1.

HELPING A CAT
Ali is 10 years old. He wants to be a vet when he grows up.

Yesterday, Ali was cycling home from school. Suddenly, he heard a

meowing sound. Then, he saw a kitten in the drain. It was thin and dirty. He felt
sorry for the poor kitten.

Ali brought it home and showed it to his mother. He cleaned and fed it
with milk and fish. He kept it as his pet. His family loved the kitten so much. (80
words)

Past Tense Root word meaning

1 was is -
2 heard hear terdengar
3 saw see nampak / lihat
4 felt
5 brought
6 showed
7 cleaned
8 fed
9 kept
10 loved

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. suddenly = tiba-tiba

b. kitten =
c. drain =
d. thin =
e. dirty =
f. yesterday =
g. pet =
h. vet =
2. NAUGHTY BOYS
Amin is 10 years old. He is a naughty boy.

Last Saturday, Amin was walking around the neighbourhood with his
friend, Abu. They saw a mango tree full of ripe mangoes. Amin quickly climbed it
up to steal the fruit.

Suddenly, he slipped and fell to the ground. He screamed in pain. The

owner of the orchard heard his scream. He rushed to the scene. Although he
was angry, he sent Amin to the hospital for treatment. Amin apologised to him
for his bad deed. (85
words)

Past Tense Root word meaning

1 was
2 saw
3 climbed
4 slipped
5 fell
6 screamed
7 heard
8 rushed
9 sent
10 apologised

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. suddenly =
b. neighbourhood =
c. around =
d. full of =
e. ripe =
f. owner =
g. orchard =
h. although =
i. for treatment =
j. scene =
 3. A RECKLESS BOY
Last Sunday, Kamal received a bicycle for his tenth birthday. The next day,
he cycled recklessly to school to show off his new bicycle to his friends.

Suddenly, he knocked over a stone and fell to the ground. His knees were
bleeding badly. He cried loudly because it was painful. A few passers-by saw the
incident and sent him to the hospital. An experienced doctor cleaned his wound
and bandaged his leg. Kamal thanked the doctor for treating him well. (80 words)

Past Tense Root word Meaning

1 received
2 cycled
3 knocked over
4 fell
5 were
6 cried
7 saw
8 sent
9 cleaned
10 bandaged
11 thanked

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. suddenly =
b. passers-by =
c. incident =
d. experienced =
e. wound =
f. well =
g. stone =
h. painful =
i. recklessly =
j. badly =
 4. HELPING A DROWNING BOY
Bala and Ahmad are 12 years old and they are best friends. They study at a
school near their house.

Last Friday, the boys went to a lake by bicycles. They brought along some
snacks. Once they reached the lake, they took off their clothes and swam
happily. While swimming, Bala had a cramp. He began to drown. Luckily, Ahmad
saw him struggling and grabbed him to the riverbank. After a few minutes, Bala
thanked Ahmad profusely for saving him. (80 words)

Past Tense Root word Meaning

1 went
2 reached
3 took off
4 swam
5 had
6 began
7 saw
8 grabbed
9 thanked

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. lake =
b. once =
c. clothes =
d. while =
e. riverbank =
f. cramp =
g. luckily =
h. for saving =
 5. HELPING A SNATCH THIEF’S VICTIM
Last weekend, Ali was walking home from school. Suddenly, he heard
someone crying. Then, he saw a boy by the roadside. His shirt was dirty.

He asked the boy what had happened and found out that a snatch thief
stole his wallet. Ali helped him to lodge a report at the police station. The
grateful boy thanked Ali for helping him. His parents fetched him an hour later.
They sent Ali to his house and gave him some money as a reward. (82 words)

Past Tense Root word Meaning

1 was
2 heard
3 saw
4 asked
5 found out
6 stole
7 helped
8 thanked
9 fetched
10 sent
11 gave

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. suddenly =
b. roadside =
c. shirt =
d. dirty =
e. snatch thief =
f. grateful =
g. reward =
 6. FLASH FLOOD
It had been raining for 3 days in Kampung Bahagia. The water level was
rising. The villagers were worried. On the 4th day, the village was flooded.

The villagers evacuated their houses. Then, they were sent to relief
centres for shelter. The volunteers gave them food and clothes. They stayed
there for 3 days. When they returned home, they had to clean their houses from
mud and dirt. Even though tired, they felt happy because they could get back
home.
(80 words)

Past Tense Root word Meaning

1 had
2 was
3 were
4 evacuated
5 sent
6 gave
7 stayed
8 returned
9 felt

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. water level =
b. villagers =
c. flood =
d. volunteers =
e. relief centres =
f. for shelter =
g. clothes =
h. mud =
i. dirt =
 7. THE SPORTS DAY
Last Sunday, SK Abdul Rahman Yassin organised a Sports Day. The day
before, the teachers and pupils decorated the tents beautifully. The athletes
were busy practicing in the field. There were many events, such as track event,
long jump, high jump, shot put, javelin and tug of war.

On that special day, the spectators cheered loudly for their favourite
athletes. During the prize giving ceremony, Ali became the Sports Boy while Sara
became the Sports Girl. They were very happy. (80 words)

Past Tense Root word Meaning

1 organised
2 decorated
3 were
4 cheered
5 became

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. tents =
b. events =
c. field =
d. such as =
e. track event =
f. shot put =
g. javelin =
h. spectators =
i. while =
j. tug of war =
k. prize giving ceremony=
l. beautifully =
 8. A PICNIC BY THE BEACH
Last Sunday, Nana went for a picnic at Air Papan Beach in Mersing with her
family. They brought a lot of food and drinks.

They arrived there at 9a.m. Nana and her siblings swam in the cold water
happily. After swimming for 1 hour, they had noodles and fruit juice on the mat.
Then, Nana built a big sandcastle with her younger brother.

At 4 p.m., they packed their things and went home. Even though tired, they
enjoyed the trip very much. (82 words)

Past Tense Root word Meaning

1 went
2 brought
3 arrived
4 swam
5 had
6 built
7 packed
8 enjoyed

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. picnic =
b. a lot of =
c. there =
d. siblings =
e. noodles =
f. mat =
g. sandcastle =
h. tired =
 9. A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Last Friday was Nina’s tenth birthday. The day before, she invited her
friends and relatives to her party. Her parents decorated the house beautifully.

On her birthday, Nina wore a beautiful dress. Her guests brought her
many presents. Nina’s mother baked a tasty chocolate cake. She also cooked
some noodles and fried some curry puffs. Nina’s guests sang the birthday song.
Then, Nina blew the candles. They enjoyed the food and played games together.
They went home happily at 5 p.m. (81 words)

Past Tense Root word Meaning

1 invited
2 decorated
3 wore
4 brought
5 baked
6 cooked
7 fried
8 sang
9 blew
10 played
11 went home

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. relatives =

b. tasty =
c. presents =
d. curry puffs =
e. guests =
f. candles =
g. together =
h. beautifully =
 10. FLYING A KITE
Yesterday evening, Aiman and his friends went to a park to fly
their colourful kites. It was windy and their kites flew high in the sky.
Suddenly, Aiman’s kite string snapped. It flew towards a tree and
got stuck between the branches. The boys used a stick to get it
down but they failed.

Aiman went home and told his brother about it. His brother
climbed the tree carefully and managed to get the kite. They
thanked him for his help.
(81 words)

Past Tense Root word Meaning

1 went
2 flew
3 snapped
4 got stuck
5 used
6 failed
7 told
8 climbed
9 managed
10 thanked

Find the meaning in Bahasa

a. park =

b. kites =
c. windy =
d. suddenly =
e. towards =
f. branches =
g. stick =
h. carefully =