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CONTINUOUS WRITING (50M) QUOTES TO BE USED IN ACE ESSAYS

Targeted Targeted Direction & Parts

Knowledge / Reading
Marks
Grade

1.  Knowledge is power.

2.  Knowledge in youth is wisdom in old age.
0-15
9F
1.  Simple sentence structures

Poor
2.  Very basic vocabulary
3.  A good book is a good friend.
3. 
4. 
No elaborations

Poor treatment of topic

4.  It is never too old to learn.

5.  No sense at all
5.  As you live, shall you learn.
6.  Frequent and serious grammar mistakes
6.  Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
16-20
8E
1.  A few variety in sentence structures

7.  William Shakespeare once quoted, “Reading maketh a

Unsatisfactory
2.  Only basic vocabulary
man.”
3. 
4. 
Disorganized points

Essay is not interesting at all

8.  Reading makes a full man.
5.  Many serious grammar mistakes
9.  Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
10. Excel with flying colours.
21-25
7D
1.  A few variety in sentence structures

Passable
2.  Many basic vocabulary
11.  Albert Einstein once quipped, “Knowledge comes from
3. 
4. 
Points are mostly relevant, some illogical points

Essay is not interesting

learning. And the yearning for knowledge should never

5.  Many mistakes in grammar
end.”
12. Warren Buffet said, “An investment in knowledge pays
26-30
6C / 5C

Satisfactory

1. 
2. 
Some variety in sentence structures

Some profound vocabulary used

the best interest.”

3.  Relevant points
13. The more you learn, the more you want to know. This
4.  Essay is slightly interesting

5.  Some mistakes in grammar

golden saying comes from Confucius.

31-40
4B / 3B
1.  A variety of sentence structures used
Friends
Good
2.  Well-to-do vocabulary

3.  Relevant points

4.  Essay is interesting and original

1.  No man is an island.
5.  Few mistakes in grammar

2.  A friend in need is a friend indeed.

41-50
2A / 1A
1.  Effective use of varied sentence structures

3.  Books and friends should be few but good.

Excellent
2.  Wide vocabulary
4.  Birds of the same feather flock together.
3. 
4. 
Good and relevant points, shows originality

Essay is very interesting

5.  As thick as thieves.

5.  No / Hardly any mistakes in grammar
6.  A man is known by the company he keeps.
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3.  United we stand, divided we fall.
4.  To go fast, go alone. To go far, go together.
5.  Many heads are better than one.
7. Cheerful company shortens the miles. 6.  All for one, one for all.
8. Sharing is caring. 7.  You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
8.  J.K. Rowling, the author of the mega successful Harry
Family Potter series, has once written in one of her books,
“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we
1.  East or west, home is the best. are divided.”
2.  The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing. 9.  Where there is unity, there is always victory.
3.  You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t 10. There is no true strength without unity.
buy. And that something is called a family. 11.  Hellen Keller’s once famous quote, “Alone we can do so
4.  Time spent with family is worth every second. little, together we can do so much,” still rings true until
5.  You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to now.
you, as you are to them.  
6.  Like father, like son. Health
7.  Children are the apples of parents’ eyes.
8.  Monkey see, monkey do. Likewise, children see, children 1.  Good health is the best wealth.
do. 2.  You are what you eat.
9.  A bad tree does not yield good apple. 3.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
10. Every mother’s child is handsome. 4.  A sound mind is lodged in a sound body.
11.  Give him an inch and he will want a yard. 5.  Eat to live, but not live to eat.
12. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth. 6.  Jim Rohn used to say, “Take care of your body. It’s the
13. The pot calling the kettle black. only place you have to live.”
14. Blood is thicker than water. 7.  Being healthy and fit isn’t a fad or a trend, it’s a
15. Charity begins at home. lifestyle.
8.  Healthy isn’t a goal, it’s a way of living.
Unity (Cooperation)

1.  Many hands make light work.

2.  Unity is strength.

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Environment

1.  A native American proverb goes like this, “We do not

Time inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it
from our children.”
1.  Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you 2.  Margaret Mead said, “We won’t have a society if we
can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once destroy the environment.” This only emphasizes the
you have lost it, you can never get it back. importance of the environment to all of us.
2.  All great achievements require time. 3.  Do not risk losing the ecology due to technology.
3.  One today is worth two tomorrows. 4.  If we are to go on living together on this earth, we
4.  Do not put off till tomorrow what should be done today. must all be responsible for it. Not tomorrow, or the day
5.  Procrastination is a crime. after, but right now.
6.  Time and tide wait for no man. 5.  Mahatma Ghandi quipped, “Earth provides enough to
7.  Burn the midnight oil. satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.”
8.  At the eleventh hour. 6.  Stopping pollution is the best solution.
9.  Time has wings. 7.  Let us nurture the nature, so that we can have a better
10. Time is money. future.
11.  Time is more valuable than money. You can get more
money, but you can’t get more time. Social Ills / Teenagers
12. Charles Darwin quoted, “A man who dares waste one
hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” 1.  There is no smoke without fire.
  2.  Wet behind their ears.
Technology / Convenience 3.  Every Tom, Dick and Harry.
4.  Look before you leap.
1.  To kill two birds with one stone.  
2.  To kill two hawks with one arrow. Hardworking / Determination / Success
3.  Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.
4.  Technology should improve our lives, but not to become 1.  No pain, no gain.
our lives. 2.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
3.  You reap what you sow.
4.  Nothing is impossible for a determined heart.
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Balanced Life

1.  All work but no play makes Jack a dull boy.

5.  Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 2.  All play but no work makes Jack a mere toy.
6.  Care and diligence bring luck.
7.  A young idler, an old beggar. Regrets
8.  Diligence is the mother of success.
9.  Rome is not built in a day. 1.  It is better to be late than never.
10. Success belongs to the persevering. 2.  It is too late to cry over spilt milk.
11.  Practice makes perfect. 3.  It is never too late to mend.
12. Will is power. 4.  Once bitten, twice shy.
13. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.  
14. We should not bark up the wrong tree. Safety
15. Pull out all the stops.
16. Try our level best / Go all out. 1.  Prevention is better than cure.
17. A piece of cake / As easy as ABC. 2.  It is better to be safe than sorry.
18. All things are difficult before they are easy. 3.  Caution is the parent of safety.
19. Experience is the best teacher. 4.  The more haste, the less speed.
20. Failure teaches success.  
21. “A person who never made a mistake never tried Money
anything new.” This is a
22. famous quote by Albert Einstein. 1.  Count the penny and lose the pound.
23. Estee Lauder quoted, “I never dreamed about success. 2.  Penny wise, pound foolish.
I worked for it.” 3.  Save for rainy days.
24. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in 4.  A penny saved is a penny earned.
and day out. 5.  As poor as a church mouse.
25. Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it. 6.  Cost a bomb / Cost an arm and a leg.
26. There is no elevator to success. You have to take the 7.  Money is the root of evil.
stairs.
  “TO BE THE BEST AMONG THE BEST, YOU HAVE TO DO
THINGS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE AND YOU
HAVE TO KEEP GOING AT IT!”
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Paper 1 Section B (50m)

Ace Essay Format :

1.  题目. In this day and age, this issue has become a hot topic of conversation among people from all
walks of life especially in our beloved country, Malaysia. In fact, 大众意见. Here are my two cents. I
strongly (agree/ disagree) with this statement. Below are the reasons why I stand my grounds firmly.

2.  First and foremost, it may be said without fear of contradiction that WHAT 1. This is because
REASON 1. For example, EG 1. As a result, EFFECT 1. Therefore, it is true that CONCLUSION 1.

3.  Besides, another 题目 is WHAT 2. This is due to the reason that REASON 2. For instance, EG 2.
Consequently, EFFECT 2. Thus, it is obvious that CONCLUSION 2.

4.  In addition to that, the third 题目 is WHAT 3. This is in light of the fact that REASON 3. To
further illustrate on this point, EG 3. Accordingly, EFFECT 3. Hence, it is clear that CONCLUSION 3.

5.  Last but not emphatically least, the last 题目 is WHAT 4. This is on account REASON 4. To
quote an example, EG 4. Subsequently, EFFECT 4. As such, it goes without saying that CONCLUSION
4.

6.  (By and large/ All words in one/ In a nutshell/ All in all), these are the reasons why I (agree/
disagree) with this statement. 自己的意见.

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5.  New trend in social media such as
2020 SPM ACE ESSAY
[JOHOR]

Instagram and TikTok is mostly a good

ENVIRONMENT thing. Do you agree? Support your
opinion.
1.  What are some simple things that we can [MERSING, JOHOR]
6.  Online learning is an advantage for [MELAKA]
do to help create a better and healthier students during a pandemic outbreak.
environment? Explain. What is your opinion on this?
2.  Recycling helps with the greenhouse [JOHOR]

effects. How far do you agree with this

opinion? Explain why. TEENAGERS’ ISSUES / SOCIAL ILLS / HEALTH
3.  Pollution has become a serious problem [SARAWAK]
of the people nowadays. Discuss the 1.  Nowadays, cyberbully is on the rise. [PENANG]

challenges the society are facing to have Discuss the reasons and suggest the
a clean environment and the ways to protect yourself from being a
responsibilities that should be taken by victim of cyberbully.
the community to protect it. 2.  Malaysia has the highest rate of obesity [KELANTAN]

among Asian countries. Why do you think

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY many Malaysians are obese and what can
be done to solve this problem?
3.  In order to achieve success in life, we [MERSING, JOHOR]
1.  “Online learning enables teachers and [PENANG]
need to sacrifice. What are the
students to set their own learning pace.”
sacrifices that teenagers should make in
How far do you agree? Explain why.
order to succeed in life?
2.  Social media has brought out the [PAHANG] 4.  The world community is now starting to
negative sides of people. How far do you
[JOHOR]
realise the importance of practicing a
agree? Explain why.
healthy lifestyle. Discuss these healthy
3.  E-learning has become a good and [KELANTAN]
lifestyle practices.
practical platform for students to learn.
5.  Young people nowadays lack good [SARAWAK]
How far do you agree?
manners. How far do you agree with this
4.  Teenagers nowadays spend too much
statement? Give reasons to support your
[KEDAH]

time on online games. Do you agree that

view.
online gaming brings more harm than
good?
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2020 SPM ACE ESSAY

PERSONAL OPINIONS

1.  Which do you think is more enjoyable, [PAHANG]

going for holidays at the beach or the

city? Compare the two and decide which
one you like better?
2.  People tend to be more caring and
[MERSING, JOHOR]
responsible when facing hard times
together. Do you agree? Give details and
reasons to support your view.
3.  Local products should be our choice. [MELAKA]

Write about why you should buy more

local products.
4.  The world is facing COVID-19 pandemic. [KEDAH]
How is the coronavirus outbreak
changing your lifestyle?
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PENANG 2020 : Online learning enables teachers and students to set their own learning
pace. How far do you agree? Explain why.
AGREE CONTENT 1 CONTENT 2 CONTENT 3 CONTENT 4 Online learning enables teachers and students to set their
own learning pace. In this digital age, this issue has become a
What More More Can be Students hot topic of conversating among people from all walks of life
flexible organised accessed dare to ask especially in our beloved nation, Malaysia. In fact, the concept
and anywhere more of traditional classroom learning has changed radically over
systematic and anytime questions the last couple of years and online learning has exponentially
increased during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Being
Reason Teachers and All materials Students just They can
students can and need to be type out their physically present in a classroom does not seem to be an option
set their own homework connected to questions during this time. With the rise of internet and the advancement
schedules will be the Internet instead of of technology, students can access to quality education
available asking face to whenever and wherever they want. This is the food for thought
online face for everyone as we are now entering a new era. In the revolution
-  Can watch
of online education, can online learning really enable teachers
Examples -  Can redo -  Can learn -  Questions
the videos at
quizzes more that sound and students to set their own learning pace? In my humble
anytime
-  Can replay -  Can do a when they stupid to opinion, the answer is definitely a yes. Below are the reasons
the videos if lot of are not other why I agree with this opinion.
they do not
practices tired classmates
understand
-  More First and foremost, it may be said without fear of
-  At the -  Can -  Can focus
comfort of interactive
their own enhance properly contradiction that online learning is undeniably more flexible
home impressions than traditional classroom learning. This is because teachers and
Effect Students can Students can Students are Can get students can set their own schedules without having to give
improve track their motivated to their anything up. For example, teachers can choose when to record
own learn by questions videos of their teaching and they can upload these videos online
progression themselves answered at their own convenience. After these videos or quizzes are
uploaded, students can choose to watch the videos or do the
Conclusion Repeat 1 Repeat 2 Repeat 3 Repeat 4 quizzes at a suitable timing. This can help to improve the
Rite Spice By leaps and Practice as easy as - students’ time management skills too. Moreover, students can
bounds makes ABC replay certain parts of the videos that they cannot make head or
perfect tail of. For sure, they can understand the concepts better after
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PENANG 2020 : Online learning enables teachers and students to set their own learning
pace. How far do you agree? Explain why.
replaying these confusing parts for a few times. By the same token, online. This is on account of online learning allows students to
students can focus on things that they find challenging and breeze past distribute their time in a manner best suited to themselves and
things that they already know. As a result, students can improve by leaps not to the class average. Students these days also learn and keep
and bounds in their studies as they learn by their own pace. Therefore, it up with family responsibilities at the same time. In the long
goes without saying that online learning is extremely flexible. run, students will be more motivated to learn as they can catch
up with the lessons. Simply put, they will not give up on
Secondly, online learning is also more organised and learning a certain subject as easy as ABC anymore.
systematic. This is due to the reason that all materials and homework
will be available online. If I may add, there will be lesser mishandling Last but not emphatically least, students dare to ask
of homework and notes because students and teachers can share on more questions when they learn online. This is in light of the
everything the same platform. Besides, online learning platforms such as fact that they can type out their questions instead of asking their
Zoom and Google Classroom have a wide selection of functions and teachers face to face. As we are well-aware of, students are
options. It can help to set students’ learning pace. Tests and quizzes can more used to staying behind the screen and being
be conducted and if a student could not pass the test or quiz, the student inconspicuous. Subsequently, their teachers will assume that
can retake it again anytime to improve themselves. There is also a these students are just very quiet and often keep to themselves.
function where Google Form can mark the objective questions To further illustrate, these students mind about how their peers
automatically, hence reducing teachers’ marking time. Students can also think of them. So, in a traditional classroom setting, they will
redo quizzes and other practices online to enhance their impressions. just keep quiet if they think that their questions sound stupid or
After all, practice makes perfect. Accordingly, students and teachers dumb. However, in the privacy of messages, they can now ask
can track their own academic progression conveniently. freely without having to care about what their classmates think
about them. Indirectly, these students become more
Next, online learning is basically accessible anywhere and communicative with teachers. More importantly, they get their
anytime. As long as students are connected to the Internet, they can questions answered and can learn at their own pace without
learn online at their own pace. For instance, students can learn more on judgement from others.
days when they are in tip-top conditions. This is important because
sometimes, they will feel under the weather and this may hinder their In a nutshell, I honestly believe that online learning is
learning. Consequently, these students usually miss out on important the future of learning. We need to embrace it because the pros
parts of lessons in a traditional classroom setting as they just cannot definitely outweigh the cons.
focus. However, this will no longer be a problem when students learn
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Kedah 2020 : The world is facing COVID-19 pandemic. How is the coronavirus outbreak
changing your lifestyle?
CONTENT 1 CONTENT 2 CONTENT 3 CONTENT 4 The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
has created a global health crisis and it has impacted the way
What Affect my Parents face Can spend Can learn we perceive our world and our everyday lives. It is the greatest
studies financial more time new skills challenge we have faced since World War 2. Since its
issues with family emergence in Asia late last year, the virus has spread to every
Reason Schools are Parents We stay at Have extra continent except Antartica. The coronavirus has also been
closed and have to home most time to pick spreading at a frantic pace, isolating families and snuffing out
learning is work from of the time up new lives. Cases are rising daily and countries are racing to slow the
moved home skills spread of the virus. Of course, Malaysia is not excluded. In an
online attempt to reduce the number of cases, movement control order
Examples -  March 18th -  no -  bonding -  Cooking (MCO) has been imposed on all Malaysians since March 18
until 9th commission time -  Baking until June 9. All of a sudden, working from home is the new
June -  reduce -  have -  Do norm and social distancing is practiced in every part of the
-  School world. No one has seen this enemy coming. The world has
salaries dinner household
teachers
-  unpaid together chores underestimated COVID-19. In a span of weeks, COVID-19
give
homework leaves has crashed economies, challenging even the most well-
-  chit-chat
-  Online -  exercise equipped healthcare systems and disrupting lives on a scale no
learning one has imagined. The effects were catastrophic; from
platform indefinite travel bans, shortage of supplies, massive job losses,
Effect This will Need to cut Strengthen Can and dwindling opportunities. So, the million-dollar question
delay my down our kinships become that remains is how has COVID-19 changed my lifestyle?
academic expenses independent
progression I believe the biggest change COVID-19 brings in my life
will be how it has affected my studies. Schools are all closed
Conclusion Repeat 1 Repeat 2 Repeat 3 Repeat 4 during the MCO period in Malaysia and just like that, I can
Rite Spice By leaps A penny As thick as Stand on sleep in every single day. I used to dream of having holidays all
and bounds saved is a thieves my own year long and not having to go to school at all. I mean, we all do
penny feet that for sure. However, when it really happens in real life, the
earned feeling is unpleasant. I miss learning in a classroom setting
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Kedah 2020 : The world is facing COVID-19 pandemic. How is the coronavirus outbreak
changing your lifestyle?
and I miss the fun times I had with my classmates. For now, all learning down unnecessary expenses at these trying times. To us, a
is conducted online. Online learning platforms such as Google penny saved is a penny earned.
Classroom and Zoom have made online learning easier. I am grateful for
the technology that allows me to stay connected with my friends but Every cloud has a silver lining. Even though
seeing my teachers through a screen makes me realise how much I COVID-19 brings a lot of negative impacts to us, we can still
appreciated the classroom. In other words, meeting my friends and look on the bright side of things. For example, the MCO
teachers virtually is still not the same as meeting them face to face. My period allows my parents to spend more time with my siblings
teachers still manage to give homework via Google Classroom but and I. Since we have to stay at home most of the time, we might
instead of penning out my answer on a test pad, I get to type it out on as well use it to bond with each other. My eldest sister is pretty
Google Documents. As a result, this virus has delayed my academic much a workaholic and she will only sit down with us for
progression by leaps and bounds. I am supposed to be sitting for SPM dinner during the weekends. However, during MCO, we get to
examinations end of this year as well. However, due to this have dinner together every night and we chat about all topics
unprecedented situation, the ministry of education has postponed the under the sun. From my sister's job scopes to my parents' love
examinations until the first quarter of next year. story, we literally talk about anything and everything. Suddenly,
the much dreaded dinner time becomes the most anticipated
Besides, my parents also have to deal with financial difficulties event of the day. Truth be told, I have never laughed so much
due to the implementation of MCO. Since MCO was announced, my in my life as I did when I had dinner with my family these few
parents have been working from home. Yes, we are more fortunate than weeks. This makes me realise that sometimes, happiness is
most people who are sacked from their jobs. However, since my father really simple. Moreover, my mother and I have also started
is a salesman and a huge portion of his salary comes from his exercising together. All of these activities have strengthened
commission, his bank account has been suffering. At the beginning of our kinships to be as thick as thieves and I really appreciate
MCO, we were optimistic and my father kept saying to himself, "Two these precious moments spent with family.
weeks pass by quickly. Hang in there." Our hope was dashed when the
prime minister announced extension after extension of MCO. From zero Last but not emphatically least, I have also managed to
commission to reduced salary, my father now has to take unpaid leaves learn some new skills during this period of partial lockdown at
because his company is struggling to make ends meet. As for my home. As we know, school sessions are temporarily suspended
mother who works as a secretary, she is considered lucky because she and I have extra time to pick up certain skills that I have
only has to accept a 10% deduction from her monthly salary instead of wanted to learn all along. To begin with, I am a foodie and have
being laid off. To sum up, our family has to tighten our belts and cut always wanted to learn how to bake as well as cook. However,
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Kedah 2020 : The world is facing COVID-19 pandemic. How is the coronavirus outbreak
changing your lifestyle?
schoolwork, tuition and co-curricular activities eat up most of my time.
Therefore, I have been putting this desire of mine on the back burner
for a while. Finally, I have the chance to pick up these skills with the
help of my mother during MCO. Thanks to tutorial videos available on
YouTube, I have successfully mastered the art of baking a cheesecake, a
Milo lava cake and caramel custard. I also managed to learn how to cook
fried rice and a perfect sunny-side up. It may not sound like a heroic
feat to you but to me, it is definitely an achievement unlocked! I also
learn how to declutter useless stuffs from my bedroom so that it
becomes tidier. In short, I believe I can become independent and stand
on my own feet in the near future.

In a nutshell, having to study online, living frugally, bonding

with family members and acquiring new skills are the undeniable
changes in my lifestyle so far. I believe the current pandemic is not the
first. Neither will it be the last. Despite its ill-effects, the whole world is
coming together to fight this contagious virus. So let us do our best to
practice precautionary measures such as social distancing to win this
war against COVID-19. We are in this together.
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