SPM English: Part 1

English/Bahasa Inggeris(BI) is a core subject in SPM. It is made up of two written papers and an oral exam. It can be pretty difficult to study for this subject because like BM it's a language subject and requires a substantial amount of time(you might not necessarily have) to improve.

Format

Paper 1
Time: 1 hours 45 minutes
Marks: 85 marks

• Section A (30 min) - 35m
  -Directed Writing
  -Write an essay based on the given topic and the picture/graphic given.
• Section B (1 hr 15 min) - 50m
  -Continuous Writing
  -Write on one of the five given topics

Paper 2

Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Marks: 70 marks

• Section A: Multiple Choice Questions- 15m
  - Stimuli & Rational Cloze (15 Questions)
• Section B: Structure- 10m
  - Information Transfer (10 Questions)
• Section C: Limited Response and Open Response - 25m
  - Reading Comprehension (5 Questions)
  - Summary (1 Question)
• Section D: Literature- 20m
  - Poem (1 Question)
  - Novel (1 Short Essay Question)

* Paper 1 & 2 are marked dually by the Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia (MPM) and the GCE Cambridge O Level examination board, resulting in two scores. It is harder to score an A for the GCE board and is important for anyone wishing to study in universities abroad.

Paper 3

Based on your oral exams which are conducted by your class' English teacher.

Source: Uni Digest

---> SPM English: Part 2 <--- 

(About how to score well in the exams)