MUET
Posted by Melanie
Malaysian University English Test (MUET) first batch is approaching soon again. To be more precise it will be starting on 28 April 2007.
Some schools arranged their students to take the 1st batch and some the end year ones. I've heard some schools forced their students to take twice too. Personally i think taking the first batch is much safer because you get to retry if you are not satisfied with your result.
MUET is not some English test you can take lightly. Those who do not take MUET might think MUET as some easy English test like the one we had in form 5. Heck , they're wrong. MUET is much tougher than that. MUET is not some exam you can just pass by , but some English test you must study for.
I know readers will be wondering what i got for my MUET . I got band 5 for my MUET. Honestly , I'm quite satisfied with it having the fact my teacher do not teach us and i wrote less than 3 essays before the actual exam. Most of us will strive for at least a band 4 because there are some courses in public universities that required you to score at least band 4. Not only you can't go for certain courses in universities, but if you scored below band 4, you'll have to take elementary English in universities which is time consuming or rather a burden.
There is a way to score well in MUET. One thing for sure , never rely on your listening part even though i can guarantee almost all of you would score a perfect score in school level. WHY? 90% Of the time , the speakers in school tend to play a prank on us. Yes, they're always very "echo-ish" and you can't possibly listen well. Besides, Listening only gives you 15 % of the marks. BUT , i am not asking you to totally abandoned it.Just , do not trust the school speakers.
The most important part is the reading comprehension. It weigh up to 45 % of your marks. that's like almost half of the total marks. So , this part is VERY important. I used to suck a lot in this part until one day , i found a very effective way to understand the passage. UNDERLINE. that's the key word. Try to just read through very quickly the passage cause the passage tend to be very long , and later read the question , so you know roughly what to find in the passage. Then read again and underlined what you think it is important. You do not need to be someone with bombastic English to score in this part. The most important thing is , you understand roughly what the passage is about, and trust me you'll have no problem answering it. For the cloze text, you'll need to do a lot of sample test for it. Buy a lot of model papers to do for this paper and later you'll find most of the questions are almost similar. Remember , this section is very important. If you can score this part, you won't need to worry about not scoring a band 4 again.
The speaking , honestly i do not know how they actually judge it. Cause , i do have a "quite" good speaking English , but i scored only 30 /45 . I was kind of disappointed because most of my friends who speak really lousy English , they scored almost the same marks . So , i think teachers are quite lenient if you cannot speak good English , while if you're good ,they will be strict. However , if you can't speak good English , do not ever try to use bombastic words. This part is not bout what word you use (of course , it's a credit if you use beautiful words) , but it is more on how fluent your english is. And if you really suck in speaking , just say it in broken english , but make sure you get a point there and said it clearly.
The writing section is often the most difficult part. I scored a "so-so" mark for my writing , but i would say the question for the essays are usually difficult. They'll ask you things you never really thought of. So , never underestimate any important agenda around , cause that's the one that most likely to come out.I don't know , maybe it's kind of like a spell. (haha) however, it is important to know what is the hottest news in the country because giving a realistic examples is a huge credit.
I know that most of the time , the 1st batch MUET exam often clash with school's semester exam and often you're on dilemma on which to concentrate on. I was like that too. However, i later found out the answer to my dilemma. That is, if you study for your MUET now and score well, you will be free and have ample of time to study for STPM. Remember , MUET is much more important than the school level semester exam. So , prioritized on your MUET before the school semester exam. MUET is what you need to enter university. You do not need your school semester exam for university entry. Trust me , you wouldn't have time to study for the year end paper cause STPM subjects is enough to make you go crazy.
I hope this help to those who are sitting for MUET next month. Remember , just spend one whole month on your MUET, and you'll have the rest of the time to study for your STPM subjects and concentrate on your reading comprehension!
All the best, yo!
Malaysian University English Test (MUET) first batch is approaching soon again. To be more precise it will be starting on 28 April 2007.
Some schools arranged their students to take the 1st batch and some the end year ones. I've heard some schools forced their students to take twice too. Personally i think taking the first batch is much safer because you get to retry if you are not satisfied with your result.
MUET is not some English test you can take lightly. Those who do not take MUET might think MUET as some easy English test like the one we had in form 5. Heck , they're wrong. MUET is much tougher than that. MUET is not some exam you can just pass by , but some English test you must study for.
I know readers will be wondering what i got for my MUET . I got band 5 for my MUET. Honestly , I'm quite satisfied with it having the fact my teacher do not teach us and i wrote less than 3 essays before the actual exam. Most of us will strive for at least a band 4 because there are some courses in public universities that required you to score at least band 4. Not only you can't go for certain courses in universities, but if you scored below band 4, you'll have to take elementary English in universities which is time consuming or rather a burden.
There is a way to score well in MUET. One thing for sure , never rely on your listening part even though i can guarantee almost all of you would score a perfect score in school level. WHY? 90% Of the time , the speakers in school tend to play a prank on us. Yes, they're always very "echo-ish" and you can't possibly listen well. Besides, Listening only gives you 15 % of the marks. BUT , i am not asking you to totally abandoned it.Just , do not trust the school speakers.
The most important part is the reading comprehension. It weigh up to 45 % of your marks. that's like almost half of the total marks. So , this part is VERY important. I used to suck a lot in this part until one day , i found a very effective way to understand the passage. UNDERLINE. that's the key word. Try to just read through very quickly the passage cause the passage tend to be very long , and later read the question , so you know roughly what to find in the passage. Then read again and underlined what you think it is important. You do not need to be someone with bombastic English to score in this part. The most important thing is , you understand roughly what the passage is about, and trust me you'll have no problem answering it. For the cloze text, you'll need to do a lot of sample test for it. Buy a lot of model papers to do for this paper and later you'll find most of the questions are almost similar. Remember , this section is very important. If you can score this part, you won't need to worry about not scoring a band 4 again.
The speaking , honestly i do not know how they actually judge it. Cause , i do have a "quite" good speaking English , but i scored only 30 /45 . I was kind of disappointed because most of my friends who speak really lousy English , they scored almost the same marks . So , i think teachers are quite lenient if you cannot speak good English , while if you're good ,they will be strict. However , if you can't speak good English , do not ever try to use bombastic words. This part is not bout what word you use (of course , it's a credit if you use beautiful words) , but it is more on how fluent your english is. And if you really suck in speaking , just say it in broken english , but make sure you get a point there and said it clearly.
The writing section is often the most difficult part. I scored a "so-so" mark for my writing , but i would say the question for the essays are usually difficult. They'll ask you things you never really thought of. So , never underestimate any important agenda around , cause that's the one that most likely to come out.I don't know , maybe it's kind of like a spell. (haha) however, it is important to know what is the hottest news in the country because giving a realistic examples is a huge credit.
I know that most of the time , the 1st batch MUET exam often clash with school's semester exam and often you're on dilemma on which to concentrate on. I was like that too. However, i later found out the answer to my dilemma. That is, if you study for your MUET now and score well, you will be free and have ample of time to study for STPM. Remember , MUET is much more important than the school level semester exam. So , prioritized on your MUET before the school semester exam. MUET is what you need to enter university. You do not need your school semester exam for university entry. Trust me , you wouldn't have time to study for the year end paper cause STPM subjects is enough to make you go crazy.
I hope this help to those who are sitting for MUET next month. Remember , just spend one whole month on your MUET, and you'll have the rest of the time to study for your STPM subjects and concentrate on your reading comprehension!
All the best, yo!
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Good news for lower sixer this year- New MUET specifications: For the listening component, the new specifications will see an increase in texts and questions. There is also more variety in question type. For the reading component, cloze passage has been removed. For the writing component, summary writing has also been taken out.
The summary question has always been regarded as one of the tougher components in MUET. Even though I am appalled at the removal of the Summary question, I have to agree that it looks more like a reading rather than a writing question, as candidates spend a lot of time reading the text. However, I still think that the skill of summarizing is an important skill in life.
All the best to all of you!!
Posted by
gohchengfai |
Monday, April 23, 2007 10:32:00 PM
I want to know that what is the minimum band required for MUET to get into Local University? If I go to foreign university, did MUET required?
Posted by
Anonymous |
Monday, July 16, 2007 1:57:00 AM
Generally, you need to get band 3 or above to be eligible for most degree programmes offered in local public universities. Some popular or prestigious degree courses like medics and pharmacy, however, require higher band like band 5 or above.
Posted by
Chong |
Monday, July 16, 2007 11:16:00 PM
You don't necesarily need a minimum band to enter a local uni. To be honest with you most local uni MUET are band 3.
The only difference between all these band is that Band 1 and Band 2 need to take two extra english course during the holiday. Which means they had two holiday shorter than most people. While those in band 3 and band 4 , need to take one extra course only. And those in band 5 and 6 , need not take any course.
However MUET result can be the one that determine your entrance in uni if there's too many people. Say for instance A got Band 4 , B got band 3 , they needed another one. They will choose A.
My advise is that .. it's better to score at least a Band 4 . But if posible , try to score band 5 , then you'll be free from the extra course conducted during holiday
Posted by
Melanie |
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 6:11:00 PM
hi.. m currently working. i graduated abt 17 yrs back and i didnt take any MUET test b4. now, can i take this exam althou M not a student. I just want to know how good is my english.
thanks.
Posted by
Anonymous |
Thursday, January 24, 2008 10:55:00 AM
The Conspicuous Ethnic Polarization in MUET Test
Beware, all candidates who are going to sit for this so called exam, for ethnic polarization is absolutely conspicuous here. If you happen to be so unlucky to sit the speaking test with all candidates of the same race but the examiners are different in race, prepare to get UNBELIEVABLY LOW MARKS. Yes, indeed, even if you are doing extremely well and feeling very satiated with yourself. This is just the beginning, though, as when you get your results you will feel like killing those examiners. Speak all the magnificent things you want and get cooperated, and then get frustrated. So, my advice is, just do not sit twice or thrice, as your results will remain almost the same. What's more, you cannot even check where you lose you marks at, because no scheme is given. And there is no appeal for rechecking, as they actually want you to sit for the exam again and pay more money. DO NOT GET DECEIVED! You can probably get very high marks in your objective questions, but, you still need to worry about your essay. From what I have heard and from my observation, the examiners will actually give you some very lame marks if you are writing an essay that is out of their understanding! I got an A1 for my GCE in STPM, and third prize in international essay writing competition, and all other prizes in school for my somewhat good command of English Language. Listen, I do not mean to boast myself here, but I just want to mention one thing, that is, the better essay you write in this exam, the lower marks you should expect to get. So, try writing an essay that even a primary school child will understand, to fit with the examiners' standard. I do not want to be antagonistic but I just want to speak the truth. So, don't bother getting low marks or band in this examination, for you may actually be better than expected. However, try to achieve at least a band 4 in this exam, because it may help you by a little if you want to further your studies locally but not going overseas. What I believe is, English is nothing but a worldwide language that is needed to be mastered if possible. There is actually no palpable measurement of it. Let the Examination Council put you to a grade as all they want, but do not care about it overly. All in a nutshell, study hard for STPM exam and do not worry about this test.
Posted by
Anonymous |
Monday, January 28, 2008 5:52:00 PM