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Audrey Koh
Dr. Jane Cheok

ABOUT

The MUET exam is held three times a year – and the sessions are named MUET Session 1 (March),
MUET Session 2 (July) and MUET Session 3 (November).
FORMAT OF MUET 2021
PAPER 1 – LISTENING (800/1)

Duration
Weighting
Maximum Score
Number of Texts
Number of Questions

Type of Question

PAPER 2 – SPEAKING [800/2]

Duration
Weighting
Maximum Score
Number of Task

Task Format

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PAPER 3 – READING [800/3]

Duration
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Number of Questions

Type of Question

WRITING – PAPER 4

Duration
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Type of Question

CEFR AND MUET BAND ALIGNED

Scores Accumulated MUET Band CEFR Aligned User

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CONTENTS

About MUET i Part

◗ Fix Your Broken Grammar 3 READING
• Grammar Module 1
• Grammar Module 2 1 • Introduction 103
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• CEFR-aligned 105

◗ Vocab Building • Descriptors for Reading Skills 106
• Wow Factor (Vocab Wordlist)
• Wow Factor (Proverbs) 50 • Reading Test Overview 108
• Wow Factor (Phrases) 58
• Vocab Building 61 • Reading Strategies 110
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Part • Model Tasks in Reading Test paper 112
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1 Listening 68 Part
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• Introduction 71 4 WRITING
• Listening Text Overview 72
• CEFR-aligned • Introduction 125
• Listening Strategies 73
• Helpful Tips • Task 1: Emails and Letters 126
• Example of a Complete 79
Listening Paper • Mid Band Sample 130
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Part 85 • High Band Sample 132
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2 SPEAKING 94 • Task 1 (Practices 1 – 6) 136

• Introduction • Focussed Writing Practice 142
• Sample Question of MUET
Speaking Paper • How to Write Effective 144
• Part 1 Introduction
• Part 2
• Practice 1 – Practice 5 • How to Write Effective Body 149
Paragraphs

• How to add Critical Thinking 153
Elements

• How to write Effective Conclusions 154

• Task 2 (Practices 1 – 8) 168

◗ Model Test 215

◗ Tapescript 233

◗ Answers 245

◗ Teacher’s Handbook

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MUET My Way Fix Your Broken Grammar  GRAMMAR

Fix Your Broken Grammar

Level 1 : Grammar Module

A self-diagnostic assessment of your grammar level and a grammar quick fix to solve your broken
English problems.

Written by 

Audrey Koh Sui Ean (B.K.)
Master of Education in Teaching & Learning with Distinction

University of HELP, KL (2019)
Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language

University of Exeter, UK (2001)

Introduction

Welcome to the first step in fixing your broken English! Congratulations for choosing to complete
this grammar self-help module because these notes are guaranteed to help you identify your own
problems in grammar AND provide the solutions or the cure for your errors.

My name is Madam Audrey Koh and I have done endless research and trials to perfect my grammar notes.
Rest assured that I have done all the hard work, and all you have to do is internalise the grammar formula
which have been broken down to very simple codes. Trust me, this module will help you improve your
proficiency in English by leaps and bounds!

Recent studies have shown that a lot of fresh graduates and working adults cannot get good jobs or
promotions simply because of their lack of proficiency in English. With this diagnostic test and the grammar
notes in this section of this book, you will be able to unlock your potential and improve your overall
proficiency in the English language.

This grammar section has been arranged and laid out in a manner which is very simple yet effective in
identifying your grammar problem areas. It also provides clear explanations and useful grammar formula
in addition to exercises to fix your broken structures. All it takes is a little bit of effort and you can complete
Level 1 in record time! Once you have the mechanics of the language ironed out, you can then focus on
writing English effectively as well as speaking English convincingly and confidently using proper grammar.
You may then sit for your MUET examination will better confidence and I would certainly wish you the
best of luck.

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Example1 Diagnostic Pre-Test

Below are 20 sets of sentences. For each set of 4 sentences, there is only one grammatically correct
sentence. Select the correct sentence by writing the letter in the boxes provided.

Fix Your Broken English: 1) Self-Diagnostic Pre-Test

Below are 25 sets of sentences. For each set of 4 sentences, there is only one grammatically correct sentence.

0 A He show her the game he likes to play.
B He shows her the game he likes to play.
C He shown her the game he likes to play.
D He showing her the game he likes to play.

1 A Sheila forgive him for disobeying her.
B Sheila forgave him for disobeying her.
C Sheila forgiven him for disobeying her.
D Sheila forgiving him for disobeying her.
2 A The cats meows because they are hungry.
B The cats meowing because they are hungry.
C The cats is meowing because they are hungry.
D The cats are meowing because they are hungry.
3 A You must throw your rubbish in the bin.
B You must threw your rubbish in the bin.
C You must throws your rubbish in the bin.
D You must throwing your rubbish in the bin.
4 A He has give me a present.
B He has gives me a present.
C He has given me a present.
D He has giving me a present.
5 A Dad wants to built a treehouse.
B Dad wants to build a treehouse.
C Dad wants to builds a treehouse.
D Dad wants to building a treehouse.
6 A The essay was copy by the students.
B The essay was copies by the students.
C The essay was copied by the students.
D The essay was copying by the students.

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7 A I won the prize by answer the question.
B I won the prize by answers the question.
C I won the prize by answered the question.
D I won the prize by answering the question.
8 A The book has been sell.
B The book has been sold.
C The book has been sells.
D The book has been selling.
9 A The tickets are to be show before entering the hall.
B The tickets are to be shows before entering the hall.
C The tickets are to be shown before entering the hall.
D The tickets are to be showing before entering the hall.
10 A This recipe is perfect for make ice-cream.
B This recipe is perfect for made ice-cream.
C This recipe is perfect for makes ice-cream.
D This recipe is perfect for making ice-cream.
11 A A leader should be choose as soon as possible.
B A leader should be chosen as soon as possible.
C A leader should be chooses as soon as possible.
D A leader should be choosing as soon as possible.
12 A The doctor is remind him to take his medication.
B The doctor is reminding him to take his medication.
C The doctor are reminded him to take his medication.
D The doctor are reminding him to take his medication.
13 A Kids should listen to their parents’ advice.
B Kids should listens to their parents’ advice.
C Kids should listened to their parents’ advice.
D Kids should listening to their parents’ advice.
14 A The mug in the box was break when they opened it.
B The mug in the box was broke when they opened it.
C The mug in the box was broken when they opened it.
D The mug in the box was breaking when they opened it.
15 A She was climb the tree when she fell down.
B She was climbing the tree when she fell down.
C She were climbed the tree when she fell down.
D She were climbing the tree when she fell down.
16 A The garbage truck has arrive to pick up the rubbish.
B The garbage truck has arrives to pick up the rubbish.
C The garbage truck has arrived to pick up the rubbish.
D The garbage truck has arriving to pick up the rubbish.

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17 A The tall blue beautiful Chinese vase is on the table.
B The blue beautiful Chinese tall vase is on the table.
C The beautiful tall blue Chinese vase is on the table.
D The Chinese blue tall beautiful vase is on the table.
18 A Ten piece of chocolate was in the packet.
B Ten pieces of chocolate was in the packet.
C Ten piece of chocolate were in the packet.
D Ten pieces of chocolates were in the packet.
19 A A envelope and stamp was bought.
B A envelope and stamp were bought.
C An envelope and stamp was bought.
D An envelope and stamp were bought.
20 A They drove in the road before reaching the river.
B They drove along the road before reaching the river.
C They drove under the road before reaching the river.
D They drove between the road before reaching the river.
21 A Besides I was angry, I kept calm.
B Moreover I was angry, I kept calm.
C Even though I was angry, I kept calm.
D Nevertheless I was angry, I kept calm.
22 A Deep breath is good for health.
B Deep breathe is good for health.
C Deep breathes is good for health.
D Deep breathing is good for health.
23 A She yelled loud for someone to help her.
B She yelled loudly for someone to help her.
C She yelled loudest for someone to help her.
D She yelled louderly for someone to help her.
24 A The teacher asked them to work by theirself.
B The teacher asked them to work by theyself.
C The teacher asked them to work by themself.
D The teacher asked them to work by themselves.
25 A This rules is very strict.
B This rules are very strict
C These rules is very strict.
D These rules are very strict.

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MUET My Way Fix Your Broken Grammar  GRAMMAR

2 Fix Your Broken English: Self-Assessment

Let’s check your answers. How many did you get right?

1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 B
6 C 7 D 8 B 9 C 10 D
11 B 12 B 13 A 14 C 15 B
16 C 17 C 18 D 19 D 20 B
21 C 22 D 23 B 24 D 25 D

What did you score? / 25

What level is your English grammar?

0–5 Fallen Star! Don’t worry, pick yourself up and work hard to improve! There is nowhere
to go but up, up and away!

6 – 10 Rising Star! You need to kick those heels in and really get to work if you want to
improve your broken English. You’re on the right track, never surrender!

11 – 15 Shooting Star! You are halfway to being great in grammar! Now roll up your sleeves
and let’s get to work!

16 – 20 Bright Star! Fantastic! You have what it takes to perfect your grammar! Just a little
bit more polishing an you can reach the peak!

21 – 25 Super Star! Really awesome work, mate! Keep aiming for the sun so that you can
really be at the top of your game!

3 Fix Your Broken English: Performance Assessment

Question Correct? Wrong? If wrong, you have To improve, refer to Page No.
No. a weakness in: Practice No:

07 present tense 2
(1 +s)
1 3
past tense

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GRAMMAR   MUET My Way Fix Your Broken Grammar present continuous 2
(am/is/are+P2) 6
2 9
3 modal + ori 6
4 8
5 perfect tense 8
6 (3H+P4) 6
7 6
8 to + ori
9 6
10 passive 3
11 (was/were+P4) 6
12 8
13 by + ing
14 3
perfect passive
15 (3H+been+P4) 9
5
16 to + be + P4 1, 2
17 1, 2
18 for +ing 4
19 4
20 modal+be+P4 5
21 5
22 present continuous 7
23 (is/are +P2) 7
24
25 modal+ori

passive
(B5 + P4)

past continuous
(was/were+P2)

perfect tense
(3H + P4)

adjectives

articles & SVA

articles & SVA

prepositions

logical connectors

gerunds

adverbs

pronouns

pronouns

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Top 11 Grammar Rules

No. Formula Similarity to BM Examples of SVA (Subject Verb Agreement) GRAMMAR

1 Present tense (SVA): (no similarities) 1 +s >1 –s
1 +s, >1 –s, It is They are
* except for ‘you’ & ‘I’ He was They were
She does We do
** including P3: The answer explains The answers explain
‘was’ & ‘were’ The child cries The children cry

P1: Present tense = +s/–s Correct Wrong
P2: Process (continuous tense) = +ing
P3: Past tense = +ed/spelling change
P4: Participle = +ed/spelling change/+n

2 Articles: imbuhan ‘se-’ a boy boy
a boys
a/an +1, >1 +s gandakan perkataan boys
informations, works
(singular, plural) * ‘s’ tidak ditambah * information, work

* exception to the rule

3 Process: B5 + P2 imbuhan ‘me-’ B5 +P2 P2
P1: am/is/are +ing I am playing I playing
P3: was/were + ing He is giving He giving
They were taking They was taking
B5:
am/is/are (P1)
was/were (P3)

4 Passive: B5 + P4 imbuhan ‘di-’ B5 +P4 B5 +?
P1: am/is/are + P4 am shown am show
P3: was/were + P4 is made is making
was explained were explains

5 Perfect tense: 3H +P4 (no similarities) 3H +P4 3H +?
P1: has/have +P4 has flown has fly
P3: had +P4 have shaken have shakes
had discussed had discussing
3H:
has/have/had

6 by + ing dengan + ‘me-’ by taking by take
(dengan MENGambil) by takes
by took
by taken

7 for + ing untuk + ‘me-’ for buying for buy
(untuk MEMbeli) for buys
for bought

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GRAMMAR Quiz 4 20

Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example has been given. The
correct word must not change the meaning of the extract. There are no spelling errors in this extract.

A typical day at school for the 15 year old student in Malaysia 0 a
begins with waking up at 5.30 at the morning. He or she should 1
ideally showering and brush his teeth before going to the kitchen 2
for a light breakfast. Breakfast are usually bread or noodles and 3
some child even eat rice early in the morning. After that, they put 4
on their shoes and go to school either by ride a school bus or using 5
their own transport. Some students even walked to school with 6
siblings and friends. Where they arrive at school, they study five to 7
eight subjects a day. Recess is usually schedule in the middle of the 8
morning and the children either eat they packed food or buy snacks at 9
a school canteen. A typical school day ends at one or two in the afternoon 10
unless there are extra classes or co-curricular activities.

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Quiz 5 20 GRAMMAR

Write the correction for the underlined word in the space provided. An example has been given.
The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling errors in this text.

Read newspapers is a dying trend. In the good old days, 0 Reading
parents, especially fathers, would have go out of their way every day 1
look for the daily newspaper. He would usually spend some time 2
poring over the latest news during having his breakfast. Only then 3
would he be ready to start work. This days, most people do not 4
physical go searching for the hardcopy of newspapers. Instead, they 5
can now read the news online but watch television. Some people even 6
watched live streaming of the news on the internet at their convenience. 7
Whatever method of obtaining informations, students who are 8
excel in studies are those who have taken the extra effort to read more 9
and expanding their knowledge with the wealth of information available 10
both in printed form or online.

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Level 2 : Grammar Module

GRAMMAR The Process Step 1 Draft
Step 2 Coded Marking
Step 3 Final Edit

1 Nouns

a/an 1, >1 +s

e.g. a book, books
an egg, eggs
a child, chicken

Step 1: Draft

1 The student are studying.
2 Mobile phone are necessity.
3 A stories is usually written in past tense.
4 The famous chefs just arrived with his crew.
5 There are many type of cutlery such as spoon, fork and knife.
6 The principals advises the pupil to prepare for their examination.
7 Crime like robbery and snatch theft often occur these day.
8 On this days, one of the sister got married to doctor.

Step 2: Coded marking

1 +s
1 The student are studying.

2 Mobile p>h1on+esare necessity.

1 –s
3 A stories is usually written in past tense.

4 The famous ch1ef–ssjust arrived with his crew.

>1 +s >1 >1 >1
5 There are many type of cutlery such as spoon, fork and knife.

6 The princ1ipal–ssadvises the >1 +s prepare for their examination.
pupil to

>1 robber>y1and snatch >1 occur these da>y.1
7 Crime like theft often
1 –s +s –
8 On this days, one of the sister got married to doctor.

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Step 3: Final Edit

1 –s GRAMMAR
1 The student are is studying.

2 Mobile p>h1on+es phones are necessity.

1 –s
3 A stories Story is usually written in past tense.

4 The famous ch1ef–ss chef just arrived with his crew.

5 There are m>an1y typ+es types of cutlery such as >1 , >1 and >1 knives .
spoon  spoons fork  forks knife

6 The princ1ipal–ss principal advises the >1 +s pupils to prepare for their examination.
pupil

7 Crim>e1 Crimes like robber>y1 robberies and snatch >1 often occur these da>y1 days .
theft  thefts

8 On th1is day–ss day , one of the siste+rs sisters got married to – doctor.
a

2 Verbs

1 +s, >1 –s (* Except ‘you’ and ‘I’)

e.g. he likes, they like
she is, we are
the girl was, the girls were
the goose flies, the geese fly

Step 1: Draft

1 She enjoy singing.
2 Jack like to play online games but dislike reading.
3 The solutions to the problems is clear.
4 One of the singers are sick yesterday.
5 Mr. John who have been teaching for a decade are going to retire.
6 Cyberbullying and cyber fraud were social ills that is increasing in cases.
7 Many people was jobless these days.
8 Facebook and Instagram were some examples of social media that is quite popular these days.

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Step 2: Coded marking

GRAMMAR 1 +s
1 She enjoy singing.

2 Ja1ck lik+esto play online games but dislik+esreading.

>1 –s
3 The solutions to the problems is clear.

1 +s
4 One of the singers are sick yesterday.

1 +s +s
5 Mr. John who have been teaching for a decade are going to retire.

>1 –s –s
6 Cyberbullying and cyber fraud were social ills that is increasing in cases.

>1 –s
7 Many people was jobless these days.

>1 –s –s
8 Facebook and Instagram were some examples of social media that is quite popular these days.

Step 3: Final Edit

1 Sh1e enjo+ys enjoys singing.

1 +s to play online games but dislik+es dislikes reading.
2 Jack like likes

>1 –s
3 The solutions to the problems is are clear.

4 On1e of the singers a+rse was sick yesterday.

1 +s +s
5 Mr. John who have has been teaching for a decade are is going to retire.

>1 –s –s
6 Cyberbullying and cyber fraud were are social ills that is are increasing in cases.

>1 –s
7 Many people was are jobless these days.

>1 –s –s
8 Facebook and Instagram were are some examples of social media that is are quite popular
these days.

3 P.2: Process/Continuous

B5 + P.2 eg: is sleeping
P.1: am/is/are + ing was sleping
P.3: was/were + ing

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Step 1: Draft

1 Pollution are causing climate change. GRAMMAR
2 Parents is working a lot these days so children were staying at home alone more.
3 The activities is challenge and tired but the students is have a lot of fun.
4 The government are do something in order to solve the problem but they are disagree about

what is the first step to take.
5 Society are not actively practise recycling so the authorities is outline stricter guidelines and

heavier fines.
6 The lecturer is conduct and explain the experiment while the students is take notes.

Step 2: Coded marking

1 +s + P.2 (+ing)
1 Pollution are causing climate change.

>1 –s + B.2 (+ing) >1 –s + B.2 (+ing)
2 Parents is working a lot these days so children were staying at home alone more.

>1 –s + B.2 (+ing) + B.2 (+ing) >1 –s + B.2 (+ing)
3 The activities is challenge and tired but the students is have a lot of fun.

>1 –s + B.2 (+ing) >1 –s + B.2 (+ing)
4 The government are do something in order to solve the problem but they are disagree about
what is the first step to take.

1 +s + B.2 (+ing) >1 –s + B.2 (+ing)
5 Society are (not actively) practise recycling so the authorities is outline stricter guidelines and
heavier fines.

1 +s + B.2 (+ing) + B.2 (+ing) >1 –s + B.2 (+ing)
6 The lecturer is conduct and explain the experiment while the students is take notes.

Step 3: Final Edit

1 +s + P.2 (+ing)
1 Pollution are is causing climate change.

>1 –s + B.2 (+ing) >1 –s + B.2 (+ing)
2 Parents is are working a lot these days so children were are staying at home alone more.

>1 –s + B.2 (+ing) + B.2 (+ing) >1 –s + B.2 (+ing)
3 The activities is are challenge challenging and tired tiring but the students is are have having
a lot of fun.

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  MUET My Way Vocabulary

WOW Factor Vocab Wordlist

Level Up Your Vocab Power with this Low Frequency Wordlist

1 Adjective

VOCABULARY abstract cautious distant failed invincible
absurd challenging distinct fake invisible
abusive chaotic distinctive favourable ironic
accessible charming disturbing federal irrelevant
accountable chronic diverse feminist joint
acute cognitive diverse fierce judicial
adequate collective divine firm just
adjacent comical dominant flawed large-scale
adverse comprehensive driving flawless lateral
aesthetic compulsory dumb fond latter
affordable concrete dynamic former legendary
agricultural consecutive eager fortunate legislative
alert constitutional ecological frequent legitimate
alien contributory elaborate fruitful lengthy
amusing cooperative elementary fulfilling lesser
angelic credible eligible full-time lethal
anonymous crude endless furious liable
appealing cynical engaging generous liberal
appeasing damaging entertaining genetic lifelong
applicable decisive equivalent genuine likewise
arbitrary dedicated eternal homeless linear
astonishing defensive evident iconic literary
automatic delicate evolutionary incorrect logic
awkward delinquent exceptional incredible long-standing
balanced demanding excessive innovative long-time
beneficial dense exclusive instant loyal
biased desirable exotic interior magical
biological destructive experimental intermediate magnetic
bold diplomatic explicit intimate magnificent
casual disastrous fabulous intriguing magnitude

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mainstream outstanding racist spare thoughtful VOCABULARY
mandatory over radical specialised thought-provoking
marginal overwhelming random statistical thrilled
marginal parental rational stoic tragic
marine parliamentary regulatory straightforward transparent
mathematical partial relieved strategic tremendous
mature passionate reluctant strict tribal
meaningful passive remarkable striking troubled
medicinal patient renowned structural unacceptable
medieval peculiar residential substantial uncertain
memorable persistent respective subtle underlying
militant philosophical retail suburban unfortunate
minimal post-war revolutionary successive united
minute precious rigorous super universal
miraculous precise risky superb unprecedented
miser preliminary robust superior upcoming
miserable presidential sacred supportive urgent
modest prestigious satisfactory supreme useless
monumental private scattered surgical vague
motivational privileged sceptical suspicious valid
nationwide probable selective sustainable varied
neighbouring problematic serial symbolic various
noble productive severe sympathetic verbal
non-profit profound sheer systematic vertical
notable progressive shocking tactical viable
notorious prominent short-term technological vibrant
novel promising simultaneous temporary vicious
obese promotional situated tender vocal
occasional pronounced skilful terminal volatile
occupational protective skilled terrible voluntary
offensive provincial socialist terrify vulnerable
operational psychiatric sole territorial weird
optical psychological solo theatrical widespread
organic pure sophisticated theoretical wise
organisational racial sound thorough worthwhile

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WOW Factor ProverbS

Polish Your Writing with the List of Proverbs

A Wisdom B Confidence

VOCABULARY 1 The pen is mightier than the sword. 1 If you want something done right, you
2 Knowledge is power. have to do it yourself.
3 As you sow, so you shall reap.
4 Hindsight is a wonderful thing. 2 Freedom is nothing but a chance to be
5 It’s easy to be wise after the event. better.
6 A new broom sweeps clean but an old
3 Rule your mind or it will rule you.
broom knows the corners. 4 The most beautiful thing you can wear is
7 Wisdom is more powerful than mere
confidence.
strength. 5 With confidence, you have won before you
8 Words cut deeper than knives.
9 Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not have started.
6 Confidence comes not from always being
cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
10 Years know more than books. right but from not fearing to be wrong.
11 Chance favours the prepared mind. 7 Trust yourself. You know more than you
12 If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
13 Fear is what prevents the flowering of the think you do.
8 Always remember you are braver than
mind.
14 A wise man never knows all, only fools you believe, stronger than you seem and
smarter than you think.
know everything. 9 No one can make you feel inferior without
15 To find yourself, think for yourself. your consent.
16 A leader is admired, a boss is feared. 10 Never give someone power to define who
17 Two wrongs does not make a right. you are.
18 The only constant in life is change. 11 A flower does not think of competing with
19 Practice makes perfect. the flower next to it. It just blooms.
12 It is not the mountain we conquer but
ourselves.

C Never give up 10 Winners never quit; quitters never win.
1 Where there is a will, there is a way. 11 Do not give up, the beginning is always the
2 Better late than never.
3 Slowly but surely. hardest.
4 Practice makes perfect. 12 It always seems impossible until it's done.
5 Hope for the best, but prepared for the 13 A journey of a thousand miles begins with

worst. a single step.
6 I can and I will. 14 However long the night, the dawn will
7 God helps those who help themselves.
8 A drowning man will clutch at a straw. break.
9 It's never too late to mend. 15 After the storm comes the rainbow.
16 If there is a will, there is a way.

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WOW Factor Phrases

Spice Up Your Speaking & Writing with these Phrases! VOCABULARY

1 Introduction
It is often said that...
Many people claim that...
In this day and age of (topic)...
We live in an age where many of us...
(Topic) is a hotly-debated topic that often divides opinion.
(Topic) is often discussed yet rarely understood.
It goes without saying that (topic) is one of the most important issues facing us today.
There is a saying/proverb/an old adage that state that “...”
X, Y and Z are examples of (topic).
X. Y. Z. These are concrete examples of (topic)...
What...? Who...? When...? (Rhetorical questions about the topic that do not require answers)
What if? Imagine if...

2 Expressing Opinion
In my opinion,.. / From my point of view,.. / From my perspective,.. / Personally speaking,.. / In
my humble opinion,.. / If I may be so bold as to state that..
As far as I am concerned, I truly/totally/absolutely/completely/wholly/strongly agree/disagree/
think/believe/feel/consider/concur that...
I agree that.. / I do see eye to eye with you on this issue.. / I concur that...
I disagree that.. / I am in disagreement with you because.. / I don’t see eye to eye with you on
this matter / I beg to differ..
I can consider that.. / consider both sides of the coin.. / I partially agree.. / I agree to a certain
extent.. / I somewhat agree but have obvious misgivings about..

3 Thesis Sentence
In this essay, I will be discussing a, b and c.
There are many facets to this issue, namely a, b and c.
To address this issue, we should focus on a, b and c.
In terms of (topic), we can analyse it in terms of its advantages as well as disadvantages/benefits
as well as drawbacks/pros as well as cons/causes and effects/problems and solutions.. etc.
The following essay examines both sides of the coin, its advantages as well as disadvantages.

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PART MUET My Way Listening 

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Introduction LISTENING

1 Paper 1 of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) is
Listening. The aim of the paper is to test candidates’ abilities to
understand spoken discourse at tertiary education level.

2 Therefore, subjects and topics in the test will be of academic and
educational environment. However, it could also include people
and culture, financial awareness and consumerism, science and
technology, and health and environment.

MUET Duration: Overview
800/1 50 minutes
PAPER 1

Structure of The paper 30 Multiple
the paper is made up Choice
of 5 parts
Questions

25% 90 marks Marks
weighting

3 There are a few types of knowledge needed in answering the Quotes
listening test. First, background knowledge would require candidates
to draw on their understanding of realworld setting and are able to “Everything in writing begins
respond to them accordingly. with language. Language
begins with listening.”
4 In terms of linguistic knowledge, candidates need phonological,
syntactic, and lexical ranging from general to discipline-specific ~ Jeanette Winterson ~
words.

5 In addition, pragmatic knowledge will need candidates to have
master functional use of knowledge, knowledge of discourse,
coherence and cohesion, and text types.

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6 Sociocultural rules however, would demand candidates to know how
to use and respond to language appropriately. In this paper some
cognitive processes required are to decode input, carry out lexical
search, syntactic parsing, meaning construction and discourse
construction.

7 What these mean are candidates will need to understand what is
being said, to understand specific word or meanings made or used
in context, and breaking down sentences into its elements in order
to understand a sentence.

8 The format of the paper entails five parts; with 30 multiple-choice
questions. Table 1 will give you a clearer picture of the paper’s
structure as provided by the Malaysian Examination Syndicate.

LISTENING Table 1: Listening Test Overview

Part Text Type Length Focus of the Test Question Number of Duration
of Text Type Questions of the
and CEFR
Listening
Level Task

• To understand simple

phrases and expressions 7 (A2 – B1)
• To identify general and
1 A Dialogue 600 to 650 Multiple Questions 10 minutes
words specific information choice 1–7
• To understand main ideas questions

made in clear standard

speech on familiar

matters

• To understand simple

phrases and expressions

• To identify general and

specific information

• To understand main ideas

made in clear standard

speech on familiar 7 (B1 – B2)

2 A Monologue 600 to 650 matters Multiple Questions 10 minutes
words • To understand main ideas choice 8 – 14
questions
in linguistically complex

speech

• To understand familiar

and unfamiliar topics

• To follow extended

speech and complex

lines of argument on

reasonably familiar topics

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• To understand main ideas

in linguistically complex

A Monologue speech 3 (B2)

3 by Three 350 to 400 • To understand familiar Multiple Questions 6 minutes
Speakers on words matching 15 – 17
and unfamiliar topics questions
the Same • To follow extended

Topic speech and complex

lines of argument on

reasonably familiar topics

• To understand main ideas

in linguistically complex

speech 7 (B2)

4 A Dialogue 650 to 700 • To understand familiar Multiple Questions 10 minutes
words choice 18 – 24
and unfamiliar topics questions LISTENING
• To follow extended

speech and complex

lines of argument on

reasonably familiar topics

• To understand main ideas

in linguistically complex

speech

• To understand familiar

and unfamiliar topics

• To follow extended

speech and complex

lines of argument on

5 Three 250 to 300 reasonably familiar topics Multiple 6 (B2 – C1) 3 minutes
Unrelated words per • To follow extended choice
dialogue questions Questions
Short speech on abstract and 25 – 30
Dialogues complex topics outside
field of study and

confirming occasional

details

• To follow less structured

implied messages in

extended speech

• To understand

idiomatic expressions,

colloquialisms and

variation in language use

Total 30

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CEFR-Aligned

LISTENING 1 As candidates must have known by now, Malaysia’s English Language
Education System has been aligned to the Common European
Framework of Reference or widely known with its acronym CEFR
since 2017. This is in part due to the aim to give our English Language
curriculum, teaching materials and assessment set according to
international standards.

2 As such, starting from 2021, MUET has also been aligned to CEFR
giving it an international standing. As this is the MUET CEFR-
aligned paper, candidates must also know and have some knowledge
of what the CEFR level entails.

3 Descriptors for listening skills as according to CEFR is explained
in Table 2. For tertiary level, to be able to communicate rather
effectively, candidates should be above B1 level. Levels of difficulties
range from A2 to C1 in the MUET Listening Test. This means words
used are ranging from basic to proficient levels.

Table 2: Descriptors for Listening Skills as
According to CEFR Scale

Skill Listening

A1 I can recognise familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my family and immediate
concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly.

I can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate
A2 personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area,

employment). I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

I can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly

B1 encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. I can understand the main point of many radio or TV
programmes on current affairs or topics or personal or professional interest when the delivery is

relatively slow and clear.

B2 I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships
are only implied and not signalled explicitly.

I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships
C1 are only implied and not signalled explicitly. I can understand television programmes and films

without too much effort.

C2 I have no difficulty in understanding any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even
when delivered at fast native speed, provided I have some time to get familiar with the accent.

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Listening Strategies

To be a good listener there are several strategies, which you need to have
and acquire. To put them in piecemeal fashion here, are some of the
strategies:

1 Background Knowledge Tips

The more knowledge you have about a topic being discussed, the While listening, jot down
easier it is to understand it. Even when you do not really know short notes that can help
the whole issue being discussed, you would still be able to make you remember and recall
intelligent guesses. So, it makes a lot of sense to read widely, to information later.
listen to news daily so as to strengthen your general background
knowledge.

2 Look for Main Ideas Tips LISTENING

Always strive to understand the speaker’s main ideas. There is no After listening, ask yourself
need to understand every single word or phrase being uttered. This what the recording is mainly
is the same situation in your daily conversation with your friends. about. Look out for main
If you observe closely even in those situations, you only focus on points, exclude details and
the general ideas and respond accordingly. examples.

3 Identify Pertinent Points Tips

When you understand the main idea in a conversation, chances Listen for details such as
are you will also be able to pick up the smaller details from that names, time, places, dates,
idea. Examples and repetitions normally point out to these details. location, numbers, etc.
For example, let say the speaker is talking about his university life,
that is the main idea, but details from his conversation may include
aspects like teaching, friends, accommodation, expenses and stuff.

4 Inferencing Tips

You also need to know that sometimes we understand or gather Pay attention to the events
meaning not from what have been said only. There are things we that take place. For example,
understand even when they were not uttered. For example, Let say a joyous occasion, a birthday
it’s already 1 o’clock and it is lunch break and your friend came to celebration, a conversation
you and ask, “Have you eaten?”, chances are your friend is asking between student and
you to go out and have lunch with him or her. So, you need to counselor, a talk show, etc.
bear in mind that even when others do not say exactly what they
meant, you could still deduce their meaning.

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5 Scanning

Sometimes we need not listen to everything that is being said.
In those situations, we only need to pay attention and look out
for specific information and ignore the rest. For MUET, this is
especially more so when it is your second time listening where
you have missed certain information.)

Tips 6 Contextual Clues

Look for clues that may help To understand what you hear is more important than understand
you to guess what is coming all the words heard in a conversation. In many situations, contextual
next. clues can help us understand a conversation even when there are
new words being used, as you can still guess based on the situation
LISTENING discussed.

Tips 7 Structural

Pay attention to the tenses This basically means your grammar knowledge can help you to
used. understand what is being mentioned. For example, if the speaker
is using past tense, then you will know what is discussed is no
Tips longer true for now. But had they used present continuous, you
then know it is happening now.
Listen to the intonation and
tone of the speaker. Then, 8 Intonation
try to gauge the speaker’s
attitude, feeling and purpose The way the speaker uses his voice to show emphasis of certain
of speaking those lines. meanings, or perhaps his feelings towards a subject can be traced
according to their intonation.

Helpful Tips
1 Listening is receptive skill. This means through listening students

will be able to gather a large amount of input. With more input,
you will be able to produce more output, so to speak. Learn to
listen by listening. Some research studies have also shown that
listening outside the classroom if done consistently will help you
to improve 70% to 85%. With technology, this can be done rather
easily.

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2 Shadowing where we read along the audio has also found to be

effective. As you listen, you speak along the audio. Research has
also shown this to bring numerous benefits like increased listening
skills. It will also improve students pronunciation and overall
speaking skills.

3 Extensive listening is where students are exposed

Dos and Don’ts in Listening

Dos Read and Read ahead Use the Use the LISTENING
listen to the to be words that pause to
Concentrate instructions you hear check your
and listen prepared answers
actively in your
answers

Don’ts

Get distracted Spend too Dont panic Leave any
much time on If you miss answer blank
one question a question
– continue
with the next
question

Example of A Complete Listening Paper

PART 1  Track 1

Listen to a conversation between Tony and Sam. As you listen, choose the
correct answers for questions 1 to 7. Indicate your answers in the answer
sheet.

1 What course did Tony do in university?
A Theatre
B Education
C Movies

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2 He was an active debater ...
A in school.
B in university
C in his leisure time.

3 Tony could not afford the time to be active in the debate team as …
A he was always going home on weekends.
B he was busy going out with his friends.
C he had to work.

4 He had a tattoo of ...
A his name on his arm.
B his girlfriend’s name on his arm.
C his university on his arm

LISTENING 5 Tony wished he had ...
A married his girlfriend.
B been a better boyfriend.
C scolded his girlfriend less.

6 Which of his previous act that he found ridiculous?
A Tattooed his girlfriend’s name on his arm
B Broke off with his girlfriend
C Busy with his academic work

7 Which map shows the correct position of the stall he used to visit?

A C

Bank Mountain

Food SJKC Food Bank
Court Wen Hua Court

Mountain SJKC Wen Hua

B Bank

SJKC
Wen Hua

Food
Court

Mountain

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PART 2  Track 2

Listen to a talk by a university lecturer on the importance of extensive
reading. As you listen, choose the correct answers for questions 8 to 14.
Indicate your answers in the answer sheet.

8 Most language experts believe that this is the most important
knowledge in learning a language.
A Explicit knowledge
B Implicit knowledge
C Acquisition knowledge

9 Implicit knowledge is also known as ... LISTENING
A tacit knowledge
B explicit knowledge
C conscious knowledge

10 Implicit knowledge is ...
A already there in us
B something that we cannot explain in detail.
C gathered through formal grammar lessons.

11 Which knowledge enables us to describe and explain what we know
in detail?
A Tacit knowledge
B Explicit knowledge
C Implicit knowledge

12 The speaker feels that in order to be competent in using the language,
we should
A expose students to more reading materials.
B give them more writing exercises.
C teach them grammatical rules.

13 Which of the statements is not true?
A A fluent speaker may be able to explain the grammatical rules
they are using.
B A speaker with only tacit knowledge may not be fluent and
effective in their daily conversation.
C A speaker with implicit knowledge can explain their language
use well.

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2

MUET Speaking Paper

1 Paper 2 of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) is
Speaking. This paper is divided into two sections. The first part is an
individual 2 minutes presentation and the second part involves an
8 – 12 minutes discussion revolving around a mind map.

2 Both questions will be related to a similar theme but the questions
for both parts will be slightly different. This encourages students to
discuss a wider scope of issues before coming to a conclusion.

3 The objective of the discussion is to decide which of the points
given, or additional points raised by the group members, is the most
important factor, best strategy or similar.

MUET Duration: Overview SPEAKING
800/2 30 minutes
PAPER 2

Structure of The paper is 30 Multiple
the paper made up of Choice

2 parts Questions

25% 90 marks Marks
weighting

Hot Tips
1 Read the question carefully and take note of the issue you should

focus on. Remember that you MUST agree with the point so DO
NOT write notes against the issue.

2 Use the 2 mins to BRAINSTORM your points. Train your brain

to come up with 3 sub-points and for each one, outline multiple
reasons and the concrete examples.

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Tips presenting. All you need to do is speak confidently and actively
for 2 mins straight and make sure you contribute proactively
• Be concise! You have only a to the discussion as well. Challenge yourself to ask questions,
short time to present. give opinions and if possible, offer to do the introduction and
conclusion for your group.
• Make notes as the other
candidates do their 4 There are usually 2 examiners and 4 candidates per test. Before that
presentations.
you will be quarantined with up to 20 other candidates including
• You can use the notes for yourself. Use the quarantine time to decide who will lead the
the group interaction. discussion and do the conclusion, it may be the same person.
Do not be too stressed if you run out of time to do a conclusion
because it is not compulsory to have one.

5 Remember to memorise the starter phrases and add pizzazz to

your speech with a variety of proverbs and quotes, idioms and
expressions to show off your linguistic proficiency.

6 Always use synonyms where possible. Here are some examples:

SPEAKING set up pupils

orchestrate organise youngsters peers

PLAN STUDENTS

coordinate carry out youth teens

implement teenagers

7 Always offer to help your fellow candidates who have trouble

finding the right vocabulary or if they get stuck while making a
sentence. You will be assessed for your communicative ability and
how you manage the discussion.

8 Pay attention to the time by wearing a watch. If you still have a

lot of time, discuss why the other points are NOT suitable. Use
phrases like: “Why don’t we consider…?”

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9 Actively listen to your friends while nodding slightly and taking MUET My Way Speaking  SPEAKING

notes, and always comment on their points before introducing Quotes
your own idea. Be careful to not speak about all your points at
once and making it a second presentation. Just focus on a sub- “If you have an important
point, present it and ask for opinions. point to make, don't try to
be subtle or clever. Use a
10 Good luck and just try your best! pile driver and hit it again.
Then hit it a third time –
Let’s take a look at a sample question for the tremendous whack.”
MUET Speaking paper.
~ Winston Churchill ~
PART 1: Individual Presentation
• You have 2 minutes to prepare.
• You have 2 minutes to talk.

Situation
As a future leader, there are many qualities one must have in order
to be a good leader. Suggest some of the qualities to be taken into
consideration.
CANDIDATE A
You have to give a presentation to your class. Talk about being responsible.

Situation Tips
As a future leader, there are many qualities one must have in order
to be a good leader. Suggest some of the qualities to be taken into You can jot down important
consideration. points or noted.
CANDIDATE B
You have to give a presentation to your class. Talk about being
hardworking.

Situation
As a future leader, there are many qualities one must have in order
to be a good leader. Suggest some of the qualities to be taken into
consideration.
CANDIDATE C
You have to give a presentation to your class. Talk about being honest.

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Situation
As a future leader, there are many qualities one must have in order
to be a good leader. Suggest some of the qualities to be taken into
consideration.
CANDIDATE D
You have to give a presentation to your class. Talk about being fair.

SPEAKING PART 2: Group discussion
• You have 3 minutes to prepare.
• In your discussion, you may support or oppose the other test takers’

views.
• Some ideas have been provided in the mind map below. You may use

these ideas or come up with your own ideas.
• At the end of the discussion, try to decide on the best suggestion.
• You have 8 to 12 minutes for the discussion.

Situation
Some businesses are more successful than others. In your group, discuss
some factors that give certain businesses more advantage over others.

The boss

The customer What factors The workers
service affect the success

of a business?

The product The location

At the end of the discussion, try to decide the most important factor
that affects the success of a business.

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Before we begin, let us look at the language and organisation needed to prepare a good answer.

No. Sample phrases/sentences Choose your Remember to:
favourite!

Greetings:

1 Good morning I bid to one and all. ASK FOR CLARIFICATION
ON THE MEANING OF
2 Good morning to the examiners and my fellow WORDS OR HOW TO
1 candidates. PRONOUNCE IT BEFORE
THE TEST BEGINS
3 Good morning one and all.

4 Top of the morning to everyone.

5 A wonderful morning I bid to everyone here today.

Opinions:

1 From my point of view, I think that.. MAINTAIN
2 Based on my point of view, I believe that.. GOOD EYE CONTACT WITH
2 EXAMINERS & CANDIDATES
3 In my humble opinion, I completely agree that..
4 Top of the morning to everyone.

5 A wonderful morning I bid to everyone here today. SPEAKING

1st Point:

1 Firstly,

2 First and foremost, SMILE FROM YOUR EYES!!
3 MAKE SURE THEY TWINKLE!

3 At the forefront of this issue is...

4 For starters,...

5 To start/begin with,...

Reasons:

4 This is because... Moreover... USE SOME HAND
This can be attributed to... Additionally,... GESTURES FOR EMPHASIS
Examples:

5
For instance.. and so on.

2nd Point:

1 Secondly,... SIT UP STRAIGHT
6

2 Moving on to my next point...

3 Another point to ponder is that...

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Reasons:

7 The main reason for this is because...
In addition,...
SPEAK IN A LOUD ENOUGH
This means that... Furthermore,.. AND CLEAR VOICE

Examples: CRACK A JOKE
8 IF YOU CAN

To illustrate,.. and many more. NOD YOUR HEAD
ATTENTIVELY AND LEARN
3rd Point: TO INTERRUPT POLITELY IN

Finally, THE DISCUSSION

9 Last but not least,... SMILE CONFIDENTLY
AT EVERYONE
A final factor is...

On top of that,...

Reasons:

10 My reason for this is... Likewise,..

An interesting reason to point out is that,... Similarly,..

Examples:

SPEAKING 11 As an illustration/exemplification,... and others.

To exemplify,… and such/the like.

Conclusion:

1 In a nutshell,...

2 In short,..
12

3 To summarise,...

4 In summary,...

5 In essence,...

Ending:

Thank you and have a nice day.

13 Thank you for your attention.

Thank you for listening to my views.

Thank you for lending me your ears.

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PART 1: Now let’s analyse what makes a good answer.High Band Sample MUET My Way Speaking 
Candidate A: Being responsible
Below is a sample answer. SPEAKINGOrganisation
Using a HIGHLIGHTER, identify all the phrases and linkers that would Greetings
give you bonus or merit marks. Situation
Point given
A very good morning I bid to the examiners and my fellow 1st sub-point
candidates. As a student, we should take into consideration a Reasons
number of qualities that make a good leader. In my humble opinion,
I truly believe that the most important quality to consider is how Elaboration
responsible that person is as a leader. Concrete example
First and foremost, I believe that we should prioritise
responsibility as the main quality of being a good leader if we Concluding sentence
want to make an impact. This is because being a leader who is 2nd sub-point
irresponsible is the last thing any group would want as the results Reasons
could not only cost money but it will also incur a loss of faith and Concrete example
good impression when the group fails due to the irresponsibility of
their appointed leader. Moreover, when a leader is responsible, he Concluding sentence
will command the respect of all members and the task that needs 3rd sub-point
to be done can be accomplished with little difficulty. For example, Concrete example
I usually volunteer to be the leader in group projects like the
recent History coursework. Because I was steering the helm, the Concluding sentence
other members fell into place and graciously accepted their roles Conclusion
and responsibilities based on their best abilities. Therefore, when
we have a responsible leader, all the tasks will be lighter because a
responsible person will outline a strategy to complete the task well.
Moving on to my next point, a leader who is responsible cares
for the well-being of all members of the group. After all, we are only
as strong as our weakest link. This means that a good leader will
assess the members and it is his responsibility to identify those who
need more help and make sure all bases are covered. For instance,
before a responsible leader assigns responsibilities to each member,
he or she should first assess which member is more suitable for
which task such as making the introverts the researchers while the
extroverts could be the presenters because these responsibilities suit
them better. All in all, a good leader with high responsibility will
take into account all of these factors before making decisions.
Finally, when we are responsible leaders, it is easier to make
decisions because we want the best for everyone. Take for example
a group of students who are interested in design and arts. A
responsible leader will make sure that they select projects related
to this area of interest rather than choose a topic that is completely
unrelated to their group’s strengths. Ultimately, a good leader will
make the most responsible decision for the group.
In short, these are the reasons why we must consider
responsibility of a person the most important quality in achieving
success as a future leader.

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PART MUET My Way Reading 

3

Introduction

1 Paper 3 of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) is Reading.
2 This test will take you 75 minutes.
3 The aim of the paper is to test candidates’ abilities to understand

reading texts at tertiary education level. These reading texts will
cover both the formal and less formal text types.

MUET Duration: Overview
800/3 75 minutes
PAPER 3

Structure of The paper 40 questions
the paper is made up
of 7 parts

25% 90 marks Marks
weighting

4 Topics in the texts are what most students be likely to encounter in READING
their academic and educational surrounding. There is no reason to
be worried as even a non-specialist will be able to understand topics
in these academic areas.

Education People and Financial
Culture Awareness and
Consumerism
Topics
covered

Environment Science and
and Health Technology

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READING   MUET My Way Reading 5 In the Reading Test, there are a few linguistic knowledge that
104 candidates need to have, for instance grammar, syntactic and lexical.

6 In addition, pragmatic knowledge will need candidates to have
master functional use of knowledge, knowledge of discourse,
coherence and cohesion, and text types.

7 Sociocultural rules however, would demand candidates to know how
to use and respond to language appropriately. For example, when we
are addressing an employer or a friend, there will be differences in
how we handle them right.

8 Some of the mental processes required when reading include
elements like:
Visual input
Word recognition
Lexical access
Syntactic parsing
Establishing Propositional Meaning (Clause and sentence levels)

Inferencing

Buidling a mental model

Creating a text level representation

Creating an intertecxtual representation
9 Reading skills tested include the following:

Identifying specific information
Identifying main ideas and supporting details
Inferencing: This involves thinking skills. You need to observe and
interpret what you have read. Answers will not be available to be
copied directly.
Identifying details and examples from sources to support an
argument
Distinguishing facts from opinions

Interpreting texts for the author’s intention

Attitudes and style

Identifying the purpose of a paragraph or text

Recognising the text structure of the whole text

Categorising similarities and differences across texts

Identifying cause and effect relationships

Predicting outcomes

Summarising

Comparing and evaluating information in different texts

PART MUET My Way Writing 

4

Introduction

1 Paper 4 of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) is
Writing. The aim of the paper is to test the ability of students to
write various types of texts in English fluently and in a mature,
logical and organised fashion.

2 Two writing tasks are set to assess the ability of the MUET candidate:
Task 1: Writing letter or email of at least 100 words; and Task 2:
Writing essay (discursive, argumentative, or a problem-solution) of
at least 250 words.

MUET Duration: Overview
800/4 75 minutes
PAPER 4

Structure of The paper Task 1
the paper is made up Task 2
of 2 parts

25% 90 marks Marks
weighting

Task 1  Emails & Informal Letters WRITING

Let’s focus on the first task in the writing paper which involves either
writing emails or informal letters. It should be a simple process but here are
some hot tips to help you score better in this section. Before proceeding,
let’s look at the two sample questions below.

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Notes You are advised to spend about 25 minutes on this task.
Great!
Describe. Your classmate, Prada, was absent from school because she was sick.
No, because.. Read the email from her asking about the school Science camp which
Tell Prada. she missed.

Tips From: Prada
Subject: Oh I missed the Science camp!
In this sample email, you will
need to respond using the Hi!
notes given on the righthand How have you been? I feel very sad that I could not join the camp.
side. Also, it would seem that How was it?
you do not need to write out I heard that there were lots of fun things to do at the camp! What was
the actual email address but your favourite activity during the camp?
you should have a subject I also heard campers had to cook their own food. Did you like it?
line. Your responses can be I heard too that the school is planning another camp soon and I want
in informal language but to join it. Would you like to join me?
do avoid slang (e.g. gonna,
wanna etc.) and short forms Write soon!
popular in SMS chat (e.g. LOL, Prada
rcvd, gtg etc.) You should keep
to the 100 word count as it Using all the notes given, write a reply of at least 100 words in an
is unclear whether students appropriate style.
will be penalised for going Now let’s take a look at a sample question for an informal letter format.
over the limit, but even if
WRITING you do exceed, do ensure Task 1: Letter
that you do not overdo it
because the more you write, You are advised to spend about 25 minutes on this task.
the more likely it is for you to
make grammatical mistakes Your friend, Aina, was not able to attend her friend’s sister’s wedding
that are self-penalising. To because she was busy. Read the letter from her asking about the wedding
add pizzazz to your response, which she missed.
do use expressions, sayings,
idioms or proverbs where Unit 8-8
appropriate but again, keep Gardens Condo
to the word count and do not 89600 Papar
be too unnecessarily verbose. Sabah
Notes 2 February 202_
It was great! Dear Aina,
I hope you’re doing well. I’m so disappointed that I could not attend
your eldest sister’s wedding. How was it?

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Model Test MUET My Way Model Test 

Paper 1: Listening (800/1)

(50 Minutes)

Instructions to candidates:
The test consists of five parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. Each part comprises a recording.
You will listen to each recording twice.
Answer the questions as you listen, and indicate your answers on the answer sheet.
You will be given time to read the questions when the test begins.

PART 1  Track 8

Listen to a conversation between a TV Interviewer and a renowned psychologist Dr. Raymond. As you
listen, choose the correct answers for questions 1 to 7. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet.

1 What was the topic being discussed? 5 What happens when we are grateful?
A Health A We will not suffer so much.
B Education B We will attract more of what we feel.
C Psychology C We will prevent bad incidents from
happening.
2 According to Dr. Raymond, gratitude
functions through ... 6 Which of the following describes gratitude
A the mind. and its effects?
B Universal law. A What you seek is seeking you.
C one’s understanding. B What goes around comes around
C Where there’s a will, there’s a way
3 What was the first strategy shared about
how to be more grateful? 7 Which diagram summarises the talk?
A To keep saying “thank you” A Universal law
B To be thankful of what one has
C To honour everything around us Gratitude

4 The second strategy shared about being Abundance
more grateful is through ...
A words.
B actions.
C thoughts.

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Gratitude
B Gratitude
Universal law Universal law

Abundance

PART 2  Track 9

Listen to a talk by Mr. Navarro who has recently published his latest book, Kintsugi. As you listen, choose
the correct answers for questions 8 to 14. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet..

8 The book, Kintsugi shows ... 12 Why was the book written?
A pain A To help people to be independent.
B a scar B To help people overcome challenges in
C broken pieces life
C To help people understand what
9 The book started with adversity is.
A what is adversity.
B how to repair one’s life. 13 According to Navarro, what is the first step
C stories of others overcoming to overcome adversity?
adversities. A Consult a psychologist
B Think that we are not responsible
10 Why did Navarro compile real cases in his C Realise that what we are experiencing is
book? not unusual
A To explain his methods better
B To further convince the readers 14 Navarro believed that the first step to
C For readers to help themselves and overcome adversity is to ...
others. A share it.
B embrace it.
11 Kintsugi is ... C understand it.
A a how-to book.
B a motivational book
C an autobiography book.

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Malaysian University English Test, Listening. looking back on it, yeah, that would be something
There are 5 parts to the test. You will listen to each part that I wouldn’t do again.
twice. As you listen, indicate your answers on the answer Tony : Nice. Anything else you would have changed?
sheet. Please ask any questions now, because you must not Sam : I might have made different decisions about someone
speak during the test. Now open your question paper and I like so much then. Due to some poor attitude on
look at Part 1. my part, she left me. She was really a good girl and
I always feel that if only I had acted more maturely,
Voice 1: PART 1 Track 1 we could have saved our relationship. So yeah, that’s
something I think about sometimes about life when I
Listen to a conversation between Tony and Sam. As you was in the university. We’re too young and naive.
listen, choose the correct answer for questions 1 to 7. You Tony : Okay. Thanks, Sam. I appreciate you sharing your life
now have 30 seconds to look at the questions. with me. Still, despite them all, I feel you have had an
[Pause 15 seconds] enjoyable time then. Well, good luck Sam.
[Pause 5 seconds]
Now listen carefully and indicate your answers on the
answer sheet. Now you will listen to the recording again.
[Audio is repeated]
Tony : So Sam, today we’re talking about turning back the
clock. So what is something that you wish you could That is the end of Part 1. Now turn to Part 2.
do differntly? For example, maybe something in your [pause 5 seconds]
university life that you would have done differently
now? Voice 1: PART 2 Track 2

Sam : Yes, Tony. There are a few things actually that I would Listen to a talk by a university lecturer on the importance
like to change. I might change my course in the of extensive reading. As you listen, choose the correct
university. I studied education, and while I enjoy being answer for questions 8 to 14. You now have 30 seconds to
a teacher now, in my free time I really like acting and look at the questions.
be involve din theatre production. So i believe if I am [Pause 30 seconds]
given a chance to go back to uni, I’d probably take up
creative arts or acting acourses. But I am also aware Now listen carefully and indicate your answers on the
that I am acting everyday in my classes. Students enjoy answer sheet.
seeing me playing different roles.
Dr. Christine : Good afternoon to all of you. Lately there has
Tony : Interesting. Anything else you wish you would have been quite a discussion on the role of implicit
done? and explicit knowledge in helping one to
acquire language and use. Many language
Sam : I also wished I had been more involved in my experts like Chomsky and Krashen agree that
university’s co-curricular activities. For example, the the knowledge that enables us to convey our
debate team. I was actively involved in my secondary thoughts, feelings and needs through language
school days but I didn’t seem to have the heart to is mostly implicit. In fact, when we speak
do the same in uni. Maybe besides being busy with and interact with others in everyday settings
my academic work, I was also running home every without having to think too much about what
weekend. That didnt’ give me much time to really words to use and what sentence structure
give my time and attention into the team’s activities. to employ, we are in those situations relying
I think it would have been fun to be a part of that almost solely on our implicit knowledge. In
culture and that environment. fact, it is not only them that have stressed
the importance of implicit knowledge, many
Tony : That was such a waste. What about things that you other second language acquisition scholars
had done and wished you hadn’t? have also said the same thing.

Sam : I had a tattoo on my arm bearing the name of my
girlfriend. Then I thought it was a cool thing to do,
only to realise now how ridiculous I was. And yeah,

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Fix Your Broken English 7 although
Guided Quiz 8 Meanwhile
1 teachers 9 into/inside
2 taking 10 conclusion
3 spend Practice 5
4 bring 1 Spending
5 listening 2 happy
6 controlled 3 excited
7 found 4 almost
8 learning 5 well
9 needed 6 helpful
10 monitored 7 Chinese
Practice 1 8 interested
1 eyes 9 hardly
2 a 10 Luckily
3 the Practice 6
4 the 1 take
5 things 2 camp
6 choices 3 make
7 products 4 brought
8 cutlery 5 remind
9 An/The 6 listen
10 barcodes 7 cook
Practice 2 8 take
1 playing 9 cook
2 prefers 10 taken
3 join Self-Assessment Quiz
4 run 1 get
5 gets 2 a
6 do 3 attracted
7 have 4 used
8 are 5 are
9 gets 6 in
10 are 7 However (But)
Practice 3 8 researching
1 were 9 was
2 took 10 refer
3 singing Practice 7
4 were 1 who
5 arrived 2 They
6 would 3 his
7 spent 4 which
8 hiking 5 they
9 discovered 6 who/that
10 was 7 their
Practice 4 8 that
1 into 9 I
2 addition 10 yourselves
3 on Practice 8
4 in 1 given
5 through 2 reminded
6 Furthermore (Nevertheless) 3 were

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