101 MUET Hacks - A Cheat Sheet For MUET Report Writing

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MUET Report Writing
July 18, 2014 by mohd ezuddin — 9 Comments
There are so many web links on the Internet that promote How to write a
better report (MUET report writing in particular). In fact, di erent set of
questions require a speci c know-how so that one will be able to write a
decent report; or may be a much more better report.
To do MUET report writing, the focus should be given more on producing

syntheses from the given stimuli OR providing relevant analyses. If one
could NOT synthesise, JUST analyse. There is NO speci c requirement
for the candidates to write a number of syntheses plus some analyses, vice
versa. The candidates may focus on either writing the analyses only or
syntheses only. Bare in mind, synthesizing is much tricky. Reason being, if
1 synthesis statement is not relevant or wrong, it could in fact a ect the rest
of the syntheses in the report.
While the format is a lil bit the same as writing an essay (some say it is
entirely di erent), MUET report writing emphasizes on writing what we
nd from the stimuli (visuals) given in the question. Hence the name
“report” in its literal sense is actually a report, which requires some skills in
writing.
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So,what do we need to do?

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Know the format. The items like Title, Introduction, Overview / Overall
trend, Analysis & Synthesis, Conclusion are very important to produce a
200-words MUET reportHOME writing. Let’s have a lookKEDAI
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itemsMARI
for MUET
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report writing, one by one. Refer to the sample question.
1. Title
This may be extracted from the given instruction or found in the titles of
the given stimuli. In other words, one may join a title from a visual to
another visual. The number of words for the title is not counted.
“ e.g Drama Competition Prizes and the Number of Participants

(2012-2013)
2. Introduction
A statement that clearly mentions the charts and includes speci c data
(year/month/week/day) when introducing the report.
For starters, the following opening sentences can be used;-
The chart shows..
Figure 1 shows …. And table 1 shows….

The visuals illustrate..
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The stimuli demonstrate..
“ e.g The tables show Drama

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Competition Prizes KEDAI MARI MARI
and number of MY BAND AKU INI
participants in secondary schools in 2012 and 2013.
3. Overview and General Trend (use either one)
Overview
It shows the connection or the link between the visuals. The easiest way to
link the idea between the visuals is to use words like in uence, a ect or
other related words.
“ e.g The increase in the prize money for secondary schools in the
Drama Competition from 2012 to 2013 might have in uenced the
increase in the number of participants in 2013.
General Trend
It shows the overall movement or pattern of an item in comparison.
“ e.g Generally, there was an increase in prize money for all

secondary school prizes from 2012 to 2013
4. Analysis
A statement that contains the following items:-
Key Feature (KF) Refers to the items being discussed
Trend (T) Refers to the change or movement of the data
Data (D) Refers to the item that can be presented in percentage,
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What are those items really about HANDOUTS KEDAI
for MUET report MARI Just
writing? MARIlook at
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the samples below. Key features are highlighted in green where as the
group of data are highlighted in red.
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What about the trend? I mean the movement of the data? The movement
can be categorized into 4; increase, decrease, uctuate and static. The best
way is to use variety of synonyms like skyrocket, rise, boost, doubled, hike,
plummet, plunge, fall etc etc. Let’s look at an example.
“ The third prize (KF) for primary school (KF) remained unchanged
(T) at RM1,000-00 (D) but there was an increase (T) of RM1,000-
00 from RM2,000-00 to RM3,000-00 (D) for secondary school over
the two years (D).
More examples:
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Both primary and secondary overall best drama prize money
doubled from RM1,300-00 to RM2,600-00 and from RM1,800-00
to RM3,600-00 respectively
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Secondary school’s second prize money had a higher boost from

RM2,500-00 (2012) to RM4,000-00 (2013) than primary school’s
which increased from RM1,500-00 to RM2,000-00 respectively in
the two years.
Perak recorded the most participants in 2012 and 2013 with 29 and
54 respectively.
Meantime, Kedah charted the least with 11 and 22 participants each
in 2012 and 2013.
5. Synthesis
A. Using superlative to compare 2 statements in 2 years that contain

the above item. Comparison can be within the same stimulus as well.
The appropriate superlatives (depending on the visuals) are highest
and lowest
“ e.g. The lowest prize money went to the best actor for both schools
at RM400-00 each in 2012.
B. Write a statement by making links (L) between the given stimuli

(between visuals)
“
“ e.g. The almost double growth in the number of secondary school

participants in all states in 2013 was probably due (L) to the
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increase in prize money from 2012 to 2013.
6. Conclusion
Rephrase the overview or the general trend.
Tip: Use an opposite voice i.e passive or active voice statement when
rephrasing the overview.
“ e.g To conclude, the prize money in 2013 in uenced the increase of

the number of participants in secondary schools for year 2012 and
2013.
OR, simply rephrase by using other linking word when linking the ideas.
“ e.g In conclusion, the increase in prize money from 2012 to 2013

has an e ect on the number of participants in secondary schools
in 2013.
Below are the sample answer for MUET report writing.
Drama Competition Prizes and the Number of Participants in Secondary

Schools.
The visuals demonstrate the Drama Competition Prizes and the Number
of Participants for Secondary Schools in 2012 and 2013.
The increase in number of participants for secondary schools from 2012 to

2013 was in uenced by the increase in the prize money for the secondary
schools Drama Competition 2013.
The 1st prize money was recorded the highest in 2012 for primary and
secondary school at RM2500-00 and RM3000-00 and in 2013, it showed a
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similar trend. Nevertheless, the best actor recorded the lowest prize money
in 2012 for primary and secondary school each at RM400-00. For the
overall best drama, the prize
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increased twofold from
KEDAI RM1300-00
MARI MARI to
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RM2600-00 and from RM1800-00 to RM3600-00 between 2012 to 2013

respectively. While Perak recorded the most participants in 2012 and 2013
with 29 and 54 respectively, Kedah charted the least with 11 and 22
participants each in same years. Lastly, the third prize for primary school
remained unchanged at RM1,000-00 but there was an increase of RM1,000-
00 from RM2,000-00 to RM3,000-00 for secondary school over the past
two years.
To conclude, the prize money in 2013 might have in uenced the increase of
the number of participants in secondary schools for year 2012 and 2013.
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Looking for MUET report writing exercise

book?
Well, I believe that everyone has his or her on way to achieve what they
want. I hope by providing the above posting would actually give a heads up
for the coming MUET examination. The above posting was adapted and
modi ed from the book below.
Most (not all because I have my own share of the fame as well) of the
credits and recognition belong to the original authors. The book is suitable
for MUET candidates who cater for more examples & activities and to
order the book, please contact the author via email at
weekseng@gmail.com or visit his website, weekokseng.com.
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titan says
July 18, 2014 at 6:39 am
huh..ada gak macam ni ye. haha
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mohd ezuddin says

July 18, 2014 at 9:25 am
Yang “macam ni” tu yang macam mana? Adakah kerana cheat sheet?
Hahaha..
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http://marthaindriya.wordpress.com/ says
July 19, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Spot on with this write-up, I seriously feel this

website needs a great deal more attention. I’ll probably be returning to
see more, thanks for the advice!
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Insania says
July 30, 2014 at 7:38 pm
Dude… x sangka ko post cara2 nak jawab MUET Short Report Writing kat
blog ko. Apa kata ko masukkan jugak cara2 nak jawab Extended Writing,
especially Argumentative Essay? Bebudak yg amik MUET aku rasa ramai
gak yg hadapi problem nak achieve good score… Lebih2 lagi ‘maturity level’
diorang. Pepehal pon kita jumpa lepas cuti Aidil tri kat opis…
MUAHAHAHAHA.
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kin says
August 1, 2015 at 1:40 pm
OMG. you will receive tons of pahala coz of your accurate and simple
explanation. Keep it up!
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hani says
December 6, 2016 at 12:32 pm
Teacher, for this kind of essay, how many paragraphs should we write. And
does the tittle will be counted. tq…
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mohd ezuddin says

December 6, 2016 at 1:02 pm
Hi, salam.. 4 or 5 paragraphs will do. One paragraph for each -> intro,
overview, analysis/ synthesis and closing. (Depends on your style of
writing too.)
For the title, normally, it isn’t counted.
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Anonymous says
August 4, 2017 at 8:42 pm
So how about 3 paragraph ? Ok ka tu ? And sy still tak dpt catch analyse

dgn synthesis ni
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Miss Ann says

January 11, 2018 at 9:56 pm
Thanks sangat2 owner admin ni ajar mcm ni seriously mudah difahami

kalau kita faham betul2…Thanks
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