QUESTION 1

(SECTION A)

SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

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QUESTION 1: SECTION A
SAMPLE SENTENCES AND MODEL ANSWERS

PLACE / EVENTS
This is a canteen.
This is a classroom.
This is a hospital.
This is an accident.
This is a football match.

NOUNS (people, things, animals)

There is a boy in the picture.
There are many boys in the picture.
There is a cat under the tree.
There are many pupils in the canteen.
There is some food on the table.

VERBS (activities)
The boy is reading.
The girl is listening to the radio.
The men are talking.
The women are shopping.
Mother is cooking in the kitchen.
Brother is playing computer games.

ADJECTIVES (looks, feelings)

The classroom is clean.
The food is delicious.
The clothes are beautiful.
The children are happy.
The family is busy.

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MODEL QUESTION AND ANSWER

Model 1

Sample sentences:

1. This is a beach.
2. There are many people at the beach.
3. There is a tree in the picture.
4. There is a bag under the tree.
5. The mother is feeding the little boy.
6. The girl is building a sandcastle.
7. The father is eating a sandwich.
8. The boys are swimming.
9. The beach is beautiful.
10. The people look happy.

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Score more marks by following these tips:

Tip number 1: Use adjectives

This is a beautiful beach.

This is a crowded beach.

Tip number 2: Use adverbs

The boys are swimming happily.
The girl is building a sandcastle diligently.
The mother is feeding the little boy lovingly.

Tip number 3: Combine two or three simple sentences to form a compound

sentence.

This is a beautiful but crowded beach.

There is a tree and a bag in the picture.
The girl is building a sandcastle and the family is enjoying their meal.
The mother is feeding the little boy while the father is eating a sandwich.
The people are swimming, playing volleyball, building sandcastles and having a
picnic under the tree.

Lastly, choose the best 5 sentences as your final answer.

Your final answer may look something like this:

1. This is a beautiful but crowded beach.

2. There are many people at the beach.
3. The people are swimming, playing volleyball, building sandcastles and
having a picnic at the beach.
4. The girl is building a sandcastle diligently while the family is having a
picnic under the tree.
5. The mother is feeding the little boy while the father is eating a sandwich.

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Model 2

Sample sentences:

1. This is a classroom.
2. There is a teacher in the classroom.
3. There are many pupils in the classroom.
4. The teacher is writing on the blackboard.
5. The pupils are reading book.
6. The boy is sleeping.
7. The classroom is big.
8. The pupils are busy.

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Try to follow the tips to score more marks:

Tip number 1: Use adjectives

Tip number 2: Use adverbs

Tip number 3: Form compound sentences

Final Answer (Choose the BEST sentences!):

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TRY MORE EXERCISES!

EXERCISE 1

Hisham celebrating Hari Raya shopping trying on

shoes clothes Baju Melayu like wear

First, try to write as many sentences as you can:

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Now, reread the sentences. Are there any adjectives or adverbs that you
can add in?

Are there any sentences that you can combine to form a compound sentence?

Check for any mistakes:

1. Plural nouns – (many shoes not many shoe; remember the ‘s’!)
2. Punctuation and capitalisation – Capital letter at the beginning of
sentences; a full stop at the end.
3. Make sure you use the correct articles – check the article „a‟. Do you put
„a‟ in the correct places? (e.g.: Writing “The woman is a shopping” is wrong!
Remember, „a‟ and „an‟ means ONE).
4. Do you use „is‟ and „are‟ correctly? (Remember: is – singular, are – plural).
5. „There‟ or „They‟? (Do not confuse these two words!)
5. Make sure every sentence you write is related to the picture. (Do not
write any sentence that is not related to the picture!)
6. Spelling – Check and double-check!

Rewrite your improved sentences below:

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EXERCISE 2

dinner helping lay table serve

roast chicken happy wash dry dishes

Draft:

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Final answer:

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EXERCISE 3

Now, try to apply everything that you have learned. Write your best 5
sentences for the picture below.

busy market morning bargaining fishmonger

handcart buying meat butcher vegetables

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EXERCISE 4

celebrating twelfth birthday holding party

home cake games photographs enjoy

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EXERCISE 5

canteen recess pupils queuing up shouting

helper buying ice-cream scolding running

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