UPSR Examination Format (Comprehension Paper)

UPSR Examination Format

An Introduction

Starting 2016, students have to sit for:

l.  Comprehension Paper

BIL	ITEM	PREVIOUS FORMAT	NEW FORMAT
1	Types of instruments	Objective	Objective Subjective
2	Types of items	Multiple choice questions	Multiple choice questions Limited response questions
3	Sections	40 questions	Section A 20 questions Section B 5 questions
4	Marks	40 marks	Section A 20 marks Section B 30 marks Total: 50 marks
5	Duration	50 minutes	1 hour 15 minutes

In Bahasa Inggeris - Pemahaman, Section A comprises of 20 multiple choice questions with 1 mark each totalling to 20 marks.

Part B has 5 questions totalling 30 marks.

They are subjective questions with varying levels of difficulty with an average of 4 questions each.

Useful links
UPSR English - Pemahaman

Examples:

Questions 1 to 15

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

Kellie's Castle  _____ a beautiful historical attraction.

A is B are C was D were

HangTuah _____  to learn 'silat' at Gunung Ledang.

A go B going C gone D went

We keep the secret to _____.

 A myself B ourselves C yourselves D themselves

Sharul is standing _____ Raul and Yee Chong.           

A along B over C between D next to

_____he has no legs, he survived and became a famous artist.

A However B Although C And D Because

Question 6

Choose the most suitable idiom.

6 It is we just stayed home and play cards.

A raining cats and dogs B Costs an arm and a leg.

C Let the cat out of the bag D Feel a bit under the weather

Question 7 to 9

Choose the best answer for each blank.

Spiderman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was (7) by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. The first story appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy (8) 1962. Spiderman is actually an orphan being raised by (9) Aunt May and Uncle Ben.

7 A create B creates C created D creating

8 A at B in C on D between

9 A he B him C his D himself

Question 10

Choose the word that has the similar meaning as the underlined word.

The processing machine at the factory is gigantic

A small B tiny C big D enormous

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation A

A "may I take your order sir?" asked the waitress.

B "May I take your order sir?" asked the waitress.

C "may I take your order sir" asked the waitress.

D "may I take your order sir?" asked the Waitress.

Based on the picture, choose the best answer to fill in the blanks in the passage that follows.

Today is Shasha’s registration day at a boarding school. Her parents (12) her to the hostel. Shasha feels a little bit unhappy because she (13) never been away from he family. Her mother comforts her and (14) her close. Her father and her little sister arc (15) help to carry her things.

12 A sent B send C sends D are sending

13 A has B had C have D having

14 A kisses B touches C cuddles D brings

15 A He B She C We D They

Answer : 1 A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D

Source: BH/Didik/Monday, 16 January 2017