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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

All you need to know about MUET Report Writing

So you have no clue on report writing... well I'm here to help, as always. :P

Report Writing Formula:


TITLE

I + OV

KFs

S

Here is what i consider to be the 'must know' tips.

TIPS:
1. WRITE THE TITLE AND UNDERLINE
2. YOU CAN WRITE 'By Audrey Koh' UNDER THE TITLE BUT THIS IS OPTIONAL MEANING NO EXTRA MARKS OR DEDUCTION OF MARKS WILL BE GIVEN.
3. WRITE IN 3 PARAGRAPHS (MINIMUM, BODY CAN BE MORE THAN 1 PARA)


4. INTRODUCTIONS CONSISTS OF ONLY 2 SENTENCES (INTRODUCTION +OVERVIEW: I + OV)
I: 1ST SENTENCE WRITE THE TYPES OF GRAPHS/DIAGRAMS/HEADLINES ETC THAT YOU SEE IN THE QUESTION.

(The stimuli present a bar graphs on ... and a pie chart on ... etc.)

5. OV: 2ND SENTENCE WRITE ABOUT THE MOST OUTSTANDING TREND THAT COMBINES ALL THE STIMULI

(Generally, ... )

5. BODY - WRITE ONLY INFORMATION THAT IS OUTSTANDING (KEY FEATURES KFs, NOT FEATURES.. FEATURES JUST MEANS EVERY SINGLE POINT, YOU NEED TO BE SELECTIVE IN CHOOSING THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES ONLY)

(According to the __graph,../Based on the ___ chart,...)

6. CONCLUSION IS JUST ONE SINGLE SENTENCE AS SUMMARY S. JUST REWRITE THE OVERVIEW (2ND SENTENCE IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH) IN A DIFFERENT SENTENCE. DO NOT ADD YOUR OWN OPINIONS.
(In conclusion, ... )

7. ALL WORDS AFTER 200 IS NOT CHECKED/READ/EXAMINED. EXAMINERS WILL NOT READ AFTER THAT SO STICK TO THE WORD LIMIT. MPM REQUIRES ALL EXAMINERS TO ACTUALLY COUNT THE WORDS AND MARK THE 200TH WORD SO BE TRUTHFUL WHEN YOU WRITE THE NUMBER OF WORDS AT THE END OF THE REPORT.

8. TRY TO LINK ALL THE INFO AND EXPLAIN IT IN A SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE WAY. DO NOT COME OUT WITH DIFFICULT AND CONFUSING CALCULATIONS AS THIS IS NOT NECESSARY.

9. USE A WIDE VARIETY OF LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE THE STIMULI IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR VOCABULARY POWER. HOWEVER, DO NOT BE VERBOSE, AIM FOR ACCURACY.

10. GOOD LUCK, AND ALWAYS ANSWER THE ESSAY QUESTION FIRST BEFORE TRYING TO WRITE THIS REPORT. ESSAYS ARE 60% WHILE REPORTS ARE 40% AND IF U DONT COMPLETE YOUR ESSAYS WITH A MINIMUM 5 PARAGRAPH FORMAT, YOU CAN ONLY GET BAND 2 ON AVERAGE.



Here are some of my samples on good report writing.

http://muetmyway.blogspot.com/2010/11/report-writing-muet-8004-question-1.html


http://muetmyway.blogspot.com/2011/04/muet-report-writing-2011.html


How are reports marked?

Language - 20 marks
Task Fulfilment - 20 marks
____________________
Total - 40 marks

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18 comments:

  1. khadijahmajidNovember 12, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    THANKS A LOT..ITS SO HELPFUL :)

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  2. mizz feyNovember 13, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    Hi Miss. Just wanna ask about Listening Test. Can we highlight any info on the question paper by using highlighter pen, as the answer will be on the same paper??

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  3. Audrey KohNovember 13, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    pretty sure u can use a highlighter.. in fact that is what i tell my students to use. :P

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  4. mizz feyNovember 14, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Hehe okay Miss. Thanks! I'm really excited to end this exam! Wish me luck :)

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  5. marsNovember 15, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    ;)

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  6. marsNovember 15, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    Hi Miss, i want to ask u about writing section. How to trick the mark for both writing section? and I want to ask u how to prepare for my up coming MUET test on March 2012??

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  7. Audrey KohNovember 15, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    learn to use the right format. that is the only trick. the trick is hard world. keep posted..

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  8. xPaperplaneNovember 16, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    Hi Miss,
    According to my lecturer suggestion,
    is it ideal for us to split the body into 3 paragraphs if there are 2 graphs?
    1st body briefly describing the 1st graph and add in some own reasons/ideas?
    2nd body briefly describing the 2nd graph and add in some own ideas/reasons?
    3rd body comparing the 2 graphs?

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  9. Audrey KohNovember 16, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    as far as i know there is no extra marks for paragraphing for report writing. the examiners tell me that 3 paras are enough (intro, body and conclusion).. 2-3 paras for body is allowed if you think it is necessary. however, strongly advised NOT to add your own ideas/reasons if it CANNOT be proven in the stimuli given.

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  10. marsNovember 16, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Hi Miss,
    I want to ask u opinion about how to prepare for muet test for all component on march next year..?
    please suggest me...

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  11. SiuWaiNovember 17, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    hi , can i ask that in my content paragragh , can we wrote the key features in bracket form ??? such as number ?

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  12. AizulNovember 18, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    hi,can you post report sample for us.just for guides

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  13. Audrey KohNovember 18, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    can write in brackets, no prob.
    aizul: search my blog. lots of samples.

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  14. AnonymousNovember 19, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    miss, if one scored bnd 2 for writing, is there any possibilities of scoring bnd 4 for muet if he/she scored well in the other 3 part of muet (speaking,listening,reading) ?

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  15. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    mdm, if i wrote in 4 paragraph. can or not? :(

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  16. elanFebruary 29, 2012 at 10:12 PM

    its reli helpful thanks alot.. :-)

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  17. AnonymousOctober 21, 2012 at 3:34 AM

    thx!I can share this with my students. :)

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  18. AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    hello mdm. I just did my MUET 10 Nov ago. unfortunately, in Question 1 ( Writing ), I am so careless and I didn't even look at the raking .. and I did it opposite site. How much is minimum marks I will get? amalina_abubakar@ymail.com THANKS MDM.

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