This tool gives you two short original passages and a stated focus, and asks which points belong in the rumusan. It helps students who either copy whole sentences or miss a point hidden in the second source.
Free tool
BM rumusan focus and selection practice
Your rumusan copies too much or leaves out a point from the second passage.
Everything you enter stays on this device.
How do I use it?
- Choose a task and read the focus, which is the question the rumusan must answer.
- Read Source A and Source B. The passages and points are in Bahasa Melayu.
- Tick the points you would put in your rumusan.
- Press the check button to see what you covered, what you repeated, what you left out wrongly and what you missed.
- Read the model rumusan, then write your own version in your own words.
How does it work?
Each point in the list is tagged in advance as a key point for the focus, or as something to leave out. Left-out points are sorted into three reasons: related to the topic but not the focus, an example or story, or a side detail.
Key points that say the same thing are grouped together. Ticking two members of one group counts once and shows a repetition note. A key point from Source B is worth the same as one from Source A.
The tool never gives an official mark. It reports only how many of the key points you covered.
What does a worked example look like?
This is a worked example. The focus is steps to reduce food waste. Source A says families should plan a weekly menu, and Source B says a careful shopping list reduces leftover ingredients.
Both are the same step: planning what to buy and cook. Ticking both counts once. A line about the price of groceries rising is related to the topic but is not a step, so it stays out.
What are the limits?
There are two tasks, each with original passages, so the tool trains the habit of selecting and does not cover every focus type. The model wording is one good answer, not the only one. The task format and length rules can change, so check the current ones on the Lembaga Peperiksaan website.
The tool does not write your rumusan or judge your Bahasa Melayu sentences.
Where do I go next?
The rumusan hub explains the whole skill, and the rumusan practice set gives longer exercises. If two passages confuse you, read understanding rumusan focus across more than one source.
For a teacher to read your drafts, see Bahasa Melayu tuition and the one-hour trial class (from RM50).
Common questions
Why does the tool count a repeated point only once?
When two sources state the same idea, a rumusan states it once. The tool shows a note when you tick both versions, so you practise merging them into a single point.
Why is a point from the second source marked as included?
A rumusan covers the focus across every source. If a point answers the focus, it stays in whichever passage it appears, and leaving it out is treated as a missed key point.
Is the key points score an SPM mark?
No. It only counts how many of the key points you selected. SPM marking follows the current paper instructions, so check the format on the Lembaga Peperiksaan website.
Can I copy the model rumusan in the exam?
The model is a worked example for these passages only. Exam passages are different, and copying a memorised model does not answer a new focus.
If you pick the right points in practice but your written rumusan still drifts, a one-to-one Bahasa Melayu teacher can go through your own drafts sentence by sentence. The one-hour trial class (from RM50) is a real lesson, so bring a rumusan you have already written.
- Online one-to-one lessons for your child with an experienced teacher.
- Your first class is a one-hour trial, from RM50. The fee is agreed before you book.
- Happy with the teacher? Continue with lessons of about 1.5 hours. If not, ask for another teacher.