Components, Scoring and Grading
There are four components in MUET: Listening(800/1)-(45 scores) Speaking(800/2)-(45 scores) Reading(800/3)-(120 scores) Writing(800/4)-(90 scores) The maximum scores for each component is 45 for Listenin an! "pea#in $ 120 for %ea!in &omprehension an! 90 for 'ritin $ (ith an a re ate score of )00* The scores are then ra!e! in + ,an!s$ (ith -an! + the hi hest an! -an! 1 the .o(est* -an! +- /er0 oo! user (1 re ate! score:2+0-)00) /er0 oo! comman! of the .an ua e* 2i h.0 expressi3e$ f.uent$ accurate an! appropriate .an ua e: har!.0 an0 inaccuracies* /er0 oo! un!erstan!in of .an ua e an! contexts* 4unctions extreme.0 (e.. in the .an ua e* -an! 5- 5oo! user (1 re ate! score:220-259) 5oo! comman! of the .an ua e* Expressi3e$ f.uent$ accurate an! appropriate .an ua e ,ut (ith minor inaccuracies* 5oo! un!erstan!in of .an ua e an! contexts* 4unctions (e.. in the .an ua e* -an! 4- &ompetent user (1 re ate! score:160-219) "atisfactor0 comman! of the .an ua e* "atisfactor0 expressi3e an! f.uent$appropriate .an ua e ,ut (ith occasiona. inaccuracies* "atisfactor0 un!erstan!in of .an ua e an! contexts* 4unctions satisfactori.0 in the .an ua e* -an! )- Mo!est user (1 re ate! score:140-179) Mo!est comman! of the .an ua e* Mo!est.0 expressi3e an! f.uent$appropriate .an ua e ,ut (ith noticea,.e inaccuracies* Mo!est un!erstan!in of .an ua e an! contexts* 1,.e to function mo!est.0 in the .an ua e* -an! 2- Limite! user (1 re ate! score:101-1)9) Limite! comman! of the .an ua e* Lac#s expressi3eness$ f.uenc0 an! appropriac0: inaccurate use of the .an ua e resu.tin in ,rea#!o(n in communication* Limite! un!erstan!in of .an ua e an! contexts* Limite! a,i.it0 to function in the .an ua e* -an! 1- Extreme.0 .imite! user (-e.o( 100) 8oor comman! of the .an ua e* Una,.e to use .an ua e to express i!eas: inaccurate use of the .an ua e resu.tin in fre9uent ,rea#!o(ns in communication* Litt.e or poor un!erstan!in of .an ua e an! contexts* 2ar!.0 a,.e to function in the .an ua e*
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Sample MUET essay on fuel price Question: The rising fuel price has pushed up the price of other consumer products. How will this affect the society? Give your opinion. You should write at least 3 ! words. "hen tac#ling this $uestion% one should thin# in terms of : &. short term effect% '. mid term and finally 3. long term. This $uestion gauges a student(s level of critical thin#ing and prediction. ) would li#e to stress that it is unnecessary to pepper the entire essay with *om*astic words. +etter to #eep it short and simple. ,ote: affect -ver*.% effect -noun. Here(s a sample answer. /oney is always an issue in today(s era of materialism. /ost people need it for *asic survival while the luc#y few indulge in lu0uries without worrying a*out money. )n my opinion% ) strongly agree that the rising fuel price has pushed up the price of other consumer products and this will definitely affect the society. )n this essay% ) would li#e to touch on the effects this price increase has on society today% namely increasing vice activities% widening the gap *etween the rich and the poor and affecting the population trend in the long term. 1irst and foremost% society will immediately *e affected *y the rise in fuel prices *ecause consumer products will *e more costly and this leads to an increase of vice activities. This is *ecause *asic necessities such as rice% flour% sugar and so on will *e in great demand and some warehouses will store or hoard the items to further increase the price of the product. /oreover% in the newspapers today% reports of smuggling of these items prove that this vice activity is on the rise. 1or e0ample% the recent sugar price hi#e caused a furor among the /alaysian society as it costs more fuel to travel to and from the supermar#et and when arriving% most places had run out of stoc# even though the government had allocated '#g of sugar to one person. Therefore% the fuel price increase had definitely caused more hardships to society today.
2econdly% it is undenia*le that the rise in fuel prices leads to the widening of the gap *etween the rich and the poor. This is due to the fact that people are greatly affected *y the price of *asic necessities such as food and fuel in particular. 1urthermore% the rich people will still *e a*le to afford such things *ut the poor will face greater challenges as the popular saying goes: 3The rich get richer% and the poor get poorer.3 1or instance% when money is used to purchase consumer products that are necessary for survival% then less money will *e spent on health and dental chec#4up% educational purposes and others. Thus% it is clear that the fuel price hi#e will further stress on the differences *etween the rich and the poor which is such a tragedy. Last *ut not least% in the long term the population trend or demographics of the society will *e greatly affected. This means that new families will consciously decide not to have too many children in order to increase their $uality of life. )n addition% society is now more aware of *irth control and family planning so this will greatly reduce the population as most families will have & to children instead of more. Ta#e for e0ample% new families with less children will surely spend less on *asic necessities li#e food% clothes% transport and many more. Hence% the demographics of the whole country will *e affected and this in turn will reduce our wor#force which will affect our country(s productivity and prosperity. )n short% there are many short term to long term effects of a fuel price increase which includes more crimes li#e hoarding and smuggling will occur and this leads to the widening of the gap *etween the rich and the poor as well as a change in the society(s demographics. ) still strongly *elieve that the rising fuel price has pushed up the price of other consumer products and this will surely cause a negative impact to society. The government must find a way to sta*ilise the fuel price at a reasona*le rate so that it does not affect the productivity of this country towards achieving the aspirations of the nation for 5ision '!'!.
