Answering skills

1. UPSR English Paper 2
SECTION A (10 marks)
Construct sentences based on pictures and two words given.
10 SENTENCES
SECTION B (15 marks)
Information Transfer – transfer specific information from the text
or picture given into a different form.
5 BLANKS
SECTION C (15 marks)
Notes Expansion – make sentences about a series of visual stimuli
based on the words given.
3 PICTURES

2. SECTION A
Construct sentences based
on pictures and two words
given.
10 SENTENCES

3. MARKING FOR SECTION A:
SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION
MARKS DESCRIPTORS
1
mark
• grammatically correct.
• both the words in their given
form.
• describe the picture.
• no errors in punctuation and
spelling.
0 mark

4. He has a dog.
subject verb predicate
S V P

6. BEFORE
1. Read instruction carefully.

7. BEFORE
1. Look at the picture carefully.
2. Read both the words given
carefully. Decide the tenses.

8. the flowers
present
bloom beautifully
?

9. DURING
1. Do not change the form of the words given.
2. Use the correct tenses.
3. Use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
4. Make sure that your handwriting is clear and legible.
S V P
? bloom beautifully
The flowers bloom beautifully.

10. The roses and the sunflowers
bloom beautifully.
The rose and the sunflower
bloom beautifully.
AFTER
1.Read the sentences again to make sure
that there is no mistakes. Let it be simple.
The flowers bloom beautifully.

11. 1. The rose is beautiful.
2. The ros is beautiful.
3. The rose are beautiful.
4. The rose is beautiful flower.
5. The rose is a beautiful flower.
6. The rose is a beautiful flawer.
- rose - beautiful
^

12. 1. They played basketball yesterday.
2. There played basketball.
3. They played a basketball.
4. They like played basketball.
5. They like to play basketball.
6. They are playing basketball.
- played - basketball

13. 1. He reads under the tree.
2. He read under the tree.
3. He likes to read under the tree.
4. He likes to read story book under the tree.
5. He likes to read a storybook under the tree.
- read - tree
^

14. 1. Devi father is a optician.
2. Devi’s father is an optician.
3. My father is an optican.
4. His father is an optician.
5. Devi’s father is an optician
6. The father is an optician.
- father - optician

15. 1. Ali dan his father is going to the mosque.
2. They are going to the mosque.
3. They are going to the mosque yesterday.
4. They are going to the mosque everyday.
5. He is going to the mosque.
6. The are going to the mosque.
- going - mosque

16. - fruits - basket
1. Many fruits is in the basket.
2. The fruits are in the basket.
3. There are many fruits in the basket.
4. There had fruits in the basket.
5. The fruits is in the basket.

17. - fatter - sister
1. He fatter them his sister.
2. He is fatter than his sister.
3. He is fatter than her sister.
4. He is fater than his sister.
5. My father is fat than my sister.
^

18. - temple - old
1. The temple is vary old.
2. The temple is very old.
3. The temple is old.
4. A temple is very old.
5. The temple are very old.

19. - grasshopper - insect
1. The grasshopper is a insect.
2. The grasshopper is an insect.
3. A grasshopper is an insect.
4. The grasshopper is the insect.
5. The grasshoper is an insect.

20. - seashells - paintbrush
1. She paints the seashells with a paintbrush.
2. She colours the seashells with a paintbrush.
3. She colours the seashells by using a paintbrush.
4. She paints a seashells with a paintbrush.

21. SECTION B

22. INSTRUCTION
SECTION B
[15 marks]
[Time suggested : 25 minutes]
Read the information carefully. Use
the information to complete the
passage.

23. MARKING FOR SECTION B:
Full marks is 15.
Content - 5 marks Expression - 10 marks
C E
1 2
2 4
3 6
4 8
5 10

24. SECTION B
1. Read the instruction carefully.
2. Study the text or the picture given to get a general idea.
3. Understand the text or picture, underline the key words.
4. Identify the information to be transferred.
BEFORE
DURING
1. Use the words, phrases or sentences given in the text to fill in
the blanks.
2. Change certain words when necessary
3. Use the correct tenses / form
AFTER
1. Check the answer to make sure there is no grammatical
mistakes.

26. Royal Swiss Circus is
from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
the clowns
the bear and the lion
RM10.00

29. SECTION C

30. INSTRUCTION
SECTION C
[15 marks]
[Time suggested : 35 minutes]
The series of pictures below show an event.
You may use all the words to describe the
pictures. Write your answer in the space
provided.

31. MARKING FOR SECTION C:
Full marks for is 15.
BAND MARKS
A 13 – 15
B 9 – 12
C 6 – 8
D 3 – 5
E 1 – 2

32. BEFORE
1. Read instruction carefully.
2. Look at the series of picture carefully.
3. Read the given words carefully. Take note of the
tenses used.
AFTER
DURING
1. Add at least one word for each dash.
2. Do not change the form of the words given.
3. Use the correct tenses.
4. Use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
5. Make sure that your handwriting is clear and legible.
1. Read the sentences again to make sure that there is no
mistakes. Let it be simple.

33. Verbs :
helped
arranged
sang
blew
PAST TENSE

34. S V P
T
Nicol and her
brother
wanted to
celebrate
helped their mother
Last
week,
They their grandfather’s
birthday.
to prepare some food.

35. Last week, Nicol and her brother
helped their mother to prepare some
food. They wanted to celebrate their
grandfather’s birthday. .

36. S V P
T
Nicol and her
brother
celebrated
arranged the food on the
table.
In the
evening,
They their grandfather’s
birthday in the
beautiful garden.

37. In the evening, Nicol and her brother
arranged the food on the table.
They wanted to celebrate their
grandfather’s birthday in the
beautiful garden. .

38. S V P
T
They
blew out
sang a birthday song.
Then, Nicol’s
grandfather
the candles
cut the cake.
and
They enjoyed the food very much.

39. They sang a birthday song. Then,
Nicol’s grandfather blew out the
candles and cut the cake. They
enjoyed the food very much.
.

43. “SECRET” of
Good Writing !
• The more you read in English, the better a
writer you will become. This is because
reading good writing provides you with
models of English sentence structure
that will have a positive influence on your
own written work.