Pre-University or University English?

As you see the MUET is "Malaysian University English Test".  The name of this blog is "MUET: The Pre-University English".  The name is thus so in order to be more specific and not to confuse the readers.  Actually whatever the name is the (high) standard is the same - university English.

Confusion may arise when people start asking what is university English and what is the English before that?  Actually the readers or students need not be confused as it is not necessary for them to do that.  That is a sheer waste of time.  We would like it to be just that - their journey here should be a breeze without the worries and doubts.  It is our intention that when readers come here they would just do it and get on with it - get the benefits that they could find in this blog.  Got it?

The materials used in text books and MUET question papers are sourced from current newspapers articles, periodicals, journals and others of the same standard.  The students are expected to be at par with the standard of English in the MUET.  Undoubtedly there are many students who do not reach that mark and they need to work hard to measure themselves up to that "standard". 

MUET Made Easy - Malaysia Students Blog

MUET Made Easy - Malaysia Students Blog

The writer had portrayed an overall picture of MUET through the experience that she had when she took the MUET papers. She had reminded the candidates to practice and to prepare well beforehand to get the desired results in the MUET examinations.

If your vocabulary is limited, getting a good band, i.e. bands 4-6 is not going to be as easy as it sounds in this article. One of the key factors to do well in MUET is to have a competently sufficient vocabulary! The vocabulary is of preuniversity standard. The standards can be found and discernible in articles that come out in The Star, The New Straits Times and other respectable journals and magazines.  So, your vocabulary should measure up to these standards.  Otherwise you would not be able to understand even  simple instructions in the MUET papers. You may have strong feelings that you understand but actually you have misunderstood. You might be grasping things out of context.

I hope all of you will be doing well in MUET and will be able to be accepted into universities and other institutions of higher learning. All the best to you!