Notes 

BENGKEL
TRAINING OF TEACHERS (TOT)

TEKNIK MEMERIKSA KERTAS

BAHASA INGGERIS
UPSR 014 / 2
UNTUK 
GURU-GURU
GURU-GURU BAHASA INGGERIS
 QUALITIES FOR A COMPETENT EXAMINER
Notes 
1. HIGH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY
a) Thorough knowledge
knowledge of English Language Syllabus and the Year 6 HSP for
English Language
b) Possess excellent
excellent vocabulary
c) Able to detect subtle nuances1 common to the language
d) Able to identify and mark common
common and not common syntax used by candi-
dates

2. FAIR AND WISE

a) Indifferent to race or creed
creed
b) Possess great empathy (able to u nderstand candidates’ problems or difficul-
ties)

3. VALIDITY
a) Correct and acceptable
acceptable marking
marking
b) True to the marking
marking scheme

4. RELIABILITY
a) Consistent (when marking
marking various levels of answers)
b) Steadfast 2

Footnote:
1Substle nuances;
1a very slight, hardly noticeable difference in manner, colour, meaning etc
 2not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
i.e. The ball is round. / Please sit down.
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CONSTRUCTING COMPLEX SENTENCES

1. NAME + WHO + ACTION

ACTION + ACTION

Puan Lily, who is wearing a scarf , is sweeping the compound.

2. NAME + ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE + ACTION
ACTION

Linda, a helpful pupil, is helping her teacher to carry her heavy bag.
MARKING
3. NAME + OCCUPATION
OCCUPATION + ACTION + ACTION SCHEME
Encik Ahmad, the bread vendor, who is wearing a helmet, is selling bread and
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cakes to his customers.
BAHASA INGGERIS SK 
4. NAME + OCCUPATION + ACTION
ACTION + WHILE + ACTION
Pn Nora, the teacher, is showing her pupils how to make paper flowers while

sitting on the floor. GUIDELINES FOR MARKING ENGLISH PAPER

5. NAME + DESIGNATION + ACTION

ACTION + WHILE + ACTION
Farah and Siti, two active children, are in their tracksuits while waiting for their

coach to train them .

UPSR 014/2: SECTION A @ QUESTION 1 SAMPLE OF ACCEPTABLE ANSWERS / SENTENCE STRUCTURES (UPSR 2011)

GENERAL GUIDELINES
Sample #1
PUPILS are ALLOWED to:
1. A man with
with a jacket
jacket is carrying
carrying two pails.
a) use any tense they want for any sentence
2. A man in a jacket is carrying two pails.
b) use any names for people
3. A man who is wearing
wearing a jacket
jacket is carrying two
two pails.
c) ignore words
words given
4. A man, wearing
wearing a jacket,
jacket, is carrying
carrying two pails.
d) change the form of
of verbs given
5. A man who wears a jacket is carrying
carrying two pails.
pails.
e) write in any order (“flow” or “story line” not necessary)

Sample #2
MARKING SCHEME 1. A girl with a ponytail
ponytail is feeding
feeding carrots to the
the rabbits.
2. A girl who has a ponytail is feeding
feeding carrots to the rabbits.
rabbits.
BANDS CRITERIA MARKS
3. A girl who wears her hair in a ponytail
ponytail is feeding carrots to the rabbits.
rabbits.
 Task fulfilled
Task fulfilled (good sentences describing
4. A girl, who is wearing her hair in a ponytail,
ponytail, is feeding carrots to
to the rabbits.
picture)
5. A girl with ponytailed
ponytailed hair is feeding
feeding carrots to the rabbits.
rabbits.
 All correct sentences and relevant to picture
EXCELLENT
 Varieties of sentences (simple and compound) 9,10 6. A girl, wearing her hair
hair in a ponytail,
ponytail, is feeding carrots
carrots to the rabbits.
(Ex)
 Competent use of language
 Almost no errors
Sample #3
 Task mostly
Task mostly fulfilled
CREDIT  Good use of language
moustache …
1. A man with a moustache
7,8
(Cr)  A few errors mainly spelling or punctuation
2. A man
man who has a moustache …
 Satisfactory answer
3. A man who wears a moustache
moustache …
 Task almost
Task almost fulfilled
 ACHIEVEMENT  Some grammatical errors 4. A man who is
is wearing moustache …
wearing a moustache
5,6
(Ac)  Meaning still clear 5. A man wearing a moustache
moustache …

 Task not
Task not fulfilled

 1 mark : Gibberish answer or direct lifting

LOW ACHIEVEMENT
/ copying 1,2,3,4
(LA)
 2 marks : Chunking or stringing
 3 or 4 marks
marks : Meaning quite
quite clear although full
of errors
UPSR 014/2: SECTION B @ QUESTION 2 (a)

GENERAL GUIDELINES
EXAMINERS are REQUIRED to:
a) award 1 mark for each answer
answer with correct spelling and punctuation
punctuation
b) give no marks for any answer with spelling
spelling or punctuation error
c) show NO LINIENCY
LINIENCY when marking
marking

 ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
 To assess candidates’ ability to transfer information accurately and appropriately
UPSR 014/2: SECTION B @ QUESTION 2 (b)

GENERAL GUIDELINES
EXAMINERS are REQUIRED to:
a) mark all statements and reasons given
b) assess the presentation
presentation as a whole
c) remember that pupils
pupils are allowed to give reasons for one aspect
aspect only
d) remember that authentic
authentic reasons have more credit 
credit 

MARKING SCHEME

BANDS CRITERIA MARKS

 Task fulfilled
Task fulfilled (good sentences relevant to choice
made) REVIEWS OF
EXCELLENT  Good presentation
5
(Ex)  Competent use of language
 Almost no errors
UPSR 2011
 Task mostly
Task mostly fulfilled
 Good use of language
CREDIT
 A few errors mainly spelling or punctuation 4
(Cr)
 Satisfactory answer

 Task almost
Task almost fulfilled
 Some grammatical errors
 Meaning still clear
 ACHIEVEMENT
2,3
(Ac)  3 marks : Choice written
written + statements
statements properly
written with no reasons given
 2 marks : Choice written + statements lifted
directly or not properly written
 Task not
Task not fulfilled
LOW ACHIEVEMENT  Only choice is stated
1
(LA)  Gibberish answer
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REMARKS
UPSR 014/2: SECTION C @ QUESTION 3
 VERBS
 Acceptable answer(s):
doll toy / puppet GENERAL GUIDELINES
handling / giving / taking / handing over / playing with
1 doll PUPILS are ALLOWED to:
Unacceptable answer(s): a) ignore words given in the
the boxes by not using any or all of them
them
toy doll
b) write the story totally in the present
present tense or in the past 
 Acceptable answer(s):
2 baby  toddler c) give names to characters and
and places
baby crying / baby sleeping 
d) change the form of verbs given
 Acceptable answer(s):
perambulator / baby buggy / stroller / pushchair / baby carriage e) use direct
direct speech
holding a pram / pushing a pram / pulling a pram
3 pram
Unacceptable answer(s): MARKING SCHEME
holding on to
 Acceptable answer(s):
bending down / bending over the baby / bending her body / leaning  BANDS CRITERIA MARKS
over / leaning forward
4 bending   Task fulfilled
Task fulfilled (Good story according to pic-
Unacceptable answer(s): tures)
lady leaning  EXCELLENT  Very good presentation
13,14,15
 Acceptable answer(s): (Ex)  Competent use of language
5 handbag  Holding / carrying 
 Almost no errors
 Acceptable answer(s):
shopping mall / market / sport shop / sportshop / sports shop  Task mostly
Task mostly fulfilled
6 shop
/sports stuff / sports ware / sports items / sports equipment /  Good use of language
CREDIT
sports things  Good presentation 9,10,11,12
 Acceptable answer(s): (Cr)
 A few errors mainly spelling or punctuation
 Admiring / teasing / patting / petting / stroking
stroking / talking to the
baby / smiling 
7 bend Girl bending at the pram  Task almost
Task almost fulfilled
 Meaning still clear
Unacceptable answer(s):  ACHIEVEMENT  Some grammatical, spelling or punctuation
punctuation
holding the baby  5,6,7,8
(Ac) errors
 Acceptable answer(s):
7 tudung   Correct use of language (sometimes)
scarf / headscarf / hijab

 Acceptable answer(s):  Task not

Task not fulfilled
tabloid / bulletin
Berita Harian (accept without article)  1 mark : Gibberish answer or direct 
8 newspaper
LOW ACHIEVEMENT lifting / copying
Unacceptable answer(s): 1,2,3,4
(LA)  2 marks : Chunking or stringing
magazine / catalogue
 3 or 4 marks : Meaning quite clear although
although
Other(s): full of errors
 MARKING
SYMBOLS
KERTAS 014/2
BAHASA INGGERIS SK 
 MARKING SYMBOLS # 1

SYMBOLS DEFINITIONS CLARIFICATIONS

Every correct sentence put a tick at the end of 

 Merit 
the sentence.

For every sentence or new word /sentence /

 Double Merit 
expression that is used correctly.

Omission A word missed out in a sentence.

For word used repeatedly in a sentence or sen-

R Repetition
tences when it can be replaced by a pronoun.

Punctuation
O Oval Punctuation errors made when writing.
i.e Uppercase / lowercase / comma / full stop.
REVIEWS OF Inappropriate word / vocabulary
V The word used gives a different meaning or
Vocabulary
UPSR 2012 _________ incorrect used of word.
i.e. paints-pains / hit-heat-fit / planned-planed.

Grammatical error
Error related to any aspect of grammar what-
what-
________ Single line
ever it needs to be replaced or not, especially on
sentence forms and functions

Structural error
Double lines When there is more than one grammatical
grammatical error
continuously in one sentence or phrase.

Unclear meaning
______? Question mark  A sentence or phrase which has confusion in
meaning.

Word which is wrongly spelled but does not 

give another meaning.
sp Spelling error
i.e. fence-fent / finish-finised / sweeping-
sweaping
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MARKS CONVERSION
SYMBOLS DEFINITIONS CLARIFICATIONS
Marks % Marks % Marks % Marks %
Repeating word with the same meaning / word
that is not needed. 1 1 21 26 41 51 61 76
Rd Redundant 
i.e. Durian fruit / repeat again / went back home 2 3 22 28 42 53 62 78
/ red in colour / thank to him
3 4 23 29 43 54 63 79

Word wrongly positioned. 4 5 24 30 44 55 64 80

Word order
i.e. also can = can also.
5 6 25 31 45 56 65 81

6 8 26 33 46 58 66 83
Chunk or stingy ( part
( part of the sentence
sentence correct )
( ) Parenthesis / Bracket  7 9 27 34 47 59 67 84
A part of a sentence that is comprehensible.
8 10 28 35 48 60 68 85

Not related to subject matter 9 11 29 36 49 61 69 86

Word or phrase that is not related to subject 
[ ] Square bracket  10 13 30 38 50 63 70 88
matter. i.e. in describing
describing pictures
pictures given.
given.
Notes: Use for Section A & B 11 14 31 39 51 64 71 89

12 15 32 40 52 65 72 90
Bridge Close up the space / it should be in one word.
13 16 33 41 53 66 73 91

14 18 34 43 54 68 74 93
Separated
/ Slash A space needed here or insert a space or the 15 19 35 44 55 69 75 94
word should be separated.
16 20 36 45 56 70 76 95

17 21 37 46 57 71 77 96
It is used when the word does not exist in the
Single inverted English language or used for names of books, 18 23 38 48 58 73 78 98
‘ commas or single
quotation mark 
movies, etc.
19 24 39 49 59 74 79 99
i.e. ‘baju kurung’, ‘nasi lemak’
20 25 40 50 60 75 80 100

GRADES

 A 80 – 100

B 60 – 79

C 40 – 59

D 20 – 39