NOTES AND TIPS ON ANSWERING BAHASA INGGERIS PAPER 1

Notes on how to answer paper 1

1. UPSR ENGLISH 013a NOTES AND TIPS

2. SECTION A Consist of 20 multiple choice questions. 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

3. SECTION A To answer this section, you need to be equip with notes on grammatical items and exercises. Drilling on the items, analyzing the questions and answers given, eliminate distracters (elimination process) are some of the tips to answer these questions. Always ask yourself when you answer the questions with this question : Why (A) is the answer? Not B (or C or D)? If you can answer that questions, means you’re able to analyze the questions and you know the grammar rules and function. If you can’t, you need to study more!!!

4. SECTION A Identifying and analyzing questions. The questions will be given based on grammar items taught in the syllabus. Able to identify the grammatical item in the questions is always a good start. Now, try to identify these questions grammar that being tested.

5. SECTION A Identifying and analyzing questions. Step 1 : Read the question carefully. Step 2 : Identify grammar item tested in this questions. Circle the keywords. Step 3 : Analyze the question and answers given. Step 4 : Do the distracters elimination process.

6. SECTION A Identifying and analyzing questions. Step 1 : Read the question carefully. .

7. SECTION A Identifying and analyzing questions. Step 2 : Identify grammar item tested in this questions by looking at the answers given and the question. Circle the keywords. *It is tenses question (past tense). Keyword is yesterday .

8. SECTION A Identifying and analyzing questions. Step 3 : Analyze the question and answers given. *The answer should be in past tense form of eat – ate. For present tense (1,2 I Love You, +S –S) technique.

9. SECTION A *The answer should be in past tense form of eat – ate. For present tense (1,2 I and You, +S –S) technique. +2 -s For continuous tense (1,2 ISWAS AREWERE + ing ) technique. NO am is are was were +2 arewere For past tense, verb changes. Sample of analyzing the question and answers given.

10. SECTION A Identifying and analyzing questions. Step 4 : Do the distracters elimination process. Cross out the distracters / wrong answers.

11. SECTION A For present tense (1,2 I Love You, +S –S) technique. 1 +s NO am is are was were Everyday – not past tense sentence. Sample 2 Here, its either A or B. Use 1,2 I Love You Technique to identify the correct answer. So, the correct answer is B. No am, is, are, was, were = No + ing 1 (subject) S is added.

12. SECTION A Sample 3 For adjective of comparison questions – just remember the simple rule : Than Er / The Est / Most Root - er is added when there a word ‘ than’ Adjective word - not comparison - est is added when there a word ‘ the’ most is used when there’s no – est could be used for the adjective i.e. beautiful etc.

13. SECTION A Sample 4 For preposition of place questions, used GestPrepo Technique. By using this technique, pupils able to identify correct preposition for the questions correctly.

14. SECTION A Easy Grammar Tips For Subject Verb Agreement and Present Tense: 1, 2 I and You, +S –S Remember the rhythmic grammatical expression above, by turning it into song or jingle. Then, transform the expression into a table as below. 1, 2 I Love You, +S –S 1 2 I You +S –S 1 , 2 , I and You Represent the number of subject +s or –s represent either the subject needed s or no s. +s include + es , + ies , has, does, goes etc.

15. SECTION A Easy Grammar Tips For Present and Past Continuous (Progressive Tense): 1, 2 ISWASAM AREWERE +ING Remember the rhythmic grammatical expression above, by turning it into song or jingle. Then, transform the expression into a table as below. 1, 2 ISWAS AREWERE +ING 1 I 2 You Is Was Am Are Were 1 , 2 , I and You represent the number of subject IS WAS AM and ARE WERE is used to the respective subjects. + ing

16. SECTION A Easy Grammar Tips For advance pupils: The 1 S 2 E is for both technique for present / past continuous (progressive) tense. [But not suggested unless they already good at understanding both form of progressive tense key words.] 1 S 2 E 1 2 I s Wa s Am Ar e Wer e 1 , 2 represent number of subject IS WAS AM and ARE WERE is used to the respective subjects. + ing

17. SECTION A Easy Grammar Tips For Quantifiers (Countable and Uncountable Nouns): 1 FEWLIT, 2 MAMU Up Tick Down Cross Remember the rhythmic grammatical expression above, by turning it into song or jingle. Then, transform the expression into a table as below. 1 FewLit , 2 MaMu Up Tick Down Cross a few a little many much   1 2

18. SECTION A Easy Grammar Tips For Adjective of Comparison : Than Er / The Est / Most Root Remember the rhythmic grammatical expression above, by turning it into song or jingle. It basically sum up the adjective of comparison rule! Than Er / The Est / Most Root When there’s a word Than , the adjective should be with – er Big – Bigg er than When there’s a word The , the adjective should be with – est Big – The bigg est When there’s a word Most , the adjective should be in root wood form Most beautiful Not Most beautifulest or Most beautifuller !

19. SECTION A Easy Grammar Tips For Preposition of Place The GestPrepo Technique Use the hand signs to show the prepositions. This action – words relation will help the pupils to remember the connection between the word and the correct preposition through the action (hand sign). Drill the pupils with this gesture – words everyday until they really understand the relationship of the word (preposition keywords) and the action (action that mimic the location / preposition) See picture on the next slide.