Exam planning: match the response to each paper
Plan time and content for the actual 0696 paper structure, then review gaps before attempting full papers.
Section PAPER-STRUCTURE · Understand task forms, word ranges and assessment structure
Exam scope and assessment notes
Original StudyForA teaching foundations for the final June 2027 assessment cohort. All 11 mapped areas now link to teaching, including one exam-length fiction set, two linked non-fiction sources, a full directed-response model and four full composition models. These are original self-timed practice resources, not Cambridge papers, official mark schemes or predicted grades; written work is not automatically marked. Malay sample texts, spelling, register and model answers still require qualified Malay first-language teacher review. Further practice sets, the full genre range, reliable human marking and a sustained course of approximately 130 guided learning hours remain outstanding. The course has not been compared item by item with restricted School Support Hub resources. Cambridge has announced withdrawal after the final June 2027 assessment; availability is limited to administrative zones 4 and 5. Confirm entry with your centre.
Before you begin
- Read Standard Malay at a first-language level
- Follow the task focus and identify supporting evidence
Work on paper. Try each question before revealing help, and explain why your method works.
Quick readiness check
Before answering a language question, what should you identify first?
What you will learn
- Distinguish Paper 1 comprehension, directed writing and Paper 2 composition tasks.
- Plan time and response checks around task instructions, evidence, word ranges and audience.
Paper 1 has two compulsory sections
Section 1 uses one fiction text of about 850–950 words for comprehension and language analysis. Section 2 uses two thematically linked non-fiction texts and asks for an argumentative or discursive letter, article or speech of about 250–350 words.
The papers are written entirely in Malay and dictionaries are not permitted. Check what each question asks before beginning.
Paper 2 requires two compositions
Choose one argumentative or discursive title and one descriptive or narrative title. Each composition is about 300–400 words.
This lesson rehearses planning. Use the separate full-length sets for a self-timed rehearsal; further sets and qualified marking remain necessary.
Sources for this lesson
Pause and explain
How many compositions are required in Paper 2?
Worked example
Anda mempunyai dua jam untuk Paper 2 dan perlu menulis dua komposisi. Apakah pelan semakan minimum bagi setiap jawapan?
Show the worked solution
- Pastikan tajuk dan jenis komposisi dipilih daripada bahagian yang betul.
- Semak rangka dan perkembangan isi.
- Semak register, ejaan, tanda baca dan jumlah perkataan.
Answer Untuk setiap komposisi, semak bahawa jawapan menepati tajuk dan bentuk, isi berkembang dengan teratur, register sesuai, bahasa disemak dan panjangnya menghampiri 300–400 patah perkataan.
Try a topic test
Choose Easy, Normal or Difficult. Save your answers and open worked review after finishing.
Test this topic →From guided practice to a new situation
Write your answer and reasoning first. Use a hint only if you are stuck. The model solution is for self-checking; your written work is not automatically marked.
Padankan tugas: (A) memahami satu petikan fiksyen; (B) menulis ucapan berdasarkan dua teks bukan fiksyen; (C) menulis cerita daripada tajuk pilihan. Paper manakah meliputi setiap tugas?
Give me a hint
Gunakan nama komponen dan bahagian.
Compare my reasoning
- Bahagian kefahaman dan penulisan berasaskan sumber berada dalam Paper 1.
- Komposisi naratif berada dalam Paper 2 Section 2.
- Padankan setiap tugasan dengan komponen.
A dan B ialah Paper 1; C ialah Paper 2 Section 2. Paper 1 menguji pembacaan serta penulisan terarah, manakala Paper 2 menguji komposisi.
Look for these in your work
- Membezakan dua kertas
- Mengenal pasti penulisan berasaskan sumber
- Memadankan jenis komposisi
Tugasan penulisan terarah meminta surat 250–350 patah perkataan berdasarkan dua teks. Apakah tiga perkara yang perlu diperiksa sebelum dihantar?
Give me a hint
Semak sumber, tujuan dan panjang.
Compare my reasoning
- Pastikan idea relevan daripada kedua-dua teks digunakan.
- Semak bahawa surat sesuai untuk penerima dan tujuan.
- Periksa panjang dan ketepatan bahasa.
Gunakan bukti daripada kedua-dua teks, kekalkan format dan register surat, kemudian semak panjang 250–350 patah perkataan serta ejaan dan tatabahasa.
Look for these in your work
- Meliputi kedua-dua sumber
- Menyemak format dan penerima
- Menyemak panjang dan bahasa
Anda telah memilih satu tajuk bagi setiap bahagian Paper 2. Apakah kesilapan besar jika anda menjawab dua tajuk naratif daripada Section 2?
Give me a hint
Semak arahan bahawa satu soalan mesti dipilih dari setiap bahagian.
Compare my reasoning
- Kenal pasti kedua-dua jawapan berasal dari Section 2.
- Paper 2 memerlukan satu jawapan dari Section 1 juga.
- Pilih semula satu tajuk argumentatif atau diskursif.
Anda perlu menjawab satu tajuk dari Section 1 dan satu dari Section 2. Dua jawapan naratif tidak memenuhi struktur wajib Paper 2.
Look for these in your work
- Mengingati pilihan antara bahagian
- Mengenal pasti kesilapan pemilihan
- Memberi pembetulan yang tepat
Common mistakes
- Answering only one Paper 2 section
- Writing a source-based response from outside knowledge
- Treating the word range as a substitute for relevance and accuracy
What can you explain now?
How many compositions are required in Paper 2?
Compare with the explanation
Two: one from each section
One title is selected from argumentative/discursive and one from descriptive/narrative.
After trying it yourself, choose your next review. This is your self-assessment.
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Make it stick
How many compositions are required in Paper 2?
If you needed the solution, close it and solve the problem again from a blank page. A correct answer is stronger when you can explain the reason for each step.