COMPILATIONS OF GRAMMAR QUESTIONS   FROM UPSR 2005 TO 2012 (QUESTION 16 – 21 –PAPER

1)

1. We (sleep / sleeps / slept / sleeping) late every Saturday.

2. Zaimy (do / did / does / done) ask for permission before he went to the library.
3. The tigress gives ( its / his / their) cub the meat.
4. The train is going ( to / in / through / between) the tunnel.
5. (Besides / Although / Therefore / Furthermore) Farah was tired, she still helped her mother.
6. Yoong got the (less / least / little) marks in Mathematics.
7. He stood ( in / by /under / across) the post box and waited for the postman.
8. Salmah bought a book, pen and pencil case because ( it / we / she / they) were cheap.
9. Yasmin understood the message because Chan spoke ( softly /clearly / quickly / hurriedly).
10. It had been raining heavily ( so / but /  because / although) the village was flooded.
11. The boy ( sadly / politely / happily / quickly ) took some money from his mother and ran out
( carefully / lightly / quickly / tiredly) to buy an ice-cream.
12. The durian is a fruit with ( soft / sharp / short / broken) thorns and (long / hard / smooth /
rough) skin.
13. Father : Do you have ( any / many / a few / a little) homework today

Ravi     : Yes, I do.

14. The weather today is (hot / hotter / hotting / hottest) than yesterday but last week was the
( hotter / hottest / hot / hotting) .
15. Mother  : How did you break the vase, Husna?

Husna   : I ( break / broke / breaks / breaking) it while I was wiping the table.

16. Kevin did his English test ( badly / quickly / carefully / angrily) and he promised to do it better
the next time.
17. Arif collected the ( most / more / many / much) number of old newspapers for the recycling
campaign in his school.
18. You must finish your work ( of / or / but) you cannot watch television.
19. Mpther : ( Has / Had / Do / Have) you taken your bath, Bala?

Bala       : Yes, I ( has / had / do / have).

20. “Adam, please pay attention. You must (listen / listens / listened / listening) to me when I’m
teaching,” said the teacher.
21. They live in (a / an / the) beautiful house on ( the / a / an) island.
22. They worked very hard for the examination, (do / did / don’t / didn’t) they?
23. He ( is / are / was / were) running to the canteen he fell.
24. The spectators were leaning ( along / against / around / above) the fence while watching the
football match.
25. I would like to buy that watch ( if / so / because / although) it is expensive.
26. The ladies are busy hanging ( a / an / the) curtains for ( an / the / a) wedding.
27. Tina and Farid will ( take / takes / taking / took) taxi to the airport.
28. Wani and her sister ( liking / likes / liked / like) eating vegetables.
29. The children continued to play ( whether / because / although / therefore) it was raining
heavily.
30. (That / This / Those / These) pencils which I am using belong to my sister.
31. (Where / Whose / Whom / Which) did you give the umbrella to?
32. The zookeepers ( is / are / was / were) feeding the elephants just now.
33. There isn’t ( some / any / a little / plenty of) sugar left in the jar.
34. How (much / many / little / some) time do you need to paint the wall?
 35. Rafie fell and (break / broke / breaks / broken) his spectacles..
36. En. Muzaffar walks ( over / among / towards / across) his new car.
37. Please put the boxes of crockery (heavily / lightly / kindly / gently) on the floor.
38. Look at (this / that / these / those) ducks swimming in the pond over there.
39. Mei Ling’s handwriting is (clear / sharp / neat / fast) and tidy.
40. Teacher : Ramlan, you ( should / could / will / do) not be late for school.

Ramlan  : Yes, I know teacher. I’m sorry.

GRAMMAR TOPICS TESTED IN THE EXAM :

1.         TENSES                                                                                   10. ARTICLE
2.        PRONOUN                                                                             11.  VERB
3.        CONJUNCTIONS                                                                   12. QUESTION TAG
4.       PREPOSTIONS (DIRECTION/LOCATIONS)                     13. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
5.        ADJECTIVE                                                                             14. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
6.       ADVERB                                                                                  15. QUANTIFIER
7.        COUNTABLE NOUN                                                             16. DETERMINER
8.       COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

9.       SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

PANDUAN UNTUK SKOR CEMERLANG DALAM PAPER 2 BI UPSR

PANDUAN UNTUK DAPAT A DALAM KERTAS 2 BAHASA INGGERIS

SECTION A
1.       Gunakan ayat kompleks : contoh menerangkan 2 aktiviti dalam satu ayat.
 Contoh : The man who wears a hat is holding a glass of milk while looking at his children.
2.      Gunakan verb yang sesuai untuk setiap ayat untuk menerangkan apa yang ada di dalam gambar
sahaja.
3.      Gunakan kata sifat yang sesuai unuk manusia, haiwan atau benda yang ada di dalam gambar.Contoh ;
The cute baby is sleeping soundly in a beautiful cot.
4.      Gunakan adverb yang sesuai. Contoh : The boy is arranging the books neatly.
5.      Pastikan anda bina ayat kesemuanya dalam tense yang sama. Contoh dalam masa Present Continous
Tense. She is sweeping the floor.
6.      Elakkan membuat ayat umum. Contoh : There are five pupils at the playground.
7.      Elakkan menerangkan sesuatu objek mengenai warna kerana gambar adalah hitam putih.
8.      Elakkan menulis pelbagai jenis subjek. Contoh : a) Ali is wiping the blackboard.
b) She is sweeping the floor.
c) I am arranging the desks.
9. Elakkan memberitahu subjek yang sama melakukan dua perbuatan dalam dua ayat.
10. Pastikan tiada kesilapan grammar dalam setiap ayat dan jangan melebihi atau kurang dari 5
ayat.

SECTION B
Bahagian (a)
1.       Pastikan jawapan ditulis dalam petak yang betul.
2.       Berhati-hati dengan huruf ‘s’ yang sering ditinggalkan oleh calon.
3.       Elakkan menulis perkataan dengan bersambung di bawah.
4.       Pastikan jawapan ditulis dengan lengkap.
5.       Berhati-hati untuk maklumat yang tertera di dalam gambar kerana seringkali calon abaikan.
6.       Pastikan harga ditulis denga symbol dan unit yang betul. Contoh RM25.90
Bahagian B
1.       Baca arahan soalan untuk ketahui kepada siapa kita pilih.
2.       Ayat selepas …because ( mestilah nyatakan pendapat anda sendiri)
3.       Jangan tulis balik perkataan yang ada dalam petikan tetapi anda perlu membuat ulasan.
Contoh dalam petikan : RM 20.95…anda perlu tulis : The price is reasonable.
4.       Pastikan jika anda pilih untuk orang lain, nyatakan ulasan anda berkenaan untuk orang yang dipilih.
5.       Elakkan guna moreover, besides, furthermore….kerana boleh mengelirukan maksud.
6.       Pastikan ulasan anda melebihi 3 isi untuk dapat markah penuh.
7.       Gunakan ayat dalam masa Present Tense dan Future tense.
8.       Pastikan anda mengulas semua isi yang ada dalam petikan gambar yang dipilih.
9.       Elakkan mula ayat dengan tajuk kecil dalam jadual bahagian (a)
10.    Elakkan guna similes dalam bahagian ini.

SECTION C
1.       Baca arahan soalan untuk ketahui nama watak jika diberikan.
2.       Guna nama watak yang ada dalam keywords jika diberikan.
3.       Nama yang diberi perlu digantikan dengan pronoun(he/she/we/they) / personal pronouns
(him/her/us/them)
Possessive adjectives (his/hers/their/our)
4.       Jika ada keywords yang tidak difahami boleh diganti dengan perkataan lain asalkan tidak mengubah
maksud cerita.
5.       Gunakan Tenses yang betul . Kelazimannya dalam masa Past Tense / Past Continous / Past perfect.
Present Tense diguna dalam pengenalan atau untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang tetap.
6.       Tulis cerita anda mengikut susunan gambar.
7.       Tulis ayat yang mempunyai unsur yang menarik. Contoh ; The sun was shining brightly. It was a
perfect day to go outing.
8.       Gunakan penghubung cerita seperti…after that, later, after a while, then, all of sudden, without
hesitation, out of blue, finally.
9.       Terapkan dalam ayat similes yang sesuai untuk kejadian atau situasi. 2 atau 3 similes sudah memadai.
Contoh : He was as scared as a mouse when he saw the stranger.
10.    Pengenalan tiada markah. Oleh itu, tulis dua atau tiga ayat yang ada kaitan dengan cerita yang
hendak ditulis.
11.    Karangan yang sistematik mempunyai perenggan kerana ia menunjukkan karangan itu ditulis
mengikut gambar yang diberi dan mempunyai idea yang harmoni.
12.    Untuk ketahui tenses apa yang perlu diguna, perhatikan verbs yang ada dalam keywords.
13.    Jika dalam keywords ada verb dalam present tense, maka anda perlu guna ‘to’ sebelumnya.
14.    Jika anda hendak guna ‘had’ dalam ayat pastikan tulis masa. Contoh : The lady had lived in the village
ten years ago.
15.    Gunakan verb to be yang betul dalam Past Tense. Contoh penggunaan was/were sebelum verb.
was eating/ were eating (sedang makan) / was eaten/ were eaten (dimakan).
16.    Bukan semua verb yang berakhir dengan ing membawa maksud sedang melakukan. Ada
setengahnya membawa maksud sebagai kata nama. Contoh : Jogging is a good exercise.
17.    Akhiri cerita anda dengan nilai moral. Contoh :
a) After the incident, Azam believes that honesty is the bset policy.
b) In conclusion, it is learnt that Azam is a brave and kind hearted boy.
18. Langkah terakhir, semak semula karangan anda untuk memastikan tiada kesilapan
tatabahasa atau kesilapan ejaan dan tanda bacaan.
19. Gunakan masa dengan betul. Jangan awal sangat atau melebihi dari tempoh masa yang
diberikan.
20. GOOD LUCK.
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PHRASAL VERBS : MARKAH BONUS UNTUK PENULISAN PAPER 2

 Phrasal  Meaning Example

 Verb
 respect or obey. (the law, a  If you want to stay at this school, you
A abide by
decision, a rule) must abide by the rules.
 I hope you can account for the money you
account for  explain, give a reason
spent!
 make sense, seem
add up  Her story just doesn't add up.
  reasonable
 recommend not doing  The doctor advised him against carrying heavy
advise against
something loads.
 have the same opinion as  I agree with you. I think she deserves the
agree with
somebody else. award too.
 point something in the
aim at direction of  The policeman aimed his gun at the hijacker.
 a target
 take into consideration,
allow for  You'd better leave early to allow for traffic jams.
 include in a calculation

answer back  reply rudely  Don't answer back your mother!

 1) plead or make an earnest 1) The organizers appealed to the crowd to stay

appeal to request calm.
 2) be attractive or interesting 2) A trekking holiday doesn't appeal to me.
 make a formal request for
 He applied for the job he saw advertised in the
apply for something 
newspaper.
 (job, permit, loan etc.)
avail (oneself) of  take advantage of something  When the company is privatized, you
 should avail yourself of
(an opportunity)
 the opportunity and buy some shares.

 move backwards, in fear or

B back away  When he saw the dog, he backed away.
dislike
 Local authorities backed down on their plans to
back down  withdraw,  concede defeat
demolish the building.
1) give support or  1) If I tell the boss we've got too much work, will
encouragement you back me up?
back up
2) make a copy of (file,  2) It is recommended to back up all files in a
program, etc.) secure location.
1) pay money to secure
1) When he was arrested, his family refused
someone's release
bail out to bail him out.
2) rescue from financial
2) The government bailed out the bank.
difficulties
 base your hopes on
bank on  Don't forget the date. I'm banking on your help.
someone/something
 improve, make more  He beefed up his presentation with diagrams
beef up
substantial and statistics.

black out  faint, lose consciousness  When he fell off the horse he blacked out.

 The area was blocked off during the

block off  Separate using a barrier.
demonstration.
 1) The terrorists said the bomb would blow
1) explode; 
up at 9 o'clock.
blow up 2) be destroyed by an
 2) The car blew up but luckily there was
explosion
nobody in it.

boil down to  be summarized as  The problem boils down to a lack of money.

 start a computer by loading

 Just give my a few minutes to boot up the
boot up an 
computer.
 operating system or program.

break away  escape from captivity  A few horses broke away from the paddock.

1) go out of order, cease to  1) John's car broke down so he had to take the
function bus.
break down
2) lose control of one's  2) The parents broke down when they heard
emotions the bad news.

break into  enter by force  Burglars broke into the house around midnight.

 

break out  start suddenly  Rioting broke out as a result of the strike.

break out of  escape from a place by force  Three prisoners broke out of jail.

 come to an end (marriage,  After her marriage broke up, Emma went to live
break up
relationship) in London.
 She stopped working in order to bring up her
bring up  raise (a child)
children.
 improve, refresh one's  Mary had to brush up on her Spanish before
brush up on
knowledge of something going to South America.
 meet by accident or  Pedro bumped into his English teacher at the
bump into
unexpectedly supermarket.
1) stop (something) working 1) The fuse has burnt out.
burn out 2) become exhausted from 2) Tom will burn himself out if he doesn't slow
over-working down.
butt in (on sthg)  interrupt impolitely  It's rude to butt in on a conversation like that!
C call back  return a phone call  I'll call you back as soon as possible.

 The meeting was called off because of the

call off  cancel
strike.
 I now call upon the President to address the
call on/upon sby  formally invite or request
assembly.
 become more relaxed, less  He was angry at first but he eventually calmed
calm down
angry or upset down.

carry on  continue  He carried on gardening in spite of the rain.

1) do something as specified
1) The plan was carried out to perfection.
    (a plan, an order, a threat)
carry out 2) Tests are carried out to determine the
2) perform or conduct (test,
efficiency of a new drug.
experiment)
 As regards holidays, can you carry over any
carry over  postpone until later days from one year 
 to the next?
 For security reasons you have to check in two
check in  register at a hotel or airport
hours before your flight.
 1) Is Mr. Blair still at the hotel?  No, he checked
1) pay one's bill and leave (a
out this morning.
check out hotel)
 2) I don't know if the address is still valid.
2) investigate
I'll check it out.

clam up  refuse to speak  When the teacher arrived she clammed up.

 act strictly to prevent  The government has decided to clamp down

clamp down on
something on smoking in public places.
 stop operating (company,  When the factory closed down, the employees
close down
restaurant, cinema). lost their jobs.
1) Julie came across some photographs of her
1) find by chance
grandparents in the attic.
come across 2) appear, seem, make an
2) The candidate came across as a dynamic
impression
person during the interview.
 The police have asked any witnesses to come
come forward  present oneself
forward.

come up against  be faced with or opposed by  The project came up against a lot of criticism.

1) stop working  1) The car conked out on the motorway.

conk out 2) stop or fall asleep (from  2) He was so exhausted, he conked out in
exhaustion) front of the TV.
 I'm counting on the taxi driver to find the
count on  rely or depend on (for help)
theatre.
 remove by drawing a line  In some exercises, you are asked to cross
cross out
through out the incorrect word.

cut down on  reduce in number or size  The doctor told him to cut down on cigarettes.

1) remove using scissors  1) She cut out a picture in a magazine.

cut out
2) stop doing something  2) I'm going to cut out eating between meals.

 handle, take care of   The manager is good at dealing with difficult

D deal with
(problem, situation) customers.
 calm down, become less  When the applause died down, she started to
die down
strong sing.
  The shops are closed so we'll have to do
do without  manage without
without sugar.
 We expected a short speech but it dragged
drag on  last longer than expected
on and on!
 write (contract, agreement,  An agreement was drawn up and signed by the
draw up
document) two parties.
 1) Do people dress up to go to the opera in
1) wear elegant clothes
dress up your country?
2) disguise oneself
 2) Children love to dress up at Halloween.
 visit, usually on the way  I sometimes drop in to see my grandparents on
drop in
somewhere my way home from school.
1) deliver someone or
 1) I'll drop you off at the bus stop if you like.
drop off something
 2) Granddad often drops off in front of the TV.
2) fall asleep
 She decided to go to art school then dropped
drop out  leave school without finishing
out after the first term.

 reduce, become less severe

 After Christmas the workload generally eases
E ease off or slow down 
off.
 (pain, traffic, work)
 finish in a certain way; result
end in  Their marriage ended in divorce.
in
 finally reach a state, place or  If he continues his misconduct he'll end up in
end up
action prison.
1) eliminate differences of  1) After a long discussion they managed
even out opinion. to even out their differences.
2) become level or regular  2) The road was evened out  to make it safer.

 Our planned boat trip fell through because of

F fall through  fail; doesn't happen
the storm.
 I'm trying to figure out how to assemble the
figure out  understand, find the answer
bookshelves.
 complete (a form/an  Please fill out the enclosed form and return it
fill out
application) as soon as possible.
 I'm going to call the cinema to find out what
find out  discover or obtain information
time the film starts.
 The advertising campaign will focus on the
focus on  concentrate on something
quality of the product.
 We'll have to figure out a way to deliver the
figure out  understand; find a solution
goods faster.

 be on good terms; work well

G get along (with)  I get along (well) with my mother-in-law.
with

get at  imply  What exactly are you trying to get at?

get away  escape  The robbers got away in a black car.

get by  manage to cope or to survive  It's difficult to get by on a low salary.

get in  enter  How did the burglar get in?

get into (+noun) enter  How did the burglar get into the house?
  1) You should get off the bus at Trafalgar
1) leave (bus, train, plane)
get off Square.
2) remove
 2) She can't get the stain off her sweater.

get on  board (bus, train, plane)  You can pay when you get on the bus.

get on with  continue to do; make

 Be quiet and get on with your homework.
(something) progress
get on (well) with
 have a good relationship with  I get on very well with my colleagues.
(somebody)

get out  leave  How did he get out?

get out
 leave  How did he get out of the house?
of (+noun)
 Some husbands manage to get out of doing
get out of  avoid doing something
any housework.
 recover from (illness,  My grandmother had pneumonia but she got
get over
disappointment) over it.

get rid of  eliminate  It's difficult to get rid of old habits.

get together  meet each other  Let's get together for lunch on day.

get up  rise, leave bed  I usually get up at 7 o'clock.

give up  stop doing something  Sarah gave up smoking 5 years ago.

 Pete went through a lot of pain after the

go through  experience
accident.
 spend one's childhood;
grow up  He grew up in a small village in the mountains.
develop; become an adult

 All application forms must be handed in before

H hand in  submit (report, homework)
the end of the month.
 Samples will be handed out at the end of the
hand out  distribute
demonstration.
 spend time in a particular
 Where does he hang out these days?
hang out place,
 Who does he hang out with?
 or with a group of friends

hang up  end a phone conversation  "Don't hang up. I haven't finished yet."

hit at  aim a blow at  He hit at the wasp with the newspaper.

 When he was attacked by the others, the

hit back  retaliate; reply to an attack
boy hit back.
 find unexpectedly or by
hit on/upon  She hit upon an idea for her new collection.
inspiration
- 'Hold on please.  I'll put you through to Mr.
 -wait Brown."
hold on
 -grip tightly - She held on to the railing as she crossed the
bridge.

hurry up  be quick, act speedily  Hurry up! We'll miss the bus.
  resolve by discussion,  The meeting tomorrow will be an opportunity
I iron out
eliminate differences to iron out difficulties.

J join in  participate  She was too shy to join in the game.

- John was in the Army and  Tom joined up as

 -engage in, become a
soon as he left school.
join up member of
- The two groups of tourists joined up at the
- meet and unite with
hotel.
 I jotted down the address while watching the
jot down  take quick notes
programme on TV.

 It told him to be quiet but he kept on making

K keep on  continue doing something
noise.
 stay at the same level as
 Bill walks so fast it's difficult to keep up with
keep up with someone or
him.
 something

kick off  begin, start  The football match kicked off at 3 o'clock.

L leave out  omit, not mention  The child's name was left out of the report.

 You promised to come to the party, so

let down  disappoint
don't let me down!
 A babysitter looks after the children when they
look after  take care of
go out.

look ahead  think of the future  It's time to forget the past and look ahead.

 He tends to look down on anyone who is not

look down on  consider as inferior
successful.
 Billy didn't take part in the fight.  He just looked
look on  be a spectator at an event
on.
 Jane went to the shops to look for a pair of
look for  try to find something
shoes.
 await or anticipate with
look forward to  I look forward to seeing you soon.
pleasure
 He was a wonderful teacher and many
look up to  admire
students looked up to him.

 The old lady dresses so strangely that the

M make fun of  laugh at/ make jokes about
kids make fun of her.
 Some employees make up excuses when they
make up  invent (excuse, story)
arrive late for work.
 mistake one thing or person  I don't know my neighbours' names yet.  I
mix up
for another keep mixing them up.
 You've bought a new house? When are
move in  arrive in a new home or office
you moving in?.
 leave your home/office for  My neighbour is leaving.  He's moving out next
move out
another one. Saturday.
N nod off  My grandfather often nods off in front of the
 fall asleep
television.
 I'll call the station and note down the departure
note down  write something
times.

O opt out  leave a system or decide not  I enjoy tennis but I'm so busy I had to opt out of
to participate the tournament.
 The boy owned up.  He said he kicked the ball
own up  admit or confess something
through the window.

P pass away  die  The old lady passed away peacefully.

pass out  faint  She passed out when she heard the bad news.

 I'll lend you 20€ provided

pay back  reimburse
you pay me back before the end of the week.
 postpone, arrange a later
put off  The meeting was put off because of the strike.
date

put on  turn on, switch on  Could you put on the light please?

put out  extinguish  It took a long time to put out the fire.

 accommodate, give  We can put you up if you'd like to come for a

put up
somebody a bed week-end.

pick up  collect somebody  I'll pick you up at the station when you arrive.

 indicate/direct attention to
point out  She pointed out the mistake.
something

R rely on  Don't worry.  You can rely on me.  I can keep a

 count on, depend on, trust
secret.

rule out  eliminate  The police ruled out political motives.

 escape from a place or

run away  He ran away from home at the age of fourteen.
suddenly leave
 meet by accident or
run into unexpectedly (also: bump  Sophie ran into Maria at the shopping centre.
into)

run out of  have no more of something.  What a nuisance!  We've run out of coffee.

S set off  Early Saturday morning we set off for the ski

 start a journey;
slopes .

set up  start a business  She set up her own company 10 years ago.

 It's always wise to shop around before buying

shop around  compare prices
anything.
 There's David showing off in his new sports
show off  brag or want to be admired
car!
 We expected David to come but he didn't show
show up  appear/arrive
up.
 shut up
 be silent, stop talking  Oh shut up, you idiot!
 (impolite) 

sit down  take a seat  Please come in and sit down.

 The pupils stood up when the headmaster

stand up  rise from a sitting position
arrived.

stick up for  defend  It's important to stick up for one's principles.

T take after  resemble, in appearance or

 Jamie really takes after his dad.
character

take care of  look after  I'll take care of your plants while you're away.

take off  leave the ground  The plane took off at 6 a.m.

 Business is good so the company is taking

take on  hire or engage staff
on extra staff.

take out  remove; extract  She took out a pen to note the address.

 The teacher told her off for not doing her

tell off  reprimand/criticize severely
homework.
 I'll have to think over the proposal before I
think over  consider
decide.
 wear something to see if it
try on  I'm not sure about the size.  Can I try it on?
suits or fits

turn down  refuse  I couldn't turn down an offer like that!

U use up  finish a product (so that

 The kids have used up all the toothpaste.
there's none left)

V vouch for  express confidence in, or   You can give the keys to Andy.  I can vouch
guarantee something for him.

Wwatch out  be careful  Watch out! There's a car coming.

 1) become unusable
wear out
 2) become very tired
 1) do physical exercise
work out  2) find a solution or calculate
something
 1) Julie wore out her shoes visiting the city.
 2) At the end of the day Julie was worn out.
 1) I work out twice a week at the gym club.
 2) It's expensive but I haven't worked out the
exact cost yet.

wipe off  clean (board, table).  The teacher asked Lee to wipe off the board.