M U E T
Malaysian University English Test
ZABMUET/L6/PP13072020
Listening Reading
SKILLS
Speaking Writing
ZABMUET/L6/PP13072020
LISTENING 25 % 50 minutes
30 Questions Number of texts 7( 5 parts)
Test focus skills
Text types
Identifying general &
Dialogue specific information
Monologue Understanding main
ideas made in clear
Possible genres standard speech on
familiar matters
Conversation Following extended
Talks Possible question types
speech & complex lines
Interviews 3-option multiple-choice or argument on
questions
Announcement reasonably familiar topics
5-option multiple-matching
Advertisements
questions
ZABMUET/L6/PP13072020
SPEAKING 25 % 30 minutes
Number of tasks : 2 Part 2 :
Part 1 :
Individual Presentation Task format Group Discussion
Preparation : 2 minutes Preparation :
3 minutes
Presentation :
Discussion :
2 minutes
8 - 12 minutes
Language functions
Giving reasons Elaborating Evaluating
Expressing opinions Turn-taking Concluding
ZABMUET/L6/PP13072020
READING 25 % 75 minutes 40 questions
Basic criteria for text Number of texts:
selection
10 (7 parts)
Length : 100 - 900 words Test focus skills
Level of complexity : • Reading multiple texts
Possible question types
content and language for specific factual
information
Possible genres • 3 option multiple- • Inferencing
• Advertisements choice questions • Predicting outcomes
• Notices • A gapped text with 6 • Distinguishing facts and
missing sentences and
• Timetables opinions
7 answer options
• Short stories
• Newspaper
articles
ZABMUET/L6/PP13072020
WRITING 25 % 75 minutes
Number of tasks : 2
Task 1 : Guided Writing ( at least 100 words )
Task format
Task 2 : Extended Writing ( at least 250 words )
• LETTERS /EMAIL
Possible genres • ESSAY ( DISCURSIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE
OR PROBLEM SOLVING )
• Giving precise information
Language • Describing experiences, feelings and
functions events
• Providing advice, reasons and opinions
ZABMUET/L6/PP13072020
MUET TEST SCORES
Aggregated Score Band User
331-360 5+
294-330 5.0 PROFICIENT
258-293 4.5
211-257 4.0
164-210 3.5
INDEPENDENT
123-163 3.0
82-122 2.5
36-81 2.0
BASIC
1-35 1.0
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