Some tips on how to answer Question No. 1
- Read the instructions.
- Look at the picture carefully.
- Note/ identify the characters/ actions/ activities that can be found in the picture.
- Read the notes given.
- Identify verb or verbs (if there is any) from the notes given.
- Develop ‘WH’ Questions
—who?
who is he?
who is she?
who are they?
—what?
what is he doing?
what is she doing?
what are they doing?
—where?
where is he?
where is she?
where are they?
You may construct sentences in any of these forms or others.
—Simple Present Tense
e.g.
The children are in the park.
—Present Continuous Tense
e.g.
The girls are playing on the swings.
—Simple Past Tense
e.g.
The children were in the park.
—Past Continuous Tense
e.g.
The girls were playing on the swings.
Remember that an attempt should be made…
- —to construct compound sentences
- the use of conjunctions (and, because, so, therefore, but)
- —to construct complex sentences
- one main clause of a sentence + one or more subordinate clauses
- Check on your punctuations – spelling, commas, full stops, capital and small letters, etc.
- Remember that no assumption should be made when constructing sentences for this question.
Some tips on how to answer Question No. 2
Be careful when transferring information.
Check on the spelling words transferred, capital letters and punctuations.
Make your choice and write it down clearly in the space provided.
Plan your writing (aspect + point + reasons/ mind-mapping).
Give reasons for each aspects/ points.
Be careful when constructing sentences.
Avoid simple grammatical and spelling mistakes.
Some tips on how to answer Question No. 3
Read the instruction because you may get some clues such as name of the main
character and brief explanation about the incident shown in the pictures.
Look at the pictures and understand the notes given.
Leave the words that you do not know.
You may not use all the notes given when constructing sentences.
You may jot list your own words but remember they must be relevant to the
pictures.
Think more clearly
See a start of your paper
Keep track of your ideas
Practise expressing yourself in writing
Develop ‘WH’ Questions
—who? whose? whom?
—which?
—what?
—where?
—when?
—why?
—how?
You may want to use mapping strategies to organize your ideas before writing.
You must use correct English and give particular attention to structure, spelling,
punctuation, and legibility.
.Although you are allowed to write short sentences, compound and complex
sentences are encouraged.
The element of literature in the writing of story in Section C...
Read the instruction.
Look at the pictures
Identify
- the theme
- the characters
- the plot of the story (how does the story go about)
- the moral of the story (if there is any)
- the conclusion
- the characters
- the plot of the story (how does the story go about)
- the moral of the story (if there is any)
- the conclusion
Jot down the words (adjectives, adverbs, idioms, proverbs, etc) on the paper..so that you would not forget to include them in your writing later..
Start writing...
- using simple and compound sentences
- do not have to use complex sentences if you are not sure
- using simple and compound sentences
- do not have to use complex sentences if you are not sure
READ AND READ AND READ....
(Remember: We write for others to read...so before they read, you read first!)
