Well, maybe u all will be wondering what was MUET or what did MUET stands for?
Hmmm,any guess perhaps? =p
Okie, enough for the crap, MUET actually stands for Malaysian University English Test~
It is a English test for all the Malaysians and it was being tested in all the universities and colleges here~ (Of course, it written the word Malaysian there)==
And the test was actually comprises 4 sections~
That was:-
- Speaking (Carries 45 marks)
- Reading (Carries 120 marks)
- Writing (Carries 90 marks)
- Listening (Carries 45 marks)
The total marks was 300 marks and just like the test where u strike A,B,C,D or 1st class,2nd class etc..
The MUET test had it's own grade too...
The grade, being named as BAND, comprises of 6, that was:-
- BAND 1 Extremely limited user (Below 100) Poor command of the language. Unable to use language to express ideas: inaccurate use of the language resulting in frequent breakdowns in communication. Little or poor understanding of language and contexts. Hardly able to function in the language.
- BAND 2 Limited user (Aggregated score:101-139) Limited command of the language. Lacks expressiveness, fluency and appropriacy: inaccurate use of the language resulting in breakdown in communication. Limited understanding of language and contexts. Limited ability to function in the language.
- BAND 3 Modest user (Aggregated score:140-179) Modest command of the language. Modestly expressive and fluent,appropriate language but with noticeable inaccuracies. Modest understanding of language and contexts. Able to function modestly 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.
- 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 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.
Well, basically the old sayings was that if you did manage to perform all those parts~
U will at least score a minimum of BAND 3~
But, I did aim for more of course~
I had actually set myself of at least a BAND 4 target which requires me to score at least 180 marks out of 300~
Hope that I did managed to achieve my target, wish me luck my dear friends and readers!
Owh, not forgotting to mention that the results of the test will actually being revealed this month! (But I'm not so sure about the date)
* The two pictures above show how the reading paper looks like~
And for all of you who are keen to know more about the test, u may go to the following website:-
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