UPSR model essay

MODEL ESSAY 1

Write a story

It was a hot Monday morning. Alimin was on his way home from school. As
he was feeling hungry, he took a shortcut through Pak Abus house. Upon
reaching Pak Abus house, he saw a huge mango tree. It was bearing a lot of ripe
juicy mangoes. The mangoes made Alimins mouth water. He was tempted to pick
the mangoes.

Alimin put his knapsack down and looked left and right. There was nobody
around. Without much hesitation, Alimin started to climb up the tree. He picked
all the big and juicy mangoes. He ate them to his hearts content. Then he saw
more juicy mangoes at the far end of the branch. He decided to pick them. He
stepped on a weak branch and reached for the mangoes.

All of a sudden, the branch broke. Alimin fell to the ground. He groaned in
pain and screamed for help. Luckily a passer-by heard his scream. He quickly ran
to the rescue. He examined Alimin and told him that his right leg was broken.
Taking pity on him, the man took Alimin to the hospital. Alimin regretted what
he had done.

MODEL ESSAY 1

A Rearrange these letters to form words. These words are taken from
the model essay.

1 grnuhy - _________________________
2 npsckaak - _________________________
3 eanbrig - _________________________
4 onedarg - _________________________
5 andemexi - _________________________
6 mecsra - _________________________
7 rtuohsct - _________________________
8 geteerrtd - _________________________
9 rscuee - __________________________
10 ttihseaIon - __________________________
11 ba r nh c - __________________________
12 iucjy - __________________________
B Give the opposites of the following words. The answers can be found
in the model essay.

1 cold - ______________

2 left - ______________

3 slowly - ______________

4 strong - ______________

5 small - ______________

6 unripe - ______________

7 up - ______________

8 everybody - ______________

9 near - ______________

10 tiny - ______________

C Do you know the meaning of these words? Use your dictionary to help
you.
1 bearing - ________________________________
2 tempted - ________________________________
3 knapsack - ________________________________
4 hesitation - ________________________________
5 groaned - ________________________________
6 rescue - ________________________________
7 passer-by - ________________________________
8 regretted - ________________________________
 MODEL ESSAY 2

Write a story

Sazali who is twelve years old, is an active boy. He likes to go outing with
his friends. They love nature. They often go for a picnic at the river nearby.
Usually, they cycle to the river for a dip in the crystal clear water.

Last week during the first semester holidays, Sazali and his friends had a
picnic by the river in their village. The river was just a stones throw away from
Mr Tans orchard. After cycling for half an hour, the boys finally arrived at
their destination. Upon reaching there, they quickly looked for a nice spot to
put their things. They had brought along a lot of food and drinks.

Without much delay, the boys changed their attires and jumped into the
water for a swim. They were on cloud nine, playing and swimming in the river.
Suddenly, Sazali noticed something floating in the water. It was coming towards
them. He thought it was a crocodile. Feeling scared, he screamed his lung out.
Everyone panicked and ran out of the water as quick as lightning. They ran for
their lives. One of them, Meng Keong even climbed up a tree. They waited
anxiously for someone to come and save them.

As the object floated by, Sazali braved himself to take a closer look. He
realised that it was just a log, not a crocodile. He told all his friends about it.
They felt relieved and burst out laughing.

MODEL ESSAY 2

A The following words are used in the model essay. Do you know the
meaning for each of the words in Column A? Match each of the words
with its meaning in Column B correctly.
Column A Column B

1 outing - place
2 a dip - clothing
3 orchard -
felt happy because unpleasant thing has stopped
 4 destination - shouted loudly
6 on cloud nine -a place to go to
7 screamed his lung out - a place where fruit trees
are grown
8 relieved - feeling very
happy
9 panicked - a short trip
for enjoyment
10 spot - swim

B Give the opposites of the following words. The answers can be found
in the model essay.
1 hate - ______________
2 muddy - ______________
3 a little - ______________
4 sinking - ______________
5 slow - ______________
6 stressed - ______________
7 far - ______________
8 firstly - ______________
9 crying - ______________
10 enemies - ______________

C Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word from the model essay.
The word can only be used once.
1 My family and I always go for a ___________ at the waterfall on
weekends.
2 Mother asked the children to change their _________ because they were
dirty and smelly.
3 All the teachers are _________ that everyone is safe and unhurt.
4 We flew to Paris last weekend. It took us more than eleven hours to reach
our____________ .
5 When the little girl saw a leech, she _______ as loud as she could.
6 He __________ at the sight of the dark figure when he walked alone in
the jungle.
 MODEL ESSAY 3

Write a story

Last week on a fine Sunday morning, Izat and his family went to Rantau
Abang beach for a picnic. They set off their journey at nine oclock in the
morning and arrived there an hour later. Upon arriving there, they could see a
big crowd of people on this golden sandy beach. They could also witness many
people swimming happily in the sea. The water was indeed crystal clear.
Everyone was in the seventh heaven. They quickly looked for a nice spot to put
all their things. Izat and his siblings helped their parents to take out all food
and drinks from the car.

Guys, shall we go for a swim, suggested Izat excitedly. Everyone nodded

in agreement. In no time, Izats family was in the water, enjoying themselves.

Suddenly, Izat heard a faint noise. At first, he paid no heed to it. But,
soon it grew louder and louder. He heard someone screaming for help. He looked
around. To his surprise, he saw a boy struggling in the water. He was bobbing up
and down. Izat quickly told his father about it. Without much thinking, Izats
father swam towards the boy. He put his arm around the drowning boys neck
and pulled him to the shore. He swam with all his might. Finally he managed to
save the boy. He felt very tired but happy for he had saved a life.

MODEL ESSAY 3
A Do you know what an adjective is? An adjective is a word that tells
you more about a noun.

Now, list out 15 adjectives used in the model essay.

 1 ______________ 2 ______________ 3
_______________
4 ______________ 5 ______________ 6
_______________
7 ______________ 8 ______________ 9
_______________
10 ______________ 11 ______________ 12
_______________
13 ______________ 14 ______________ 15
_______________

B Find the word which has the same meaning as each of the following
words. The words are all in the model essay.

1 glad - ___________ 2 place -

___________
3 shouting - ___________ 4 strength -
___________
5 save - ___________ 6 exhausted -
___________
7 started - ___________ 8 aid
-___________
9 shock - ___________ 10 succeeded -
___________

C Construct a good sentence with each of the words given below.

1 drowning -

_______________________________________________________
___
2 nodded -

_______________________________________________________
___
3 journey -

_______________________________________________________
___
4 in the seventh heaven -
 _______________________________________________________
___
5 might -

_______________________________________________________
___
MODEL ESSAY 4

Write a story

Last weekend Salmas parents were away on business. They had to attend an
important meeting in Pulau Langkawi. After spending two hours reading a story
book, Salma felt bored and wanted to do something more challenging. So, she
invited her friends over to her house.

Salma and her friends played hide-and-seek in the garden. They were
running all over the place, looking for a suitable place to hide. Azman, one of
Salmas friends did not want himself to be found easily. So, he decided to hide
outside the house. He ran out without looking left or right. Just then, their
neighbour, Pakcik Hassan who is a fishmonger, rode by on his motorcycle. When
he saw Azman appeared in front of his motorcycle, he swerved to the left to
avoid hitting him. He lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a pond.

Pak Hassan fell off his motorcycle and landed in middle of the pond. He
was wet all over. His motorcycle was badly dented. His weighing scale and many
other things were thrown into the air. When the children saw this, they
screamed in fear. Mrs Lim, the neighbour rushed out to see what was happening.
She scolded the children. All the children apologised to Pak Hassan. Fortunately,
he was not seriously injured. He only had bruises on his hands and legs. However,
his shirt was dirty and wet.

MODEL ESSAY 4

A Find 15 words that are used in the model essay in the maze below.
One of them has been circled.
B Give the meaning of each of these words or phrases. Use a dictionary
to help you.
1 swerved -
_________________________________________
2 bored -
_________________________________________
3 bruises -
_________________________________________
4 dented -
_________________________________________
5 hide-and-seek -
_________________________________________

C Read the following sentences. Correct the spelling of the underlined

words.
1 His waeghing scale and other things were throwed into the air.
2 He only had bruses on his hands and lags.
3 He lost control of his vihikle and crashed into a pon.
4 Pak Dollah who was an ais-krim seller rode by on his motosikal.
5 The chideren played hih-and seek in the garden.
6 The motorcyclist sewered to the reight to avaid hitting the woman.

MODEL ESSAY 5
Write a story based on the pictures below. You may use the words given to help
you.

Aiman who is my schoolmate, is twelve years old. He lives with his beloved
family of five in Kampung Aman. His teachers and friends like him very much as
he is not only friendly but also helpful. To many villagers, Aiman has a heart of
gold.

Last Saturday morning, Aiman and his classmates visited an old woman in the
nearby village. The old woman was very poor and lived alone in an old dilapidated
wooden house. The children sympathised her when they saw the condition of the
house. They decided to help her clean the house.

The children divided themselves in two groups and Aiman was in the first
group. Without wasting much time, they started working. They repaired the
broken walls and stairs. Later they painted the walls. As for the girls who are in
the second group, they helped to sweep the dirty floor. They also cleaned and
tidied the house compound. After three hours of hard work, the children finally
completed their tasks. The house really looked beautiful and clean.

The woman was as happy as a lark. Her face lit up with joy. She was very
grateful and thanked the children for their kindness. It was rare to see such
kind hearted children.

At about five in the evening, the children decided to go home. They were
feeling tired but happy because they had done a good deed. It was a memorable
moment for Aiman and his classmates.

MODEL ESSAY 5

A Give the meanings of the following words. Use a dictionary to

help you.
1 memorable -
______________________________
2 lit up with joy -
______________________________
3 dilapidated -
______________________________
4 grateful -
______________________________
 5 sympatised -
______________________________
6 beloved -
______________________________
7 a heart of gold -
______________________________
8 rare -
______________________________

B Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word from the essay. Use
the word only once.

1 All the pupils are busy planting trees around the school _____________ .
2 The old beggar has been living in that old ________ house since she was
born. I think we need to repair the house immediately.
3 The boy __________ his homework before he went out to play football.
4 It was a ___________ event for all he children. Everyone really enjoyed
themselves and wanted to visit the orphanage again.
5 When his boss called him, he came to the office without a
______________.
6 We should be ______________ our parents for taking good care
of us.
7 On Teachers Day, pupils give presents to their teachers to appreciate
their hard work and ___________.
8 Salim and I go to the school but we are in different classes. So, Salim is
my ______________

C Check how good is your past tense? Give the past tense for the
following words.
1 clean - ____________ 2 visit -
____________
3 tidy - ____________ 4 break -
____________
5 light - ____________ 6 delay -
____________
7 repair - ____________ 8 take -
____________
9 sweep - ____________ 10 thank -
____________
 11 paint - ____________ 12 decide -
____________
13 divide - ____________ 13 live
- ____________

MODEL ESSAY 6

Write a story.

Puan Zaharah Ariffin, sixty-five, is a kuih seller. She lives in Kampung

Sentosa. Her husband passed away in a car crash six years ago. Fortunately, she
has two helpful and obedient daughters. They al
ways help their mother whenever they are free.

Every weekend, Ain and her older sister, Nurul wake up at dawn. They get
up early as they want to help their mother make kuih. Their mother makes a few
types of local kuih such as curry puffs, seri kaya and sardine rolls. When all the
kuih are ready, both the sisters will pack them in different attractive plastic
containers.

Later, they will bring their kuih to the market to sell. They walk to the
market as it is just a stones throw away from their house. There, they display
all their kuih at their stall. Ain and Nurul always smile and invite many people,
mostly housewives, to their stall. Many customers come and buy their kuih as
they as cheap and scrumptious.

Normally, in two or three hours all their kuih will be sold out. After that
they pack their things and get ready to go home. Along the journey, they often
grin from ear to ear. At home, the two sisters count the money. They save some
of their money in a big piggy bank. They also use the rest to buy the ingredients
to make kuih. Both Ain and Nurul hope that one day they would be able to open a
kuih shop and make their mother proud of them.
MODEL ESSAY 6

A Find the words or phrases in the model essay that have the following
meanings.

1 very old and in a bad condition -

__________________
2 a very kind character -
__________________
 3 felt sorry for -
__________________
4 feeling thankful -
__________________
5 to make late or to hold up -
__________________
6 showing great feeling of happiness -
________________
7 to make a place look clean and neat -
________________
8 a piece of work that must be done -
________________
9 parents and children -
________________
10 made up ones mind -
________________

B Give the opposites of the underlined words. The answers are in the
model essay.
1 Everyone felt sad when they heard the bad news.
2 The young woman who was rich, lived alone in a wooden house.
3 The scouts were divided into groups and Halim was in the last group.
4 The house on top of the hill is ugly and dirty.
5 His friendly brother is liked by all the villagers.

C Construct good sentences using the words given below.

1 took pity -
________________________________________________
2 dilapidated -
________________________________________________
3 grateful -
________________________________________________
4 heart of gold -
________________________________________________
5 lit up with joy -
________________________________________________
6 completed -
________________________________________________
 MODEL ESSAY 7

Write a story.

Chin Fei who is my cousin, is twelve years old. He lives with his loving family
in Taman Pendek. He has very caring and supportive parents. Every weekend, his
parents will make it a point to bring the family out to any shopping complexes in
town.

A fortnight ago, Chin Fei and his family went window-shopping at Han Seng
Mall. There was a big crowd of people as Hari Raya was just around the corner.
At the concourse area, a lot of people gathered to watch a dance show. It was
performed by a troupe of dancers from the famous Dancing Academic from
Kuala Lumpur. Chin Fei and his family joined in the fun. They clapped and
cheered as the dancers danced gracefully to the music.

After more than half an hour, Chin Fei felt bored. He began looking around
at the crowd of spectators. He turned left and right. Suddenly, something
caught his eyes. To his surprise, he saw a woman pickpocket a man who was so
engrossed watching the dance. Chin Fei quickly informed his father. His father
told the whole family to keep an eye on the woman while he rushed to alert the
security guard.

Before the woman could escape, the security guard caught her. They
retrieved the mans wallet and returned it to him. The man was very thankful to
Chin Fei and his family. As a reward, he gave Chin Fei and his sister ten ringgit
each.

MODEL ESSAY 7

A Find the meaning for each of the following words. Use a dictionary to
help you.

1 a fortnight -______________________________
2 engrossed -______________________________
3 pickpocket -______________________________
4 keep an eye -______________________________
5 retrieved -______________________________
6 reward -
______________________________
7 concourse -______________________________
8 spectators -______________________________
9 alerted -
______________________________
10 around the corner -
______________________________

B Do you know the past tense of the words in the box below?
Then find the past tense of these words in the word maze.

MODEL ESSAY 8

Write a story based on the pictures below. You may use the words given to help
you.

Zawiah who is my nephew, is a chubby nine-year-old girl. She lives happily

with her family in Taman Kemumin, ten kilometres from Kota Bharu. She studies
at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kemumin. She is a friendly, kind and hardworking girl. All
the teachers and friends like her very much.
 One Tuesday morning, Zawiah woke up with a severe stomach-ache. She felt
very sick and was groaning in pain. She went in and out of the toilet. She told
her mother about it. Feeling worried, Zawiahs mother quickly took her to the
nearby clinic. At the clinic, there were a lot of people waiting to get treatments.
Zawiah and her mother sat and waited patiently to see the doctor. Her mother
kept consoling her. At last, it was Zawiahs turn to enter the doctors room.

The doctor gave Zawiah and a smile and asked her a few questions. He then
examined her thoroughly. Zawiah told the doctor that the day before she had
lunch at a stall which was just a walking distance away from her school. After
paying for her food, she noticed that the cook who had prepared her food had
dirty hands. His clothes was old and dirty too. The doctor then diagnosed that
she probably suffered from food poisoning. He gave her some medicine. He also
advised her to rest and to drink plenty of water. Lastly, he also advised Zawiah
to be extra careful and choosy when eating out.

MODEL ESSAY 8

A Match the words to their meanings correctly.

B Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase from the
model essay. Use the word only once.
1 The accident victim suffered from a ________________ head injury.
2 The doctor _____________ that the old man was suffering from lung
cancer.
3 Its already one oclock. Lets go for _____________. I am really hungry.
4 She is very _____________ about clothes. She buys only the branded ones.
5 Murusamy is ___________ that little girl. She has been crying for more
than an hour.
6 All the pupils waited _____________ for their school bus to arrive.
7 You do not have to take a bus to go to that shopping complex. It is just a
_____________ away from our hotel.
8 Mother _____________ my brother to study hard but he did not listen
to her.

C Can you form 15 new words from these two words in the boxes?
Each word must be more than three letters.

MODEL ESSAY 9

Write a story based on the pictures below. You may use the words given to help
you.

Zainuddin who is eleven years old, lives in a small fishing village, forty-eight
kilometers from Kota Bharu. He has a small loving family. Everyone in the village
is fond of Zainuddin. He is not only friendly but also kind. He likes to help people
who are in trouble.

One night, there was a fearful storm in Zainuddins village. The winds
were blowing strongly and the rain was pouring. The next morning, all the
 villagers were surprised to see many trees were rooted off and roofs were
blown away. Then, Zainudins parents found out that a big tree had fallen on to
Makcik Lijahs house. It had damaged her kitchen. Makcik Lijah was very sad
and weeping the whole morning.

Taking pity on her, Zainuddin and his family went over to Makcik Lijahs
house. Zainuddins father promised to help her. He called some villagers and
asked them to help to repair Makcik Lijahs house. The villagers saw eye to eye
with the idea.

Without wasting time, Zainuddins father and the villagers started

working. Some of them helped to remove the tree trunk while one of them
sawed up the logs into smaller parts using a chain saw.They spent the whole day
repairing the kitchen. At last, just before dusk, they managed to complete the
work. Makcik Lijah was very grateful to all of them. Cheerful tears welled up in
her eyes. She thanked them for being such kind and helpful neighbours.

MODEL ESSAY 9

A Rearrange these letters to form words. These words are taken from
the model essay.

1 faefrul -
__________________________
2 sregalliv - __________________________
3 skud -
__________________________
4 egadmad -
__________________________
5 rmveoe - __________________________
6 lonscoed -
__________________________
7 kcithne -
__________________________
8 fluerehc -
__________________________
9 robtule -
__________________________
10 eurrispsd - __________________________

B What is Past Continuous tense? The past continuous tense is

formed with was or were followed by the main verb in an- ing
form.

Read through the passage again and find sentences which use past
continuous tense. Copy them.

MODEL ESSAY 10

Write a story based on the pictures below. You may use the words given to help
you.

Azim who is in his mid-teens, is a very helpful and obedient boy. Every
weekend when he is free, he will help his parents to do house chores. All his
 teachers and family members love him very much. He is indeed the apple of his
parents eyes.

Last Saturday morning, at about half-past six, Azim and his father went to a
small fishing village which is located ten kilometers away from their house. They
went there to buy fish to sell in the market. They went in a van to the jetty
where the fishermen landed their catch. The journey took more than half an
hour.

At the jetty, there was a big crowd of fishmongers. There were also
baskets of fishes, clams and prawns, ready to be sold. Azims father bought
several types of fish and prawns. They looked fresh. The fishermen then
weighed each of the baskets with a big weighing scale. The scale was hung from
a pole carried by two men. They helped Azims father to load the baskets on to
the van.

When Azim and his father arrived safely at the market, Azim quickly helped
his father to pour all the fish and prawns into a large ice box so that they would
stay fresh. Then, they opened their stall. Many customers were already waiting
patiently to buy the fish and prawns. Everyone loved to buy Azims fathers fish
because they were cheap and fresh. Azim and his father were on cloud nine
when all their fish and prawns were sold out.

MODEL ESSAY 10

A Find the words or phrases in the model essay that have the following
meanings.
1 feeling very happy -
_________________________
2 a person who sells fish -
_________________________
3 one who is loved dearly -
_________________________
4 a small job done regularly -
_________________________
5 a machine for weighing object -
_________________________
6 a trip made -
_________________________
 7 a pier used as a landing place -
_________________________
8 always doing what is told to do -
_________________________

B Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase taken from
the model essay.
1 The fishermen were very happy because they had a good ________ in
those two weeks.
2 The ___________ to the desert was rough and unpleasant. Many tourists
fell sick and vomited.
3 Are the vegetables still _____________? Mother bought them five days
ago.
4 Lokmans father is a _____________. Every morning he goes to the
market to sell fish, prawns, crabs and clams.
5 Please get me a ____________. I want to know how many kilogrammes
are these prawns?
6 He always finishes his house _____________ before he goes out to play.
7 All the villagers tied their boats at the ___________ near Pak Hussins
house.
8 Gopal is a very ____________ son. He never disobeys his parents.

C Construct a good sentence with each of the following words.

1 on cloud nine -
______________________________________________
2 customers -
______________________________________________
3 arranged -
______________________________________________
4 chores -
______________________________________________
5 patiently -
______________________________________________

MODEL ESSAY 11

Write a story.
 Tong Kiat who is my cousin, is an adventurous boy. He studies in SK Panglima
Bayu and is a good scout in his school. One oh his hobbies is camping. He is not
only a clever but also responsible boy. All the scouts and teachers praise him for
his good manners.

A fortnight ago on a fine Sunday morning, Tong Kiat and a group of scouts
went on a camping trip. The camp was situated beside a river, five kilometers
away from their school. Upon arriving at the campsite, the scouts searched for
a nice spot to pitch their tents. Then they went jungle trekking. Everyone was
excited. After enjoying themselves looking at the beautiful floral and fauna in
the jungle, they also saw a few flying squirrels.

Lets follow one of those creatures, suggested Tong Kiat. Everyone nodded
in agreement. They quickly followed the flying squirrel. They then realised that
they had gone too far into the jungle. They also knew they were lost. All of
them felt worried. They sat on a big rock and looked around. They started to
think of a plan to go back to their campsite.

After a while, Tong kiat heard the sound of running water. An idea came to
him. All of them decided to run along the riverbank. They were sure they would
be able to reach the campsite. After running for more than half an hour, they
felt exhausted. They walked slowly. Finally reached their campsite. They felt
relieved and happy.

MODEL ESSAY 12

Write a story.

Ganesh who was my classmate, came from a poor family of five. He lived in a
small village, just outside Kuantan town. As his family was poor, he had to walk
to school every day. Both his parents were rubber-tappers. Although they were
poor, they were happy and contented with their lives.

Every day, whenever Ganesh had free time, he would revise his lessons and
study hard. Some of his friends called him a bookworm. He wanted to further
his studies in a university. He wanted to pursue his dream of becoming an
architect.
 Ganeshs hard work really paid off. He managed to achieve his dream. After
a few years, he graduated from University Science Malaysia and became an
architect. He got a job in one of the big companies in Kuala Lumpur. He started
to save money. Later she bought a beautiful bungalow in Subang Jaya. He also
brought both his parents and siblings to live with him. He knew that they had
sacrificed a lot to make his dream come true. With heavy hearts, Ganesh
parents left the village and lived happily with their obedient and filial son.