HOW CANDIDATES SCORE IN THE MUET?

TEST COMPONENT MAXIMUM SCORELISTENING 45SPEAKING 45READING 120WRITING 90TOTAL300

BAND AGGREGATED SCORE DESCRIPTION

Band 6
260-300
• Very good user
• Very good command of the language.
• Highly expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language: hardly any inaccuracies.
• Very good understanding of language and contexts.
• Functions extremely well in the language.

Band 5
220-259
• Good user
• Good command of the language
• Expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language but with minor inaccuracies.
• Good understanding of language and contexts.
• Functions well in the languageBand 4180-219
• Competent user.• Satisfactory command of the language
.• Satisfactory expressive and fluent, appropriate language but with occasional inaccuracies.
• Satisfactory understanding of language and contexts.
• Functions satisfactorily in the language

Band 3
140-179
• Modest user.
• Modest command of the language.
• Modestly expressive and fluent, appropriate language but with noticeable inaccuracies.
• Modest understanding of language and contexts.
• Able to function modestly in the language

Band 2
101-139
• Limited user.
• Limited command of the language.
• Lacks expressiveness, fluency and appropriacy : inaccurate use of the language resulting in breakdown in communication.
• Limited understanding of language and contexts.
• Limited ability to function in the language.

Band 1
Below 100
• Extremely limited user
• Poor command of the language.
• Unable to use language to express ideas: inaccurate use of the language resulting in frequent breakdowns in communication.
• Little or poor understanding of language and contexts.• Hardly able to function in the language.