ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES TO WRITING – QUESTION 1 (DATA ANALYSIS)

Band ( Score) 6 Excellent 5 Good 4 Competent 3 Modest 2 Limited 1 very Limited

Component (19-20) (16-18) (13-15) (10-12) (7-9) (0-6)
TASK
FULFILMENT
- fully satisfies -almost fully - Satisfactorily - Modestly - Limited / -Hardly / does
-understanding
all Misunderstood not attempt task
(task req.)
-accurate , clear -overview of -overview with -limited overview -unrelated overview -no overview
-overview
main info minimum info

- clear & - mostly clear & -some but details -few key features only -hardly any key -unclear,
-key features
appropriate appropriate maybe inaccurate features , some irrelevant,
inaccuracies inappropriate

LANGUAGE
-accuracy - Accurate, -largely accurate, -fairly accurate, -sometimes accurate, -largely inaccurate, -grossly
little slips , few SWEs, some SWEs , few some MWEs &spelling MWEs & SWEs, more inaccurate,
hardly spelling generally spelling errors errors spelling errors MWEs ,serious
errors accurate spellings spelling errors

- meaning -very clear -clear -satisfactory -occasionally unclear , -sometimes blurring, -unclear,
but not incomprehensible reading difficult incomprehensible

- structures -wide variety, -some variety -some but tendency -limited variety, generally -hardly any ,mainly -no variety
effective to use simple simple structures simple structures
structures
-vocabulary -very -appropriate & - reasonably - modest & simple -hardly any ,no variety -inappropriate &
appropriate & varied appropriate no variety
varied &varied

-linkage -very effective -effective - satisfactory -attempted, not quite -hardly any link - no link
satisfactory

-organization / -unity & good -unity, reasonable -some unity & - a little unity but lacks - recognizable - non-existent
paragraphing planning , planning, planning, planning, some coherence paragraph , but does not /haphazard
very coherent coherent reasonably show unity / planning , paragraph, no
coherent hardly any coherence coherence

TOTAL 40-35 34-29 28-21 20-13 12-7 6-0

ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES TO WRITING – QUESTION 2 (EXTENDED WRITING)

 BAND 6 5 4 3 2 1
SCORE

COMPONENT 27-30 23-26 19-22 15-18 11-14 0-10

Fulfils tasks very Fulfils tasks Fulfils task Fulfils task in a Fulfils task in a Does not fulfil task:
TASK competently: competently: satisfactorily: limited way: limited way; - shows very limited
- Shows excellent - shows good - a shows satisfactory - shows limited - shows limited response to the task
FULFILMENT response to the task response to the task response to the task response to the task response to the task - mere mention of
- develops ideas - develops ideas - develops ideas - hardly develops - hardly develops stimuli given
effectively, info, reasonably satisfactorily; info. ideas; poorly-linked ideas; poorly-linked - no attempt to present
effectively linked -presents viewpoints linked - hardly any attempt to - hardly any attempt to viewpoints
- presents viewpoints reasonably well - very modest attempt present viewpoints present viewpoints - shallow and
effectively - shows reasonably to present viewpoints - hardly shows mature - hardly shows mature immature treatment o
- shows mature mature treatment of treatment of the topic treatment of the topic the topic
treatment of the topic the topic
Displays very Displays reasonably Displays satisfactory Displays modest Displays poor control Displays very poor
confident control of confident control of control of language: control of language: of language: (High control of language:
language: language: (should not have (More SWEs than MWEs/groping) - language grossly
LANGUAGE - language accurate, - language largely MWEs) MWEs) - language largely inaccurate with serious
apart from one or two accurate with few - language fairly - language sometimes inaccurate with more spelling errors
slips minor errors, spelling accurate with some accurate but mistakes spelling errors - meaning is often
- meaning comes generally accurate minor errors, few more serious; some - meaning is unclear and
across very clearly - meaning comes spelling errors spelling errors sometimes blurred incomprehensible
- uses wide variety of across clearly -meaning comes - meaning may be making reading - no variety of
sentence structures - some variety of across satisfactorily occasionally unclear difficult sentence structures at
effectively sentence structures - some variety of but not - hardly any variety of all
- very appropriate and - appropriate and sentences but tendency incomprehensible sentences – mainly - inappropriate
varied vocabulary varied vocabulary to use simple - limited variety of simple structures vocabulary and no
- able to link ideas - able to link ideas sentences prevail sentences, generally - hardly any variety
very effectively effectively - reasonably simple structures appropriate vocabulary - no attempt at linking
appropriate and varied - modestly and no variety ideas
vocabulary appropriate vocabulary - hardly any attempt
satisfactorily but these are mainly to link ideas
- able to link ideas simple
satisfactorily - attempts to link
ideas but not quite
satisfactorily
- paragraphs show - paragraphs have - paragraphs show - paragraphs show a - some kind of - paragraphing may
clear unity with unity and show some unity and little unity but lacks paragraphing is be haphazard or non-
evidence of planning reasonable evidence of evidence of planning planning evident but does not existent
- paragraphs very planning - reasonably coherent show any unity or - no coherence
ORGANISATION coherent - paragraphs coherent planning
- hardly any
coherence
TOTAL 60-51 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-0
 ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES TO SPEAKING
BAND VERY GOOD GOOD SPEAKER COMPETENT MODEST SPEAKER MARGINAL LIMITED SPEAKER
SPEAKER SPEAKER SPEAKER
6 5 4 3 2 1

SCORE 19 – 20 16 – 18 13 - 15 10 - 12 7-9 0-6

- shows very good - shows good - shows satisfactory - shows fair - shows limited - barely understands
TASK understanding of understanding of understanding of topic understanding of topic understanding of topic the topic given and
topic given and topic given and given and develops given and develops given and hardly very limited
FULFILMENT develops ideas develops ideas ideas satisfactorily ideas but with some develops ideas development to ideas
effectively reasonable well - response for the effort - response of limited - response irrelevant
- relevant and - relevant and most part relevant to - response for the relevance to the task to the task given,
adequate response to adequate response to the task given, but most part relevant to given, with major totally inadequate
the task given the task given; with there are some gaps or the task given, but gaps and/or repetition response
few slips redundancy does not touch on
points adequately
- good command of - ease of use of - some errors in - many errors in basic - No mastery of basic - Utterances – one
structures with common structures. structures but these do structures, but can structures. Utterances word level/phrase
occasional slips. Can Some errors in tenses not hamper manage to use a few phrase //telegraphic - Barely uses
LANGUAGE use many complex and use of connectors communication correctly level appropriate and varied
structures - uses appropriate - uses appropriate and - uses appropriate and - Limited use of vocabulary
- uses appropriate and and varied vocabulary varied vocabulary varied vocabulary appropriate and varied - Pronunciation
varied vocabulary reasonably well satisfactorily fairly well vocabulary heavily influenced by
effectively - Pronunciation - Pronunciation is not - some problems in - Problems in L1, causing
- pronunciation does problems do not clear but this only pronunciation, stress pronunciation lead to incomprehensibility.
not interfere with hinder causes occasional and intonation, but miscomprehension. No control of stress
comprehension and comprehension. Only misunderstanding. these do not cause has many problems and intonation
no noticeable errors occasional errors in Shows mastery of serious with stress and patterns
in stress and stress and intonation basic stress and misunderstanding intonation patterns
intonation patterns intonation patterns
- Speech is smooth - Speech is generally - Able to keep - Able to keep - Speech is frequently - Speech is extremely
with occasional even but some communication going communication going jerky, marked by uneven. Many
hesitation and slight hesitation and the through with although speech is many false starts utterances unfinished.
groping for words occasional stumbling occasional uneven, hesitant and - Lacks confidence in - No confidence in
COMMUNICATIVE - Delivers very occurs unevenness, light marked by some delivery delivery
ABILITY confidently with - Delivers stumbling and groping unsuccessful groping
minimum reference to confidently with for words for words * Does not usually * Does not take the
text intermittent reference - Delivers quite - Not much take the initiative in initiative to interact
to text confidently with some confidence in delivery the discussion. May and not able to
* Able to interact * Able to interact reference to text * Attempts to interact take time to respond maintain a discussion.
*Task B very confidently and confidently and * Able to interact but lacks initiative to changes of topic Does not respond even
manage the maintain the quite confidently. and interest and needs and relies on when prompted.
discussion very discussion Also displays occasional prompting prompting to keep
competently. Also competently. Also initiative and is able communication going.
displays initiative and displays initiative and to adapt to changes of
interest very clearly. can direct interaction direction at most
times
 Conversion of MUET Marks
LISTENING (15%-45MARKS) SPEAKING (15% - 45MARKS) READING (40% - 120 MARKS) WRITING ( 30% - 90MARKS)

MARKS MARKS MARKS MARKS MARKS MARKS

1 = 2 1 = 1 49 = 41 1 = 3 1 = 1 51 = 46
2 = 5 2 = 2 50 = 42 2 = 5 2 = 2 52 = 47
3 = 7 3 = 2 51 = 42 3 = 8 3 = 3 53 = 48
4 = 9 4 = 3 52 = 43 4 = 11 4 = 4 54 = 49
5 = 11 5 = 4 53 = 44 5 = 13 5 = 5 55 = 50
6 = 14 6 = 5 54 = 45 6 = 16 6 = 6 56 = 51
7 = 16 7 = 6 7 = 19 7 = 6 57 = 51
8 = 18 8 = 7 8 = 21 8 = 7 58 = 52
9 = 20 9 = 7 9 = 24 9 = 8 59 = 53
10 = 23 10 = 8 10 = 27 10 = 9 60 = 54
11 = 25 11 = 9 11 = 30 11 = 10 61 = 55
12 = 27 12 = 10 12 = 32 12 = 11 62 = 56
13 = 29 13 = 11 13 = 35 13 = 12 63 = 57
14 = 32 14 = 12 14 = 37 14 = 13 64 = 58
15 = 34 15 = 12 15 = 40 15 = 14 65 = 59
16 = 36 16 = 13 16 = 43 16 = 15 66 = 60
17 = 38 17 = 14 17 = 45 17 = 15 67 = 60
18 = 41 18 = 15 18 = 48 18 = 16 68 = 61
19 = 43 19 = 16 19 = 51 19 = 17 69 = 62
20 = 45 20 = 17 20 = 53 20 = 18 70 = 63
21 = 17 21 = 56 21 = 19 71 = 64
22 = 18 22 = 59 22 = 20 72 = 65
23 = 19 23 = 61 23 = 21 73 = 66
24 = 20 24 = 64 24 = 22 74 = 67
25 = 21 25 = 67 25 = 23 75 = 68
26 = 22 26 = 69 26 = 24 76 = 69
27 = 22 27 = 72 27 = 24 77 = 69
28 = 23 28 = 75 28 = 25 78 = 70
29 = 24 29 = 77 29 = 26 79 = 71
30 = 25 30 = 80 30 = 27 80 = 72
31 = 26 31 = 83 31 = 28 81 = 73
32 = 27 32 = 85 32 = 29 82 = 74
33 = 27 33 = 88 33 = 30 83 = 75
34 = 28 34 = 91 34 = 31 84 = 76
35 = 30 35 = 93 35 = 32 85 = 77
36 = 30 36 = 96 36 = 33 86 = 78
37 = 31 37 = 99 37 = 33 87 = 78
38 = 32 38 = 101 38 = 34 88 = 79
39 = 32 39 = 104 39 = 35 89 = 80
40 = 33 40 = 106 40 = 36 90 = 81
41 = 34 41 = 109 41 = 37 91 = 82
42 = 35 42 = 112 42 = 38 92 = 83
43 = 36 43 = 114 43 = 39 93 = 84
44 = 37 44 = 117 44 = 40 94 = 85
45 = 38 45 = 120 45 = 41 95 = 86
46 = 38 46 = 42 96 = 87
47 = 39 47 = 42 97 = 87
48 = 40 48 = 43 98 = 88
49 = 44 99 = 89
50 = 45 100 = 90
ANSWERS TO MUET LISTENING (MUET MID 2009) - SCHOOL FINAL EXAM 2009
QUESTION ANSWER QUESTION ANSWER
1 Scientific progress/advancement in science, progress in/of 11 A
science (not acceptable: sains )
2 costly/would cost money/expensive/not cheap/cost more 12 B
3 had other programmes/not top priority/ not top choice 13 C
4 get candidates to reapply/reapply based on academic 14 B
qualification/reapplication(by degree
holders/candidates)/invite reapplications/reapply/apply again
5 dental health and fractures/broken bones and bad teeth/teeth 15 something that is exciting, a novelty, special/ an excitement/ a
and bones/oral cavities and factured bones/dental and bone thrill/ a lot of talk / causing dramatic difference/ causing unusual
experience/ drawing attention / arousing curiosity or interest
6 endurance tests/endurance and zero gravity 16 food tasting events/ food tripping (events) (parties)/ novelty
tests/endurance/coping with zero gravity/endurance involving purposes/ changing the taste of food/ experiencing taste of food/
oxygen experiencing food flavours
7 B 17 has many loopholes/ has many loopholes for exploitation/ is
outdated/ can be exploited by criminals
8 A 18 heavier / severe fines/ heavier/ longer jail terms
9 C 19 it costs less to run / it is cheaper to run/ it saves the government
money/ it saves millions of Ringgit/ cost of running reduced/ it
saves government millions/ it is cost-effective/ it is cost-saving
10 B 20 improve amenities at (rural) schools/ provide power to (rural)
schools/ improve basic amenities/ improve (rural) schools’ basic
amenities/ generate electricity/ improve facilities(infrastructure)

ANSWERS TO MUET READING – SCHOOL FINAL EXAM 2009

NO. ANSWER NO. ANSWER NO. ANSWER
1 A 16 A 31 D
2 B 17 C 32 D
3 A 18 B 33 B
4 A 19 C 34 A
5 A 20 C 35 A
6 B 21 B 36 C
7 C 22 A 37 C
8 B 23 C 38 A
9 A 24 A 39 B
10 C 25 B 40 C
11 C 26 A 41 A
12 A 27 A 42 A
13 C 28 B 43 B
14 B 29 A 44 C
15 B 30 B 45 A