SPM 2015 Tips: Bahasa Melayu (BM)

SPM Bahasa Malaysia is a rather difficult subject to score an A+. In fact, less than 10 students
from my school managed to secure an A+ for this subject every year. As Bahasa Malaysia is our
national language, the minimum marks to secure an A+ is rather high (usually 85 to 90),
depending on the baseline every year.

A. General guidelines
To do well in this subject, you will have to constantly improve your language skills. Try
reading articles from Malay newspaper and magazines ( I recommend Dewan Siswa by DBP).
I recommend you to attend tuition if possible because most tuition teachers will
provide extra tips and notes which will come in handy during your exams.
Before your exam, you are advised to focus more on karangan and KOMSAS.
B. Tips for karangan
You should try reading sample essays whenever you are free. This will help you to have
more ideas when writing your karangan.

Memorize some "ungkapan indah" and "peribahasa". They will be useful when you are
writing the introduction of your essays

If your entire essay has no ungkapan indahs at all, your essay might be 1 grade lower
than the original grade.

Use a variety of sentence structure. This helps to make your essay more interesting.

Avoid grammatical errors.

C. Tips for rumusan
Rumusan is my favourite part of the entire BM paper because it's the EASIEST to SCORE.
If you are well prepared, you might be able to score full marks in this section!

In this section you will be asked to summarize on 2 topics. One of them is isi tersurat
while the other is isi tersirat.Underline the relevant Isi tersurat in the passage. You should
answer in 4 paragraphs, each containing Pendahuluan, Isi Tersurat, Isi Tersirat and Penutup.

Count the total number of words and make sure that your answer is not longer than 120
words, otherwise the remaining part of your answer will not be marked, and marks may be
deducted. State the exact number of words below your essay.

Nama khas, penanda wacana, peribahasa and kata ganda are counted as one word only.
If your answer is longer than 120 words, try cancelling off the unnecessary words in your
answer and replacing longer phrase with shorter phrase of the same meaning. If it still exceeds
120 words, cancel off some of the extra Isi Tersurat or Isi Tersirat you wrote.

For all parts of Rumusan, you must answer in continuous writing form and not point
form, otherwise marks can be deducted. You should also write the answer in complete
sentences. Make sure that the grammar is correct.
D. Tips for Pemahaman Petikan Umum
When answering question on meaning of phrases, replace every word in the phrase with
another word that has the same meaning if possible. If that is not possible, you should explain
the phrase in your own sentence.

When answering questions based on the passage given, you must look for the answers
from the passage/extract. You need not use your own words and you can copy directly, but
sometimes you may have to make some changes to suit your answer

When answering questions on your own opinion (KBKK), you should give your own ideas
and do not look for the answers from the passage/extract given.Ideas given must be logical and
relevant.
E. Tips for Pemahaman KOMSAS

Answers must be in complete sentences and not point form.

Make sure there is no grammatical error

Make sure that the grammar is correct. If the question does not state the number of
answers you need to write, then the number of answers needed depends on the marks
allocated. Basically, one answer gives one mark,
You are advised to give extra answers
Marks will only be given for correct answers. No mark will be deducted for wrong
answers.
F. Tips for tatabahasa section
There are 5 parts in this section. When answering, you are advised to read the
questions carefully.

For the first part, you are required to construct a sentence based on the word given.
The sentence constructed must be able to show that you really understand the meaning of that
word given.

For the third and forth part, you will need to identify errors in the sentence given and
correct those errors. To score well in this section, you will have to do a lot of practices.

For the fifth section, you will be tested on peribahasa. If the question asks you to
explain the meaning of Peribahasa, your answer should be clear and detailed. If the question
asks you to make a sentence using Peribahasa, your sentence must be able to show that you
really understand the meaning of the Peribahasa. The sentence do not have to be very long. If
the question asks you to fill in the blanks using Peribahasa or state a Peribahasa based on the
situation, give the most suitable Peribahasa according to the question.

You are advised to read through all the peribahasa that are listed in your Form 1 to
Form 5 textbook

For this section, you cannot give extra answers. If you do so, marks will be deducted if
any of your extra answers is wrong.
G: Tips for novel
Answers should be in continuous form and not point form

Avoid grammatical errors

Read your novel in the beginning of the year and not weeks before SPM

Scoring SPM Bahasa Melayu - Karangan (Part 1 of 2)

Posted by Chong

A reader asked how to score an A in SPM Bahasa Melayu at Malaysia Students Forum. Since I was
able to score a 1A in my SPM Bahasa Melayu, I have the responsibility to help other SPM
candidates to get an A in this subject too. ;-) For your information, you have to pass SPM
Bahasa Melayu to be eligible to continue your studies in form six or local university. Those who
dont pass Bahasa Melayu will sit for SPM July Paper (SPM Kertas Julai) the year after they have
had their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination.
Firstly, I would like to share the effective tips to score well in Paper 1 (Kertas 1) with you. For
section A (bahagian A), you will have to write an essay within 200 to 250 words based on the
material (bahan rangsangan) given. You should ensure that the length of your essay is within
the suggested length and should not exceed it though I learned from my teacher that
candidate can actually write to the maximum of 255 words.
Lihat gambar di bawah dengan teliti. Huraikan pendapat anda tentang usaha-usaha yang perlu
dilakukan untuk menangani gejala vandalisme. Panjang huraian anda hendaklah antara 200

hingga 250 patah perkataan.

Source: SPM Bahasa Melayu Kertas 1 (1103/1) November 2005 Bahagian A
One of the questions often asked by the candidates is should candidate write the whole essay
on the material given or on the topic given. For instance, in SPM Bahasa Melayu 2005 paper 1,
the question for section A is just four pictures showing public property being damaged as the
result of vandalism and graffiti. There is a title in bold type read: GEJALA
VANDALISME (Vandalism). Some candidates worry that they might lose the content marks if
they do not write mainly about the material (images).
Actually, candidates do not have to write about the pictures (the wanton damage of public
property); instead they should write an essay on the topic Vandalism. They should write about
the causes (faktor/punca), effects (kesan) and/or actions (langkah mengatasinya) taken to
overcome problem depending on the question. So, for SPM 2005 (referring to the question),
candidate should write on the actions (usaha) to be taken to overcome vandalism. However, to
play safe, candidate can include a sentence or two describing the pictures given. (Sebagai
contoh, telefon awam dirosakkan dan dinding bangunan diconteng dengan bahasa kesat.)
For SPM Bahasa Melayu 2004 paper 1, the question for section A is similar to SPM 2005 in the
way the question being asked, in which show four pictures of various pollution as the result of
development with the title PEMBANGUNAN DAN ALAM SEKITAR (The Development and the
Environment) at the centre of the pictures. So, student should not write the whole essay about
the pictures. Instead, student should write the essay focussing on the topic the Development
and the Environment.
Since section A of paper 1 tests mainly on the Malay language and not the content, your essay
should be grammatically correct (ayat gramatis) besides showing wide vocabulary (kosa kata
luas) and interesting phrases (fasa menarik). These tips work well for section B (bahagian B)
too!
Pilih satu daripada soalan di bawah dan tulis sebuah karangan yang panjangnya lebih
daripada 350 patah perkataan.
Source: SPM Bahasa Melayu Kertas 1 (1103/1) November 2005 Bahagian B
In section B, you have to choose one out of five questions provided and write a continuous
essay (esei) more than 350 words. Please note that if you prefer writing formatted essay
(karangan berformat), you have to write it in correct format to avoid mark deduction. Here is
a secret to score well in this section: write a lengthy essay! Why lengthy essay? This is because
a piece of lengthy writing gives the examiner an illusion impression that you can write very
well.
Personally, I usually wrote my SPM Malay continuous writing more than 700 words (about three
pages depending on your handwriting). Of course, your essay should not have too many errors
including but not limited to grammar, spelling and word choice errors. If however you tend to
make a lot of mistakes in your writing, I would advise you to write an essay about 500 words.
(more than two pages depending on your handwriting). The trick is to write your words in big
text size and ensure that there are not more than ten words in each line. In addition, use some
relevant idioms in your writing. Some of the common Malay idioms which you should have
mastered include but not limited to bulat air kerana pembetung, bulat manusia kerana
muafakat; melentur buluh biarlah dari rebungnya; biar mati anak, jangan mati adat and berat
sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing.
Some questions in section B are open questions which mean that you can write about the
causes (faktor/punca), effects (kesan) and/or actions (langkah mengatasinya) taken to
overcome a particular problem. For instance in SPM 2005, some questions have the keywords
ulas pernyataan di atas and berikan komen anda tentang pernyataan tersebut. Meanwhile,
some other questions have limited the scope of your essay. You can easily identify this type of
questions by looking for the keywords like berikan pendapat anda tentang peranan keluarga

dalam pembentukan sahsiah anak-anak and tulis rencana tentang usaha-usaha yang perlu
dilakukan oleh pihak berkenaan bagi meningkatkan mutu sukan negara.
For your information, the fifth question is always a literature-type question (soalan berbentuk
sastera). Most of the time, the question will ask the candidates to write a short stories
(cerpen) based on a theme or idiom (peribahasa) given. Choose this type of question only if you
have a sound mastery of Malay language. Generally, art stream students prefer this type of
question more than science stream students.
To increase the use of textbook in classroom, our government via Malaysian Examination
Council (Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia) has decided to limit the scope of some SPM essay
questions to the SPM syllabus since 2004. Hence you can actually spot the essay questions by
excluding the past years topics. Besides that, you can analyse the trial papers (kertas soalan
percubaan) essay questions. Here I show you a real instance where the trial question was
similar to the real SPM question. Last year, the fifth essay question (tulis cerpen berdasarkan
peribahasa bulat air kerana pembetung, bulat manusia kerana muafakat) in the real SPM
examination was identical with Terengganu second BM trial papers fifth question. Was it a
question leak (soalan bocor) or just a coincidence? There are a lot more real cases in other
subjects too!

Below, a recap of the main tips of this post:

Essays should be grammatically correct (ayat gramatis) besides showing wide vocabulary (kosa
kata luas) and interesting phrases (fasa menarik).
Section A
Ensure that the length of your essay is within the suggested length.
Do not write about the pictures. Instead, write an essay on the topic given.
Section B
Write lengthy essay about 700 words.
Use some relevant idioms in your writing.
Analyse the topics covered in your form four and five textbooks, past years questions
and trial papers.

Scoring SPM Bahasa Melayu Kertas 2 (Part 2 of 2)

Posted by Chong
In this post, I am going to guide you in answering SPM Bahasa Melayu Paper 2 (Kertas
2)effectively question by question. Before that, I think most of you will face one common
problem running out of time when answering this paper. Why? This is because you may have
spended too much time on summary (rumusan) and/or reading comprehension (pemahaman).
To overcome this problem, you should do your summary and write your answers for reading
comprehension quickly. Go to the next question if you face difficulty in answering a particular
question. Do not waste your time thinking for answer that you know you do not know.
Another thing to take note is that your answer for every question except summary and novel
should be written in one paragraph only. For instance, answer for reading comprehension
should be written as below:

This is the first sentence of your answer. This is the second sentence of your answer. Please
take note that you do not have to leave some space before you write your first sentence. This
is the fourth sentence of your answer.
Soalan 1: Rumusan Firstly, you should analyse the question carefully. Let say the question is
Baca petikan di bawah dengan teliti, kemudian buat satu rumusan tentangkesan-kesan
pencemaran air dan langkah mengatasinya. Panjang rumusan hendaklah tidak melebihi 120
patah perkataan.
Source: Peperiksaan Percubaan SPM 2006 Sekolah Berasrama Penuh

It is very clear that the summary you are going

to write will have kesan-kesan pencemaran air as the isi tersurat whilelangkah mengatasinya as
the isi tersirat. How to write the introductory paragraph (pendahuluan)? You should read the
passage thoroughly and quickly to identify (by underlining) all the isi tersurat while looking for
the main idea of the passage. Your introductory paragraph (sentence) should contain the main
idea of the passage. In this case, the main idea of the passage is the kesan pencemaran air.
However, you cannot use the keyword kesan because this keyword has been mentioned in the
question. Instead, you should use the alternative word for kesan such as implikasi and akibat.
Besides that, your introductory sentence should be more specific to get full marks (2 marks). A
good introductory sentence in this case is: Petikan membincangkan implikasi pencemaran air
kepada semua jenis hidupan di bumi.
For the second paragraph (isi tersurat), you should summarize the points related to akibat
daripada pencemaran air in the passage. Do not add your own point of view in writing theisi
tersurat. I suggest you to write about six to seven isi tersurat and two to three isi tersirat as
long as your summary does not exceed the number of words permitted.

This combination of isi tersurat and isi tersirat works well for
most of us because we can easily identify the isi tersurat in the passage. The reason I suggest
two points for isi tersirat is that you will not get any mark if the point you have written is not
included in the marking schema. You should write the isi tersirat in paragraph three. In writing
the isi tersirat, you should write your own point of view not mentioned in the passage. In this
example, you should write on usaha mengatasinya. Lastly, for the conclusion (kesimpulan), you
should always write it in this format:

Kesimpulannya, [semua pihak/pihak apa] harus/patut/perlu bekerjasama untuk mengatasi

[masalah yang dibincangkan] supaya/demi [kesan baik].
For this particular example, the conclusion should be written like this:Kesimpulannya, semua
pihak mestilah bekerjasama dalam menangani masalah pencemaran air supaya rakyat Malaysia
mendapat bekalan air yang selamat.
Soalan 2: Pemahaman For questions asking the meaning of certain words (rangkai kata), you
must not repeat the words being asked in the question in your answer. For instance, you answer
to the question Berikan maksud rangkai kata rakus mengejar keuntungan must not contain
the words rakus, mengejar and keuntungan. An excellent answer for this question would be
Rangkai kata ini bermaksud gelojoh mencari faedah.
For questions asking for your opinion, you should write your own answer not referring to the
passage. For this type of questions, the marks allocated for them indicate the number of points
you should write in your answer. One mark indicates that your answer should contain one point;
two marks indicate your answer should contain two points; the same goes to three marks for
three points. However, four marks usually indicate that your answer should contain only two
points with elaboration.
For questions referring to the excerpts of the literature text, you should answer what you have
learned in form four and five literature. So, a sound mastery of the entire literature syllabus in
form four and five will help you to answer question 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) correctly and quickly.
Most of the time, you can forecast the actual SPM questions by analyzing the literature texts in
various states trial papers. Most of the time, there will be question like Huraikan dua
perwatakan Daneng daripada petikan dan satu perwatakan daripada keseluruhan cerpen.
Some of you might now know that if you can spot more than twoperwatakan in the petikan,
you can actually write the additional perwatakan forperwatakan daripada keseluruhan cerpen.
So, you can actually get all the answers by referring to the text given even though the question
asks for perwatakan daripada keseluruhan cerpen. Give one example for each perwatakan in
your answer. Daneng seorang yang tetap pendiriannya. Sebagai contoh, dia tidak mahu
meninggalkan kampung halamannya.
Soalan 3: Pengetahuan dan Kemahiran Bahasa For bina ayat, you should underline the words
given in the questions for the ease of marking by the examiner. For questions 3(c) and 3(d),
underline the words which you have changed or corrected in the answers. Question 3 tests your
mastery of Malay language, whether you know it or you do not. So, I do not have any great tips
to share with you on how to answer this question perfectly.
Soalan 4: Novel Make sure you have read the original novels before you step into the
examination hall. You should have read these novels in your form four and five. In addition to
that, you should read and memorize the notes about the literature aspects of the two novels
since the question will ask you to make comparison between both of the novels you have read.
Give one example to support each point in your answer.
Below, a recap of the main tips of this post:
- Answer the questions quickly or you will run out of time.
- Answers except for summary and novel questions should be written in one paragraph.
Soalan 1: Rumusan Do not repeat the keywords in the questions.
Soalan 2: Pemahaman Tips on answering various types of questions.
Soalan 3: Pengetahuan dan Kemahiran Bahasa Underline where necessary.

Soalan 4: Novel Read and memorize the notes on the literature aspects of the novels you
have read in form four and five.

SPM 2015 Sejarah Tips

Score A Now!
A few readers ask me about some SPM 2015 Sejarah Tips to be applied in this
coming spm 2015. Are you also the one who always fail your Sejarah Paper? Then,
you must read this! Sejarah has been listed as a must-passed subject since year
2013 by Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia. As mentioned by Utusan Malaysia, the
reason is to nurture the patriotism value in each student. Therefore, you must put
more effort on Sejarah if you want to get your SPM certificate. Lets talk about
the SPM 2015 Sejarah Tips from Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3.
First of all, Sejarah is a subject that needs you to memorize on facts and incidents.
So, you have to spend a lot of time to read the textbook, in order to get a higher
score in SPM. Since you still have 3 months more from now, consider to study for 3
to 5 chapter each week. If you find dizzy when facing the whole big paragraph, you
can buy some reference books that summarize them into point form. Also, get
yourself some Sejarah comic books which are quite popular now. This is because we
can memorize images 225% faster than words, as I mentioned in the Tips to Focus
for SPM Exam Better.

Paper 1 (Consists of 40 question and stands for

30% in total marks).
Since 40 questions is equivalent to 30% of total marks, each question is
approximately equals to 1 mark. As you know, the purpose of Paper 1 is to test with
our Sejarah knowledge. Thus, to get a full marks in this paper, you should try your
best to study the textbook and remember those historical facts.

Tips 1 for Paper 1: Answer every question

Try to answer all questions although you are not sure about the answer. See
7 Ways to improve SPM Objective Paper if you wish to improve your Paper 1
result. Remember, never leave your paper blank. Although you are not sure about

your answer, cancel out those answers with least possible. Pick the last answer left.
This could increase your percentage of getting marks by 75% !
However, if you just leave it unanswered, you wont get any marks on it.

Tips 2: SPM 2015 Sejarah Tips for Lazy Students

I bet you are one of the lazy students. And, this tip is right for you!
Most of the questions in Sejarah Paper 1 are set to test our knowledge. Therefore,
around 80% of the questions are asked based on the facts. In this case, there is
a sure-win SPM 2015 Sejarah tips that could make you score higher marks in paper
1. This way could ensure anyone, including those who seldom read sejarah textbook,
to secure at least 25 questions. Want to know more? That is, you just practice on a
lot of model paper for Kertas 1.
Hmm, not convinced yet? Heres the reason why this SPM 2015 sejarah tips is
important. Think about it, have you ever did the same question in paper 1 in your
exam? I bet you must have met this situation. This is because, sometime the
examiners dont want to waste so much time to think about a whole new set of
questions. So, they would at least get one or two questions from past year or trial
spm 2014 paper.
Furthermore, Sejarah Paper 1 is set to test our historical knowledge. Remember, all
those knowledge are facts, no one could change it as what we wish. Thus, it isnt
weird if you met the same questions again and again.
Lets have a look on some of the Trial SPM 2014 Sejarah Paper :

Trial SPM 2014 Johor

The trial spm paper 2014 is from Johor. But, how much time have you came across
this question? I believe when you open any set of SPM model papers, you would at
least find 2 in it. Lets see another sample question in Sejarah Paper 1 from Melaka.

Yeah, this is another popular question in Melaka Trial SPM paper. You might fail you
Sejarah Paper if you cant answer this.
Therefore, practise on tonnes of Sejarah Paper 1 question can get you memorize all
the question bank. Remember, diligent is needed along with the apply of SPM 2015
Sejarah Tips.

Ultimate SPM 2015 Sejarah Tips for Paper 1

Sejarah Paper 1 is consists of 40 question, and do you know, ratio of Form 4 and
Form 5 question is 50:50? But how is that important?

Paper 2 (consists of 100 points and stands for

50% in total marks)
Paper 2 stands a lot in Kertas Sejarah SPM, and I would focus more SPM 2015
Sejarah Tips in this paper. As you know, you can find a lot of Analisis SPM Sejarah
from other site or books. You can make use of those information to gain higher score
in SPM.
You can also check for the Analysis Sejarah for SPM 2015 now to see whats going
to come out this year!
While in Paper 2, the main key to success is by studying really hard. You really have
to remember all those facts in your textbook if you want to get high marks on it.
However, the introduction of KBAT or HOTS questions do help us a lot. You no
longer need to memorize 100% for Sejarah Kertas 2. Instead, in Kertas SPM
2014, 60% of the questions are about Higher Order Thinking Skills. So, you just
have to remember the facts for 40 percents of questions.

Section A (subjective question)

There are 40 marks for subjective questions. One of the SPM 2015 Sejarah
Tips that I keep mentioning is, do a lot of practice. This is because, you may come
through the same question during the SPM exams. Of course, you would have better
memory on their answers.

Read through the question above. You may be surprised that, the marks for facts
question stand only 4 marks. However, you have to secure 6 marks in KBAT
questions. And do you find hard in the question? I would suppose no. Just write
down any answers that is reasonable for HOTS. Most examiners are kind-heart.

Section B (essay question)

The structure for essay question is similar to subjective paper since SPM 2014. Most
of them are HOTS question, so, just answer them logically. Then, the marks would
be yours!

Secret SPM 2015 Sejarah Tips

Whats all about with the secret SPM 2015 sejarah tips? What I want to share with
you is the marking instruction written in the marking scheme (skema jawapan). Do

you know, students can write as many answers as they could during the Sejarah
paper?
Lets say, in the image above, the question asks for Apakah kepentingan
perlembagaan kepada negara kita. Although only 2 marks are given, you can actually
write more than 3 or even 4 answers! Why should you do so? This is to secure your
marks in question you are not confident with. However, do not so in questions that
have clear answers. Or else, you would end up with insufficient time.

Paper 3 (consists for 100 points and stands for

20% in total marks)
Tips #1: Train your speed
You are given 3 hours to write down more than 2500 words. You have to ensure
that you can write 14 words per minute, and at the same time, neatly. Otherwise,
the examiner wont give you any marks if they cant understand you.

Tips #2: Gather as many info as you can.

Since you are given the main topic of Sejarah Paper 3 one month earlier, why dont
you gather all the sample answer 1 month before the SPM? Do not wait for the day
before the exam, you wont get much information. If you need any Paper 3 Sample
Answer, you can visit Meja Panitia SMK Tanjung Bunga website. The teacher has
provided a few sample answer of Paper 3 on each subtopics.

Tips #3: Arrange your info

Most of the students failed in this step which cause them couldnt finish the Sejarah
Kertas 3 on time. Just gathering all the information around the internet wont be
enough if you cant find them on the exam. Arrange the subtopics you have gathered
in the alphabetical order. Then, write down all those subtopics you have gathered in
a paper. This would certainly help you to save your time to find the answer during
the Sejarah Paper 3 session.

Ultimate SPM 2015 Sejarah Tips for Paper 3

Applying only one tip from above is not enough for you to score full marks in Sejarah
Paper 3. So, the ultimate SPM 2015 sejarah tips for Paper 3 require you to apply all
three tips on above during your SPM examination. Other than that, read through all
the subtopics sample answer you have gathered before the exams. Why doing so?
This is because, you have a clear thought about what information you have in your
hands. You wont let anxiety pull your Paper 3 marks down at the end.
Also, you can write as many answer as possible in Paper 3. If you really have much
time left behind. Just do it!

Conclusion
This SPM 2015 Sejarah Tips wont make any effect if you do not work hard on this
Sejarah subject. The study tips that I shared above are just ways to further improve
your grades in this coming SPM 2015.