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1. English Paper 2
UPSR 2015
SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN PEKAN 2
PETI SURAT 81737
87027WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN LABUAN

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3. SECTION A (1st strategy: SV)
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1. There are few people in/at …………………….
Num. How many who is/are Verb
(+ing)
Eg. The girl is sitting.
2-5
Article
 The
boy
girl
man
woman
old man
old woman
sit
stand
smile
look
talk
hold

4. SECTION A (2nd strategy: SVO)
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Num. How
many
who is/are Verb
(+ing)
Object
(what, where,
when, why)
Eg. The girl is building a sandcastle.
Article
 The
boy
girl
man
woman
old man
old woman
children
sit
stand
smile at
look at
talk to
hold
put
clean
1. There are few people in/at …………………….

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SECTION A (3rd strategy: SwearVO)
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Nu
m.
How
many
who Who is/are wearing
,
is/a
re
Verb
(+ing)
Object
(what,
where,
when, why)
Eg. The girl who is wearing a t-
shirt
, is building a
sandcastle.
Article
 The
boy
girl
man
woman
old man
old woman
children
a ‘baju kurung’
a dress
A pair of spectacles
a skirt
a blouse
a t-shirt
a pinafore
a necktie
a vest
a coat
an apron
a hat/a cap
sit
stand
smile at
look at
talk to
hold
put
clean
1. There are few people in/at …………………….

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SECTION A (4rd strategy: SVVO)
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Nu
m.
How
many
who is/
are
Verb
(+ing) ,
is/
are
Verb
(+ing)
Object
(what,
where,
when, why)
Eg
.
The girl who is sitting , is building a sandcastle.
Article
 The
boy
girl
man
woman
old man
old
woman
children
a ‘baju kurung’
a dress
a skirt
a blouse
a t-shirt
a pinafore
a necktie
a vest
a coat
an apron
a hat/a cap
sit
stand
smile at
look at
talk to
hold
put
clean
1. There are few people in/at …………………….

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SECTION A (5th strategy: mix)
The adjective who who is/are
wearing
, is/
are
Verb
(+ing)
object
The adjective who is/are Verb
(+ing)
, is/are Verb
(+ing)
object
The adjectiv
e
wh
o
with
(hair)
, is/
are
Verb
(+ing)
object while Verb
(+ing)
object
The adjectiv
e
who is/are Verb
(+ing
)
object while Verb
(+ing)
object Adverb
1. There are few people at/in…………….and they are doing something.

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Basic Action Verbs
sitting
squatting
kneeling
standing
walking
running
jumping
watching
looking
observing
reading
writing
doing
discussing
learning
teaching
sweeping
cleaning
dusting
arranging
playing
buying
selling
queueing
eating
drinking
holding
carrying
lifting
talking
waiting
pointing
waving
boarding
arriving
calling
shouting
scolding
delivering
giving
colouring
painting

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Subject
Conjunction
and
while
because
Preposition
up
down
in
out
on
under
near
beside
behind
in front of
Adverbs
happily
cheerfully
carefully
clearly
gracefully
beautifully
slowly
quickly
greedily
attentively
successfully
patiently
Adjectives
big
small
short
tall
beautiful
ugly
colourful
dull
clean
dirty
curly
wavy

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Subject
(Type of people)
Conjunction
and
while
Because
4 W
who is wearing
who are wearing
who is a
with a
Adverbs
happily
cheerfully
carefully
clearly
gracefully
beautifully
slowly
quickly
Adjectives
big
small
short
tall
beautiful
colourful
clean
awesome
curly
wavy
smart
clever

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Subject
(Identify type of clothing & footwear)
a pair of shoes
a pair of socks
a pair of spectacles
a pair of gloves
a pair of shorts
a pair of trousers
a pair of sandals
a pair of sneakers
a pair of sunglasses
a pair of earrings
a pair of sleeves
a ring
a necklace
a bun
a ponytail
a
moustache
beard
short hair
long hair
curly hair
wavy hair
a ‘baju kurung’
a dress
a skirt
a blouse
a shirt
a t-shirt
a pinafore
a necktie
a vest
a coat
an apron
a hat
a cap

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Let’s try!!!
The adjective who who is/are
wearing
, is/
are
Verb
(+ing)
object
The adjective who is/are Verb
(+ing)
, is/are Verb
(+ing)
object
The adjectiv
e
wh
o
with
(hair)
, is/
are
Verb
(+ing)
object while Verb
(+ing)
object
The adjectiv
e
who is/are Verb
(+ing
)
object while Verb
(+ing)
object Adverb
1. There are few people at/in…………….and they are doing something.

13. Section B
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Intro
I would choose…
because it is
popular
Among my
friends
In (where)
Content
benefits
reason
Closure
I hope this
choice is the best
for ….

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16. Benefits ???
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 Refer to your question. eg.: If you choose Sarah…

17. So… write the benefits…
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 If you choose Sarah…
Benefits SARAH LIM
Personality 1. Clever
2. Hardworking
Age 16 years old
Gender girl
President of Science Club
Motto I’LL SERVE

18. Then, add your own reasons…
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Benefits SARAH LIM Reasons
Personality 1. Clever
2. Hardworking
These are good
characters.
Age 16 years old She is older than me.
Gender girl Same with me.
President of Science Club Science is my
favourite subject.
Motto I’LL SERVE She is a talented
person.

19. Your sentences are…
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 She is a clever and hardworking girl. These are good
characters.
 She is 16 years old. She is older than me.
 She is a girl. Same with me.
 She is the president of Science Club. Science is my
favourite subject.
 Her motto is I’ll serve. She is a talented person.

20. You may use these reasons…
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Cost
• The price is
reasonable and
affordable.
Offer
• If I … I will get…
Colour
• The colour is …
which is my
favourite.
Activity
• The activity is
interesting and
challenging.

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Facility
• I can use …
provided
Available
• It is available at..
Which is not far
from my house.
Made in
• It is made in…
which is my
favourite country.
Made of
• It is made of ..
Where I will feel
comfortable.

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Suitability
• It is suitable for..
So it must suitable
for me too.
Place
• It will be held in..
Which is not far
from my house.
Time
• It will be held at …
where I am free at
that time.
Day
• It will be held on..
Where I am free
on that day.
Date
• It will be held on …
where I am free on
that date.

23. After that, add sequence connectors…
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First and
foremost
Besides
that
Moreover
In
addition
Last but
not least
In the
nutshell
Firstly Secondly
Thirldly Fourthly
Fifthly Lastly

24. Your sentences now..
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 First and foremost, she is a clever and hardworking
girl. These are good characters.
 Besides that, she is 16 years old. She is older than
me.
 Moreover, she is a girl. Same with me.
 In addition, she is the president of Science Club.
Science is my favourite subject.
 Last but not least, her motto is I’ll serve. She is a
talented person.

25. Add introduction and closure..
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 I would like to choose SARAH LIM because she is
popular among my friend.
 First and foremost, she is a clever and hardworking girl.
These are good characters.
 Besides that, she is 16 years old. She is older than me.
 Moreover, she is a girl. Same with me.
 In addition, she is the president of Science Club. Science
is my favourite subject.
 Last but not least, her motto is I’ll serve. She is a talented
person.
 I hope this choice is the best for me.

26. Make it more interesting!!!
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 I would like to choose SARAH LIM because she is
popular among my friend. There are few reasons on
behalf of that.
 First and foremost, she has good characters such as
clever and hardworking. These characters are important
for a leader.
 Besides that, she is 16 years old. She is older than me.
So, I can learn lot of thing from her.
 Moreover, she is a girl same with me. I can share many
ideas with her.
 In addition, she is the president of Science Club. Science
is my favourite subject. Instead, I can improve my
Science knowledge.
 Last but not least, her motto is I’ll serve. This motto show
to me that she is a talented person.

27. Be creative!!!!
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Make it simple but nice.
Add idioms.
Bombastic words.
Make some comparison.

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Section C
Adapted from: Cynthia, Sk Kunak

29. Know your verbs!
- Regular Verbs -
Present Tense Past Tense Present Tense Past Tense
walk pitch
play camp
watch collect
study cook
carry open
weigh lock
look close
clean serve
pick happen
reach arrange
walked
played
watched
studied
carried
weighed
looked
cleaned
picked
reached
pitched
camped
collected
cooked
opened
locked
closed
served
happened
arranged

30. Know your verbs!
- Irregular Verbs -
Present Tense Past Tense Present Tense Past Tense
eat drink
run write
go read
hold hang
catch shut
teach drive
buy make
sell lead
choose feel
take think
ate
ran
went
held
caught
taught
bought
sold
chose
took
drank
wrote
read
hung
shut
drove
made
led
felt
thought

31. Verb ‘to be’, ‘to have’ and ‘to do’
Present Tense Past Tense
is
are
has
have
do
does
was
were
had
had
did
did

32. Modals
Present Tense Past Tense
can
will
shall
could
would
should

33. Know your tenses!
Present or Past?
 Last week, the boy scouts went for a camping at
the Madai Waterfall.
 I am doing the dishes in the kitchen.
 The scout master instructed the boy scouts to
clean up the camping site.
 The girls were playing the congkak when they
heard the noise.
 He is a hardworking and honest boy.
 They are tired but they can do it.
 They were tired but they would go.

34. Sentences Tenses
Last week, the boy scouts went for a
camping at the Madai Waterfall.
I am doing the dishes in the kitchen.
The scout master instructed the boy
scouts to clean up the camping site.
The girls were playing congkak when
they heard the noise.
He is a hardworking and honest boy.
They are tired but they can do it.
They were tired but they would go.
Past
Present
Past
Past
Present
Present
Past

35. Know your verbs!
Identify the verbs in the sentences below.
 Last week, the boy scouts went for a camping at
the Madai Waterfall.
 I am doing the dishes in the kitchen.
 The scout master instructed the boy scouts to
clean up the camping site.
 The girls were playing congkak when they heard
the noise.
 He is a hardworking and honest boy.
 They are tired but they can do it.
 They were tired but they would go.

36. Know your subjects!
Identify the subjects in the sentences below.
 Last week, the boy scouts went for a camping at
the Madai Waterfall.
 I am doing the dishes in the kitchen.
 The scout master instructed the boy scouts to
clean up the camping site.
 The girls were playing congkak when they heard
the noise.
 He is a hardworking and honest boy.
 They are tired but they can do it.
 They were tired but they would go.

37. Learn your sentence structures!
Subject Verb Wh
The boy scouts were camping at the waterfall
The waterfall was dirty
There were many rubbish
The scout master gave instructions
They cleaned the place
The boys pitched the tents
Several scouts cooked dinner

38. Practise 1
Noni – walking – school – saw –
beggar – tree
beggar – shivering – hungry –
took – lunch box – gave - him
ate – food – smiled – thanked -
kindness

39. Noni – walking – school – saw –
beggar – tree
Subject Verb Wh
Noni was walking to school
She saw a beggar
under a tree

40. beggar – shivering – hungry –
took – lunch box – gave - him
Subject Verb Wh
was shivering
took out
gave
The beggar because he
was hungry
She
her lunch box
it to him
Noni

41. ate – food – smiled – thanked -
kindness
Subject Verb Wh
ate
smiled
thanked
The beggar
He
He
the food
at Noni
Noni for her
kindness

42. Rewrite the sentences and turn it into a
paragraph.
Noni was walking to school. She saw a beggar
under a tree. The beggar was shivering because he
was hungry. Noni took out her lunch box. She gave it
to him. The beggar ate the food. He smiled at Noni.
He thanked Noni for her kindness.

43. Let’s make it more interesting!
Tip 1: Add time markers.
(Yesterday, Last week, One day, etc
One day, Noni was walking to school. She saw
a beggar under a tree. The beggar was shivering
because he was hungry. Noni took out her lunch box.
She gave it to him. The beggar ate the food. He
smiled at Noni. He thanked Noni for her kindness.

44. Let’s make it more interesting!
Tip 2: Add connectors.
(Suddenly, Therefore, After that, etc.)
One day, Noni was walking to school. On the
way, she saw a beggar under a tree. The beggar was
shivering because he was hungry. So, Noni took out
her lunch box. She gave it to him. The beggar ate
the food. He smiled at Noni. After he finished
eating, he thanked Noni for her kindness.

45. Let’s make it more interesting!
Tip 3: Add additional info.
(Be creative!)
One day, Noni was walking to school. She had
extra class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a
beggar under a tree. The beggar was shivering
because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry for the
beggar. So, she took out her lunch box. She gave it
to him. The beggar ate the food. After he finished
eating, he thanked Noni for her kindness.

46. Let’s make it more interesting!
Tip 4: Add adjectives.
(small, big, thin, beautiful, old, etc)
One day, Noni was walking to school. She had
extra class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a
poor beggar under a big tree. The beggar was
shivering because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry
for the beggar. So, she took out her small lunch
box. She gave it to him. The beggar ate the
delicious food. He smiled at Noni. After he finished
eating, he thanked Noni for her kindness.

47. Let’s make it more interesting!
Tip 4: Add adverbs.
(slowly, quickly, hungrily, happily, etc)
One day, Noni was walking slowly to school.
She had extra class in the afternoon. On the way,
she saw a poor beggar under a big tree. The
beggar was shivering hard because he was hungry.
Noni felt sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly
took out her small lunch box. She generously gave
it to him. The beggar ate the delicious food
hungrily. He smiled sweetly at Noni. After he
finished eating, he humbly thanked Noni for her
kindness.

48. Let’s make it more interesting!
Tip 5: Add an introduction.
Noni is a kind and helpful girl. She likes to
help other people.
One day, Noni was walking slowly to school.
She had extra class in the afternoon. On the way,
she saw a poor beggar under a big tree. The
beggar was shivering hard because he was hungry.
Noni felt sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly
took out her small lunch box. She generously gave
it to him. The beggar ate the delicious food
hungrily. He smiled sweetly at Noni. After he
finished eating, he humbly thanked Noni for her
kindness.

49. Let’s make it more interesting!
Tip 6: Add a conclusion.
Noni is a kind and helpful girl. She likes to help other
people.
One day, Noni was walking slowly to school. She had
extra class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor
beggar under a big tree.
The beggar was shivering hard because he was
hungry. Noni felt sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly took
out her small lunch box. She generously gave it to him.
The beggar ate the delicious food hungrily. He smiled
sweetly at Noni. After he finished eating, he humbly
thanked Noni for her kindness.
Noni continued her walk to school with a big smile on
her face. She was happy because she had helped someone
that day.

50. Practise 2
- left – picnickers – scout
master – instructions –
collected - burnt
boy scouts – camping –
waterfall – reached – surprised
– dirty -
- pitched – tents –
cooked – dinner –
campfire – played –
games – sang

51. Identify the verbs.
- left – picnickers – scout
master – instructions –
collected - burnt
boy scouts – camping –
waterfall – reached – surprised
– dirty -
- pitched – tents –
cooked – dinner –
campfire – played –
games – sang

52. boy scouts – camping – waterfall –
reached – surprised – dirty -
Subject Verb Wh
The boy
scouts
were
camping
near the
waterfall
They were surprised
The
waterfall
was dirty
The boy scouts were camping near the waterfall.
They were surprised. The waterfall was dirty.

53. - left – picnickers – scout master –
instructions – collected - burnt
Subject Verb Wh
The
rubbish
was left by the
picnickers
The scout
master
gave instructions
The boy
scouts
collected the rubbish
They burnt the rubbish
The rubbish was left by the picnickers. The scout
master gave instructions. The boy scouts collected
the rubbish. They burnt the rubbish.

54. - pitched – tents – cooked – dinner –
campfire – played – games – sang
Subject Verb Wh
The boy
scouts
pitched the tents
They cooked dinner
They sat around the
campfire
They played games
They sang songs
The boy scouts pitched the tents. They cooked
dinner. They sat around the campfire. They played
games. They sang songs.

55. Put it all together!
The boy scouts were camping near the waterfall.
They were surprised. The waterfall was dirty. The
rubbish was left by the picnickers. The scout master
gave instructions. The boy scouts collected the
rubbish. They burnt the rubbish. The boy scouts
pitched the tents. They cooked dinner. They sat
around the campfire. They played games. They sang
songs.

56. Make it interesting!
 Add time markers.
 Add connectors.
 Add additional info.
 Add adjectives.
 Add adverbs.
 Add an introduction.
 Add an ending.

57. Practise 3
Fiqhri - friend – went –
bird watching – jungle -
-evening – home - lost – way –
tired – frightened - decided
– spend night
heard – voices – woke up –
happy – parents – hugged -

58. Fiqhri - friend – went –
bird watching – jungle -
Subject Verb Wh
Fiqhri and his
friend, Hanafi
went bird watching
in the jungle

59. -evening – home - lost – way –
tired – frightened - decided
– spend night
Subject Verb Wh
lost
wanted homeThey
They their way
were tired
were frightened
They
They
They decided
to spend the night in
the jungle
to go

60. heard – voices – woke up –
happy – parents – hugged -
Subject Verb Wh
heard
woke up
hugged
Fiqhri and
Hanafi
voices
They
happyThey felt
Their parents them

61. Put it all together!
Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went bird
watching in the jungle. In the evening, they wanted
to go home. They lost their way. They were tired.
They were frightened. They decided to spend the
night in the jungle.
Fiqhri and Hanafi heard voices. They woke up.
They felt happy. Their parents hugged them.

62. Tip 1: Add time markers.
Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi
went bird watching in the jungle. In the evening,
they wanted to go home. They lost their way. They
were tired. They were frightened. They decided to
spend the night in the jungle.
The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard
voices. They woke up. They felt happy. Their
parents hugged them.

63. Tip 2: Add connectors.
Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi
went bird watching in the jungle. In the evening,
they wanted to go home. Unfortunately, they lost
their way. They were tired and frightened. Not
knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the
night in the jungle.
The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard
voices. They woke up. They felt happy. Their
parents hugged them.

64. Tip 3: Add additional info.
Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi
went bird watching in the jungle near their houses. They
were having so much fun.
In the evening, they wanted to go home.
Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find
their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not
knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the
night in the jungle. Fiqhri and Hanafi tried to sleep
under a tree.
The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard voices
calling their names. They woke up. Their families were
there looking for them. They felt happy. Their parents
hugged them. Everyone was glad because Fiqhri and
Hanafi were both safe.

65. Tip 4: Add adjectives.
Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi
went bird watching in the small jungle near their houses.
They were having so much fun.
In the evening, they wanted to go home.
Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find
their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not
knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the
night in the jungle. Fiqhri and Hanafi tried to sleep
under a shady tree.
The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard loud
voices calling their names. They woke up. Their families
were there looking for them. They felt happy. Their
parents hugged them. Everyone was glad because Fiqhri
and Hanafi were both safe.

66. Tip 5: Add adverbs.
Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi
went bird watching in the small jungle near their houses.
They were having so much fun.
In the evening, they wanted to go home.
Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find
their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not
knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the
night in the jungle. Fiqhri and Hanafi tried to sleep
under a shady tree.
The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard loud
voices calling their names. They woke up immediately.
Their families were there looking worriedly for them.
They felt happy. Their parents hugged them tightly.
Everyone was glad because Fiqhri and Hanafi were both
safe.

67. Tip 6: Add an introduction.
Fiqhri is an adventurous boy. He likes outdoor
activities. He also loves challenging activities.
Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi
went bird watching in the small jungle near their houses.
They were having so much fun.
In the evening, they wanted to go home.
Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find
their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not
knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the
night in the jungle. Fiqhri and Hanafi tried to sleep
under a shady tree.
The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard loud
voices calling their names. They woke up immediately.
Their families are there looking worriedly for them.
They felt happy. Their parents hugged them tightly.
Everyone was glad because Fiqhri and Hanafi were both
safe.

68. Tip 7: Add a closure.
Fiqhri is an adventurous boy. He likes outdoor
activities. He also loves challenging activities.
Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi
went bird watching in the small jungle near their
houses. They were having so much fun.
In the evening, they wanted to go home.
Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not
find their way home. They were tired and
frightened. Not knowing what else to do, they
decided to spend the night in the jungle. Fiqhri and
Hanafi tried to sleep under a shady tree.

69. The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard loud
voices calling their names. They woke up
immediately. Their families were there looking
worriedly for them. They felt happy. Their parents
hugged them tightly. Everyone was glad because
Fiqhri and Hanafi were both safe.
After that incident, Fiqhri and Hanafi always
try to be more careful when they go for bird
watching trips in the jungle.

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