SPM ENGLISH 1119

ANSWERING TECHNIQUES
DIRECTED
WRITING

1. USE all the content points and give examples

2. UNDERLINE ALL THE CONTENT POINTS
3. Marks won’t be awarded if you just mention the points without any elaboration.
4. DON’T forget to give your own idea if needed
5. Spend at least 45 minutes here.

Paper 1 – Section A
FORMAT GUIDELINE
ESSAY FORMAT
(REFER TO THE QUESTION)
1) Writing a REPORT To: En Abu Bin Hashim,
The Principal of SMK Bestari. F1

Discipline problems in SMK Bestari F2

F1 …
…
F2
Reported by,
F3 Zayn Malik
F3
(Zayn Malik)
2) Writing an ARTICLE
Crime Prevention in Our Neighbourhood F1
By: Lionel Messi
F1 … F2
F2 …
…

3) Writing a TALK/SPEECH
Good morning to the principal, teachers and
fellow students.
F1
F1
I am going to talk about the preparation for
F2 the school annual camping.
F2
F3
Thank you for lending me your ears. F3

4) Writing an INFORMAL LETTER No 1 Jalan Ixora 1/11,

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 43900 Sepang.
26 October 2016
Dear Yaya Touré,
…
F1 F2 F3 …
…
Your friend,

Song Joong Ki
5) Writing a FORMAL LETTER THE SECRETARY OF KADET REMAJA SEKOLAH,
SAM BANDAR BARU SALAK TINGGI
43900 SEPANG.
THE PRINCIPAL, F1
SAM BANDAR BARU SALAK TINGGI,
43900 SEPANG. 26 JUNE 2016

F1 Dear Sir, F2
F2 F3
Permission To Go Camping
……
……
Yours sincerely,
Song Hye-kyo F3
(SONG HYE-KYO)

CONTINUOUS
WRITING
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Question 1 Descriptive essay

1. Describe an important family celebration and how you felt about it.
2. Describe what makes you happy and explain why.
Question 2 Argumentative essay

1. There is a lack of freedom given to teenagers today. Do you agree?

2. Social networking has caused a lot of problems. How far do you agree?

Question 3 Expository essay

1. Why are animals important to human beings?

2. Why is having good neighbours important?
Question 4 Narrative essay

1. Write a story about a fisherman beginning with: “The wind blew

strongly. Out at sea…”
2. Write a story about someone you know who took a big risk and had a
good result. Begin your story with: “Everybody said that the plan
would never work. It was too risky…”
Question 5 Reflective essay

1. If you have the chance to become a billionairee, what are the things that
you would do?
2. “Better late than never”. Describe an experience when it was true for
your friend.

1. Underline the keywords

2. Language must be clear and accurate
3. At least 5 paragraphs
4. Spend at least an hour here.

SPM 1119/1 SCORING

GUIDANCE

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  Entirely accurate language
 Sophisticated words used accurately
A  Interest aroused
 Occasional first draft slips
 Confident use of complex structures
 Interest aroused and sustained
B  First draft errors
 Wide vocabulary
 No errors in simple structures.. occasional errors in sophisticated
structure.
C  Simple words spelt correctly
 Lacking originality.
 Interest aroused but not sustained
 Mostly clear sentences.
 Easy reading but you will stop to underline few errors overall...
D  Sometimes one paragraph has no error at all but another does –
PATCHES OF CLARITY
 Will look like clear sentences.
 Easy reading but you will stop to underline 1 or 2 errors every line.
E  Sometimes 3 errors.
 If 3 all the time/ no accurate sentences – go to ui
 3,4,5 errors every line- easy clear reading.
 Only these errors will force you to stop
Ui  By mentally correcting these SWES, you will go to E/D
 Very single, repetitive sentences will go here too.
 May look accurate but cannot be E
 Nearly every word is an error
Ui  MWEs + plenty of SWEs
 Easy to read
i  Blurred phrases, structures, wrong vocabulary
 Need to reword, rephrase sometimes
 Blurred phrases
Ui  distorted structures
 wrong vocabulary
ii  phrases need to be rephrased
 MWE nearly throughout

End of Paper 1..let’s take a look at Paper 2

PAPER 2
SECTION A
Question 1 BY YOGAMALAR
to
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CHANDRASEKARAN
Graphic Stimuli

1. Pay attention to keywords

a. Lowest - Highest
b. Increase - Decrease
c. Constant - Mostly preferred
d. More - Less
2. Look at the information provided
3. Check the title figure or data
4. Read all the option before answering
5. Use process of elimination to arrive at the right answer
6. Check and recheck your answers

Question 9 to
Question 15
Rational Cloze

1. You may use process of elimination

2. Read the entire passage before answering
3. Watch out for clues in the passage
4. Usually tested on

 Past, present and progressive  Preposition

tenses  Adverb
 Subject verb agreement  Adjective
 Quantifier  Logical connector
 Pronoun  ‘to’ infinitive
 Artivle  Modal verb
 Conjunction

5. Read more and do more grammar drills to improve your grammar skill.

Question 16 to
Question 25
Information Transfer

1. REMEMBER not to change anything from the text given.

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2. Answers should be short and straight to the point.
a. Transfer only what is needed.
b. Do not write in full sentence.
c. Do not use your own words.
3. Be sensitive with Uppercase and lowercase

Question 26 to
Question 30
Reading Comprehension

 Remember that the questions are in order.

 It means that question 1 will be in paragraph 1 and so on.
 Find the keyword is in the question.
 You don’t have to answer questions in complete sentences
 Give only ONE word if question requires for a word.
 Pay attention to pronoun used in questions when formulating your answers

Change in Pronouns

First / Second
person Third person
I, me The writer/ he/ she
he The writer/ the man/ the boy/ specific reference
she The writer/ the woman/ the girl/specific reference
his The writer's/ the man's/ the boy's/ X's
hers The writer's/ the woman's/ the girl's/ X's
mine The writer's
We they
us them
ours Theirs

Question
31
Summary Writing

1. Begin with the 10 words given

2. Use only content within the lines required
3. Be careful with pronoun. You might lose marks.
4. Do not exceed 130 words.
5. Write at least 12 content points

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 WHOLESALE LIFTING VS INTELLIGENT LIFTING

WHOLESALE LIFTING (1 MARK) INTELLIGENT LIFTING (3

MARKS)
1 Most importantly, the project will help protect a threatened by harvesting and
rare plant which is threatened by harvesting habitat loss
and habitat loss
2 Logging and land clearing for farms, Logging and land clearing for
plantations and settlements have decimated farms, plantations and
many Rafflesia populations and pushed the settlements
species into the “threatened “status
3 Already, payment the villagers received from payment the villagers
small group of visitors has lured them away received from small group of
from harvesting Rafflesia buds, sought by the visitors has lured them away
Malays as folk medicine. from harvesting Rafflesia
buds
4 It remains unprotected in Peninsular Malaysia Wildlife Protection Act 1972
because the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 only only covers animals, birds
covers animals, birds and insects not plants and insects not plants
5 Hordes of trampling tourist might damage Hordes of trampling tourist
the vine and destroy the Rafflesia population. might damage the vine
6 Careless harvesting, such as cutting the Careless harvesting will
Tetratigma vine which hosts the parasite Rafflesia thwart its growth.
will thwart its growth.
7 Scientists warn that Rafflesia species are Has peculiar biology
susceptible to extinction because of the peculiar
biology..
8 Many conservationists view such community- community-based
based conservation programmes as essential conservation programmes
to saving endangered species, particularly in poor
areas.
9 You must offer the people better ways to offer the people better ways
make a living and a sense that they will to make a living and a sense
benefit from preserving the biodiversity that they will benefit from
around them. preserving the biodiversity
10 Learning from past mistakes raised walkways raised walkways and
and platforms have been built at Benta and platforms have been built to
Gunung Gading Park in Sarawak to restrict restrict visitor movements
visitor movements
Total 189 words 95 words
Word
s
Question
32
Poem

1. Read and understand the poem and novel thoroughly.

2. Practice makes perfect

Question
33
Novel Responses

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1. Understand the question
2. Make sure you have read the novel thoroughly
3. Use accurate language
4. Provide at least 3 evidences to support your answer.

Novel Responses Template

The novel that I have chosen is Dear Mr. Kilmer written by Anne Schraff. It is about a boy
named Richard. There are lots of good values in the novel that brings about good effects.

Firstly, one of the good values that I have learnt from this novel is
___________(Good Values)_____________________. ____________________
(Evidence)________________________. The positive effects from having this good value is
______________(Positive Effects)__________.

Secondly, the good values that I have learnt from this novel is ___________(Good
Values)_____________________. ____________________ (Evidence)________________________.
The positive effects from having this good value is ______________(Positive
Effects)__________.

The lastgood values that I have learnt from this novel is ___________(Good
Values)_____________________. ____________________ (Evidence)________________________.
The positive effects from having this good value is ______________(Positive
Effects)__________.

As a conclusion, we should always portrays good values because they will definitely bring
about positive effects in our lives.

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR SPM

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