is only RM3.50
and it is quite reasonable. I am sure my classmates
would agree with my choice.

I would prefer to rent Finding Nemo because I love it.

It is an animated story so I am sure my friends will
enjoy it. Since it is suitable for all ages we can
watch it together with our teachers. I am sure it is
an interesting and enjoyable story to watch. We can
enjoy the 2-day rental period for only RM3.50 which
is quite reasonable because it is a new film. I can
also take it home to watch with my family.
Based on all the reasons above, I am sure this is the
best choice for my class.

Sallys Bakery

Tinas Bakery

Sarahs Bakery

STRAWBERRY CAKE

LEMON CAKE

CHOCOLATE CAKE
RM30.00 per kg.
Suitable for childrens
party
Round shape

RM32.00 per kg.

RM24.00 per kg.

Suitable for all parties

Suitable for small

parties

Square shape

Minimum weight 2
kg

Minimum weight 3
kg

Free a packet of
colourful balloons

Free a box of party

hats

Triangle shape
Minimum weight 1.5
kg
Free a bottle of
Pepsi

Name of
cake

Price per
kg

Minimum
weight

Available
at

Free items
A packet
of
colourful
balloons

Chocolate
Cake

RM30.00

2 kg

Sallys
Bakery

Lemon
Cake

RM24.00

1.5 kg

Sarahs
Bakery

A bottle of
Pepsi

3 kg

Tinas
Bakery

A box of
party hats

Strawberry
Cake

RM32.00

Which cake would you buy for your brothers birthday party?
the lemon cake
I would choose ___________________________
because _____________
REASONS :

- my brother loves it.

- it is the cheapest.
- it is the most delicious.

Which cake would you buy for your brothers birthday party?
the lemon cake
I would choose ___________________________
because _____________
- it is the cheapest

- it is the cheapest.

- RM24.00 per kg

- It costs only RM24.00 per kg.

- minimum weight 1.5 kg

- The minimum weight is 1.5 kg.

- suitable for small parties

- It is suitable for small parties.

- triangle shape

- It has a triangle shape.

- free a bottle of Pepsi

- It offers a bottle of Pepsi for free.

- I am sure my brother would love
it.

I would choose the lemon cake because it is the cheapest. It costs only
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I am sure I have made the best choice for my brothers birthday party.
CONTENT

: It costs only RM24.00 per kg.

EXPANSION
brother.

My family can save money to buy presents for my

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RM24.00 per kg. My family can save money to buy presents for my brother.
The minimum weight is 1.5 kg. It is suitable for small parties. It has a triangle
shape. It offers a bottle of Pepsi for free.
I am sure I have made the best choice for my brothers birthday party.

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shape. It offers a bottle of Pepsi for free.
I am sure I have made the best choice for my brothers birthday party.
CONTENT

: The minimum weight is 1.5 kg.

EXPANSION

We have to pay only RM 36.00 for the cake.

If a cake is not enough, we can buy two and still save a lot.

I would choose the lemon cake because it is the cheapest. It costs only
RM24.00 per kg. My family can save money to buy presents for my brother.
The minimum weight is 1.5 kg. We have to pay only RM36.00 for the cake. If a
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parties. It has a triangle shape. It offers a bottle of Pepsi for free.
I am sure I have made the best choice for my brothers birthday party.

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parties. It has a triangle shape. It offers a bottle of Pepsi for free.
I am sure I have made the best choice for my brothers birthday party.
CONTENT

: It is suitable for small parties.

EXPANSION
:
will be just

Since we are going to invite only close friends, it

nice.

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EXPANSION

CLOSURE

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- Based on the reasons above, I am definitely sure I have made an

ideal choice for the party.

Question3

NOTES EXPANSION

Tips for Question 3

1. Study picture and use it wisely to
expand the notes given
accordingly.
2. Note the tenses being used.
3. Do not limit yourself to notes
given only.
4. Write simple and compound
sentences.
5. Make meaningful sentences that
has continued idea of the
previous sentences.

Tips for Question 3

6. Begin each sentence with capital
letters.
7. End sentences with full stops.
8. Add similes, proverbs and
phrasal verbs appropriately and
correctly (merit will be given)
9. Compose one or more
paragraphs.
10. Final readings to make sure
sentences formed are
grammatically correct.

 Study the three pictures given carefully.

List down all the nouns and verbs that

can be found in the pictures.

Match the nouns and the verbs.
Use the correct pronouns and tenses.
Be careful of :
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Singular and plural
- Legible handwriting

Write a story based on the pictures

given

Nouns/Pronouns

Verbs

Pak Hamid

has

Restaurant (It)

is

food

is

Nouns/Pronouns
cooks

Verbs
cooking

They

wearing

Kitchen

is

Nouns/Pronouns
Waiter
Customers
They

Verbs
taking
sitting
eating

For weak pupils:

Pak Hamid has a restaurant. It is

big. The food is tasty. The cooks
are cooking in the kitchen. They
are wearing uniforms. The
kitchen is clean. The waiter is
taking the order. The customers
are sitting on the chair. They are
eating.

DRAFT 1

Pak Hamid owns the Sri Rampai Restaurant

in Jitra. It is a very big restaurant.
He opens his restaurant from 10 a.m. until
11 p.m. He has three cooks and three
helpers to help him.
Many customers come to have lunch and
dinner there because the food is very
delicious.

clean
neighbourhoo
d
beautifully
decorated

famous
Haji Marzuki owns
restaurant Jitra - big

Pak
lives
in the
my Sri
neighbourhood.
He
HajiHamid
Marzuki
owns
Rampai
owns
the Sri in
Rampai
It isrestaurant.
a very big
Restaurant
Jitra. Restaurant.
It is a very big
and famous restaurant in Jitra. His restaurant is
very clean and beautifully decorated.

hardworking

very good

opens 10 a.m. 11
p.m. 3 cooks 3
helpers - help

He opens his restaurant from 10 a.m. until

opens
from
10 a.m.
until
11 He
p.m
He his
hasrestaurant
three very
good
cooks
and
11 p.m.toHe
has
three
cooks
and hardworking.
three
helpers
help
him.
They
are very

helpers to help him.

always

many kinds

usually

friendly

serves

customers come
lunch dinner
delicious

polite

There are always many customers at his

Many customers
to havecome
lunchtoand
restaurant.
Most of come
them usually
have
dinner
there
because
is very
lunch
and
dinner
there. the
He food
serves
many kinds of
delicious.
food
and drinks. The customers love to eat at his
restaurant because the food is very delicious. Pak
Hamid and his workers are also very friendly and
polite.

DRAFT 32

Pak Marzuki
Haji
Hamid who
lives lives
in my
in neighbourhood.
my neighbourhood
He
owns the Sri
Sri Rampai
Rampai Restaurant.
Restaurant in
It Jitra.
is a very
It isbig
a
and famous
very
big and
restaurant
well- known
in Jitra. restaurant.
His restaurantHis
is
very clean and
restaurant
is beautifully
very clean
decorated.
and beautifully
decorated.
He opens his restaurant from 10 a.m. until 11
p.m
He He
opens
hashis
3 very
restaurant
good cooks
from 10
and
a.m.
helpers
until 11
to
help him.
p.m.
daily. He has 3 very good cooks and helpers
to help
Therehim.
are always many customers at his
restaurant.
There areMost
always
of them
many
usually
customers
come toathave
his
lunch and dinner
restaurant.
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of them
Heusually
serves come
many kinds
to have
of
food and
lunch
anddrinks.
dinner The
there.
customers
He serves
love
many
to eat
kinds
at his
of
restaurant
food
and drinks.
because
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customers
food is love
verytodelicious.
eat at his
Haji Marzukibecause
restaurant
and his workers
the foodare
is also
veryvery
delicious.
friendly
and Hamid
Pak
polite. and his workers are also very friendly

Question 3

Izzati brother park

yesterday many
children -playing

Played ball saw

snake bushes - ran

Few men caught

snake- went home told
parents - incident

Question 3
Study the pictures and list out the
verbs. Determine the tense.
caught
told

played
Verbs

ran

saw
went

Story in past tense.

Subject

Verb

Predicate

1. Izzati and her

brother

went

to the park yesterday.

2. They

saw

many children playing

happily.

3. Izzatis brother, played with a ball.

Imran
4. He

saw

a snake in the bushes

Subject

Verb

Predicate

5. He

ran

away quickly.

6. A few men

caught

the snake.

7. They

went

home.

8. They

told

their parents about

the incident.

Write the sentences in three

paragraphs.
Izzati and her brother went to the
park yesterday. They saw many
children playing happily.
Izzatis brother, Imran played
with a ball. He saw a snake. He ran
away.
A few men caught the snake.
They went home. They told their
parents about the incident.

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