MUET November 2006 Essay Question

The essay topic for Malaysian University English Test (MUET) November 2006 Paper 4 Writing is:

It is very important that the young workforce prepares itself to meet the present day challenges in order for a country to achieve developed nation status.

Do you agree with this statement? Write your opinion with reasons and examples to support it. The essay to be written should not be fewer than 250 words.

The MUET Paper 4 Writing consists of two questions, Summary and Essay Writing. The duration is one hour and a half. The suggested timing is 40 minutes for Summary Writing and 50 minutes for Essay Writing. However, candidates often run out of time in writing the essay because they have spent too much time answering the Summary question.

The Summary Writing question for MUET November 2006 is based on a text adapted from local newspaper, The New Straits Times (May 8, 2004). Candidates are required to write a summary on how conflict can be managed.

The MUET November 2006 results of the candidates are scheduled to be released in January 2007. School candidates will get the results from the respective schools whereas the MUET results will be mailed to private candidates.

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EST Scientific Essay Marking Schema

A* - Excellent (29-30 marks)
- All the criteria for Grade A are satisfied
- Appropriate tone and terminology are used
- A convincing piece of scientific writing

A - Excellent (24-28 marks)
- Full realisation of the task set
- All the content points given are utilised and elaborated
- Viewpoints are effectively analysed and justified
- Accurate use of language with a few first draft slips

B – Competent (19-23 marks)
- Full realisation of the task set
- All the content points given are utilised and elaborated
- Viewpoints are reasonably well analysed and justified
- Accurate use of language with some minor errors

C – Satisfactory (13-18 marks)
- Partial achievement of the task set
- Some of the content points given are utilised and elaborated
- Viewpoints are satisfactorily analysed and justified
- Some minor errors and gross errors in language

D - Modest (7-12 marks)
- Unsatisfactory attempt at the task set
- Some of the content points given are utilised and minimally elaborated
- Viewpoints are unsatisfactory analysed and justified
- Many gross errors in language

E – Weak (1-6 marks)
- Insufficient attempt at the task set
- Content points are merely mentioned
- Viewpoints are neither analysed nor justified
- Language is wrong

From this schema, candidates can easily score high marks (band A or B) by not making gross errors besides providing at least an elaboration for each point. So, one final reminder before you step into the examination hall: double check your writing for grammatical and spelling errors before submitting it! This effective tip can be applied in your SPM English 1119 too!

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