Mistake 1: No Preparation before the test.

Kesalahan 1: Tidak membuat persediaan sebelum ujian.

The effect is greater if you don’t speak English outside of your classroom. Many of us don’t speak English at home. So, we might not be very natural when it comes to speaking English. If you think that you will just wait for your teachers to ask you questions, and you will think for the answers on the spot, that is so WRONG.

Don’t forget,

1. You will feel nervous on that day.

2. You might not be very familiar with the topics given.

3.Something might go wrong.

If you want to be better, you have to keep on practicing. So you know when you go there you have something to talk about. Also, because you know you are well prepared, you will feel less nervous definitely!

Jangan ingat persediaan itu boleh diabaikan. Terutamanya untuk pelajar yang tidak banyak menggunakan English di luar kelas. Banyakkan latihan ayat. Banyak bertanya cara membina ayat mengenai suatu topik. Ingatkan ayat-ayat tersebut. Ia akan banyak memberi bantuan dan memberi pelajar keyakinan semasa menjawab soalan. Seringkali, pelajar berasa cemas kerana mereka tidak tahu cara memberi pendapat ataupun tidak dapat fikir idea untuk topik yang ditanya. Antara sebab yang utama ialah kurangnya latihan dalam ‘speaking’.

Mistake 2: Only give short answers.

Kesalahan 2: Hanya memberi jawapan yang singkat.

Many students walk in to the room thinking they just have to give one or two words to their teachers’ questions and that will be fine. And that is WRONG. Your teachers want to hear more from you so that they can help you in your marks. You don’t expect your teachers to give you high marks if you only answer ‘yes/no’, ‘because it’s good.’, ‘because I like it’ throughout the whole conversation, do you?

Jangan bagi respon yang terlalu singkat dan ringkas. Guru-guru memerlukan respon calon untuk memberi markah kepada calon. Jawapan yang terlalu singkat hanya akan meletakkan pelajar di grade yang lebih rendah. 

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Mistake 3: Hesitant to express their honest opinions.

Kesalahan 3: Tidak berani meluahkan pandangan/pendapat sendiri.

Some people think the answers they give must be the ‘perfect’ answers. But to be honest, any answers are perfect answers as long as you can explain the ‘why’ questions. So don’t be afraid to tell your teacher you have different opinions. You can tell them you don’t agree with something, You can tell them you don’t like something, Or even tell them you think something is wrong. Young Malaysians, it’s time to let people hear what we have to say!

Sesetengah pelajar tidak berani memberi pandangan sediri kerana mereka berasa guru-guru hanya suka jawapan yang mereka mengajar di kelas. ataupun jawapan ‘skema’ yang kita sering diajar dalam kelas. Jangan takut memberi pandangan sendiri, yang penting, mencuba dan menujukkan usaha anda.

Mistake 4: Keep saying ‘I don’t know’ to every question.

Kesalahan 4: Jawab ‘I don’t know’ untuk setiap soalan.

Many week students tend to do this. It feels like they think if they say ‘I don’t know’, they can escape from having to think for an answer for the questions asked. Saying ‘I don’t know’ too many times will give the teachers an impression that you are not trying, that you don’t even want help from the teachers. So, please, even if you are not very good at the language, having ideas and showing your initiative is very important!

Ramai pelajar, terutamanya yang lemah dalam akademik, suka menjawab ‘I don’t know’ kepada soalan dari cikgu. Walaupun ‘I don’t know’ itu bahasa Inggeris, tetapi ia tidak akan membawa markah yang tinggi kepada pelajar. Sebenarnya, soalan yang dibagi oleh cikgu adalah untuk membantu pelajar mengumpul idea dan jawapan. Soalan-soalan itu merupakan ‘prompter’ bagi pelajar, bukan untuk menguji pengetahuan pelajar. Ingat, jangan cakap tidak tahu sebelum berfikir. 

 Mistake 5: Refuse to try.

Kesalahan 5: Tidak mencuba.

A person can push a horse to the river, but they cannot force the horse to drink. Some students (even the ok ones) refuse to try when asked questions. They keep quiet. They smile and cover their faces. They shake/nod their heads. And worse, when asked at the end: “So, you don’t have anything to say?” “You don’t want to answer the questions?” They will again, shake their heads. WHY? It is very heart-breaking to see some students give up their opportunity when they refuse to try. Remember,if you don’t try, no one can help you!

Terdapat sesetengah pelajar yang terlalu malu untuk bercakap di depan cikgu. Jadi mereka memilih untuk mendiamkan diri. Ini amat mengecewakan kerana ada juga kalangan pelajar yang sepatutnya boleh berkomunikasi dengan Bahasa Inggeris dengan perkataan simple, sanggup tidak menjawab apa-apa soalan yang dibagi oleh cikgu. Ada yang tutup muka, ada yang pandang lantai, ada yang terus give up apabila ditanya “Do you want to try to answer?” Ingat, cikgu hanya menolong, inisiatif pelajar adalah lebih penting sebenarnya! 

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