UPSR 2016 - English Paper (Actual UPSR Papers)

Key notes:

• There are 2 papers for English subject, 
• Paper 013 - Comprehension
• Paper 014 - Writing
• Both papers will be graded separately (if a student gets an "A" for Paper 013, he's not necessarily get the same grade for Paper 014, depending on his performance in each papers)
• Time allocated for both Paper 013 and Paper 014 are 1 hour 15 minutes each.
• Total possible points for both papers are 50 marks each.

Here is an analysis based on the actual paper for UPSR 2016:

UPSR 2016 - Analysis of Actual English Papers from IMSHA LEARNING

Latihan Peratus Tahun 6

Bidang: Nombor dan Operasi
Tajuk: Peratus

Standard pembelajaran
Murid boleh:

• menukar perpuluhan hingga 2 tempat perpuluhan kepada peratus dan sebaliknya
• menukar pecahan kepada peratus dan sebaliknya
• menyelesaikan masalah harian termasuk simpanan dan pelaburan yang melibatkan peratus

Peratus adalah antara topik yang agak mencabar bagi sesetengah murid. Soalan-soalan berkaitan peratus selalunya melibatkan permasalahan yang melibatkan aplikasi dalam kehidupan seharian.

Pentaksiran
Murid dapat: 

• menyatakan istilah yang melibatkan peratus seperti simpanan dan pelaburan, kebaikan melakukan simpanan dan pelaburan
• menyelesaikan ayat matematik yang melibatkan peratus.

Nilai dan sikap
Pengurusan risiko dalam simpanan dan pelaburan, berjimat cermat, bijak mengurus dan kerjasama

Cadangan aktiviti tambahan:
Untuk memantapkan kefahaman murid dalam topik Peratus ini, terdapat beberapa aktiviti pengukuhan yang boleh diapplikasikan dalam sesi pembelajaran.

1) Minta murid menceritakan senario yang melibatkan wang simpanan. 
    Contohnya:

• Berapakah jumlah wang simpanan yang kamu telah kumpul?
• Apakah yang akan kamu lakukan dengan wang tersebut?
• Di manakah tempat yang sesuai untuk menyimpan wang tersebut?

Nota Padat Matematik UPSR

Dalam Modul PdP Tahun 6, ada dinyatakan bahawa "Matematik di peringkat sekolah rendah adalah satu mata pelajaran asas yang menegaskan kepada penguasaan bahasa matematik, kefahaman konsep, penguasaan kemahiran mengira, menaakul dan kemahiran menyelesaikan masalah serta penerapan nilai-nilai murni. Elemen kreativiti, keusahawanan dan teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (TMK) perlu diterapkan melalui konteks yang sesuai bagi setiap standard pembelajaran".  

Secara keseluruhannya, terdapat 12 topik matematik yang terdapat dalam KSSR (Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah). 

1. Nombor dan Operasi
2. Pecahan - 1
3. Perpuluhan
4. Peratus - 1, 2
5. Wang - 1, 2
6. Masa dan Waktu
7. Pajang, Jisim dan Isipadu
8. Ruang
9. Koordinat
10. Nisbah dan Kadaran
11. Statistik dan Kebarangkalian - 1

Nota padat seperti yang di bawah merangkumkan konsep-konsep asas matematik yang perlu dikuasai oleh pelajar-pelajar yang akan menduduki UPSR. Penguasaan dalam konsep-konsep asas ini selanjutkan akan membolehkan murid menyelesaikan permasalahan matematik yang lebih mencabar, yang mana sebenarnya hanyalah menguji keupayaan dan ketajaman berfikir murid terhadap permasalahan yang dimanipulasi daripada konsep asas matematik.

Nota Padat Matematik UPSR from IMSHA LEARNING

LP - Crawling

Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming, confusing
This lack of self control I fear is never ending
Controlling
I can't seem
To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(Without a sense of confidence I'm convinced
That there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure

Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me
Distracting, reacting
Against my will I stand beside my own reflection
It's haunting how I can't seem

To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(Without a sense of confidence I'm convinced
That there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure

Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing, confusing what is real

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming (confusing what is real)
This lack of self control I fear is never ending
Controlling (confusing what is real)

Album: Hybrid Theory
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UPSR: Proverbs and Idioms

Although there's usually only one question on proverb or idiom (particularly in Paper 1 - MCQ), students have nothing to lose in learning new proverbs and idioms. The benefit is obvious when they come across those phrases later in life.

But, first of all, what's the difference between proverbs and idioms? Here, I quoted the definition of both according to Merriam-Webster:

An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning of its own that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words. 

Here are some examples of idioms:

• break a leg
• over the moon
• a little bird told me

If translated literally, "break a leg" means to break a person's leg with a stick or anything. But, the idiomatic meaning is to wish someone good luck before any event, exam or performance. So, the meaning should be taken figuratively and can be understood only as a whole since the combination of words when taken together has a meaning different to its literal interpretation.

A proverb is a short popular saying that gives advice about how people should behave or that expresses a belief that is generally thought to be true. Here are some examples:

• Curiosity killed the cat. 
• Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. 
• A stitch in time saves nine. 

Compared to idioms, a proverb can stand on its own, meaning the words mean what they define. For example, "Curiosity killed the cat" means being curious can get you into trouble. In short, proverbs are wise sayings based on comon sense or practicality. Every culture has it. In Malay culture, for example, we have, "Sepandai-pandai tupai melompat, akhirnya jatuh ke tanah jua" which means no matter how cunning you are, you'll finally get busted.

Citizen Cope – Sideways

You know it ain't easy
For these thoughts here to leave me
There's no words to describe it
In French or in English
Well, diamonds they fade
And flowers they bloom
And I'm telling you
These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways
They've been knockin' me out lately
Whenever you come around me
These feelings won't go away
They've been knockin' me sideways
I keep thinking in a moment that
Time will take them away
But these feelings won't go away

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Really, such a beautiful song. It got me immediately the first time I listened to it. I could feel it and somehow could relate to each lines of it. I'm personally find the first few lines are most especially and accurately relatable. Dealing with my own thoughts and emotions, uncontrollably, was/is truly not an easy thing.

The language of this song is absolutely gorgeous. Deep. Isn't diamond one of the hardest/strongest metal? But, why it says "diamonds they fade"? Would that be possible? And "flowers they bloom" follows next. These two lines contradict each other, aren't they?So, why?

So amazing, we can get this song interpreted in many ways, anyway we want to, and one's interpretation is very likely to differ from others.

These type of songs really catch my attention and interest.

Here's the video:

Matematik Tahun 6: Topik Wang

Matematik Tahun 6

Bidang: Nombor dan operasi
Tajuk: Wang

Standard pembelajaran:
Murid berupaya untuk menyelesaikan masalah harian melibatkan bil, rebat, cukai, aset dan liabiliti.

Istilah-istilah di atas ini juga boleh digambarkan seperti dalam video di bawah:

Cadangan aktiviti tambahan:

1. Bil
• Soal murid jika mereka tahu contoh-contoh bil lain
• Jelaskan bahawa setiap bil mempunyai identiti korporat masing-masing dan menunjukkan perkhidmatan yang telah diberikan kepada pengguna
• Latih murid berjimat cermat dalam perkhidmatan yang digunakan bagi mengurangkan pembayaran bil
2. Rebat
• Wujudkan situasi-situasi yang bersesuaian bagi menambah kefahaman murid tentang rebat
3. Cukai
• Bincang mengapakah cukai dikenakan? Siapakah yang memungut cukai? Apakah manfaatnya kepada rakyat dan negara?
4. Aset dan liabiliti
• Bincang situasi manakah yang lebih baik sama ada mempunyai aset yang banyak atau liabiliti yang banyak? Mengapa?