Teacher’s Guide Writing Exercise 1Writing Exercise 1

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Writing Exercise 1

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Use these questions to help the child understand the development of ideas in a composition.

1 What is the title of the composition?

Be Kind To Animals

2 WhatwasthefirstthingthatEricandSamdotothestraycat?

Pulled its tail

3 Whatwasthenextthingthatthetwonaughtyboysdidtothecat?

Threw pebbles at it

4 Howcanyoutellthatthecatwashurt?

Mewed in pain

5 WhatdidAnthonythreatentodoiftheboyscontinuedtobullythecat?

Would call the police

6 WhydidEricandSamrunawayfromAnthonyandthecat?

They were afraid that Anthony would call the police.

7 HowdidAnthonycarrythecat?

Cradled it in his arms

8 WhatdidAnthonydotothecat?

Kept it as his pet

9 Whatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthetwoboysbullyingthecat?

The poor cat tried to run away from the naughty boys.

The boys thought it was funny to pull the cat’s tail.

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Helping The Visually Impaired

2 WherewasMrSalim?

Standing on a pavement

3 WhatdidMrSalimwanttodo?

Cross the road

4 WhydidMrSalimwaitpatientlyonthepavement?

Waited for someone to help him cross the road

5 WhatdidAndydobeforeheguidedMrSalimacrosstheroad?

Checked the road for no vehicles

6 HowdidAndyfeelwhenhehelpedMrSalimcrosstheroad?

Glad

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutAndyhelpingthevisuallyimpairedMrSalim?

Andy asked Mr Salim if he wanted to cross the road.

Andy let Mr Salim hold his arm while crossing the road.



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Cheating In A Test

2 WhattestwasMissPetersongivingherclass?

An English test

3 WhatwasMissPeterson’sremindertothestudents?

To do the test on their own

4 WhydidDavidpanicwhenhesawthequestionsonthetestpaper?

Unable to answer any of the questions

5 WhatdidDaviddotogettheanswerstothequestions?

Peeped at Anna’s answers

6 HowdidMissPetersonpunishDavidforcheating?

Gave him a zero on his test paper

7 What other information did the writer add on in the composition about Davidcheatinginthetest?

David did not study for the test.

David was afraid that his parents would be upset with him if he failed the test.



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Writing Exercise 4





A Fall From A Tricycle

2 WherewasBettygoingtogethersnacksfrom?

A nearby shop

3 Whatwaslyinginthemiddleofthepath?

A large rock

4 WhywasBettyflungoffhertricycle?

The front wheel of her tricycle hit against the rock.

5 WhatdidthetwopassersbydoimmediatelywhentheysawthatBettywashurt?

Went over to help Betty/Cleaned her wound; put a plaster over the cut

6 WheredidthetwokindpassersbytakeBettytoafterherfall?

Took her home

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutBetty’sfallfromhertricycle?

She had a cut on her knee.

She landed on the ground in front of a tree.



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Writing Exercise 5





Learning To Ride A Bicycle

2 WhatdidKathyreceivefromherfatheronherbirthday?

A bicycle

3 WheredidKathy’sfatherbringherthenextday?

To the park

4 HowdidKathyfeelwhenshegotontothebicyclethefirsttime?

Nervous

5 Whydidherfatherletgoofthebicycle?

So that Kathy could learn to balance on her own

6 WhywasKathyabletoridethebicycleonherownintheend?

She practised many times.

7 What other information did the writer add on in the composition about Kathylearningtorideabicycle?

Kathy was a persistent girl who practised learning to ride her bicycle.

She was proud of herself for learning a new skill in the end.



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Writing Exercise 6





Making Friends

2 Who was the new student in class?

Charles

3 Wheredidhecomefrom?

England

4 Whatdidthenewboydowhentheotherstudentssatandatetogether?

Sat alone to eat

5 Whatdidthenewboywishhehad?

Friends to play with

6 WhydidDanandLeonaskthenewboytojoinintheirgame?

Felt sorry for him

7 Whatother informationdid thewriteraddon in thecompositionabout thenewstudentwhofinallymadefriendsinschool?

Charles was too shy to start talking to anyone.

He was glad that Dan and Leon fi nally asked him to play with them.



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Lost In The Shopping Mall

2 WheredidShelly’sparentstakeherto?

Orchard Shopping Mall

3 WhydidShellystopatthetoyshop?

Saw dolls in pretty dresses in the window display

4 HowdidShellyfeelwhensherealisedshewasallaloneintheshoppingmall?

Scared

5 WhobroughtShellytotheinformationcounter?

A teenager

6 HowdidShelly’sparentsknowthatshewasattheinformationcounter?

The counter staff made an announcement.

7 Whatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthegirlwhowaslostintheshoppingmall?

She began to cry when she realised her parents were not with her.

She followed the teenager to the information counter.



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Food Poisoning

2 WhydidJohneatthecurrypuff?

Was hungry

3 Howquicklydidheeatthecurrypuff?

Gobbled it down

4 WheredidJohnfeelthepain?

Stomach

5 WheredidJohn’smothertakehimto?

The clinic

6 WhatlessondidJohnlearnafterthisexperience?

Check the food before eating, no matter how hungry he was

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutJohn’sfoodpoisoning?

There were fl ies hovering above the curry puff.

He had a terrible stomachache after he ate the curry puff.



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Writing Exercise 9


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Fire!

2 Atwhattimedidthefiredepartmentreceiveafranticcall?

Three o’clock

3 Wherewasthefire?

At a block of fl ats on Kingsway

4 Howdidthepoliceofficershelpatthescene?

Control the crowd

5 Whywerethefirefightersdescribedasbrave?

Went close to the fl ames even though they were very big and hot

6 Howlongdidittakethefirefighterstogetthefireundercontrol?

About thirty minutes

7 Whatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthefirefightersatthescenewherethefiretookplace?

The fi refi ghters prepared the hoses once they arrived at the scene.

Everyone cheered in relief after the fi re was put out.



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Writing Exercise 10





A Visit To The Doctor

2 HowdidJune’smotherknowthatshewashavingafever?

Touched her forehead

3 WhydidJuneandhermotherenterDrLee’soffice?

The nurse called June’s name.

4 WhatwasDrLee’sadvicetoJuneaftersheexaminedher?

Rest at home for two days

5 WhatarethetwothingsthatthenursehandedJune?

Medicine and medical certifi cate

6 HowdidJunefeeltobebackatschoolwithherfriends?

Glad

7 Whatother informationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthegirl’svisittothedoctor’s?

Dr Lee took June’s temperature and listened to her heartbeat.

Dr Lee prescribed some medicine for June.



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Writing Exercise 11





A Day At The Beach

2 WheredidDanielandEsther’sparentstakethemto?

Beach

3 Whatdidtheylayonthesandoncetheyfoundaspot?

A large beach towel

4 Whowenttochangeintotheirswimmingcostumes?

Daniel and Esther

5 Whatdidthechildrendoonthebeachaftertheirswim?

Built a sandcastle

6 Whendidthefamilygohome?

In the evening

7 Whatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthefamily’sdayatthebeach?

The children’s father reminded them to stay close to the shore.

The children pretended to be the king and queen of the sandcastle they built.



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A Narrow Escape

2 WhatwasBaladoingwhilewalkingalongthepavement?

Bouncing his ball

3 WhatdidBaladowhentheballrolledontotheroad?

Ran after the ball

4 Whowasdrivingontheroadatthattime?

Mr Grey

5 WhywasthecardriverangrywithBala?

Bala did not look out for cars and could have got himself killed.

6 WhatlessondidBalalearnthatday?

To observe road safety at all times

7 What other information did the writer add on in the composition about Bala’snarrowescape?

The car driver managed to step on the brakes immediately.

Bala realised that his life was more important than his ball.



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Killer Litter

2 WhathappenedtoHenrywhenhewaswalkingpastablockofflats?

A glass bottle hit him on his head.

3 Wherewastheglassbottlethrownfrom?

A window above the block of fl ats

4 HowdidHenrylandupatthehospital?

An ambulance rushed him there.

5 WhatdidthedoctoratthehospitaldotoHenry’swound?

Cleaned and stitched it up

6 Whathappenedtothepersonwhothrewthebottle?

Was never caught

7 Whatother informationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthekillerlitterincident?

The broken glass pieces had cut Henry’s forehead.

The person who threw the bottle might not know he had hurt an innocent passerby.



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Writing Exercise 14





Celebrating Teachers’ Day

2 WhatdidAcePrimarySchoolstudentsputupfortheirteachersonTeachers’Day?

A concert

3 Whatwasthesecondperformance?

A duet

4 Whocomposedthesong‘ILoveMyTeacher’?

Elaine Tee and Ronald Lim

5 Whydidthestudentsreturntotheirclassroomsaftertheconcert?

Spent time with their form teachers

6 Whatdidtheteachersaytoherstudentswhentheygavehergifts?

Thank you

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionabouttheTeachers’DaycelebrationatAcePrimarySchool?

The students had practised very hard for their performances.

The teacher in Primary 2C reminded the class that the best gift they could give

her was to study hard.



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Writing Exercise 15





Grandmother’s Eightieth Birthday Celebration

2 Wheredidthewriter’sfamilycelebratehergrandmother’sbirthday?

At Double Happiness Restaurant

3 Whatwerehergrandmother’sfavouritedishes?

Ginseng chicken and steamed sea bass

4 Howmanycandleswerethereonthebirthdaycake?

Eight big candles

5 Howdidthewriter’sgrandmotherblowoutthecandles?

In one puff

6 Whatdidthewritergivehergrandmother?

A big hug

7 Whatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositiontotellyouabouthergrandmother’seightiethbirthdaycelebration?

Everyone enjoyed the meal at the restaurant.

The writer’s grandmother wished for good health for her family members and for

the children to do well in school.



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Writing Exercise 16





Lost Puppy

2 WherewereJohnnyandhispetpuppy?

In the park

3 WhydidBingobreakfreefromhislead?

Spotted a stray dog and ran after it

4 WhatdidJohnnydowhenhecouldnotfindBingo?

Made posters with his father and pasted them in the neighbourhood

5 Whatwasontheposter?

A picture of Bingo and his mobile phone number

6 WhendidJohnnyreceiveaphonecalltoinformhimthatBingowasfound?

Two days after Bingo was lost

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutJohnny’slostpuppyandwhenitwasfinallyfound?

Johnny lost sight of Bingo within minutes after he broke free from his lead.

The person who found Bingo was jogging in the park.



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Writing Exercise 17





An Honest Act

2 WhatdidMarcussteponwhilewalkinginapark?

A brown leather wallet

3 WhatdidMarcushopetofindinsidethewallet?

An identity card

4 Whydidn’tMarcustakethemoneyinthewallet?

Knew that it belonged to someone else

5 WheredidMarcusbringthewalletto?

Police station

6 HowdidMarcusfeelabouthimselfforhandingthewallettothepoliceofficer?

Proud of himself for being honest

7 Whatother informationdid thewriteraddon in thecompositionaboutMarcus’honest act?

Marcus handed the wallet to the police offi cer and told him where he found it.

He knew that the owner would be looking for the wallet frantically.



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Growing Flowers In The Garden

2 WhatdidJennyputinthesoilinthegarden?

Seeds

3 What happened to the seeds?

Became seedlings fi rst and then adult plants

4 WhatwerethenamesoftwoflowersthatbloomedinJenny’sgarden?

Sunfl owers and morning glories

5 WhatdidJennydoonMother’sDay?

Cut some fl owers from the garden and gave them to her mother

6 WhywasJennyproudofherself?

Had grown the fl owers all by herself

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddontothecompositionabouttheplantsinJenny’sgarden?

She showered them with tender loving care.

Her sunfl owers were big but her morning glories were small.



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Writing Exercise 19





The Birthday Party

2 HowoldwasMegan?

Eight years old

3 WhodidMeganinvitetoherbirthday?

Her friends

4 WhatgamesdidMeganandherguestsplayatherparty?

“Musical Chairs” and “Pass the Parcel”

5 WhenwouldMeganopenherpresents?

After the party

6 WhatdidMegandoafterthebirthdaysongwassung?

Blew out all the candles

7 Whatother informationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutMegan’sbirthdayparty?

She wore a beautiful dress for her birthday party.

She had a large birthday cake.



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Writing Exercise 20





The Litterbug

2 WhatdidRexdowiththecrumpledpapersinclass?

Threw them on the fl oor

3 WherewasRexwhenhethrewthetissuepaperontheground?

In the fi eld

4 WhydidRexbuyabottleofdrink?

He was thirsty.

5 WhoisMrsTaylor?

Discipline mistress

6 HowdidMrsTaylorpunishRexforlitteringtheground?

Made him clean up the school compound

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutRexandhisbadhabit?

He was lazy to walk to the wastepaper basket to throw the waste papers.

He was caught red-handed by his discipline mistress for throwing the empty

bottle on the ground.



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Writing Exercise 21





Shoplifting Is A Crime

2 WherewasShaun?

In a grocery shop

3 Whydidhismouthbegintowater?

Saw the colourful sweets

4 WhatdidShaundowhenhethoughtthatnoonewaslooking?

Grabbed some sweets and put them into his pocket

5 HowdidtheshopkeeperknowthatShaunstolethesweets?

Had seen him stealing the sweets

6 WhatdidtheshopkeepertellShaunifheevercaughthimstealingagain?

Would call the police

7 What other information did thewriter add on in the composition about Shaunshopliftingintheshop?

There were many types of sweets for sale in the grocery shop.

Shaun did not have money to buy some sweets.



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Writing Exercise 22





A Nightmare

2 WherewereSammyandhiselderbrother?

At the cinema

3 WhatdidSammyeatwhilewatchingamovie?

Popcorn

4 Howdidthemonsterlook?

Huge, had big eyes and sharp teeth

5 WhatdidthemonsterdotoSammythatmadehimscream?

Grabbed and lifted him off the ground

6 WhatdidSammy’smothertellhimnottodojustbeforebedtimenexttime?

Not to watch a horror movie and have late-night snacks.

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutSammy’snightmare?

He found himself in a strange place.

He ran as fast as he could but the monster caught up with him.



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Writing Exercise 23





A Blackout

2 WhatwasJackdoingwhenthelightswentout?

Watching television

3 HowdidJackfeelwhenthelightswentout?

Afraid

4 WhatdidJack’smotherdotobrightenupthelivingroom?

Lighted a candle

5 WheredidthefunnyincidentthatJack’smothertoldhimabouttakeplace?

At her workplace

6 Howlongdidtheyhavetowaituntilthelightscamebackon?

An hour

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionabouttheblackoutthatJackexperienced?

Jack could see parts of the living room with a lighted candle.

Jack and his mother could not do anything but chat.



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Writing Exercise 24





A Fight In School

2 WhydidAlvingototheschoolplayground?

Wanted to sit on the swing

3 WhatdidBendowhenAlvinrefusedtogetofftheswing?

Punched Alvin in the face

4 Whosawtheboysfighting?

A prefect

5 Towhomdidtheteachersendtheboystosee?

Mrs Lee, the principal

6 WhatdidtheprincipalsaytoAlvinwhenhetoldherthatBenstartedthefight?

He was wrong to fi ght back and should have told his teacher instead.

7 Whatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthefightinschool?

Ben demanded that Alvin get off the swing.

The boys did not listen to the prefect when he shouted at them to stop fi ghting.



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Writing Exercise 25





A New Pet

2 WheredidMrWoodsgetthepuppyfrom?

SPCA

3 WhatdidDannyhavetodoforFluffyeveryevening?

Bathe Fluffy

4 WhatdidAnnieputinFluffy’sdogdishes?

Food and water

5 HowoftendidthechildrenbringFluffyforawalkinthepark?

A few times a week

6 WhatkindoflifedidFluffyhavelivingwithAnnieandDanny?

A happy and comfortable life

7 Whatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthechildren’snew pet?

The children were excited to have a new pet.

They gave some toys to Fluffy to play with.



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Writing Exercise 26





Be Considerate In The Cinema, Please!

2 WherewasKevin?

At Gain Cinema

3 WhocalledKevinonhismobilephone?

Patrick, his best friend

4 HowdidKevintalkonhismobilephone?

Loudly

5 WhywerethepeoplearoundKevinangrywithhim?

His voice was distracting them from watching the movie.

6 WhatdidthesecurityguardaskKevintodo?

Leave the cinema

7 What other informationdid thewriter addon in the compositionaboutKevin’sinconsideratebehaviourinthecinema?

A lady told him to keep quiet when he was talking on the mobile phone.

Some people cheered when the security guard asked him to leave the cinema.



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Writing Exercise 27





Learning To Share

2 WhatdidAuntLilytelltheboystodowiththepresentshegavethem?

Share the present

3 Whatwasinthepresent?

A beautiful, red model helicopter

4 Whydidtheboysendupquarrellingandfighting?

Each of them wanted to play with the model helicopter fi rst.

5 Whathappenedwhenbothboysheldontoeachendofthemodelhelicopter?

It broke into two.

6 Whatmistakedidtheboysrealise?

To be selfi sh

7 Whatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutthetwoboyswhofinallylearnttoshare?

They were sad when they broke their model helicopter.

They could not play with their new toy anymore.



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Writing Exercise 28





Walking In The Rain

2 WherewasJosephwhenitwasrainingheavily?

At the tuition centre

3 Whycouldn’tJosephwalkintheraintogethome?

Did not have an umbrella

4 HowlongdidJosephwaitfortheraintostop?

Half an hour / Thirty minutes

5 WhydidJosephdecidetorunintherainintheend?

Wanted to go home and watch his favourite television programme

6 WhendidJosephfeelunwell?

While watching television

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutJosephafterhiswalkintheheavyrain?

He was drenched from head to toe when he got home.

He began to sneeze.



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Writing Exercise 29





Grocery Shopping

2 WherewereJoyceandhermotheryesterdayevening?

At Fresh Foods Supermarket

3 WhydidMrsWongchooseafishatthefrozenfoodsection?

Going to make steamed fi sh for dinner

4 Whichsectiondidtheygonext?

Fruit and vegetables section

5 Whatdidtheygetattheirfinalstopinthesupermarket?

A box of detergent and a bottle of fl oor cleaner

6 WhatdidthecashierusetopacktheitemsthatMrsWongbought?

Recyclable bags

7 WhatotherinformationdidthewriteraddoninthecompositionaboutJoyceandhermother’sgroceryshoppingtrip?

They bought vegetables, tomatoes and apples in the fruit and vegetables section.

They used a trolley to put their things in.



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Writing Exercise 30





A Protective Mother

2 WhatwasAlexdoinginthepark?

Taking a stroll

3 WhydidAlexclimbupthetree?

Saw a nest on one of the branches of the tree

4 WhatdidAlexdotooneoftheeggsinthenest?

Threw it to the ground

5 HowdoyouthinkthemotherbirdwasfeelingwhenshesawwhatAlexwasdoing?

Angry

6 WhydidAlexrunoffasfastashecould?

Afraid that the bird would attack him

7 Whatother informationdid thewriteraddon in thecompositionabouthowthemotherbirdprotectedhereggs?

She fl ew towards Alex and pecked at him.

She chirped angrily when she saw what Alex had done to one of her eggs.



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