Singaporeans Try: Malaysia's High School Leaving Exam (SPM)

Our talents thought Singapore's PSLE was tough... So we made them try Malaysia' High School Leaving Exam: SPM!
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[@chewytzuyu2962]

As someone who took SPM in 2021, these questions are the simplest questions of each subject….

[@Dramione21237]

U should try our olevels lol

[@NaownHibink]

@@Dramione21237 SPM is O-Level equivalent

[@huaiwei]

@@NaownHibink the O levels is significantly harder than SPM. I am a Secondary school teacher who actually saw the equivalent paper in Malaysia for my subject when I randomly visited a bookstore there.

[@Dramione21237]

@@NaownHibink nah Olevels are much harder.

[@Amiramirfaris97]

@@huaiwei what’s with SG obsession with The hard level of School leaving certificate exam. In the end of day, it’s education

[@sherycegooi8274]

These questions are very simple, SPM 2021 was seriously hard, you guys should try that paper instead, many addmath questions were hard especially paper 1. I just like that is a better representation of what Malaysian kids have to be tested on nowadays. The questions in this video are mostly 1mark questions in objective.

[@ryantzl3199]

We don't talk about add maths paper 1 2021. It is against the 04 batch's prophecy.

[@5hs623]

@@ryantzl3199 * war flashbacks intensifies *

[@andysee29]

Mom I survived SPM 2021 addmaths

[@qingyew9849]

don't worry. in msia the papers are hard but passing marks are low. 🤣

[@haridrannair6470]

I sat for spm 2021 n yes addmaths paper was hard n traumatising 😭

[@shijunfoo8636]

SPM isn't the hardest in Malaysia for high school leavers. It's STPM, UEC or A-Levels. In fact, it's easy. I spent very little time studying it yet I scored very well.

[@chatella_nutella9017]

SPM is high school, STPM counts more as undergrad

[@jflee9918]

@@chatella_nutella9017 no, spm is not high school.

[@hanitrher2259]

@@jflee9918 spm is high school and stpm/a-levels/matriks and the like are considered as college as is equivalent in the UK. since our school system is quite UK-oriented their "high school" is just upper sec, which is form 4 and 5 in malaysia. so yes, spm is high school diploma.

[@TeeheeTummyTums]

STPM... form 6

[@alongshushu]

All malaysian student must take spm....not all of us take stpm,uec and A-level..it just our own choice...

[@cyerripaws8270]

As a Malaysian that has worked in Singapore with a Singaporean SO, I was a top scorer in secondary without much effort at all. (I’m really trying not to sound arrogant, I am extremely mediocre at best, but Chinese parents really push u to score which is probably why I did really well- I’m not trying to put down others who did not have the same privilege or had family issues such as monetary issues etc) SPM was really easy for me, and I can’t even imagine how easy it would’ve been for my Singaporean friends. Personally STPM papers were the hardest exams I’ve ever done, with the time constraints and the stress that came with CCA. I showed some form five (spm) papers to my SO (who is the smartest person I know 😂) and he said most of the syllabus is covered in Singapore when the kids are 12-14 🥹

[@forproject1666]

SPM is actually hard tho especially add math

[@neshpotato]

Brenda isn’t wrong abt the potato chips though 😂

[@lemon2524]

Yeah technically that's true.

[@dingus42]

Yeah tbh the question is worded very poorly if they want you to answer 2. She isn't wrong that the most important step is 4 since u ofc need to fry them to get crispy! I chose 4 as well

[@bengermin3104]

Yeah, but critical thinking isn't what they want 😭

[@juliane5632]

@@dingus42 it cant fry properly to crisps without the wetting process making it more important on that side. How can I say? mom tried to make her own potato chip, she didnt wet it and we had burnt one

[@rayroar1117]

Aida and Renae still turned out to be brilliant human beings despite Aida having a more easy uni life and Renae having a less demanding primary school curriculum. Makes me wonder if all the stress we put our students through is really worth it. If i know that it would be alright in the end i will definitely choose the easier path. Less fuss. Less complaining. Less resistance to life in general.

[@shucklesors]

this is appreciated but a little simplistic, right? it's cool that some people are just making youtube content and allowing us to laugh, but someone needs to understand where the semiconductors go inside the phones or what specifications are needed for desalinating water hor. it is nothing but a sign of absolutely incredible privilege that we can think "oh maybe dont need all that", it means that the stressed and smart ones who are responsible for this incredible quality of life we experience are going through a whole 'nother level quietly

[@johnwig285]

If u even have to wonder, that shows you are taking things for granted.

[@dhanhyaa]

One possible reason this was hard for them is that they didn’t take the subject or they forgot the concept despite taking the subject when they were schooling.

[@hanriktan]

should get local secondary school students to try

[@lemon2524]

Yes.

[@rei.-ndeer]

yes

[@areebah8297]

I wanna try

[@sophieyong2520]

Can I just say, that these questions are not really representative of “SPM” questions though. A.Math (if it is additional math) for example, there’s integration and differentiation and so much more, um ??? SO if people say it is “too easy” well, it’s because it is not even accurate. Sorry, a bit salty, but I am Malaysian and i know out education system isn’t the greatest but it is not that easy okay, and sometimes the subject material is hard but the bellcurve makes it easy because there’s so many underperformers, unfortunately and it is through no fault of their own, not everyone has equal opportunities to excel at school.

[@areebah8297]

it's ok, I'm pretty sure the syllabus in msia and sg is similar and they purposely chose the much easier qns cuz some of these were definitely primsry school level

[@sophieyong2520]

@@areebah8297 i admit in SG is much more competitive and all, i get that but yeah the misrepresentation here is just a little unfair 🥲🥲 but thanks for your kind reply

[@hanishusain9724]

I couldn't agree more

[@leandraleo281]

Frfr

[@zethicc7557]

@@sophieyong2520 not only that. Our population is bigger than Sg so the education system is struggling. Teachers here have more stressful environment compare to sg.

[@orianawr9579]

u should give Bahasa Melayu Spm level paper test to that Malay guy hahah

[@leokmin]

HAHAHAHAHAHA SHHH

[@Dramione21237]

No lah. He took higher malay. You should try our OLevels english paper.

[@slaire7799]

@@Dramione21237 tbh i can sleep through English and still get an A solid atleast

[@NaownHibink]

For question 5 can use arithmetic progression, first term 150, common difference is -4, Tn=22 150 + (n-(-4)) = 22 150 - 4n = 22 4n = 150 -22 4n = 128 n = 32 Answer 32nd week

[@laylakawaiijr2722]

Bro, you forgot to add 1 at the final step

[@mohdhanafiasdi119]

I think you could also start with High Order Thinking Skills questions in primary school. See how crazy they are.

[@wildflowerwhut]

i’m SPM students for 2022 😭😭 wish me luck guyssss ❤️❤️

[@ashmirrahnashihinzahlan8786]

Good luck!

[@poreenarubasdasasawaridass9769]

For someone who is form 5, this video is a stress reliever

[@agent6bell]

Good luck. After spm x guna pun sgt actually, we'll depends on what u will take later

[@johnesj2506]

G.luck on your spm

[@jang2386]

Goodluck bro, im taking spm next year

[@hzhSam]

I took my o levels over a decade ago, i feel like this was much easier than o levels…

[@Absolut531kmh]

Try STPM then.

[@gominam9693]

these questions are literally the easiest ones in the paper

[@sophiejuliaaa]

no shit bro obv sg o lvls are gna be much harder

[@huaiwei]

@@Absolut531kmh the equivalent paper in SG is still harder than that.

[@winterbearmia7206]

Can someone please explain me what is A level or O lever etc

[@JellyBeanssus]

im a form 3 student and i can say those questions are extremely easy ex : questions 1 we learn that in lower form while question 2 we learn it during standard 6 bro .....

[@briellelem2772]

I think they just forgot what they were taught. I’m an sec 2 student in Sg rn (8th grade/ form 2). I was taught this when I was pri 5-6 (5th- 6th grade) . (Qn 5). For question 1 we learnt it at sec 1 (7th grade)

[@ryoutacooks]

question 1 we learnt it in form 1 or primary 6 like that in singapore its literally so simple

[@nicholasleow6692]

The first question is straightforward. When estimating the sum rounding up to 10s, always add an extra zero on the sum.

[@anantashaa]

STPM is the most difficult, not SPM.

[@patrickm4529]

but STPM is not high school leaving examination, STPM is uni entry examination

[@pakcikpingu3751]

@@patrickm4529 Wrong STPM is not Uni Entry exam. You can still enter uni with SPM. STPM is the Malaysia version of GCSE A-Level taken by those who want to skip Diploma and make their study journey a bit shorter.

[@phadenswandemil4345]

@@pakcikpingu3751 Nowadays you can't enter uni straight away with SPM. You need to take a pre-uni course like A Levels, matrikulasi, Form 6 (STPM), etc.

[@pakcikpingu3751]

@@phadenswandemil4345 yeah.............when i this year literally enter university with just SPM

[@phadenswandemil4345]

@@pakcikpingu3751 Hmm none of my friends were able to enter uni straight away. What you are studying and where if you don't mind sharing?

[@jdshl8423]

If this was SG 'O' Levels, I wouldn't even need to study to pass well sia...

[@ikito9917]

the question was quite easy tho but ok

[@jdshl8423]

@@ikito9917 , umm that's exactly what I meant.

[@zethicc7557]

Idk man this seems like an outdated SPM compare to 2021 SPM fr.

[@carlover116-io9ss]

as a former SPM examination taker, i can assure you there's more questions that are harder than these, my friend

[@jdshl8423]

@@carlover116-io9ss , don't answer the harder questions can pass or not? Can, right? That's passing well. Can answer the harder questions is to separate the wheat from the chaff. ALL exams are like that, otherwise every Tom, Dick and Harry will score over 90.

[@tharine1268]

Question 2 can be easily a 6 to 10 marks question. Never liked bio essay 😭 and add maths😢

[@coconutwombats]

For question 5, as a primary student, it was so easy! Idk why, I’m so young it’s 32 week + 1 week

[@cwxgamingchannel8661]

Yay! Finally new content from TSL. I hope TSL will have talent search 2022 (FUN FACT I GET TO KNOW TSL FROM A CHANNEL CALLED OUTCAST) 😄 Brenda said Gordon Ramsey will be strict in all steps about potato chips 🤣 Sew reaction to maths 🤣

[@tttiger4370]

I share the same brain cell as Brenda because potatoes need to be fried to become potato chips 🤣🤣

[@wrongamount]

Question 2 has more than 1 answer, honestly step 1 can be the answer as well, because the slicing also determines the rate of water loss from the potato. Really depends on how you explain lor

[@lemonguy7661]

When we go to sec 3 we are to chose our subjects and we’re forced to take English Chinese Social studies and E math and damn I was also forced to take A math which the steroid version of E math and then I had to take a humanities and at least physics but I also took Chem

[@Zarenrockz]

07:29 Aida’s reaction is priceless! 😂

[@briellelem2772]

I think they just forgot ah- the 1st qn sec 1 got learn Sia- then like qn 5 is like common knowledge

[@northernmajor407]

8:07 That 0.2 seconds of pride

[@L0V3GAL0R3]

This isnt rlly related but im taking my N lvls in less than a month, right after sept hols. 😭😭 Finished my prelims like 1-2 weeks ago

[@Fluff._.y]

good luck! i am also taking o levels this year i hope u get to ur dream courses/school :D

[@grass9047]

Me too :'D I'm taking N lvls but have SBB math-I regret the decision deeply but it's too late now😭

[@areebah8297]

jiayou!! I'm taking o levels and we're in the middle of prelims rn

[@Vampyreq]

It's either I never learned, or I completely forgot about matrices. And looking at solution, it's no wonder.

[@Goku-he2mf]

STPM is the hardest exam in Malaysia. Spm is just high school final exam. That's why people thought it hardest exam

[@notmyname3556]

I actually like matrix. Better than graph etc. I'll take it and log over any other chapters.

[@Mr022588]

I believe if they study beforehand these questions will be easy.... I also didn't study these things for years and already forget even the basic concept...

[@Talemuse]

PSLE vs SPM? Wtf? Kudos to the channel for thinking of new ways to trigger Sg and My.

[@nyoi5231]

I recommend u guys try Brunei PSR (primary school leaving examination) people say it's hard because you need to finish 60-80 question in only 1 hour and the banks, army and goverment gives you 25 SGD each subject you ace.

[@scncdv]

why ace in exam bank give you money?

[@vhua]

no way, psr is too easy and the grade boundaries are low. once you get into secondary, the exams will be much more complicated especially o levels. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@nyoi5231]

@@scncdv I dont know but it just gives u money

[@yamahadx7synthesiser]

5/6 5 was just general maths knowledge im sobbing

[@johnsbread828]

yall should try the kssm version

[@luqhakim5711]

i remember taking the SPM back in 2015. been a while now so i can't really for sure which parts are easy and which aren't. idk about you guys but i definitely didn't get no straight As here lol. I'm quite a dumbo lol. i think mine was like 5 As out of 10?

[@msnat_]

“WHAT IS MATRIC?” this one got me 💀😂

[@thelostpuppy5483]

Try stpm, i am a stpm student now in sem2, just finished the physics exam today. I am curious to see how their opinion about this exam. 😂🤣it is torturous basically

[@Qamarun.channel]

But STPM is like pre-uni exam not national school leaving.

[@sophiejuliaaa]

try singaporean As 🥲

[@Mr.Ali_Ryuji]

I think STPM is more suitable to be compare to A level not O level. SPM can be compare to O level. It is different level of education.

[@areebah8297]

I'm sitting for o levels this year and I could do all of this except the vitamin k question bc I answered thrombokinase/prothrombin/thrombin

[@jinghwei2494]

question 4 is Y also because it’s in group 2 and group 2 is all metals right??

[@investingwithaaron9876]

I find the question relatively easy. Potatoes part was due to personal experience making potato chips heeeheee.

[@fairose13]

U cld take another leavg school exam called stpm, it's almost like a-levl..

[@hzhox6666]

Q5. student withdrew from 2nd to 33rd week. "find the number of weeks', answer should be "32 weeks"?

[@N4tur4lX]

"in which the work was completed", im pretty sure they started working during the 1st week lmao

[@justme3318]

me as a SPM 2016 this question are easy😂😂.. but SPM 2020 and above when i solve it make me angry sometimes because the critical thinking part are so high level😂😂😂

[@railydia6145]

Try HKDSE (Hong kong’s university entrance exam)!!

[@penglim224]

Is not PSLE - Primary School Leaving Examination? LCE is Lower Certificate of Examination, PMR Penilaian Menengah Rendah SPM is Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, MCE - Malaysia Certificate of Examination. HSC is High School Certificate, STPM Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia.

[@lemon2524]

For me I used to know how to do these questions but I forgot it.

[@lostguy0532]

Actually W is also a metal . Those in group 4 are transition metals

[@jiche57]

W is actually carbon, which is not a metal

[@aventus736]

Malaysians kene faham, dorg 16 thun amik o level. O level dorg lebih susah dri spm yg kita amek time 17 thun. Jgn bwk STPM, sbb A level dorg 2-3 levels higher. Ni semua fakta so jgn terasa. Dorg mmg pentingkan pelajaran.

[@ryoutacooks]

Lmao right

[@jellybeanwithwings]

This were the easier ones of SPM. 😂 But I can't tell if it's the same now, mine was 2009 which was 13 years ago.

[@kyjellykoh2930]

The questions are really easy though...

[@sccleong]

STPM : am I a joke to you?

[@kheeri393]

Zhin is so cute... 😍 attached? 😂😅

[@muhammadazfar5770]

Its just a math and not additional math question. Thats gonna be way tougher.

[@koonhui2526]

HAHAHAHAHA Question 2 is the exact question I got for my SPM. I remember everyone got a laugh out of it

[@johnesj2506]

Which batch are u?

[@koonhui2526]

@@johnesj2506 2016

[@johnesj2506]

@@koonhui2526 that's mean u had graduated from uni

[@koonhui2526]

@@johnesj2506 yeah I just graduated uni

[@zethicc7557]

@@koonhui2526 so that's mean that this video is using outdated SPM LOL. 2021 SPM is hell. As a 04 batch, these question aren't that hard imo.

[@iikxtham7179]

Wow I’m quite early for once leh

[@skimpae1653]

there would only be like a few of these simple questions in spm I'm pretty sure it gets rly hard once u reach part b and c in the paper

[@25siddhik32]

yay!

[@gp2779]

You should give them our SPM Chinese paper.

[@chamynetan4019]

Singapore also got PSLE leh

[@ivangoogle31]

Q2 macam actually keluar eh in my batch

[@ialsodk]

my math prelim paper 2 that i took ystd made me cry during the exam paper 1 so ez paper 2 die

[@theonlycoffeeaddict]

Seriously are these real SPM questions? So easy! I would have aced it man! O level so difficult for what?!! Let's do SPM la!

[@jerryy1308]

They chose the most easiest questions 😂 try doing addmaths

[@acurveruler4931]

olevel aint even that difficult….. compared to alevels

[@theonlycoffeeaddict]

@@acurveruler4931 eh i find my A levels easier though. O level was more challenging in my opinion but it could be because my cohort was the batch that was, for the lack of better word 'overpopulated'.

[@theonlycoffeeaddict]

@@jerryy1308 urghh i hate amaths. Hate calculus even more. 😂😂

[@orianawr9579]

lol these question they answered is like 2 marks subjective question or in paper 1 ofcourse its easy

[@yxngfyque]

Bruh not Singaporeans overlooking the new syllabus' (KSSM) SPM 😭

[@khairunnisahasbullah8214]

Next year is my biggest exam which is spm

[@352m7]

You guys should try STPM questions...

[@atlegin]

im surprised that i can do these questions despite taking ig

[@lqmnn]

Thats was very easy. try spm 2021 its difficuld

[@zethicc7557]

As a 04 batch student, this video seems to have an outdated SPM compare to our new 2021 SPM version. 24,000 people failed SPM that year because it was hard asf compare to our older brothers and sisters when they took SPM before 2021. We didn't expect that at all. It's starting to get really competitive nowadays.

[@enochchan1236]

Why not try out stpm.

[@jaedenTheYT]

bro i can do Q1 and Q5 easily as P5

[@khai77]

This is surprisingly easy. Sorry I'm old heheh...

[@sxrxhlxa]

fellow o level student here taking prelims

[@lemon2524]

Nice.

[@areebah8297]

same, jiayou!!

[@zarifhaikal190]

STPM is the hardest exam in Malaysia not SPM

[@sophiejuliaaa]

7:06 not the psle question 😭

[@tsukasa1608]

I dare the Chinese Singaporean try taking our SPM Chinese exam.

[@gasun1274]

if you know anything about cooking, step 3 is the most important. that was a classic question from my batch. i've been cooking for long enough to say that osmosis won't do jack shit. a bit funny for a science topic to completely ignore actual science (america's test kitchen have done so many experiments about moisture and frying, you dont have to take my word for it).

[@HOUSE126GAGA]

love more Malysian realted content!!!

[@destruction8192]

Q5 is a psle question

[@johnwig285]

SPM in general is very easy and lacks proper moderation. This is why social media constantly flocks with straight A students everytime SPM results are released. In other countries, ull see like at most 20 straight A students per schools. In Malaysia, ull see 2 classes worth of straight A students.

[@ummairahshamsuddin5894]

ykw as secondary student , form 4 it was like very easy question i wish my exam paper have that kind of question so i can score 😭

[@muhammada2445]

All malaysian hate add math😭😭

[@dallysa5409]

bruh this is the most easy question, the newest spm question aren't even like this.

[@davidyong1584]

Smart singaporeans

[@divaaa1955]

where is BM subject? singaporean should test this subject HEHEHEHEHEHEH

[@ivangoogle31]

SPM damn hard man for me

[@johnesj2506]

usually the pra spm is a lot harder than the actual exam😅

[@laylakawaiijr2722]

Yep, aka Percubaan SPM

[@ydddy1238]

WellI got 56 in addM....😂

[@adreannaqystina8038]

Omg Renae hahahah

[@fangjiunnewe3634]

5566 stans wooooooo!!!!!

[@aliciaalexander]

These are easy level questions.. there are mote challenging spm questions than these

[@36_snaps]

The fact that PSLE(primary school leaving exam) is harder…

[@yeanyt]

It's time to change the intro cover

[@jflee9918]

Spm is not Malaysian high school exam. Our high school exam shall be STPM.

[@Vora___654]

隔壁的叫ponponin她不代表不知道

[@sumyilaw3298]

SPM is just a bit higher than IGCSE, not that hard as hell level.

[@Wuyh99]

tats amaths?

[@sophieyong2520]

It’s notttt lol, they got it wrong. Idk who is picking the questions but it’s misrepresented, most are misrepresented here

[@minzzles]

Like ez sia

[@HumdrumSingaporeanREACTS]

😲

[@HumdrumSingaporeanREACTS]

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