ENGLISH

UPSR
ANSWERING
TECHNIQUES
SEMINAR
Paper 1 (Comprehension)

Section A Section B
(Multiple-choice (Structural Questions)
Questions)

• Grammar • Social Expressions

(Questions 1 – 15) [Questions 21 (a) – (c)]

• Reading Comprehension
• Reading Comprehension
(Questions 16 – 20) (Questions 22 – 25)
Grammar (Questions 1 – 5)
Question 11 tests your ability to punctuate a
sentence with capital letters, full-stops,
commas, question marks, apostrophes and
exclamation marks correctly.
In the comprehension,
Questions 16 to 20 test
your comprehension
skills.
Social Expressions Questions 21 (a) – (c)
In the comprehension,
Questions 22 to 25 test your
ability in reading and
understanding a given
passage.
Paper 2 (Writing)
Section A (Information Transfer)
• 5 questions
• 10 marks
Section B (Formatted Writing)
• B(i) 👉Direct-lifting Question (3 marks)
• B(ii) 👉Writing A Response (12 marks)

Section C (Guided Composition)

• choose 1 out of 2 questions
• 25 marks
Section A (Information Transfer)
Section B (Formatted Writing)
How to score good marks?
• You must response correctly.
• You must add your own ideas.
• Avoid spelling, punctuation,
grammatical and structural errors.
• Use compound and complex
sentences.
• Use linkers.
• Add your own ideas.
 Beware of the word limit.
Section C (Guided Composition)
How are we going to start writing?
1. Choose a question.
2. Read the instructions.
3. Study the pictures carefully.
4. Look at the words given.
Identify the setting of the story.

place

When?
Setting

Past?

time
Present?
Identify the characters in the story.

Main character

Characters
Other
characters
Study the details in the pictures.

• You may use WH-Questions to help

you.
 What happened?
 How did it happen?
 Who involved in the incident?
 Why did it happen?
 Where did they go?
 When did it happen?
How are we going to start writing?
5. Organise your ideas according
to the pictures and words given.
 Make sure you arrange your
ideas accordingly.
How are we going to start writing?

6. Start writing.
7. Read through your story.
8. Editing
Start Writing…
Introduction
• Short and precise
Content
• Be expressive
• Elaborate the important points
or incidents
Conclusion / Ending
• Feelings
• Moral values
• Lessons learnt
Be more expressive when you write.

• Use adjectives and adverbs when

you are writing.
• Use similes, idioms or proverbs.
How to score good marks?
• Avoid spelling mistakes.
• Avoid punctuation errors.
• Avoid grammatical and structural
errors.
• Use compound and complex
sentences.
• Use linkers.
• Add your own ideas.
 Beware of the word limit.
 Write in paragraphs.
Common Spelling Errors
• Kelas • Class
• Teksi • Taxi
• Plastik • Plastic
• Klinik • Clinic
• Februari • February
• Televisyen • Television
• Ambulans • Ambulance
• Dan • And
Common Mistakes
• There have a bird perching on
the branch of the tree.
• Me and my friends went to the
library yesterday.
• She decided to cycle her bicycle
to the shop.
• She felt anxiously.
• They very happily went home.
Common Mistakes
• They were many golden eggs in
the goose’s stomach.
• Hope you reply. Good bye.
• She didn’t lock her bicycle.
• Her parents were very proud
for she.
• Tom dan Jason are classmate.
Let’s identify the
errors
Last Sunday, Sally wanted to buy some
groceries at the sundry shop near her house.
The weather was fine so she decided to cycle
her bicycle to the shop.

After she reached the sundry shop, she

parked her bicycle out side the shop. Then,
she walk in the it. She quickly to buy and
do the payment. When she went out by the
shop.
Sally was terrified because bicycle was
missing. Then, she remember that she didn’t
locked bicycle. She quickly called to her
father. Her father came to drive him to the
police station to do the report.
After that, Sally apologised to her father.
Her father forgive and adviced her to be
Careful in the future.
One sunny day, Mr Tan go fishing by the
river. He saw a boy very happy playing by
the river. Out of the blue, he heard a some
one screamed to help. The boy slipped and
felt in the river. The boy was struggled in the
river.
Without any hesitation, Mr Tan dived in
the river to save the boy. He dragged the
boy to the river bank. The boy was
unconscious. Mr Tan perform CPR on the
boy.
 Finaly, the boy was regained
consciousness. He thanked Mr Tan for
saving his life. The boy learned a painful
lesson. He would never played by the river
in the future.
One evening, Jessica was ironing clothes. She
heard a squeaking sound. Then, she saw a mouse
running across the bedroom.
She was afraid of mice so she screamed for
help. Her husband ran into the bedroom to chase t
he mouse away. The mouse ran out of the
bedroom.
Jessica and her husband searched for the
mouse but they could not find it. After a while,
they gave up their search. They decided to place a
mousetrap in the house to catch it.
One evening, Jessica was ironing clothes in her
bedroom. Out of the blue, she heard a squeaking
sound. Then, she was shocked to see a mouse
running across the bedroom.
She was afraid of mice so she screamed
loudly for help. Her husband rushed to the
bedroom with a broom to chase the mouse away.
The mouse quickly ran out of the bedroom.
Jessica and her husband searched high and
low but they could not find the mouse. After a
while, they gave up their search. They decided to
place a mousetrap in the house to catch it.
Let’s do some
practices
How do you describe feeling?
• Happy
• Sad
• Angry
• Nervous
• Worried
• Tired
• Scared
• Afraid
How do you describe feeling?

Better ways…
• Over the moon
• Feeling blue
• Furious
• Exhausted
• Frightened
• Terrified
• Disappointed
Useful phrases
• Luckily / Fortunately
• Unluckily / Unfortunately
• Accidentally
• Immediately / Right away
• Suddenly / Out of the blue
• Without any hesitation
• Beautiful scenery
• Crystal clear
• Mouthwatering / Scrumptious
• A stone’s throw away
Any
questions?
“ All the best
for your
UPSR!
Thank you.