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CONTOH CONTENTS

Functional Reading Series English • Year 4

1 I’m From … 1
2 Be On Time 8
3 The Pyramid 16
4 Let’s Celebrate 24
5 Bad Habits 31
6 To The Orchard 39
7 My Neighbours 47
8 Animal Kingdom 55
9 Clean And Neat 63
10 An Upsetting Experience 71

ANSWERS

CONTOH1 I’m From …

It was the last day of school term and the school
holidays would be starting tomorrow. Everyone
was waiting for the last bell to ring. Johan, Azizi
and Ramli were among those who were excited.

Word App

term : penggal
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The bell finally rang. The students rushed to get
out of class. ‘So, where shall we go for the holidays
this time?’ asked Johan.

Azizi replied, ‘Why don’t we go to Bukit Pisang?’

‘That’s a good idea! Let’s go home and get our
parents’ permission,’ said Ramli.
CONTOH
Word App
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permission : kebenaran

2

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Their parents allowed them to go camping. The
boys then got the necessary things ready. They
packed their clothes and got their camping gear
ready.

Word App necessary : yang perlu gear : peralatan

allowed : membenarkan

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Bukit Pisang was about fifteen kilometres away
from their houses. The next morning, the boys
caught the first bus to town.
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Not long after, they reached the destination. They
started climbing up the hill. On the way, they
noticed a bright flash of light. They saw two strange
figures. The boys could not see their faces clearly.
There was a small spaceship above the trees.
CONTOH
Word App noticed : terlihat spaceship: kapal angkasa lepas

destination : destinasi

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The two creatures walked towards the boys. The
boys were scared. ‘Who are you? Where are you
from?’ asked Ramli.

One of the creatures replied, ‘Don’t worry, boys.
We won’t harm you. We are creatures from other
planet. We are curious about the earth, so we pay a
visit here. The rainforest here is amazing and there
are many plants and animals around…’
CONTOH
Word App
6
creatures : makhluk
curious : ingin tahu

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Before the creature could finish his sentence, the

flash of bright light appeared again. The light was

so bright that they could not see anything. After

CONTOHa while, the light went out and the two creatures

disappeared.

‘They are gone,’ said Johan.

‘It’s getting dark now. We shall look for the

campsite,’ said Azizi. Word App

disappeared : hilang
campsite : tapak perkhemahan

Practice Zone

Answer the questions.

1. Where did Johan, Ramli and Azizi go?
A School B Bukit Pisang
C Playground D Amusement park

2. How did they go there? B By bus
A By car D On foot
C By bike

3. What did they see while climbing up the hill?
A A spaceship
B Wild animals
C Two creatures
D A spaceship and two creatures

4. Did the creatures harm them?



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2 Be On Time

‘Wake up, Harith! Time for school,’ says Mother.
Harith opens his eyes.
‘Five minutes, Mum,’ says Harith. Then he closes
his eyes again. The clock ticks away. Soon the clock
in the hall chimes seven. ‘Wake up now!’ Mother
calls out again, ‘Or you’ll be late.’
CONTOH
Word App
8
chimes : berbunyi
calls out : meneriak

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Harith sits on his bed and rubs his eyes. Then he
gets down from his bed. He walks into the kitchen.
Mother is cooking. She is making an omelette for
breakfast. Harith sits at the dining table. He stares
into space.
‘Go and clean yourself,’ says Mother.
CONTOH
Word App stares into space : merenung kosong

rubs : menggosok-gosok (mata)

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Harith walks into the bathroom. He puts some
toothpaste onto his toothbrush. Then he brushes
his teeth and takes a shower.
‘Where’s my towel, Mum?’ he calls out.
Mother walks into his room and brings a towel for
him.
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Word App
10
toothpaste : ubat gigi
towel : tuala

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CONTOH‘Here you are,’ she says.
Harith changes into his school uniform. Then he
takes his breakfast. It is now a quarter past seven.
‘Now get into the car, hurry!’ says Mother.
Harith carries his bag and puts it on the back seat.
Then he goes to the front seat and sits beside his
mother.

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Soon they reach school.
‘Mum, I do not have my shoes on,’ says Harith.
‘Oh no!’ says Mother. ‘Look under your seat.
There’s a pair of slippers. It’s your sister’s. You will
have to wear them. It’s too late to go back for your
shoes now.’
CONTOH

Functional Reading Series • Year 4 12

Harith wears the slippers to school that day. All
his friends stare at him.
‘Look! Harith is wearing his sister’s slippers,’ they
says.
‘Look at those big red daisies,’ they laugh at him.
His teacher also scolds him for wearing slippers to
school.

Word App

scolds : memarahi

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During recess, Harith sits in class. He does not
want his friends to stare at him. He does not want
them to see his funny-looking slippers.

‘I must get up early tomorrow,’ he says. ‘Then I can
get ready for school. I will then remember to wear
my school shoes.’

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Practice Zone

A Form compound words by matching the given
words. You may use the same word twice.

1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.

room tooth some bath thing brush
paste fast one break any bed

B Write True or False.
1. Harith goes to school by car.

2. Harith cannot manage his time well.

3. Harith doesn’t wear his school uniform
to school.

4. Harith has a sister.

5. Harith doesn’t have his breakfast.

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Answers

1 I’m From … (pp. 1 – 7) 6 To The Orchard (pp. 39 – 46)

1. B 2. B 1. To the orchard
3. D 4. No, they didn’t. 2. cousins
3. Eat durians, Go fishing
2 Be On Time (pp. 8 – 15) 4. Fish curry

A 5. toothbrush 7 My Neighbours (pp. 47 – 54)
6. anything
1. toothpaste 7. bedroom helpful, friendly, kind, selfless
2. bathroom 8. something
3. breakfast 8 Animal Kingdom
4. someone
(pp. 55 – 62)
B
A
1. True
2. True Have horns: deer, buffalo, rhinoceros
3. False Give birth: deer, buffalo, rhinoceros
4. True Have wings: parrot, ostrich, eagle
5. False
B

3 The Pyramid (pp. 16 – 23) 1. horse 2. lion 3. tiger
(Accept any suitable answers)
1. So that he can be buried with his
treasures 9 Clean And Neat (pp. 63 – 70)

2. basic metal parts, stone blocks 1. Collecting food
3. injured and died 2. In the new store
4. hidden death traps 3. smelly and messy
4. They cleaned up the old store.
4 Let’s Celebrate (pp. 24 – 30)

plays computer games, talks to his 10 An Upsetting (pp. 71 – 77)
grandparents, takes a family photo, greets Experience
his relatives

5 Bad Habits (pp. 31 – 38) – Darud bought a drink at the roadside
stall.
1. fried chicken
2. his hands – He had a stomach ache.
3. something stuck in his throat – Darud’s grandfather sent him to the
4. (a) right below his ribs
(b) hard repeatedly hospital.
– The doctor told his grandfather that

he had food poisoning.
– Darud’s grandfather advised him not

to visit such stalls again.

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