SPM Studying Tips

[okaywhy]

sorry, should be...

'when will the new school session for the form 6 new batch begin next year?"

hope you all can understand my manglish.

[chenchow]

I personally do not know about it, and I think there hasn't been any public announcement on that matter yet. But I would believe that those who are going to NS won't be shortcharged. If you are really worry, then study ahead of time~!

[sno]

since i'm not doing anything right now(*bored), i wan to talk about the tips of how to score for the elective literature in english paper for SPM......
i realised that a lot of ppl who wanna take up the subject are clueless about its format n answering techniques when i wen to the forum on Malaysian English Language Teaching Association site
here's wat i posted on www.melta.org.my

the SPM literature paper will be divided into 5 sections

section A: personal response---this is 20 marks n u can answer the question based on any relevant text that u have studied.

section B: novel(if i remember correctly) its also 20 marks.
u only have to study one of the three selected novels.
each novels will have three questions with question a(4marks), b(6marks) n c(10 marks) respectively

section C: short stories 20 marks--it s a good idea to study jus a few short stories thoroughly. i only focused on one. however, u must acknowledged the others as u might need it for section A question

section D: drama20marks---prepare for jus one. there will also be question a, b, c for each drama question. it is advised that candidates are better off not doing shakespeare's drama as it is quite hard to answer

section E: poetry 20 marks. there are many themes. but u must focus on jus one. there are also questions a, b n c like novel,short stories n drama section.

the key to scoring the literature paper would be quoting from the text. Put "quotation marks"to highlight ur quotation.

for example, question: Describe Salim's feelings towards his mother.
answer: Salim is afraid of his mother. He sees her as "a fierce tiger" that drives him to become "an accomplished liar" in order to escape her abuse.

well something like that. sometimes it's hard to quote from poems but try to rephrase the lines into ur answers. it's best that u memorise the poems. i did. it's like learning a new song without music.


i think this subject is very easy to cope with if u like to read n can write without stumbling on grammar, anyone wana know more like get a copy of past year paper feel free to contact me......

[day_dreamer]

any tips for studying accountings? it's a terrible subject..............
also is it possible to score 95+% in biology???

[nxwen]

Originally Posted by day_dreamer

any tips for studying accountings? it's a terrible subject..............
also is it possible to score 95+% in biology???

For accountings, just know the formats of all the accounts and do lots of exercise. When doing exercise, try to do it fast and accurately. And set time limit on every question, once you exceeded the limit, go to the next question.
As for biology, I'm not familiar with the new format so can't comment.

[Agnes]

Hello, day_dreammer...well, to tell the truth...it is possible to get 95+ in Biology. I have just graduted from my secondary school(spm 2004).....and i have met people who scored 90+ in every subjects that they took... but they are not nerds..infact, they are quite active!

For biology, i would like to advise you to do more past year questions and understand the technique of answering them. Read will help you with the facts.

[HappyCat]

Originally Posted by day_dreamer

any tips for studying accountings? it's a terrible subject...........

hmmm...actually accounting not such terrible...
i have take PA paper in spm 2004 as extra subject and i score well.
the tips which i use is make an easy note and try to understand how to solve such questions, always do exercise, then is ok.
don't be confused by the questions.

I am jeszz n recently my fr invited me 2 tuition -form 6 n the sub i would like 2 take are bio,che ,mate ,n p.am .i went 2 jabatan pendidikan 2 ask 4 latest info bout form 6 ..i would lile 2 transfer school 2 sg.petani.i came fr perlis.so i dont know i should start 2 tuition now or start wen form 6 is started..
i hope 2 get more opinion fr u al ..thanks a lot..
some people told me that i no need so anxious or ..to tuition now ..but some people told me that it s good if u prepare earlier so i dont know ..
besides ,now i am just staying at home do nth it s really a waste of time,,form 6 maybe start on june..it s really a very long long time..i am so boring ..now i should tuition or self-revision ???please give me ur opinion ..tq ..or should i start 2 do the muet exercise??

[petertok]

Originally Posted by day_dreamer

any tips for studying accountings? it's a terrible subject..............
also is it possible to score 95+% in biology???

Personally , i think 95% in biology is achievable.. the scoring systems lies in the technique of answering..

Study as many past year/sample questions as possible to know the technique well especially in paper 3 where u must know how to answer questions on inferens , pemboleh ubah , hipotesis and all those related to a scientific report.

For my school however , in the spm trials the highest was 78 only... but 20+ of us got A1 in spm anyway.

[yen_05]

Originally Posted by day_dreamer

any tips for studying accountings? it's a terrible subject..............
also is it possible to score 95+% in biology???

Tips to score for principle of accounts~ Basically...it is all about time management. For paper I(objective) it is quite easy.40 questions in 1/1/2 hours. Just read up more about theories and the basic things of accounting. The crucial part is Paper II. Well, paper II...there are two section....Bahagian A(5 question answer all) and Bahagian B(2 questions choose 1). The time given in answering Paper II is 2/1/2 hours which is 150 minutes. The marks for paper II is 100 marks....so you would have to spare only 1.2 minutes for every marks. For instance, question 1 would be a document question and the total marks of this question is 29 marks and you will have 34.8 minutes to answer this particular question. 100 marks would make it 120 minutes in answering all the 6 questions. Please reserve 30 minutes to do checking(important).

Studying account effectively~ The very first thinglease remember the format of any kind of accounts properly(especially a/k dagangan,a/k untung rugi, kunci kira-kira, penyata kewangan,etc..). If you find it difficult to remember, then take out a piece of paper and write it down. Try this a few times until you can remember clearly about the format. When you are clear enough about the format, take out another piece of paper, then time yourself(maybe about 60 seconds), write down the format again without referring within 60 seconds. Okey....if you manage to do that, try attempting a few question on it after that. And be sure also about all the kredit and debit account. For example, a/k belian berbaki debit; a/k modal berbaki kredit.....
p/s: If you totally have no idea what that question about...please do not leave the question unattempted....whatever it is just catat only. As long as it is under the right account and the right place where it suppose to be...marks will be given...


Just my two cents of it....ways may vary from different individuals...