INTRO

1. The English Language paper for U.P.S.R. will be assessed
through two papers :

* Paper 1 - 40 questions
* Paper 2 - 3 questions

2. The new format started since 2005.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 - FORMAT

Type of questions / Items :
Objective / Multiple Choice Questions ( MCQ’S )

Number of sections :
5

Number of questions & marks :
Section A : 10
Section B : 5
Section C : 10
Section D : 5
Section E : 10
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40
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Duration :
50 Minutes

FORMAT, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES ON ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS IN PAPER 1

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SECTION A

SECTION B

SECTION C

SECTION D

SECTION E

TECHNIQUES ON ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS IN PAPER 1

1. You have 2 ways to answer the questions.

Option 1
Answer the question and directly blacken the answer on the answer sheet.

Option 2
Answer the question and circle the answer in the question book. After you have answered and checked all the answers, blacken the answer on the answer sheet.

2. While you go through the options ( answers ) and found the wrong answer, please cross it.

This is to reduce the volume of the answers.

3. Once you have found one or more incorrect answers, you will be able to guess / know the correct answer.



WHAT IF YOU ARE NOT SURE / DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ANSWER ?


WHAT YOU SHOULD DO ?


YOU HAVE TO MAKE A GUESS. DO NOT LEAVE ANY BLANK EMPTY.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 - FORMAT

Type of question :
Subjective

Number of sections :
3 ( Section A, Section B and Section C )

Type of items :
* Section A > Sentence construction - Based on the graphics
and given words.


* Section B > Information transfer & short paragraph - Fill in the table and making a choice.

* Section C > Note expension - Writing.

Number of questions :
* Section A : 1
* Section B : 2 ( 2A and 2B)
* Section C : 1
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4
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Marks :
* Section A : 10
* Section B : 15 ( 2A : 10 and 2B : 5 )
* Section C : 15
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40
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Duration :
1 hour 15 minutes

FORMAT, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES ON ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS IN PAPER 2

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SECTION A - QUESTION 1

SECTION B - QUESTIONS 2 ( A ) & 2 ( B )

SECTION C - QUESTION 3

TIPS ON ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS IN THE PAPER 2

1. Write your sentences neatly in the space provided, so that the teacher who will mark your paper will understand your work.

2. Check your work for any spelling and grammar mistakes.

3. When complete, read through carefully to make sure that all the questions had been answered carefully.

SCORE MINIMUM MARKS TO PASS

#PAPER 1 > 19 marks
# PAPER 2 – Q 1 > 1 mark
# PAPER 2 – Q 2 ( A ) > 10 marks
# PAPER 2 – Q 2 ( B ) > 1 mark
# PAPER 2 – Q 3 > 1 mark
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TOTAL 32 marks
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32 X 100 : 40 %
80

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Rezeki Pagi - pagi

Hadis menyebut...

"Berpagi-pagilah (subuh) dalam mencari rezeki, sesungguhnya berpagi-pagi itu adalah berkata dan kejayaan"


Waktu pagi adalah waktu paling efektif mental dan fizikal kita selepas berehat malam hari. Orang-orang yang berjaya mengamalkan bangun awal dan memulakan kerja awal.

Konsep Pereto 80/20 mengatakan, 20% daripada usaha dan masa kita apabila memberi fokus yang terbaik akan memberi pulangan perniagaan dan produktiviti 80%. Sering kali, waktu pagi adalah waktu terbaik dan paling jelas minda dan tenaga kita berfungsi dengan memberi fokus yang sebaiknya di awal setiap hari.

Salah satu kunci kejayaan adalah bangun awal. Ramai dapati sukar untuk bangun awal pagi. Ubatnya adalah tidur lebih awal walaupun 30 minit lebih awal akan membantu.

Anda tidak perlu melihat ikon-ikon luar seperti Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey yang mulakan aktiviti mereka di awal pagi, hadis telah sedia menyebut:

"Wahai anakku, bangunlah dan hadaplah rezeki Tuhanmu, dan janganlah engkau jadi dari kalangan orang yang lalai, sesungguhnya Allah membahagikan rezeki manusia di antara terbit fajar hingga terbit matahari" (Diriwayatkan al-Baihaqi)

Disunting dari Artikel Pilihan Irfan Khairi

Friday, March 11, 2011

5 Keadah Mengubah Kegagalan Menjadi Kejayaan

Ramai orang yang bercita-cita tinggi mengharungi kehidupan dengan kegigihan dan impian yang mengagumkan. Namun begitu, mereka tidak berjaya mencapai cita-cita mereka kerana mereka enggan mencuba pendekatan-pendekatan baru.

Ingat, tumpukan pada matlamat kita, jangan sekali-kali berpaling daripadanya. Tetapi jangan 'berdegil' dengan hanya bergantung kepada satu cara sahaja. Apabila pendekatan yang kita gunakan kini tidak mendatangkan hasil yang diharapkan, maka cuba pendekatan-pendekatan baru.

Ia akan membezakan antara kegagalan dan kejayaan dengan 5 cara yang boleh kita gunakan sebagai panduan dalam menempuhi cabaran kehidupan :


1. Gabungkan kegigihan dan kesanggupan mencuba perkara-perkara baru :
Pastikan kita 'setia' pada matlamat kita tetapi jangan hanya 'setia' pada satu cara atau pendekatan. Kita perlu sanggup mencuba cara-cara dan pendekatan baru.

2. Kaji kegagalan yang kita alami :
Belajar daripada kegagalan itu supaya kita boleh berjaya pada lain kesempatan.

3. Kita perlu berani bersikap kritis terhadap diri sendiri :
Kenal pasti kelemahan kita dan ambil langkah-langkah spesifik mengatasinya. Dengan demikian, kita menonjolkan sikap seorang yang professional.

4. Hentikan tabiat suka menyalahkan nasib :
Kaji setiap kegagalan yang kita tempuhi dan kenal pasti punca kegagalan itu.

5. Ingat, setiap yang berlaku ada hikmahnya :
Kenal pasti hikmah setiap cabaran yang mendatang dan luputkan kekececewaan dari ingatan kita.


"Minda kita hanya melihat atau menilai keadaan mengikut apa yang kita mahu lihat. Fokuskan pada aspek positif dan takluki kegagalan."

Disunting dari Tips kejayaa Dr. Irfan Khairi

Monday, February 28, 2011

How To Be Productive

Getting Started :
Start with understanding and doing your assigned task. Remember, taking the first step is always difficult, but if you do not take that one step you can never achieve your goals. Don't get worried with the task assigned, if it is new to you. Ask required questions to better understand assigned task. Once you get started, everything will come in easy.

Stay Healthy :
Bad health can also be a possible reason for being unproductive. Before you go to work; take your breakfast, rest well and research about your duties.

Make An Appointment With Yourself :
Give yourself at least 30 minutes during the day. This will enable you to concentrate and focus your attention on the matters at hand. Give yourself time to think and concentrate as you tackle your job and projects. These uninterrupted 30 minutes will give fruitful results in the long run.

Utilize Your Prime Time :
We all have a specific time of the day when we have lots of vigor and zest and a greater ability to think and concentrate. Work out when you have your high energy levels and tackle your most important work at that time. Try to arrange meetings, appointments and other activities at another time of the day.

Avoid Unplanned Activities :
Spontaneous meetings are real interrupters as well as huge time-wasters and productivity destroyers. They break your concentration, disturb your thought process while undermine your momentum. The next time someone comes into your office or sits by your desk and start making him/herself comfortable, say that you are in the middle of an important project. Then ask if you could get together at a mutually convenient time later in the day or week. This is called a polite excuse.

Schedule Your Meetings With Colleagues :
In most offices, time is wasted when people get up from their desks to ask their colleagues a question. Fix a specific time to meet colleagues for queries. Best is the time slot which does not fall in the peak hours of work.


Take Breaks :

It is a fact that taking breaks periodically during the day relax your body and nerves and refreshes you for the tasks ahead. Ensure that you take small breaks all day. It could be a walk to the water cooler from your office/room or a visit to the photocopy machine/fax/printer.

Planning Required :
Establish a routine of listing your daily and weekly tasks. This will allow you to have your most productive week all the time. Start your day an extra 15 minutes early to do this planning every day. Write down the top 3 important things you must do that day. Plan your upcoming week on Sunday evening.

Drop Unimportant Tasks :
Delete the non-essential items from your to-do list. The best way to do this is to prioritize and complete your most important things first.

Enjoy Your Time At Work :
Being productive and competitive in official business doesn't mean that you have to be serious all the time. Smiling doesn't mean you're not working hard. Be enthusiastic as well as competitive. Stay positive, that way you can face and win challenges better.


Be A Team Player :

Don't be afraid to collaborate with others. Don't wait for your boss to tell you what to do

Learn From Criticism :
Be a sport and never immediately reject critiques from others, even if you do not like or respect them. Sometimes people you do not like may be giving you more honest feedback than you can get from others.


Acclimatize :

Adapting is in the nature of living beings. Those who do not adapt, become extinct.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Risau Membawa Stress

Pernah tak anda merasa stress atau tension?

Punca utama stress datangnya daripada kita "risau" sesuatu. Bila kita selalu risau, itu yang menyebabkan stress dan stress pula banyak mengakibatkan penyakit.
Ada research mengenai "risau" mengatakan:

40% orang risau pada sesuatu, tetapi sesuatu yang dirisaukan itu tidak terjadi pun
30% orang risau pada perkara-perkara yang sudah lepas dan tidak boleh diubahkan pun
12% orang risau tentang kesihatan
10% orang risau tentang perkara-perkara yang amat kecil
4% pula risau tentang perkara yang akan datang dan tidak boleh kita ubah pun
Manakala 4% lagi adalah risau yang boleh kita lakukan sesuatu!

Jadi, next time anda risau dan terasa stress, lihat kembali statistik ini. Risau anda dalam % yang mana? Mudah-mudahan ianya akan mengurangkan stress anda!

Bila kita gembira dan senang hati selalu, lebih mudah untuk kita mencapai apa sahaja cita-cita kita.

Senyum selalu.

Disunting dari Tip Pilihan oleh Irfan Khairi