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Posted: 15 Mar 2014 11:11 PM PDT

سم الله الر حمن الر حيم

اسلام عليكم

For March session MUET (Malaysia University English Test), the result will be available on this Thursday, 26th of April 2012. This announcement was made by MPM (Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia) few days ago.

As usual candidate can obtain their result at their school after 10 am while the self-registered candidates will get their result via pos.

If you wish to know your result earlier, there's SMS service and website to check your MUET result.

muet 2012

 

Check MUET result 2012

SMS :

Type MUET RESULT [I/C Number] and send to 15888, effective date starting from 12:01 midnight on 26 April 2012.

Website : visit MPM Portal and find the links to MUET result checking system

We always recommend our reader to use the SMS service because it's much effective. But some might do not know, although the SMS services somewhat faster than using the website, but they are robot, please do not send multiple message and think by doing that you will get credit from them.

Please help to share this entry, Check MUET result 2012 March session to your friends who took MUET too! If get Band 6 please let us know who are you below hehe..

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<b>MUET</b> steals the 29th All Pakistan IEEEP Students&#39; seminar <b>...</b> - Blog Muet


<b>MUET</b> steals the 29th All Pakistan IEEEP Students&#39; seminar <b>...</b>

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 12:00 AM PDT

The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) achieved another landmark by organizing the 29th IEEEP All Pakistan Students' Seminar 2014 held on 22ndFebruary, 2014. The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Pakistan (IEEEP) Karachi Center (non-profit) has been organizing the annual technical R&D national event titled "IEEEP All Pakistan Students Seminar" for the last 29 years in collaboration with Research Public/Trust/Private Universities/DAIs of Sindh province. This year, the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro was given the honour to host the 29th IEEEP All Pakistan Students' Seminar in collaboration with the IEEEP Karachi Centre and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The MUET has had the privilege of organizing this prestigious event for the third time.

Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry (the DEAN FEECE), chief organizer and technical coordinator of the event; Engr. Yasmeen Naz (co-convener) along with organizing team including Engr. Sanober Farheen, Engr. Zaigham Abbas Shah, Engr. Aamir Ali Patoli, Engr. Saba Baloch & Engr. Azam Rafique put their untiring efforts to make this event another achievement to be added to the chain of successful events that Mehran UET has organized.

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Aslam Uqaili, Vice Chancellor of Mehran UET, graced the event as the chief guest. He cherished the efforts of Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry and also emphasized on his desire to make the MUET to the top ranked university in Pakistan.

IEEEP chairman Engr. Obaid-ur-Rehman was the guest of honour for the event. The student seminar was further magnified by two highly qualified keynote speakers - Dr. Haroon-ur-Rashid from PIEAS Islamabad, and Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Khoja from IBA Karachi. They gave the keynote speech on an emerging research topic "On-Chip Communication Network Design for Multicores Processors" and "Usage of Web Technologies into learning" respectively.

This seminar aimed for students to submit their research papers based on their FYP (Final Year Projects) from Universities/Institutes/Colleges in Pakistan running the undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in the domain of Electrical, Computer, & Software Engineering/Computer Science/ICT with majors in Electronics, Power, Energy, Computer, Telecommunications, Industrial Electronics, Bio-Medical, Avionics and Mechatronics Engineering.

More than 35 technical research papers were submitted out of which 16 papers were recruited to give oral presentation. Research papers covered diverse fields of engineering like Electronics, Telecommunication, electrical, Biomedical, Power and Industrial Electronics etc. Students from different institutions enthusiastically participated, including NED UET Karachi, Hamdard University, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, College of Biomedical Engineering Ziauddin University Karachi and NUST PNEC Karachi Campus.

Evaluation of research papers was done by all external judges in order to make assessment process completely fair and transparent.

As per the tradition of this event, the best three papers of the seminar were awarded cash prizes/gold medals and further top three were awarded silver medals at the IEEEP Multi topic Symposium held in Karachi on March 26-27.

According to the

results, the recipients of IEEEP gold medals & cash prizes:

FIRST: "Proteus Based Simulation Ensuring Optimization of Hybrid Energy System through two DC Power Sources" by Wahab Ahmed, Adeel Ali & Syed Waqas Uzair from PNEC-NUST, Karachi.

SECOND: "Design and simulation of MPPT based charging controller with battery" by Muzammil Kashan, Umar Hashmi, & M. Umair Mustafa from PNEC-NUST, Karachi.

THIRD: "Tele-manipulation of Master Slave Robotic Arm using Data Glove for Bomb Defusal and Disposal" by Saddam Hussain, Awais Gul Memon & Mohsin Shaikh with Hasnain from Mehran UET, Jamshoro.

Recipients of IEEEP silver medals &

cash prizes:

FOURTH: "Driver Assisted System for Accidents Reduction" by Kiran Rajput, Shuhabuddin Khoso, Afshan Rind from Mehran UET, Jamshoro.

FIFTH: "Energy efficient buildings, away towards electricity crises" by MutiullahMemon, Saira Aziz Soomro & Owais Ahmed Memon from Mehran UET, Jamshoro.

SIXTH: "Application of Diffused Reflective Method for E-Smart Blind Stick" by Salma Tariq, Saniya Amin, Muhammad Saqib Eijaz from Ziauddin University, College of Biomedical Engineering, Karachi.

SEVENTH: "Advanced trends in Harnessing Electrical Power by Wind Farm using DFIG and Back to Back Converters" by Talal Khan Ali Zai, Nusrat Hussain and Qamar Zia with M. Usman from PNEC- NUST, Karachi.

The coveted IEEEP Running Trophy which was won by Mehran UET last year, is handed over to PNEC-NUST, Karachi, for securing top positions, this trophy is given at the closing session of the 29th IEEEP Multi-Topic International Symposium held from 26th – 27th March 2014 at the Hotel Pearl Continental Karachi.

Poster session:

Mehran UET has always been a trend setter and this time in the narration of IEEEP students' seminar, the Mehran UET commenced a new trend of Poster Presentation session along with Oral Presentation of research papers session in IEEEP. Top three poster presenters were awarded cash prizes of Rs.5000, Rs.4000 and Rs.3000 respectively.

Winners of

poster session:

Winner: Design of a dual Movement Blood Bag Shaker (biomedical Engineering Dept: Ziauddin University) by Rabia Ahmed, Emad Shaikh & Ibrahim Memon.

First Runner up (2nd prize): Assault Robot with image processing (Electronic Deptt: Mehran UET) by Muhammad Hunain Memon, Saadia Kulsoom Memon, Aqsa Badar & Hassnain Noonari.

Second Runner up (3rd prize): Electromagnetic Brake system in automative road vehicles (Electronic Deptt: Mehran UET) by Burhan Aslam, Muddasir Akram, Shafiqa Memon & Erum Karim.

By Engr. Yasmeen Naz & Engr. Saba Baloch

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Posted: 27 Jan 2014 07:36 PM PST


Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Yes, I have sat for the exam and scored band 3. Do you think I am qualified to give out some tips?

Well, actually I'm not going to share the tricks for answering MUET papers, but more on sharing my past experience when sitting for MUET. I think this post is very suitable to be read by UIA students especially. If you feel like reading this post is wasting your time and this post isn't helpful, then you are free to leave. Hehe.

For UIA students, err, I'm telling you that MUET isn't that useful in UIA. Although if you scored band 6 either, once you enrolled to UIA, you will need to sit for special English test named English Placement Test (EPT). No automatic exemption for you. For CFS students, you have nothing to worry about if you have been exempted from the test. 

For other public + private institutions, MUET is a MUST for you.

I took my MUET exam last year, final year session, at UIA PJ.

Speaking

My speaking assessment was held earlier than writing and the rest. During speaking test, I was given a topic on how to curb disciplinary problems in school. When presenting my point of view, I was stammering throughout the section A and freely the examiners deducted my marks. So sad.

For speaking test, it consists of two tasks. A and B. (or 1 and 2? forgot already).

  • Task A : You are required to present your point of view based on the topic discussed with your given position. 
  • Task B : Group discussion. You are required to discuss in your group about choosing the best method/suggestion within stipulated time. You may use others' point and argue nicely with correctly used terms e.g. (Sorry for interrupting, but....). Google for more commonly used terms in speaking test! For UIA students who have sat for EPT (English Placement Test), this part is just similar to our speaking test. Just follow the rule! 
Some useful tips:
 
  1. Please! DO NOT CONQUER the whole conversation. The test is for 4 candidates, not for you only. Don't you feel annoyed if someone dominates the talk without giving any chance for you to talk? 
  2. Prioritize your fluency first, then grammar. Although grammar is very important, but don't let it affect your fluency and eloquence. 
  3. If possible, be the one who leads the conversation, this may give you more marks.
  4. The more you counter others' view, the more marks you may get. Make sure your points are logic to counter others' points.
  5. Make sure you do understand the question so that you won't blabber too much with unnecessary points. A girl in my group, she asked the instructors about the topic in which she didn't understand after presenting her point. The instructors gave face gesture among themselves and asked the girl to perform in the next task. Pity on her. 
  6. You can watch some demos on MUET Speaking test at [here].

Writing

For writing, you will need to write two essays.

  • First essay : Analysis essay. You need to study the given stimuli (usually a graph and a table). Then summarize and write about them, in X words (forgot already). If you exceeded the limit, the rest of the points will be left unread. For this essay, you should include the specific way of writing and correct techniques. If you don't follow the techniques, your marks will be deducted despite having good grammar and wide vocabulary. *The most detested part in MUET*
  • Second essay : Opinion-based essay. Writing about argumentative essay. My topic last time was about arranged marriage. Do you agree? lol. Many friends smiled while writing the essay. Huh.

I have no idea about the correct techniques that must be used. Go and find some other resources to know about writing format.

It is good if you read a lot. By reading, you can enrich your general knowledge. This may be useful to relate your essay with additional quotes and facts that you know.

Do more practice on grammar also. Grammar is the backbone of English. 

Reading

Reading part, the part that will make you drowsy. I advise you to bring some drinking water into the examination hall so that you won't have your beauty sleep during the exam.

How to answer reading questions? Simple! You need more exercises. The more exercises you do, the easier for you to tackle the question. Bring some highlighters, and highlight for any hints that you found.

My skill on answering reading paper: I didn't read the whole text, but simply jumped into the questions straight away to avoid reading those that-so-called bed time story, and looked for the answers on the text by using skimming and scanning skill (very important reading skill). Google it!

Listening

The only things that you need are a pencil/pen and an eraser. If possible, you may dig your ear and clean the earwax that blocks/limits your hearing capability because you need your ear and brain to work together.

During the exam, make sure you focus 100% on the radio and let your brain think faster. The radio will read out any conversations, advertisements, podcast, etc. The information that you need to fill up may differ but same meaning, so you need to think very fast. If you missed, don't panic! Just go ahead. The radio will read out twice, so no worry. Use your common sense for the missing parts, don't leave them empty!

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These tips perhaps aren't that good and helpful as what you expected them to be, because I'm not a teacher/lecturer/examiner who teaches and marks MUET papers. I'm sharing this based on my previous experience when I was taking MUET. I didn't really put my interest during the exam because it is not really important for UIA students. For us, as long as you have sat for the exam, then you're free to get through your study in UIA. No required bands for us, except for some critical courses: Medical, Dentistry, Pharmacy (minimum band 3). 

For better tips, just google for International English test (IELTS/TOEFL) to see some useful tricks that could be used in MUET.

Good luck anyway! :D

p/s: very bad writing, I know...

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Posted: 13 Mar 2014 07:23 PM PDT

Hye guys! Thought wanna share with ya'll some tips I found for MUET Writing. For additional information, and besides, thought of getting myself used to generating ideas for writing. Haha

Okay. These infos are taken from various websites. Here we go!

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 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.


Taken here.

Writing tips

1. Before writing an essay, you must know its basic structure. A MUET reference book might show you this.

2. Do task 2 first, because it is worth more mark and easier

3. Don't waste too much time on Task 1. Learn all specific writing structure for each type of task 1. In the real test, you just have to apply that structure with new data and suitable verb tenses. Read sample essays and take note good structure to have a wide range of academic structures for task 1. Some structure might be used in task 2 as well.

4. You must complete both tasks. I don't care how difficult the test is, I don't care how little time you got. You MUST complete your test at any cost. If you don't, you will be penalized very heavily.

5. Again, practice writing. Do both 2 tasks in one hour. You can focus only on task 1 or task 2, but before the test, you should practice writing both tasks to familiar with time limit.

6. Practice makes perfect. In writing, this statement is completely true. But it is better if there is someone to check writing for you and you can learn from your mistakes.

7. Writing requires wide academic vocabulary. You also have to buy a vocabulary book to work on and enrich your vocabulary.

8. Avoid all informal ways of writing. There are some rules of writing you should follow. For example: no abbreviations, no 1st and 2nd pronoun or possessive (I, you, me, my, your), except in conclusion where you have to state your opinion.

9. Each body paragraph has to include: topic sentence, supporting sentences (2-3 sentences), development sentences (evidence: example, experience, data). In many languages (English included), there are many ways to develop a body paragraph, which results that topic sentence is not the first sentence. But you are advised to put topic sentence at the beginning of each body paragraph. Don't be creative in this case.

That is all I can think of. I hope you will be lucky in your exam and what I wrote will help you in one way or another. But REMEMBER, to reach success, you MUST make an effort. You should have a clear motivation and a strong will to overcome difficulties. When I did practice tests, I was exhausted. But no success comes easily. Practice is the only way to gain success. Don't just wait for lucky break, it will never come if you don't know how to grab it.

And the final point I want to mention is:

Relax before the test!

Attempting to do one or two practice test before the real test won't help you increase your score. In return, it will make you feel stressed and unconfident.


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You can also find some post on a blog relating to MUET here.

This is what I first found on the blog when I reached there.

bout other "degrees" you can get).

As for the first three points – everything depends on you only. Just be patient, and think before you do something. As for the last part, writing MUET essays, we would like to give you a couple of tips.

Let us consider several specific issues about MUET essays:

  1. Demonstrate your writing skills: mind the logical transitions between words, sentences, and parts of your MUET essay.
  2. Prove your perfect understanding of the language. Do not use some difficult words you do not know how to spell for sure. Your MUET essay is not the right place for experiments. So, do not make such mistakes.Try to write up to the point. You will get a topic to disclose in the MUET essay. Do not deviate from the main idea of your essay. Use interesting examples (real-life examples are preferable).

In fact, MUET is an optional test. So, if you think you are not that good at reading or you will not be able to write a good MUET essay, you can choose some other way to enter the desirable university.


Also, some MUET Writing Scripts.

*UPDATED

People have been telling me that MUET is JUST MUET. Contaminated by the thought that MUET is EASY, I didn't put much effort when I sat for the end of 2009 MUET. I perceived MUET as just another English test to sit. I simply thought that as long as I pass the minimum band requirement for my college, it is good enough. I only spent a few hours the night before the test by going through several essay questions to kick-start my brain and that was it. Despite my little effort and much to my astonishment, I scored a Band 6 in MUET. J I am very grateful that Lady Luck was on my side. However, some of my friends weren't very lucky. They had the same mindset as I did – no need to do preparations, just achieve the minimum band and rejoice. Sadly, quite a number of them had to re-sit the test as they scored below the required band for our college. Hey, MUET IS A HIGHER LEVEL ENGLISH TEST. If you screw it once, you'll have to pay and re-sit for another. And because I don't want others to face what my friends faced, I wish to help everyone out there who is eager to perform well in their upcoming MUET. So here are some brief introduction and tips on how to ace MUET based entirely on my experience.

Firstly, there are 4 papers to sit for MUET: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The Speaking test is conducted on one day, while the Listening, Reading and Writing tests are held altogether on a different day.

What to expect: 20 questions consisting of both MCQ and subjective questions. The tape will be repeated twice and extra time will be given for you to answer all the questions.

My experience: I have to say that I am very lucky for MUET. I was seated in the first row and the radio was right in front of my desk. Unlike my friends who sat far behind and could only hear whispers of voices, I could hear loudly and clearly – word by word. Very lucky, weren't I? *grins*

Tips: Frankly speaking, the questions for listening test are pretty easy and straightforward. You just have to listen attentively and take your time in answering the questions. I have to warn you that the questions are not in sequence with the dialogue so you should first brief through the questions before the session starts. Don't panic if you missed a point as the tape will be repeated for a second time.

Well, I hope that I've made MUET easy for you. May you have a great MUET experience and score one of the high bands. MUET is rather tough if your English isn't strong but fret not because practice makes perfect. JBuy a MUET exercise/sample papers/past year compilation book to have a better grasp of this test. If I can score a band 6, why can't you? I am neither a debater nor a public speaker. I speak in my mother tongue (which is not English!) 24/7 at home. So if I can ace a band 6, I'm pretty sure you can too.

Have faith in yourself and all the best, folks! xD

Reading Test

What to expect: A total of 45 objective questions; 10 are True/False questions. The questions are based on several passages. Duration of 90 minutes.

My experience: Honestly, this paper was the most difficult for me. The passages were difficult to understand as a broad range of vocabulary was in use. The MCQ choices were very tricky and time constraint made it even worse. I didn't even have the time to recheck my answers.

Tips: Truth be told, you need to practise answering some MUET sample questions as preparation. I didn't try any questions and oh my, I was so stumped that it took me a long time to understand the passages! The passages are very difficult to comprehend but I suppose that if you're used to reading newspapers it wouldn't be a problem. When answering the paper, read the excerpt first (understand the main idea), then go through the questions briefly and finally read the excerpt again. Underline or highlight sentences that are related to the questions. Most importantly, FOCUS! Don't bother looking at other candidates or build castles in the air. Trust me, the 90 minutes is not enough!

Writing Test

What to expect: 1 summary (comparison) question based on a graphic. The graphic can be tables, graphs, short excerpts or even bar/pie charts. You are required to make comparison based on the graphic provided. Also, 1 essay question; usually argumentative. 90 minutes.

My experience: The night before my MUET, I sat with my roommate and we brainstormed on points for the essay, new words, idioms, quotes and the like. I've always loved writing so I wasn't very worried for this section.

Tips: For the summary question, familiar yourself with comparison words. Use words like 'better than', 'higher', 'rise', 'elevate', 'levelled out', 'equal', 'reduce' and 'lessen' to give your essay a boost. Concentrate only on the main points as you are to write a very short 200 words summary. You should first compare on the statistics/graphs/etc given, then add 1 or two points based on your understanding of the graphic. Or in other words, write a few lines on your inference on the graphic. As for the argumentative essay, try to memorise a number of bombastic words and idioms to beautify your essay. You shouldn't simply memorise them but you ought to know how and when to use them. Also, check out a thesaurus to find synonyms for useful words that you may want to use repetitively. For instance, alternatives to 'thus' are 'therefore', 'hence', 'consequently' and 'as a result'. In addition, to defend your stand, use words like 'justify', 'strongly belief', 'affirm', 'emphasize' and et cetera. If you are weak in writing, avoid composing a lengthy essay. The longer you write, the more grammatical errors you'll make. Try to write a short but compact essay.

Listening Test

What to expect: 20 questions consisting of both MCQ and subjective questions. The tape will be repeated twice and extra time will be given for you to answer all the questions.

My experience: I have to say that I am very lucky for MUET. I was seated in the first row and the radio was right in front of my desk. Unlike my friends who sat far behind and could only hear whispers of voices, I could hear loudly and clearly – word by word. Very lucky, weren't I? *grins*

Tips: Frankly speaking, the questions for listening test are pretty easy and straightforward. You just have to listen attentively and take your time in answering the questions. I have to warn you that the questions are not in sequence with the dialogue so you should first brief through the questions before the session starts. Don't panic if you missed a point as the tape will be repeated for a second time.

Well, I hope that I've made MUET easy for you. May you have a great MUET experience and score one of the high bands. MUET is rather tough if your English isn't strong but fret not because practice makes perfect. JBuy a MUET exercise/sample papers/past year compilation book to have a better grasp of this test. If I can score a band 6, why can't you? I am neither a debater nor a public speaker. I speak in my mother tongue (which is not English!) 24/7 at home. So if I can ace a band 6, I'm pretty sure you can too.

Have faith in yourself and all the best, folks! xD

Reading test
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 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.

Writing test
Seriously, I have always told people that the writing test in MUET is even easier than SPM GCE 'O' Level. In this test, it is important to keep to the rules, follow the recommend length of essays and finish them in allocated time.

Even if you are a good English user, do not attempt to write beyond the recommended length. Concentrate instead on presenting your main ideas, this test papers are marked by Malaysian teachers, so don't bother having too many idioms, figurative meanings, etc.

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.

To be honest, it is not so easy to score a Band 6 in MUET after all. It is not the perfect test, but it is indicative of one's command of English, mainly because it includes listening and speaking tests. Good luck scoring a Band 6 in MUET on your first try, do let me know if my tips are useful.


Hint for listening: write notes

Hint for writing: write with a lot of bombastic words and check your grammar. Remember to compare and contrast the two sets of data you get in your first writing task well.



Hint for reading: read very carefully for answers in the text

Here's something for you to ponder about. I can only give the three upper band as a motivation to you and I. 

Band 6 – Very good user(Aggregated Score: 260 – 300)
Very good command of the language. Highly expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language: hardly any inaccuracies. Very good understanding of language and contexts. Functions extremely well in the language.

Band 5 – Good user (Aggregated Score: 220 – 259)
Good command of the language. Expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language but with minor inaccuracies. Good understanding of language and contexts. Functions well in the language.

Band 4 – Competent user (Aggregated Score: 180 – 219)
Satisfactory command of the language. Satisfactory expressive and fluent, appropriate language but with occasional inaccuracies. Satisfactory understanding of language and contexts. Functions satisfactorily in the language.

We need to think positively, but not to forget to put some EFFORT in it. XD

I know, we are all scared for the writing part. Honestly, in my opinion, Listening, you just have to make sure that you clean up your ear wax in your ear (LOL. But it's important!). Reading, for me, I must not be careless, read the text well, and choose the RIGHT answer. Writing... it depends on individual. Mostly said that use bombastic words, and make sure your essay isgrammatically correct. I'd like to add another one, KEEP UPDATED ON LATEST NEWS!!

Hope it helps ya'll. And me. All the best to all of us taking MUET this coming 13th Nov.

P.s.: Wait for more updates from me after I'm done with this MUET thingy! XD

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I don't know how to describe my feelings. Take for granted? Relieved? Happy? Satisfied?

Anyways, I do feel very grateful for it. Many friends of mine got Band 4, and some even scored Band 3 (which really kicks them down into the abyss of depression). Sigh, what to do? MUET is a very standardised exam with a strict marking scheme where only the strong ones will survive, unlike any other typical matriculation exam for which the standard is always dependent on average nationwide results.

Knowing that my standard will be about a high Band 4, so I just tell the world I'm aiming for Band 4, with a "I-don't-give-a-damn" look, but who knows my little pump inside me is pounding like crazy! Deep down I really hoped to get a Band 5, and I did! Before this I tend to screw Reading and Writing Task 1 up, but seems like that day when I sat for the exam I didn't (if I did, at least not too much!). I thought I did better in speaking, but turns out the score ain't that high.

Band 5 ranges from 220 - 259. So my score is just merely higher than 220. Praise the Lord! I shall throw my own party!

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Panduan MUET
Before I get to the point of this article, you should know that Malaysian University English Test (MUET) is basically an English proficiency test which means you have to work on being good at the language altogether to actually get good results. In my own experience, I've come to realize that usually English speakers—as in those who speak English at home or with friends—are the ones who obtain a Band 4 or Band 5. MUET Band 6 is near impossible to obtain and the rest fall under Band 3 or less. Circumstances may vary according to the questions given, but note that having a good hold of the language should be your main focus, the questions come in later.

The first thing you need to know about English is that it's not a memorizing subject, rather it's more of a skill that you acquire through lots of practice. It's like learning Math or taking up a new instrument, you cannot be good at it right away; you need to practice before getting it right, unless if you're naturally gifted which I think most of us aren't.

1. MUET Writing
If you're the type of person who thinks that reading the dictionary could help hone your English, then that's where you've got it wrong. Read these 2 sentences:

  • I am not mind you nitpicking of my grammar mistakes.
  • I wouldn't mind if you nitpicked on my grammar mistakes. 

See, even if you understand a bombastic word and fairly know how to use it, it still doesn't equate into having a good grasp of English if your grammar is all over the place. Grammar always comes first and once you've mastered that, then you could go ahead and memorize all those fancy schmancy words to make yourself look smarter. Simple grammar rules like tenses and when to put an S after a word and when not to, all those require practice. I suggest you pick up an exercise workbook on grammar and practice on it, but don't stop there. You will also need to start reading more English materials, any English materials really, as long as they're grammatically correct. The main thing is to read how the article is written as opposed to what it is written. The more you take notice on how they write, you'll slowly get used to the grammar being used.

You cannot just read without writing though, because like I said, English is a skill and you need to practice. Therefore, you should always write and have someone with better English to have a look at it and tell you where you went wrong. Only then you could really improve on your Writing. It takes time, so be patient.

2. MUET Speaking
When you converse in English, sometimes it's different from written English, because written form could be a little formal sometimes. To improve on Speaking, you have to watch more English shows, be it dramas or movies, it really doesn't matter as long as it captures your attention. Having subtitles in your preferred language would be good as it gives you a better understanding as to what the show is talking about. Similar to what I've mentioned earlier, you should notice the words people use when they speak, more so than what they're actually saying. After a while, you would notice a similar pattern from the way they talk and it's totally different from the way we speak our "rojak" English here in Malaysia. Obviously you shouldn't use words like lah, mah, wah, ah, etc in your Speaking.

If you don't usually speak English with your friends, pick out one friend that is good at English and ask him to speak the language with you. It would be awkward at first for the both of you, but if you're determined and if your friend is really willing to help, you will get through the awkwardness and after a while you could really see the improvement. My friend did that and at first she couldn't really speak a proper sentence, but she wasn't embarrassed to ask and learn even if she might've embarrassed herself through the process. She worked hard and after a few months, she really did improve compared to the first time she started speaking English.

3. MUET Reading
Even though it is a multiple choice paper, Reading is tough regardless. If you've tried out questions from exercise books and past year MUET papers, then you would have noticed the difference between the two. For Reading, I suggest you try out lots of different exercises—the tougher the better—and try to learn from your mistakes. See where you've analyzed wrongly and learn from that.

For the first ever Reading paper I did, I think I got less than half correct because I was looking at the questions the wrong way. After learning my mistake, I've improved to getting more than half correct almost every time. Of course you need to read more to familiarize yourself with the type of formal writing (from my experience, they mostly give data questions so most of them are written formally) as it is different from informal or narrative writing, which I find easier to understand.

4. MUET Listening
Listening to me, I find to be the easiest among all 4 papers, though I think those who aren't familiar with English would find it to be a challenge. Watching movies or TV shows could help in Listening too (and not just for Speaking), so does listening to the radio or watching videos online that is English. You need to train your ear to differentiate certain words that might sound similar to the other, like soap and soup, hard work and hardwood. You have to pay close attention to the whole sentence rather than just that word that you think might be the answer. I think the only way to differentiate words is to know what the person is talking about and if it makes sense.

The audio can be a jerk sometimes (which happened to me during my actual exams) so you really have to train yourself to listen carefully. They play the audio twice so what I normally do is to write down the answer with a pencil first, sometimes I even write down 2 or 3 answers when I'm not sure, then when they play it the second time, I write it down with my pen.

Another thing I think you should know about MUET is that the questions sometimes test your general knowledge. Not like what is currently happening in the news, more like stuff about One Malaysia, One Sport, the education blueprint, things like that. So getting a high band sometimes depends on luck too.

I guess that's about it. Remember it takes a lot of time, patience and hard work to get it right. People who speak English at home have an advantage because they read, watch and listen to English stuff all the time, so if you're not one of them then you'll have to put in extra work compared to them. Even after your MUET exams are over, don't stop improving your English, it would give you a better chance of getting a job in the future. Oh and if you're interested in reading about my MUET experience, you can check out my blog. There's stuff about my form 6 life there too if you are interested in reading :)

Alright, all the best!

Written by Suzanne Ong, an aspiring writer who had just finished STPM and is in the midst of pursuing her dream of becoming an author. She blogs about random daily things that people don't voice out at http://xsuzannex.wordpress.com and writes fiction at http://www.wattpad.com/user/raind33r.


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Life is a bitter-sweet: What Happened in Sem One? - Blog Muet


Life is a bitter-sweet: What Happened in Sem One?

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 11:49 AM PDT

Pretty straight forward isn't it?

Here's what  :)


1)  I've spoken about orientations and if you noticed I've blogged more than nowadays back in THOSE good good days. Hahaha well if you wanna read again, here's link [1] and link [2].

2)  Basically January was a month which I called stressfully busy month because I had three class tests on two different days, and on one of the days itself, I went to sent my buddy off with another buddy at LCCT. Here's a picture of it :)

Coincidentally met Ah Thong and Ah Lai at the airport! (Most left and second from left)


Jan, I know I've said this, still wanna say it again : I love your shoes berry much heee :3


3)  Did participate in photography event for Foundation In Science orientation :D  Had loaddddds of fun with ze photogs as usual :D and street photography! (previous post :D )


4)  ALSO, I went for a meetup session with fellow seniors from NU112, NU111 and NU110 with only Karen and Hadiza. The rest (of my classmates) were not able to turn up due to some reasons.

That night was great! We had a so called sharing-bonding session by having some 'ice-breaking' and 'truth-or-dare' activities, lol. It was meaningful and I'm glad to have met them! <3

5)  Then at the end of the month of January, our Open Ward session officially started :B
It was better than I expected! I've learnt so much about the real 'interviewing' skills and also forming nursing diagnosis from various situations. A bundle of thanks to all the dedicated clinical tutors and lecturers who organised these activities. :))


6)  During the open ward session which was held for two weeks, I had my presentations (assessments) for Professionalism and Interpersonal Skills and Nursing Framework (subjects). I kind of presented well for the first one, but screwed up the latter one. To my surprise, I was praised for the slides I prepared for the second presentation and I was even told to send a copy of the slides I prepared. What I can say somemore, I'm just happy and thankful :)


7)  After CNY, the first EOS (end of semester) exam I took was Human Biology (subject). I was so scared because I didn't finish studying. Yes, I admit that fact. I was thinking, "If the exam is gonna be like the formative assessment uploaded online, I'm gonna cry, very very hard". However the paper wasn't as tough as I expected! 8D I was glad actually, and I prayed everyday that I could please at least get a B, lol.
Oh! I haven't not talked about class tests that I went through, have I? Okay first thing first. Psycho test was the worst (most ridiculous and difficult) , followed by Microbio. Socio was alright, I was perfectly confident that I can score for that paper.. ONLY. (lol) Biochem on the other hand wasn't very tough but the scoring part was a no joke thing. So all I did was doing my extremely best in my assignments to top up the marks, especially for Psychology.
Ah, let's just put the tests topic aside. I'll come back to the EOS exam later.


8)  Clinical posting!
I must say, I've learnt the most (things that I don't learn in uni) during these two weeks at Tung Shin Hospital :)) I've personally observed how endoscopy works, how bed sores and real, bad wounds look like, happy, friendly, sad, grumpy patients, how the staff nurses work together, how staff nurses and the doctor interacted with each other, and so much more!
Our objective for this semester was to enhance the communication (interviewing) skills with patients by carrying out assessment and history taking. I've personally talked to patients (of both gender) in English, Malay, Chinese, even Hokkien! (so proud of this, lol) From a beginner who's afraid of asking sensitive questions and awkward situations, I've now became a better communicator who now knows how to link one question to another. This is all thanks to my friends, and tutors who have guided me from day 1 til the last day of clinical posting :))

My grands senior, Christine once told me that, "The time when you can learn and have fun the most is during your clinical postings." I have to agree with that statement ;)
A big thank you to our dear clinical instructors once again, for constantly pushing yet encouraging us to do our very best in performing all tasks, and truth be told, it helps a lot in our clinical assessments! Overall, our lecturers commented that we've done a real good job (not sure whether it is true) but oh well we got praised for our continuous hard work :D

The most satisfying outcome I've got from this posting was to be able see patients recovering one by one and hear staff nurses said, this patient is discharged. :)) Some of them are really kind and willing to be interviewed by us multiple times. They also thoughtfully wished us best for our assessments and also our nursing journey. :>
I must admit that.. after so many sharing sessions with classmates and tutors, I started to like this profession and hopefully in years to come, my like will change to love.

Thanks to dear classmates for the wonderful start and may all of us do this together until semester 8! (finger cross and group hugs)

Being the usual grateful me, I will treasure this experience and trudge on. :)
See you all again next semester, dear clinical tutors!


9) Birthday celebrations!
First we celebrated Nargis's 19th on Jan :

and then Pauline's 21st on the month after:

Very glad that all the surprise went perfectly well! :'> Hope you love the video, Pauline! SURPRISEEE once again :D


10)  Study week began shortly after a month of practical session. It was hella stressful, needless to say. Went back to uni every day for tutorial sessions and also self-studies. I was happy that I completed most of the revision, but not good enough to re-revise again for the second time.


11) The week after was EOS (end of semester) Sociology presentation and exam. Presentation was absolutely great with my teammates, Pauline and Priscilla. Special thank you to Pauline for brushing up my presentation skills by keep tellling me 'you can do it, just do it!' and repeat that again and again. :D
No doubt speaking, that week was the killer, we were all nervous because we didn't know what it will come out and phew! 4 days of crazy days just passed like that, and I'd like to announce that, Biochem was the toughest paper among all. (claps claps claps)
Deep down, I was praying so hard that I could pass, lol.



12)  And there you go my sem break! EH WAIT no, not yet. I had MUET exam a day after my EOS exam grrrr. I hope I did well for listening and reading. Writing part was.... heh. Speaking was....... okay I guess :B Just hope that I'll score a band three. Band three is enough :B


13)  Jacuzzi outing with ze ladies!
Just the day I had my last paper, the day before MUET exam, Pauline and I went over to Shaf's house for a mini little party (jacuzzi session together-gether! hahaha)

We had lots of fun! Thank you Shaf for such a wonderful day at your house :D
In the meantime, we made a 'cover' (sort of), a lip-sync video for Counting Stars by One Republic! Hahahaha we definitely had a great time laughing and singing like crazehh. Nurses-tonix FTW!
Anyway, can't wait for the next lip-sync cover :P HEHE

14)  Initially we had plans to go to Penang during our sem break but due to the bad weather (haze, coughs) we cancelled the thoughts :( Ugh! Moving on, SO IN THE END, I just stay at home, rotting wonderfully. 10-12 hours of sleep daily, homecooked food, get to hug pillow from day til night - how relaxingly awesome is that? Hahaha - I know it is but it sounds so lifeless at the same time!

15) 19 MARCH 2014 : Results day.
The day I felt nothing but was busy with handmade gifts instead. Actually I felt something, just 5 minutes before 5 pm (the time when the results was released), I hyperventilated for a while. That's all. (lol)
I sounded confident huh! #macamyestapibukan I waited a few minutes, to calm myself down before I faced my results. Whether it was a P or F, lantak lah!


JENG JENG JENG.....
(opened ze envelope)

I'm just blessed! That's all I wanna say :')


16) Okay, ignore the drama. Back to reality. (muka serious)
Just 12 hours ago, a new timetable has already appeared on e-learning portal. (GREAT. I mean, FINALLY). Checked, looked through. One word -> sh*t. Early classes (as early as 8am) everyday, long hours of studies, one month (April) of crazy study follow by tests on May (every week.. good god :B ) and posting starts on June. (jaw drop immediately) I can see that semester two is gonna be so short and quick! So scary, so hectic, so challenging! :B

17) Aye aye, I'm not gonna have this kind of perfectly chillax-ing holidays like this again I guess. SO IMMA ENJOY IT TO THE FULLEST! SLEEP TO THE FULLEST, PLAY TO THE FULLEST, DO WHAT I LOVE TO DO TO THE FULLEST! Okay, caption unlock. Hahaha, I'm excited like that.

18) Anyway, it's point number eighteen already. Hehe thanks for even bother to read this post. And before I go, just wanna say, I've been listening to American Author's album 'Oh, What A Life!' for a week, go go listen too! It's super duper #oomph I gurantee :D

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•٠· Shafiqka&#39;s Library (^_^) : Some <b><b>Tips</b></b> For <b><b>Muet</b></b <b>...</b>

Posted: 13 Mar 2014 07:23 PM PDT

Hye guys! Thought wanna share with ya'll some tips I found for MUET Writing. For additional information, and besides, thought of getting myself used to generating ideas for writing. Haha

Okay. These infos are taken from various websites. Here we go!

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 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.


Taken here.

Writing tips

1. Before writing an essay, you must know its basic structure. A MUET reference book might show you this.

2. Do task 2 first, because it is worth more mark and easier

3. Don't waste too much time on Task 1. Learn all specific writing structure for each type of task 1. In the real test, you just have to apply that structure with new data and suitable verb tenses. Read sample essays and take note good structure to have a wide range of academic structures for task 1. Some structure might be used in task 2 as well.

4. You must complete both tasks. I don't care how difficult the test is, I don't care how little time you got. You MUST complete your test at any cost. If you don't, you will be penalized very heavily.

5. Again, practice writing. Do both 2 tasks in one hour. You can focus only on task 1 or task 2, but before the test, you should practice writing both tasks to familiar with time limit.

6. Practice makes perfect. In writing, this statement is completely true. But it is better if there is someone to check writing for you and you can learn from your mistakes.

7. Writing requires wide academic vocabulary. You also have to buy a vocabulary book to work on and enrich your vocabulary.

8. Avoid all informal ways of writing. There are some rules of writing you should follow. For example: no abbreviations, no 1st and 2nd pronoun or possessive (I, you, me, my, your), except in conclusion where you have to state your opinion.

9. Each body paragraph has to include: topic sentence, supporting sentences (2-3 sentences), development sentences (evidence: example, experience, data). In many languages (English included), there are many ways to develop a body paragraph, which results that topic sentence is not the first sentence. But you are advised to put topic sentence at the beginning of each body paragraph. Don't be creative in this case.

That is all I can think of. I hope you will be lucky in your exam and what I wrote will help you in one way or another. But REMEMBER, to reach success, you MUST make an effort. You should have a clear motivation and a strong will to overcome difficulties. When I did practice tests, I was exhausted. But no success comes easily. Practice is the only way to gain success. Don't just wait for lucky break, it will never come if you don't know how to grab it.

And the final point I want to mention is:

Relax before the test!

Attempting to do one or two practice test before the real test won't help you increase your score. In return, it will make you feel stressed and unconfident.


Here.

You can also find some post on a blog relating to MUET here.

This is what I first found on the blog when I reached there.

bout other "degrees" you can get).

As for the first three points – everything depends on you only. Just be patient, and think before you do something. As for the last part, writing MUET essays, we would like to give you a couple of tips.

Let us consider several specific issues about MUET essays:

  1. Demonstrate your writing skills: mind the logical transitions between words, sentences, and parts of your MUET essay.
  2. Prove your perfect understanding of the language. Do not use some difficult words you do not know how to spell for sure. Your MUET essay is not the right place for experiments. So, do not make such mistakes.Try to write up to the point. You will get a topic to disclose in the MUET essay. Do not deviate from the main idea of your essay. Use interesting examples (real-life examples are preferable).

In fact, MUET is an optional test. So, if you think you are not that good at reading or you will not be able to write a good MUET essay, you can choose some other way to enter the desirable university.


Also, some MUET Writing Scripts.

*UPDATED

People have been telling me that MUET is JUST MUET. Contaminated by the thought that MUET is EASY, I didn't put much effort when I sat for the end of 2009 MUET. I perceived MUET as just another English test to sit. I simply thought that as long as I pass the minimum band requirement for my college, it is good enough. I only spent a few hours the night before the test by going through several essay questions to kick-start my brain and that was it. Despite my little effort and much to my astonishment, I scored a Band 6 in MUET. J I am very grateful that Lady Luck was on my side. However, some of my friends weren't very lucky. They had the same mindset as I did – no need to do preparations, just achieve the minimum band and rejoice. Sadly, quite a number of them had to re-sit the test as they scored below the required band for our college. Hey, MUET IS A HIGHER LEVEL ENGLISH TEST. If you screw it once, you'll have to pay and re-sit for another. And because I don't want others to face what my friends faced, I wish to help everyone out there who is eager to perform well in their upcoming MUET. So here are some brief introduction and tips on how to ace MUET based entirely on my experience.

Firstly, there are 4 papers to sit for MUET: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The Speaking test is conducted on one day, while the Listening, Reading and Writing tests are held altogether on a different day.

What to expect: 20 questions consisting of both MCQ and subjective questions. The tape will be repeated twice and extra time will be given for you to answer all the questions.

My experience: I have to say that I am very lucky for MUET. I was seated in the first row and the radio was right in front of my desk. Unlike my friends who sat far behind and could only hear whispers of voices, I could hear loudly and clearly – word by word. Very lucky, weren't I? *grins*

Tips: Frankly speaking, the questions for listening test are pretty easy and straightforward. You just have to listen attentively and take your time in answering the questions. I have to warn you that the questions are not in sequence with the dialogue so you should first brief through the questions before the session starts. Don't panic if you missed a point as the tape will be repeated for a second time.

Well, I hope that I've made MUET easy for you. May you have a great MUET experience and score one of the high bands. MUET is rather tough if your English isn't strong but fret not because practice makes perfect. JBuy a MUET exercise/sample papers/past year compilation book to have a better grasp of this test. If I can score a band 6, why can't you? I am neither a debater nor a public speaker. I speak in my mother tongue (which is not English!) 24/7 at home. So if I can ace a band 6, I'm pretty sure you can too.

Have faith in yourself and all the best, folks! xD

Reading Test

What to expect: A total of 45 objective questions; 10 are True/False questions. The questions are based on several passages. Duration of 90 minutes.

My experience: Honestly, this paper was the most difficult for me. The passages were difficult to understand as a broad range of vocabulary was in use. The MCQ choices were very tricky and time constraint made it even worse. I didn't even have the time to recheck my answers.

Tips: Truth be told, you need to practise answering some MUET sample questions as preparation. I didn't try any questions and oh my, I was so stumped that it took me a long time to understand the passages! The passages are very difficult to comprehend but I suppose that if you're used to reading newspapers it wouldn't be a problem. When answering the paper, read the excerpt first (understand the main idea), then go through the questions briefly and finally read the excerpt again. Underline or highlight sentences that are related to the questions. Most importantly, FOCUS! Don't bother looking at other candidates or build castles in the air. Trust me, the 90 minutes is not enough!

Writing Test

What to expect: 1 summary (comparison) question based on a graphic. The graphic can be tables, graphs, short excerpts or even bar/pie charts. You are required to make comparison based on the graphic provided. Also, 1 essay question; usually argumentative. 90 minutes.

My experience: The night before my MUET, I sat with my roommate and we brainstormed on points for the essay, new words, idioms, quotes and the like. I've always loved writing so I wasn't very worried for this section.

Tips: For the summary question, familiar yourself with comparison words. Use words like 'better than', 'higher', 'rise', 'elevate', 'levelled out', 'equal', 'reduce' and 'lessen' to give your essay a boost. Concentrate only on the main points as you are to write a very short 200 words summary. You should first compare on the statistics/graphs/etc given, then add 1 or two points based on your understanding of the graphic. Or in other words, write a few lines on your inference on the graphic. As for the argumentative essay, try to memorise a number of bombastic words and idioms to beautify your essay. You shouldn't simply memorise them but you ought to know how and when to use them. Also, check out a thesaurus to find synonyms for useful words that you may want to use repetitively. For instance, alternatives to 'thus' are 'therefore', 'hence', 'consequently' and 'as a result'. In addition, to defend your stand, use words like 'justify', 'strongly belief', 'affirm', 'emphasize' and et cetera. If you are weak in writing, avoid composing a lengthy essay. The longer you write, the more grammatical errors you'll make. Try to write a short but compact essay.

Listening Test

What to expect: 20 questions consisting of both MCQ and subjective questions. The tape will be repeated twice and extra time will be given for you to answer all the questions.

My experience: I have to say that I am very lucky for MUET. I was seated in the first row and the radio was right in front of my desk. Unlike my friends who sat far behind and could only hear whispers of voices, I could hear loudly and clearly – word by word. Very lucky, weren't I? *grins*

Tips: Frankly speaking, the questions for listening test are pretty easy and straightforward. You just have to listen attentively and take your time in answering the questions. I have to warn you that the questions are not in sequence with the dialogue so you should first brief through the questions before the session starts. Don't panic if you missed a point as the tape will be repeated for a second time.

Well, I hope that I've made MUET easy for you. May you have a great MUET experience and score one of the high bands. MUET is rather tough if your English isn't strong but fret not because practice makes perfect. JBuy a MUET exercise/sample papers/past year compilation book to have a better grasp of this test. If I can score a band 6, why can't you? I am neither a debater nor a public speaker. I speak in my mother tongue (which is not English!) 24/7 at home. So if I can ace a band 6, I'm pretty sure you can too.

Have faith in yourself and all the best, folks! xD

Reading test
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 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.

Writing test
Seriously, I have always told people that the writing test in MUET is even easier than SPM GCE 'O' Level. In this test, it is important to keep to the rules, follow the recommend length of essays and finish them in allocated time.

Even if you are a good English user, do not attempt to write beyond the recommended length. Concentrate instead on presenting your main ideas, this test papers are marked by Malaysian teachers, so don't bother having too many idioms, figurative meanings, etc.

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.

To be honest, it is not so easy to score a Band 6 in MUET after all. It is not the perfect test, but it is indicative of one's command of English, mainly because it includes listening and speaking tests. Good luck scoring a Band 6 in MUET on your first try, do let me know if my tips are useful.


Hint for listening: write notes

Hint for writing: write with a lot of bombastic words and check your grammar. Remember to compare and contrast the two sets of data you get in your first writing task well.



Hint for reading: read very carefully for answers in the text

Here's something for you to ponder about. I can only give the three upper band as a motivation to you and I. 

Band 6 – Very good user(Aggregated Score: 260 – 300)
Very good command of the language. Highly expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language: hardly any inaccuracies. Very good understanding of language and contexts. Functions extremely well in the language.

Band 5 – Good user (Aggregated Score: 220 – 259)
Good command of the language. Expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language but with minor inaccuracies. Good understanding of language and contexts. Functions well in the language.

Band 4 – Competent user (Aggregated Score: 180 – 219)
Satisfactory command of the language. Satisfactory expressive and fluent, appropriate language but with occasional inaccuracies. Satisfactory understanding of language and contexts. Functions satisfactorily in the language.

We need to think positively, but not to forget to put some EFFORT in it. XD

I know, we are all scared for the writing part. Honestly, in my opinion, Listening, you just have to make sure that you clean up your ear wax in your ear (LOL. But it's important!). Reading, for me, I must not be careless, read the text well, and choose the RIGHT answer. Writing... it depends on individual. Mostly said that use bombastic words, and make sure your essay isgrammatically correct. I'd like to add another one, KEEP UPDATED ON LATEST NEWS!!

Hope it helps ya'll. And me. All the best to all of us taking MUET this coming 13th Nov.

P.s.: Wait for more updates from me after I'm done with this MUET thingy! XD

 
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