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013 – SEC A
Section Question No. Item
A1 1-5 Grammar / Part of Speech
Idioms / Proverbs / Phrasal Verbs / Similes
A2 6 Idiom / Proverbs / Similes / Phrasal Verbs
Text Completions
A3 7-8 Grammar / Part of Speech
Punctuations
A4 11 Punctuations
Text Completion
A5 12-15 Grammar / Part of Speech
Comprehension
A6 16-20 Comprehension Questions
Section A 20 MCQ Questions / 20 Marks

013- SEC B -Consist of 5 structure questions.

Question
Section Item Review
No.
Multiple Choice Objective Questions
Marks 0 1 2
A Language Functions
21 Greeting / Social Expression
B
6 marks
C
Marks 0 1 2
A
B Comprehension + Opinion +
22
C State Facts To Support Opinion
8 marks
D
E
Marks 0 1 2
B A
B Comprehension (Matching
23
C Phrases) + Opinion
8 marks
D
E
Marks 0 1
24 A Comprehension
2 marks B
Marks 0 1 2
A Comprehension + Expression +
25
B Opinion
6 marks
C

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In Paper 013 Pemahaman, there are the first 20 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) which consists of 12 "pure"
grammar questions, namely:
Q1 - Q5
Q7 - Q9 and
Q12 - Q15
not including
Q6 - Idiom@proverb
Q10 - Antonym@ Synonym
Q11 - Punctuation
Q16 - Q20 - Comprehension
During grammar revision, focus the following MORE:
1. ARTICLES
university, unicorn
hour, honest etc
2. SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS
a. Ending with "es", "ves", "ies" etc
b. Singular- woman
Plural - women
Singular- man
Plural - men
Singular- child
Plural- children
Plural - people
c. This is ..
That is ...
These are ..
Those are ...
3. COUNTABLES & UNCOUNTABLES
time, work, money, traffic etc
4. QUANTIFIERS
a. a great amount of
b. a great number of
c. There isn't any...
d. Have you any...?
5. PREPOSITIONS
a. to - into - onto
b. on - above - over
c. across - opposite
d. along
e. under - bottom - below - underneath - beneath
f. through
g. between- among
h. lean against , fight against , go against , play against
6. CONJUNCTIONS
1. so that
2. therefore
3. as
4.. since
5. although, though, even though
7. KEYWORDS FOR PRESENT TENSE
a. every
b. now
c. always
d. usually

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e. never
f. frequent
g. seldom
h. sometimes etc
8. KEYWORDS FOR PAST TENSE
a. yesterday
b. ago (a day ago)
c. last (last week)
d. during
e. just now
f. Once upon a time
9. KEYWORDS FOR FUTURE TENSE
a. soon
b. next week, month, year
c. In a few days' time
d. in future
10. WORDS SUCCEEDED BY ROOT WORD
a. to ...
b. will / would
c. can / could
d. shall / should
e. may / might
f. must
g. does not ...(root word)
h. doesn't ... (root word)
i. do not ... (root word)
j. don't ...(root word)
k. did not ...(root word)
l. didn't ...(root word)
11. ADVERBS
a. smile broadly
b. listen attentively
c. sleep soundly
d. welcome proudly
e. sing melodiously
f. answer confidently
g. dance gracefully
h. laugh heartily
i. think brilliantly
j. rub gently
k. drive recklessly
l. distribute equally
12. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Singular - is, was, has, does
Plural- are, were, have, do
13. QUESTION TAG
a. goes ..... doesn't he?
b. go ... don't they?
c. went ... didn't he?
d. he will ... won't he?

QUESTION WORDS MEANING

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who person
where place

why reason

when time
how manner

what object, idea or action

which choice
whose possession
whom object of the verb
what kind description
what time time

how many quantity (countable)

amount, price
how much
(uncountable)
how long duration, length
how often frequency
how far distance

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PREPOSITION

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Additional Tips for UPSR English (013/014)

Here are some additional tips to the marking of UPSR English Paper 1 and Paper 2 for the
references.

013 /023 (Paper 1)

Section A
# computer checked
# blacken neat and tidy
# use 2B pencil
# blacken carefully according to the shape

Section B
Question 21
# Format unchanged but layout may be changed, eg questions on social expression. Usually 3
questions, it can be 4 .

# written in full sentence

# be creative and imaginative
# write nicely

# Don’t write : I gonna bring my umbrella. / Yes, bro, I think it’s correct.
# Yes/ No / Okay / O.K. ( is acceptable)

# Good answer + good grammar = 2 marks

# 2 speakers upper bubble ( speak first ) and lower bubble ( second speaker)
# answer maybe : 1. Statement & statement 2. Question & respond

Question 22
A&b
# tick one answer only ( if the question tick means tick, if cross means cross, if circle then pupils
need to circle)

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# no ½ marks
# rejecting request is an incorrect answer (depends on the text and question)

# NO (is not a good answer. Depends on the text as well)

# better teach pupils to answer YES than NO
# Don’t write rudely
# Don’t use negative statements or informal language
# IF pupils answer YES or NO (1 mark)
# Another mark for good reasons and proper grammar

Question 23 (c)
Match the phrases
1 or 2 correct (1 mark)
3 or 4 correct (2 marks)
NO ½ mark

Question WHEN >>> answer DATE (2 marks)

>>>> answer TIME (1 mark)
>>>> DATE and TIME (2 marks)

014 (Paper 2)
Section A
Information transfer
# IF in the notice write (HAPPY BIRTHDAY)
# Transfer the info >>> Happy Birthday
# Holistic marking ( DON’T one correct 2 marks)

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Section B( i)
# small letter
# only PROPER NOUNS use capital letter at the start of the word
# No full stop
# Holistic marking

Section B (ii)
# email or letter
# DON’T exceed 85 words for 50 – 80 words requirement
# DON’T read the extra
# Read the whole essay first
# Full marks 12 (format 3, content 9)
# Read the questions carefully
# Circle what the question wants
# For emails or letter writing, word count starts often after salutation.

Eg:
Dear John,
I hope you are fine ( Word count starts from I)
# Complementary closure for email should be on the left hand side

Marks
Excellent 10, 11, 12
Good 7, 8, 9
Average 4, 5, 6
Low 1, 2, 3

Section C

# Name --- > if given may be used or may not be used

# One word count for idioms, proverbs, collective nouns, phrasal verbs, proper nouns, phrases,
similes, title , contractions, numbers

Eg. Swarm of bees (1 word)

By hook or by crook (1 word)
I’m, can’t (1 word)
2016, 41 (1 word)

# Abbreviations & acronyms e.g KL or SK are counted as 1 unit however if it’s SK St Teresa, that
would be 3 words.
# Kg, cm or RM are also counted as 1 unit but RM 30 will be 2 words

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# Initials like J.W.W Birch is counted as 4 words

# Section C Question 1, word count starts from the candidate’s own word, the words given are not
counted
# 80 – 100 words exceed will not be read
# Be short and precise
# 3 paragraph is beautiful
# Indent the paragraph
# Write neat and tidy
# 2B pencil

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