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

Topics to cover :
Topics Description , ea!ples Re!ar"s
1 Relationship Cousin, nephew , pen-pal
2 Animal Female, male, group
3 Buildings arts, name, dome, tower
! Clothing " accessories #hirt, nec$lace
% &vents 'ari Ra(a, Christmas, accident
) Food " *everages +oodles, mu,,in
- Tools Ra$e, hammer, shears
. Things around us Classroom, o,,ice, living room
/ eople 0 occupation 1 #eamstress, orphanage
12 #ports , activities, ho**( Badminton, pla(er,
11 lants, ,lowers " vegetation #tem, root, dais(, au*ergine
12 3a(, month " (ear 4eap (ear, 5une
13 Colour, shape Triangular, indigo
1! arts o, *od( +avel, thigh
1% Countries 6ala(sian, east, south
1) 7eather Rain, ,lood, *li88ard
1- Transport
9rammar items :
Topics Description , ea!ples Re!ar"s
1 +ouns
Common, proper, gender, numeral,
collective, counta*le
2 Articles A, an, the
3 ronouns ersonal, ossessive, 3emonstrative
! Con:unctions For, and, *ecause, i,
% repositions ;n, in, *ehind, *etween
) Ad:ectives Comparative, superlative
- Adver*s Adver*s o, manner -l(
. Tenses
resent, ast, Continuous, Future,
articiple
/ 6odals must, have to, <could, <should
12 #u*:ect =er* Agreement
11 ositive " +egative statements
12 >uestions " responses
13 unctuation Capitali8e, comma, ,ull stop
1! #entence t(pe #imple, compound
To score A:-
Cover all the topic, grammar items a*ove?
@ou are advised to spend onl( 1-2 minutes 0suggestion1 ,or eas( Auestion?
Read the instructions care,ull(?
Read the passage or stud( the stimulus given care,ull(?
9o through each Auestion and all the options given?
Choose the *est answer ,rom the options given?
Circle A, B, C or 3 to mar$ the correct answer?
Answer all the eas( Auestions ,irst? Then go *ac$ to the di,,icult Auestions?
3o not waste time? Cross out the options, one *( one, until (ou get the correct answer?
Alwa(s chec$ (our answers?
Time is precious? Bse it wisel(?
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12 multiple choice Auestions
D 7ord level : >uestion 1 - ! 0 ! Auestions 1
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Read the Auestion care,ull(?
#pend 2 E 3 minutes ,or each Auestion?
Find clues given to help (ou?
Bnderlined the clues?
6ar$ 0F1 i, (ou ,ind the option is wrong?
ChooseGcircle the *est answer
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D hrase level : >uestion % E - 0 3 Auestions 1
TC# " 'C+T#
Read the Auestion care,ull(?
#pend 2 E 3 minutes ,or each Auestion?
#tud( the picture care,ull(?
Find clues given to help (ou?
Bnderlined the clues?
6ar$ 0F1 i, (ou ,ind the option is wrong?
ChooseGcircle the *est answer?
D #entence level : >uestion . E 12 0 3 Auestions 1
Tests pupilHs $nowledge and understanding in voca*ular(?
TC# " 'C+T#
Read the Auestion care,ull(?
#tud( the picture care,ull(?
9et to $now where it ta$en place?
#pend 2 E 3 minutes ,or each Auestion?
Find clues given to help (ou?
Bnderlined the clues?
6ar$ 0F1 i, (ou ,ind the option is wrong?
ChooseGcircle the *est answer?
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% multiple Echoice Auestions?
D #ocial eIpressions : >uestion 11 E 1% 0 % Auestions 1
Test on social eIpressions used in various situations?
#ocial eIpressions 0matching1
ictures with various situations
3 to ! responses given in a list as options
T(pes o, situations G responses
1- greetings
2- introducing onesel, G others
3- reAuesting o*:ects
!- telephone conversations
%- other social eIpressions
TC# " 'C+T#
@ou are advised to spend onl( %E12minutes 0suggestion1?
6a$e sure (ou read through all the options?
Choose the most suita*le response ,rom the list given?
Answer all the eas( Auestions ,irst? Then go *ac$ to the di,,icult Auestions?
3o not waste time? Cross out the options, one *( one, until (ou get the correct answer?
4oo$ at the people in the pictures and what the( are doing to get clues?
#&CTC;+ C
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12 multiple-choice Auestions
Test pupilJs $nowledge and understanding in grammar, spelling and punctuation?
D 9rammar : >uestion 1) E 21 0 ) Auestions 1
Test pupilJs $nowledge and understanding in grammar?
TC# " 'C+T#
Read the Auestion care,ull(?
#tud( the picture care,ull( 0i, given1?
#pend 2 E 3 minutes ,or each Auestion?
Find clues given to help (ou?
Bnderlined the clues?
6ar$ 0F1 i, (ou ,ind the option is wrong?
ChooseGcircle the *est answer?
Read the grammar item ta*le, ma$e sure (ou cover all the topics?
D unctuation : >uestion 22 E 23 0 2 Auestions 1
Test pupilJs $nowledge and understanding in punctuation?
TC# " 'C+T#
Read the Auestion care,ull(?
#tud( the picture care,ull( 0i, given1?
#pend 2 E 3 minutes ,or each Auestion?
Cnstead ,inding the answer, ,ind errors ,or each option given ,irst?
Bnderlined the errors?
6ar$ 0F1 i, (ou ,ind the option is wrong?
ChooseGcircle the *est answer?
3onJt lose mar$s 02 mar$s1 ,or these Auestions?
4evel o, Auestion : &as(, moderate?
D #pelling : >uestion 2! E 2% 0 2 Auestions 1
Test pupilJs $nowledge and understanding in spelling?
TC# " 'C+T#
Read the Auestion care,ull(?
#tud( the picture care,ull( 0i, given1?
#pend 2 E 3 minutes ,or each Auestion?
Find clues given to help (ou?
Bnderlined the clues?
6ar$ 0F1 i, (ou ,ind the option is wrong?
ChooseGcircle the *est answer?
3onJt lose mar$s 02 mar$s1 ,or these Auestions?
4evel o, Auestion : &as(, moderate?
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1 passage which descri*es a picture
% multiple choice Auestions
D TeIt Completion : >uestion 2) E 32 0 % Auestions 1
Test on language items such as nouns, tenses, ad:ectives, con:unctions etc?
TC# " 'C+T#
Read the Auestion care,ull(?
#tud( the picture care,ull( ?
#pend 2 E 3 minutes ,or each Auestion?
Find clues given to help (ou?
Bnderlined the clues?
6ar$ 0F1 i, (ou ,ind the option is wrong?
ChooseGcircle the *est answer?
Read the grammar item ta*le, ma$e sure (ou cover all the topics?
4evel o, Auestion : 6oderate, di,,icult
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2 passages o,linear and non-linear teIts?
% multiple choice Auestions are set ,or each passage?
6ultiple choice Auestions 0comprehension Auestions1
3ivide the passage accordingl( to their paragraph?
3raw line to separate them?
Read the Auestions ,irst?
#$im and scan the passage to ,ind the answer?
+o need to go through all the passage?
Interesting buildings in Malacca
Many people visit Malacca to see the old buildings there. The most famous building is
called A Formosa. The Portugese built it in 1511. Another old building is called The tadhuys.
!t "as built by the #utch in 1$5%. !t is a big building "ith many rooms and halls& stairs and
corridors.
Places of "orship are also interesting places to visit. A very old mos'ue is the (ampung
(ling Mos'ue. !t loo)s beautiful "ith its three*tiered roof. The +heng ,oon Teng Temple& built in
1$-$& is the oldest +hinese temple in Malaysia. There are beautiful carvings inside the temple.
The aint Paul +hurch is situated on top of a hill. .nly its stone "alls and floor can be
seen today. Another interesting church is the aint /avier0s +hurch& built in 11-2. !t has t"o
to"ers by the side of the entrance.
There are also many different types of traditional Malay buildings in Malacca. Most of
these are "ooden buildings. The roofs are made of attap. The rooms are cool and airy because of
the numerous "indo"s.
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First 3 Auestions alwa(s re,erring to ,irst, second and third paragraph?
4oo$ at the *olded words
T(pes o, Auestions
1- understanding main ideas
2- locating details
3- seAuencing ideasGevents
!- understanding meaning o, words
%- recogni8ing cause and e,,ect relationships
)- predicting outcomes
-- drawing conclusions
#timulus
1- notice
2- advertisement
3- timeta*le
!- diar(
%- report
)- letter
-- narrative
.- dialogue
/- ,actual passage
12- speech
3 or ! multiple choice answers 0o*:ective1 A,B,C or A,B,C,3
Letter
#ap
Diar$
Dialogue
%otice Passage

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