Learn to write continuous writing

1. SECTION B
CONTINUOUS WRITING

2. TYPES OF QUESTIONS
Descriptive Argumentative Factual
Narrative
Reflective/
Imaginative

3. 2014
(1) Describe an
important family
celebration and how
you felt about it.
(2) 'A friend in need
is a friend indeed.'
Describe how a
friend helped you in
difficult time.
There is a lack of
freedom given to
teenagers today. Do
you agree?
Why are animals
important to human
beings?
Write a story about
a fisherman
beginning with:
"The wind blew
strongly. Out at sea,
..."
2013
'Truly Malaysian.'
Describe what this
means to you.
Is tuition
necessary? Discuss.
Reality shows
(1) Write a story
about being alone.
(2) Write a story
that ends with: "...
and so I became a
better person."
2012
Describe an outing
with your friends.
Should parents give
children more
freedom? Discuss.
Saving money for
the future.
Write a story
beginning with:
"The teacher walked
into the classroom.
It was the first
period ..."
Cleanliness
Year Descriptive Argumentative Factual Narrative One Word
Imaginative /
Reflective

4. 2016
Some people believe
that all students in
Malaysia should
learn at least 3
languages. What do
you think?
What is the best
way to help
teenagers to stay fit
and healthy ?
(1) Write a story
about a time in
someone’s life when
music played an
important role
(2) Write about
your experience
helping Puan
Ramlah, an elderly
lady who lives
alone. End your
story with “….I
learned a lot about
myself by helping
Puan Ramlah.”
There are many
things to do after
your SPM
examination. Write
about your plan for
the next three
months and the
challenges that you
might face.
2015
(1) Describe what
makes you happy
and explain why.
(2) ‘Honesty is
always the best
policy.’ Describe an
experience when
this was true for
you.
Social networking
has caused a lot of
problems. How far
do you agree?
Why is having good
neighbours
important?
Write a story about
someone you know
who took a big risk
and had a good
result. Begin your
story with:
“Everybody said
that the plan would
never work. It was
far too risky …”
Year Descriptive Argumentative Factual Narrative One Word
Imaginative /
Reflective

5. Year Descriptive Argumentative Factual Narrative One Word
Imaginative /
Reflective
2017
(1)If you had the
opportunity to
move to another
part of
Malaysia, where
would you
choose to live?
To explain your
choice.
(2)Describe the
first time you
went on
camping trip.
You should
write about the
activities at the
camp and
explain how you
felt about the
experience.
The Malaysian
tradition of
having open
houses is
important and
should be
practiced more.
Do you agree?
Gives reason to
support your
view.
(1) Write a story
in which you
had to keep a
friend’s secret.
In your story,
give details of
the secret and
explain why it
was important
to keep that
secret.
(2)Write a story
of a small town
girl who worked
hard to become a
successful chef.
Begin your story
with “…..she
had used the
last of her
savings to get to
the cooking
competition in a
big city and …..”
Write a composition of about 350 words on one of the following topics.

6. TIPS FOR SCORING HIGH MARKS
1) Hardly any mistakes in grammar (including spelling and punctuation)
-Good essays should be without any major grammatical, spelling and punctuation
errors. So, focus on these key aspects. Make sure that you know the grammar rules well
and apply them when you write.
2) Effective use of varied sentence structures
-Thus, it is advisable to make good use of as much variety of reading material as
possible - storybooks, magazines, newspapers, etc. to expose yourself to different types
of sentence structures.
3) Wide vocabulary used expressively/precisely

7. 4) Good and relevant point
-When writing an essay, it is important to write about relevant points, or write about what
the question ask for. For example, for the title 'Describe an outing with your friends', the
whole essay should be about the outing.
5) Coherence in paragraphing & 6) Well-organised paragraphing
6) Essay is very interesting and shows originality
-An interesting essay does not talk about the boring stuff.

8. REMEMBER!
i) Practise writing essays, since 'practice makes perfect'.
ii) Remember, there are no short cuts to success. Essay writing skills take time to develop. There
goes the saying, 'Rome wasn't built in a day'. Diligence and perseverance are the keys to success.
Do not give up until you succeed.
iii) Look at the past year papers and study the examination format. Then, refer to the model
answers and familiarise yourself with the answering techniques in order to score high marks.

9. NARRATIVE ESSAY

11. DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

15. Write a story ending with: "If only I had
been more careful, that wouldn't have
happened." (page 49)
Before :
Last Saturday, my mother asked me to take care of my little sister. She was three years
old. My mother was going out. My father was working overtime. They were very busy.
After :
One Saturday afternoon, I had to babysit my three-year-old little sister. My mother was
going out to run some errands while my father had to work overtime. They were both
extremely busy.

16. Before:
My sister was cute. She had big eyes and a nice face. Though I loved her, she was also very
annoying. Once she tore up my Geography project and I became very angry.
After:
Before:
After a while, my friend, Victor, phoned me. He invited me to his house. I went and decided
to bring Angie along.
After:

17. Before:
Victor came from a rich family. His father was a wealthy businessman. Then we went to his big
house. It was a large mansion. His servant brought us to meet Victor. Then Victor took us up to
his big bedroom on the second floor.
After:
Before:
Victor offered us some drinks. Then we started to play a computer game. We kept playing and
playing and forgot about Angie. About fifteen minutes later, we heard a scream from the
staircase.
After:

18. Before:
Angie was missing.
Before:
We were very scared. We went to look for Angie. She was lying at the bottom of the stairs. She
was not moving. Victor called the ambulance. Angie was sent to the hospital.
After:
After:

19. Before:
Angie was injured. She had to stay in the hospital. My parents scolded me because I was not
responsible. I felt very sorry. If only I had been more careful, that wouldn't have happened.
After:
……………………………………………………………………………. If only I had been more
careful, that wouldn't have happened.

20. Example:

21. Describe a regrettable incident.
(page 51)
Before:
My second term examinations were fast approaching. My father reminded me to do my
revision and not play with my computer.
After:
"Son, turn off the computer now and do your revision immediately. Your second term
exams are fast approaching," said my father, as he was getting ready for work that
morning.

22. Before:
I did not listen to my father. I was very stubborn. I continued to play the computer game.
Although the examinations were near, I could not stop playing. I felt guilty.
After:
Before:
A day before the examinations, I began to worry. My father wanted me to do well. I quickly
studied till late at night. However, there was too much to study. I really regretted not
listening to my father.
After:

23. Before:
The next day, the examinations started. I was shocked to find that I could not answer most of the
questions. I was worried and did not want to disappoint my father. So I cheated. I asked my friend
for the answers.
After:
Before:
I did the same thing in the next few examinations. I was caught by our disciplinary teacher. He
called me to his office.
After:
Before
In his office, he asked me why I cheated.
After:

24. Before:
I said sorry to Mr Lee and promised not to do it again. Since I did something wrong, he still had to
punish me. He caned me five times on the palm. Then he said that I would be suspended from school
for three days after the examinations were over. He also gave me a letter for my father.
After:
Before:
After school, I went home. I felt very sad and guilty. I also felt ashamed. . I looked at the letter I was
holding in my hand. How will I explain everything to my father?
After: