MUET ( TOTAL OF 200 %

MARK )
1. SPEAKING TEST = 45 MARKS
2. WRITING TEST = 90 MARKS
3. LISTENING TEST = 45 MARKS
4. READING TEST = 120 MARKS

1.0

SPEAKING TEST

If you can speak English naturally, please do all you can to convince the examiners
that you have a good command of English during you individual presentation.
Otherwise, use short sentences, put forward your main ideas in simple grammatically
correct sentences. Do not just harp on a single point, try a few points, the positive side
and negative side of an issue, etc. to show that you are not a narrow-minded
student.Never say ermmm or aaaa during the test,if u really lack of idea on the points
what u try to elaborate, just continue with a new point .
In the group discussion, you would be able to get a good score if you could lead the
discussion.Like pujangga say before,try to be the one that make the introduction or
the one that conclude the discussion,if u can lah. Be warned though, do not overdo it.
Give others the opportunities to speak too(IMPORTANT). You should be polite, try
to keep the flow of the discussion and help out should any of the other candidates that
got stuck in the discussion.Remember, lead the discussion, keep its flow ("What do
you think about this issue?") but do not be extravagant! Like it or not, this test is
subjective and you will most probably not get a perfect score here.
2.0

WRITING TEST
For those who sit for the writing test and have less capability in writing .However,just
dont over do it or be like a genius by write bout more than 3-4 papers.It is really
annoying me and others candidates okay?Use simple english and dont forget to use

linkers.For students who are not too comfortable with English, this may be one of the
tests which you would tend to lose many points. To avoid that, keep your sentences
short, check your grammars, try to compensate for your lack of flowery language with
good ideas, mature arguments and logical explanations.Better to have a short essay
but less grammatical errors than have a long and flowery?(berbunga-bunga) essay but
have many errors here and there. Work as a smart students.
3.0

LISTENING TEST
Thistestismosteasierone,andtrytoputyourear100%directtowhathavecoming
andclearforwhatuwillhear. Testinipalingpentingsebabtestnipalingsenangnak
score.Pastikankorektelinga,biarberdarahsekalipundanpastikanianyakosongdan
bersihsemasahendakmenjawabtest.Justtrynottolosetoomanypointshere,
practisemanytimesbeforetheactualtest,trytolistentoasmanytapesasyoucanget
yourhandson.Duringthetest,pleaselooktoyourfriendsforhelpifyoucouldnot
catchthequestionsorrememberthecorrectanswers.Iamnotencouragingyoutobe
dishonest,butyoucouldalwayspayattentiontoyourfriendsgestures,readtheirlips,
spottheblinkofaneye,thetouchofanear,etc.Havingasystembeforetheactual
testsdoeshelp.Maybewhatijustsuggestlookfool,butitistheeasiestwaytoscore
inListeningTest.(kanakudahcakapduluakutengokorang.hahaha)

4.0

READING TEST
Test reading pula ramai pujangga tengok macam mengabaikan dan kurang mengambil
kisah mengenai test ini sedangkan markahnya adalah 120 MARKAH!!! Lebih banyak
dari Writing Test yang digeruni ramai tuh.=.= Pujangga menasihatkan anda supaya
bersungguh-sungguh di dalam test ini kerana bagi pelajar asasi,markah yang tinggi di
dalam test ini boleh menjamin sebelah kaki anda untuk mendapat band 4.Other than
that,there are not many tips to share in this test, it is similar to Form 5 SPM English
exam, just do your best. There are some tricky questions with similar(i mean really
similar ok?) answers. If you are lucky, you could get a perfect score here but usually
the better students would be able to get near perfect scores, making a few mistakes
here and there. If you are not sure about the answers,just continue with the next

questions before you will spend a lot of times there.lol -.- Always bring your "dadu"
to gamble the answers..hahaha
additional info :
Anyway, another issue I heard about the recent exam marking from some MUET examiners
(sources undisclosed as it was a discussion AFTER marking was done and dusted and based
on general comments only k) that the marking scheme is very stringent these days as MPM
wants students to be able to look at the tables/graphs/stimulis and come up with the
'tersurat' and the 'tersirat' which in their terms are 'analysis' and 'synthesis'. If you dont
know what that means, then it will be hard for you to score in the report writing section.
They also had a field day deciding on the 'Overview' (second sentence of the introduction)
because apparently there was NO general trend based on the question produced. After
looking at the question, I could identify the 'general trend' but apparently it is not called that
because it does not involve a timeframe. Duh??? Regardless, you still need an 'Overview' so
just come up with a sentence that ties in the most outstanding features of ALL the stimuli.
They really should vet the questions properly cos we are teaching according to their format
and it would be ridiculous if the answers are not according to the format. Yeesh, go figure!
For the academic writing section, it is also harder to score these days because the arguments
must be directly relevant to the issue in the question as opposed to the theme in the essay
question. A very clear example of this is the July paper which asks students their opinion of
the co-curricular criteria for entering university. If you simply answered that this criteria is
good because it will teach students discipline, then you have not answered the question. The
key is to tie it to the issue of if this skill will benefit them at university and how it will help
them perform better in university. Anyway, what do I know what MPM actually wants, these
are only my theories as to why so many students scored poorly that time round.
Another bone of contention is the listening paper. Many blogwalkers and students have
written in complaning about their abhorred Listening paper marks.. and when I look at the
results transcript for students in my school as well I am super shocked. Last year I had a
student who got Band 5, scoring 45/45 for listening... but this year... the students in my
school.... so many of them scored single digits.. and abt six of them scored only '2/45'. I
mean.... TWO????? either I have a very weak lot of students or the listening paper was
excutiatingly hard, meaning to say MPM's standard is way higher than average. I do hope
they vet the questions extensively for the next paper so that the results tally and follow a
more standard graph,..... but hey, again, who am I to question them. They probably know
best, compared to an average teacher like me.

Right, so those reading this, thank you for staying tuned. I will be posting up sample MUET
lesson plans and ideas which I am currently using for this year's batch. I will also attempt to
answer the report writing question and the academic essay on women for last Nov's exam....
but even I am afraid that my answers will stray too far away from MPM's standard. Please be
reminded that the objective of my blog is to help the low bands (1 & 2) achieve band (3 & 4)
and if you want a Band 5 or 6, it boils down to the fluency and command of the language, and
your ability to think critically. Good luck all! Toodles for now!