ENGLISH LANGUAGEPREPARATION

FOR UPSR 2012

PAPER 1PAPER 1

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

LANGUAGE GAMES –

A) WORD MAZE B) CROSSWORD PUZZLE C) WORD BUILDING

WORD MAZEFind 10 names of animals

C A T A B C D F E CG H J L K E M N W OP R H I D A S D B CB A N Z P G R U S KT B M A C L M C K RL B T R H E P K P OK I R D I G U A N AN T G B T G O A T CF R O G A E M B O HN O C H I C K E N P

Test your vocabulary

Form 20 new words from the word: C A T E R P I L L A R

Eg: cat

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

FILL IN THE BLANKS1. We buy meat at the……2. We can read books at the….3. The … people go to the clinic to get treatment4. A….is a person who sells flower5. Your mother’s sister is your……6. The actor and…..acting very good7. Pen,pencil,sharpener and eraser are known as……..8. A person who makes furniture is called…9. A ….is a baby frog10. We watch films at a…..

AnswersAnswersMarketMarketLibraryLibrarySickSickFloristFloristAuntAuntActressActressStationeryStationeryCarpenterCarpenterTadpoleTadpolecinemacinema

Group the words under the correct category teacher badminton english canteen science headmaster clerk football office library netball gardener mathematics ping pong music toilet

building games people subject

Enrich your vocabulary• List out what you know about: a) parts of the body

b) parts of animal

c) parts of flower

GRAMMARGRAMMAR

What you should know?What you should know? a) Articles a) Articles b) Conjunctionsb) Conjunctions c) Pronouns - personalc) Pronouns - personal possessivepossessive reflexivereflexive d) Prepositions d) Prepositions

GRAMMARGRAMMAR

e) Countable and uncountable nounse) Countable and uncountable nouns f) Question words f) Question words WH questions WH questions

g) Adverbs - describing verbsg) Adverbs - describing verbs eg:walk slowly, run quicklyeg:walk slowly, run quickly h) Adjectives - describing nounsh) Adjectives - describing nouns eg: pretty girl, naughty boyeg: pretty girl, naughty boy

Grammar

h) Singular and plural one chair - two chairs one rose - two roses one watch –two watches

i) Conjunctions – and,but,or,so,if,therefore

GRAMMAR j) Tenses - present tense present continuous tense - past tense past continuous tense - future tense

GRAMMAR k) Subject verb agreement

He eats I eat

She talks You talk

The boy sleeps The boys sleep

The lady cooks The ladies cook

The child plays The children play

The man works The men work

The cat meows The cats meow

GRAMMAR l) Punctuation

. Full stop , comma ? Question mark ! Exclamation mark Capital letter ‘ apostrophe : colon

GRAMMARCollective nouns:

a)A bouquet of flowersb)A troop of monkeysc)A herd of buffaloesd)A litter of kittense)A bunch of keysf)A choir of singers

Clues:1.No additional after the word to.. eg: to go to eat2.There must be a Verb To Be before the …ing form eg: He is going They are going I am eating

Now test your grammar!!

1. I had … glass of milk for breakfast.2. The books belong to Mat.They are…..3. He is taller….Hashim4. …..bag is this?5. Don’t put too….sugar to my tea.6. …did you put my bag?7. Lina ran….the road8. He is absent ….he is ill.

PAPER 2

SECTION A

CONSTRUCTING SENTENCES

To write 5 sentences based on a picture.

TO FORM 5 SENTENCES1.List down the nouns and verbs

Eg : girl walking man reading woman buying supermarket

Place them into columnsNo Nouns Verbs

1 Man Sitting

2 Boys Swimming

3 Man reading

4 Boy eating

Sample answer for weak pupils

1.The man is sitting 2.The man is walking 3. The woman is reading 4.The boys are looking at the man 5.They are at the supermarket

Sample answer for average pupils1.The man is sitting on the bench.2.The man is walking to the counter.3.The woman is reading a newspaper.4.The boys are looking at the tall man.5.The supermarket is very clean.

Sample answer for good ones

1.The fat man is reading the newspaper under a big shady tree.

2.The boys are walking quickly to the counter.

3.The beautiful woman is looking at the dress displayed at the shop.

How to make your essay interesting1 Use adjectives eg: fat man, tall boy, beautiful girl

2.Use adverbs eg: ran quickly, shouted loudly

3.Use similes/proverbs/idioms

SECTION B

QUESTION 2 Transfer of Information

WHAT TO WRITE?

1. Choice/ option2. Reasons3. Subject matter/content4. Expansion5. Use of new words where necessary

Suggested sentences

Topic/area of interest Reasons

1. place/locations 1.It is near my house.So I can go there easily2.It is a nice and beautiful place to visit.

2. prices/costs/fees 1.It is the cheapest among the three.2. I can afford to buy it

3.Food/drinks 1.It is delicious and tasty2.It is my favourite food

4.Transport/vehicle 1. It is the most comfortable way of travelling

5.Free discount 1.The offer is attractive2.I can save my money

6. Activities/ Contest 1. The activities are interesting and challenging

7. Colours / patterns 1.I like the colour2. It is my favourite

colour8. Time /duration 1. It takes shorter time to

to reach the destination

SECTION CSECTION C

QUESTION 3QUESTION 3

NOTE EXPANSIONNOTE EXPANSION

Some suggested expressions that can be used before starting a new sentence1.Quickly…2. Suddenly..3.After that…4. While…5. As….

To end a composition

1.They went home tired but happy2.They enjoyed themselves very much3. He had learnt a good lesson4. They are a happy family.5. She thanked them for their kindness.

Some of the tips:1. Look at the picture and try to answer

the questions. eg: Who are they? What are they doing?2. Look at the words given. Use the words to make meaningful

sentences3.Begin each sentences with capital letter4. Arrange the words in paragraphs

Errors done by the candidates1.handwriting - too stylish2. Poor in punctuation3. Using additional words that they don’t

understand - eg morever, therefore4. Using words given although they don’t

understand the meanings

Errors done by the candidates

5. Copy down words wrongly

6. Not writing the choice

7. Not aware with the spelling of RM

8. Repeating same points/names

Conclusions1.Read the instructions2.Study the picture3.Read the words and find the meaning4.Underline the verbs –to confirm the

tenses5.Story line – intro, content, closure6.Insert pronouns

THAT ‘S ALL!!THAT ‘S ALL!! Thank you very much for listeningThank you very much for listeningAnd may Allah gives his blessing to all And may Allah gives his blessing to all

of us.of us.

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