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Key Facts: SPM Bahasa Arab 2361 Exam

SPM Bahasa Arab uses subject code 2361 and is administered by Lembaga Peperiksaan, Ministry of Education Malaysia.

The current 2361 assessment format was approved on 21 February 2020 and has applied to SPM candidates from 2021 onward.

Kertas 1 (2361/1) is a written paper of 2 hours 30 minutes worth 100 marks across three bahagian.

The MOE SPM 2025 timetable schedules Kertas 1 in the same 8.15 a.m.–10.45 a.m. slot as 5403/1 Al-Lughah al-Arabiah al-Mu'asirah.

Bahagian A Sistem Bahasa is 30 marks, Bahagian B Pemahaman is 35 marks and Bahagian C Penulisan is 35 marks.

Kertas 2 (2361/2) is a separate 50-mark oral test, capped at 15 minutes per candidate, sat in June–July of Form 5.

Bahasa Arab (2361) is a general elective distinct from the Islamic-stream subjects Al-Lughah al-Arabiah al-Mu'asirah (5403) and Turath Bahasa Arab (5305).

SPM results use grades A+ to G, with E the lowest pass and G a fail.

This site's bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of Kertas 1 skills with Arabic examples — not an official LP paper or oral-test simulation.

SPM Bahasa Arab (2361) is a general Arabic-language elective with a 2h30m, 100-mark written Kertas 1 (Sistem Bahasa, Pemahaman, Penulisan) plus a separate 50-mark oral Kertas 2. Graded A+ to G. The 100 questions here are an English-language MCQ study adaptation of Kertas 1 skills, not an official-format or oral simulation.

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1What is the SPM subject code for the general elective Bahasa Arab, and which body administers it?

A.Code 2361, administered by Lembaga Peperiksaan, Ministry of Education Malaysia

B.Code 5403, administered by Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia

C.Code 5305, administered by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia

D.Code 1103, administered by Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Explanation: SPM Bahasa Arab, the general Arabic-language elective open to any stream, uses subject code 2361 and is administered by Lembaga Peperiksaan under the Ministry of Education Malaysia. It is distinct from the Islamic-stream Arabic subjects that use different codes.

2How long is Kertas 1 (2361/1) of SPM Bahasa Arab, and how many marks is it worth?

A.2 hours 30 minutes; 100 marks

B.3 hours; 100 marks

C.2 hours; 80 marks

D.1 hour 30 minutes; 50 marks

Explanation: Kertas 1 (2361/1) is a written paper lasting 2 hours 30 minutes and worth 100 marks, per the Lembaga Peperiksaan format booklet and the MOE SPM 2025 examination timetable.

3How are the 100 marks of Kertas 1 divided across its three bahagian (sections)?

A.Bahagian A Sistem Bahasa 30 marks, Bahagian B Pemahaman 35 marks, Bahagian C Penulisan 35 marks

B.Bahagian A 50 marks, Bahagian B 25 marks, Bahagian C 25 marks

C.Bahagian A 20 marks, Bahagian B 40 marks, Bahagian C 40 marks

D.Bahagian A 35 marks, Bahagian B 30 marks, Bahagian C 35 marks

Explanation: Kertas 1 splits its 100 marks into Bahagian A Sistem Bahasa (3 soalan, 30 markah), Bahagian B Pemahaman (7 soalan, 35 markah), and Bahagian C Penulisan (2 soalan, 35 markah), per the official Lembaga Peperiksaan format.

4Which mix of item types does Kertas 1 use across its three bahagian?

A.Objektif Pelbagai, Subjektif Respons Terhad, and Subjektif Respons Terbuka

B.Only Objektif Pelbagai (multiple-choice) items throughout

C.Only an oral interview with the examiner

D.Only a single long essay question

Explanation: Kertas 1 mixes Objektif Pelbagai (multiple-choice), Subjektif Respons Terhad (limited subjective response), and Subjektif Respons Terbuka (open subjective response) items across Bahagian A, B, and C, rather than using one uniform item type.

5How are the 50 marks of Kertas 2 (2361/2), the oral test, divided?

A.Bahagian A Perbualan Terhad 20 marks, Bahagian B Perbualan Terbuka 30 marks

B.Bahagian A 25 marks, Bahagian B 25 marks

C.Bahagian A Perbualan Terbuka 20 marks, Bahagian B Perbualan Terhad 30 marks

D.One undivided 50-mark conversation with no bahagian

Explanation: Kertas 2 (2361/2), the oral Ujian Lisan, is worth 50 marks split into Bahagian A Perbualan Terhad (20 marks) and Bahagian B Perbualan Terbuka (30 marks).

6When is Kertas 2 (the oral test) administered, and what is the maximum time per candidate?

A.June-July of the Form 5 year, no more than 15 minutes per candidate

B.Alongside Kertas 1 on the same day, 30 minutes per candidate

C.In Form 4, no more than 5 minutes per candidate

D.During the school holidays, with no time limit

Explanation: Kertas 2, the centre-assessed oral test, is administered separately from Kertas 1, in June-July of the Form 5 year, with each candidate taking no more than 15 minutes.

7What is the lowest passing grade in the SPM grading scale, and what does a grade of G mean?

A.E is the lowest pass; G is a fail

B.D is the lowest pass; F is a fail

C.C is the lowest pass; D is a fail

D.There is no failing grade in SPM

Explanation: SPM uses grades A+ down to G. Grade E (lulus) is the lowest passing grade, while G (gagal) is a fail.

8How does SPM Bahasa Arab (2361) differ from Al-Lughah al-Arabiah al-Mu'asirah (5403) and Turath Bahasa Arab (5305)?

A.2361 is a general elective open to any stream, while 5403 and 5305 are separate Islamic-stream (KBD/Turath) subjects with their own codes and formats

B.They are the same subject sat under three different codes for administrative convenience

C.2361 is only for private candidates, while 5403 and 5305 are only for school candidates

D.2361 has no written paper, while 5403 and 5305 are entirely written

Explanation: Bahasa Arab (2361) is a KSSM general elective language open to candidates in any stream, while Al-Lughah al-Arabiah al-Mu'asirah (5403) and Turath Bahasa Arab (5305) are separate KBD/Turath subjects sat mainly by candidates in religious-school pathways, each with its own distinct format and code.

9In the jumlah ismiyyah "الكِتَابُ جَدِيدٌ" (The book is new), what case do both the mubtada' (الكِتَابُ) and the khabar (جَدِيدٌ) take?

A.Both are marfu' (nominative)

B.The mubtada' is marfu' and the khabar is mansub

C.Both are mansub (accusative)

D.The mubtada' is majrur and the khabar is marfu'

Explanation: In a basic jumlah ismiyyah, the mubtada' (subject) and its khabar (predicate) are both marfu', marked here by the damma ending on الكِتَابُ and جَدِيدٌ.

10In "كِتَابُ الطَّالِبِ جَمِيلٌ" (The student's book is beautiful), what functions as the mubtada' of the sentence?

A.The idafa phrase كِتَابُ الطَّالِبِ ("the student's book")

B.Only الطَّالِبِ

C.Only جَمِيلٌ

D.There is no mubtada' in this sentence

Explanation: The whole idafa (possessive) construction كِتَابُ الطَّالِبِ acts as a single noun phrase and serves as the mubtada', with جَمِيلٌ as the khabar. The mudaf (كِتَابُ) carries the phrase's case, while الطَّالِبِ is the mudaf ilayh, majrur.

About the SPM Bahasa Arab 2361 Exam

SPM Bahasa Arab (subject code 2361) is a general Arabic-language elective of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, open to candidates in any stream and administered by Lembaga Peperiksaan under the Ministry of Education Malaysia — distinct from the Islamic-stream Arabic subjects Al-Lughah al-Arabiah al-Mu'asirah (5403, KBD) and Turath Bahasa Arab (5305, Turath). The current assessment format was approved by the Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Kurikulum Kebangsaan on 21 February 2020 and has applied from SPM 2021. It uses two instruments: Kertas 1 (2361/1), a written paper of 2 hours 30 minutes and 100 marks split across Bahagian A Sistem Bahasa (grammar-system knowledge, 30 marks), Bahagian B Pemahaman (reading comprehension and language-in-context analysis such as synonym/antonym, masdar derivation, i'rab and tashkil, 35 marks) and Bahagian C Penulisan (picture description and essay writing, 35 marks); and Kertas 2 (2361/2), a centre-assessed oral test of 50 marks (Perbualan Terhad 20, Perbualan Terbuka 30) capped at 15 minutes per candidate and sat in June–July of the Form 5 year. The MOE SPM 2025 Jadual Waktu Peperiksaan Bertulis schedules Kertas 1 for 2 hours 30 minutes in the same 8.15 a.m.–10.45 a.m. slot as 5403/1 Al-Lughah al-Arabiah al-Mu'asirah. Official response language is Arabic; this practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of Kertas 1 knowledge and judgment that retains Arabic script and terminology as the skill being tested, explained in English — it is not an official LP paper, translation, or simulation of the oral component.

Exam sponsor: Lembaga Peperiksaan, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (Examinations Board, Ministry of Education Malaysia). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Kertas 1 (2361/1): written test, 2 hours 30 minutes, 100 marks — Bahagian A Sistem Bahasa (3 soalan, 30 markah, jawab semua soalan), Bahagian B Pemahaman (7 soalan, 35 markah, jawab semua soalan), Bahagian C Penulisan (2 soalan, 35 markah, jawab semua soalan). Item types: Objektif Pelbagai, Subjektif Respons Terhad, Subjektif Respons Terbuka. Constructs: Mengingat dan Memahami, Kemahiran Membaca, Kemahiran Menulis, Mengaplikasi. Kertas 2 (2361/2): Ujian Lisan (oral), 50 marks — Bahagian A Perbualan Terhad (20 markah) and Bahagian B Perbualan Terbuka (30 markah), sat June–July of the Form 5 year, maximum 15 minutes per candidate, difficulty ratio Rendah:Sederhana:Tinggi 5:3:2. Constructs: Kemahiran Mendengar, Kemahiran Bertutur, Mengaplikasi. Content for both papers maps to Standard Kandungan and Standard Pembelajaran in DSKP KSSM Bahasa Arab (Tingkatan 4 dan 5).

Time Limit

Kertas 1: 2 hours 30 minutes. Kertas 2 (oral): no more than 15 minutes per candidate, administered separately in June–July of Form 5.

Passing Score

Graded A+ to G; lowest pass is grade E (lulus); G is a fail (gagal).

Exam / Certification Fees

No separate subject fee for government/government-aided-school candidates (Ministry-funded); private candidates (calon persendirian) pay a registration fee set by Lembaga Peperiksaan for the session.

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Exam format and study skills

2361/1 and 2361/2 timing and marks, elective status, grading A+–G, and English MCQ adaptation disclosure.

18%

Nahu (syntax) and i'rab

Sentence types, case-ending roles (fa'il, maf'ul bih, mudaf ilayh), hal and istithna with الا.

14%

Sarf (morphology) and wazn patterns

Masdar, ism al-fa'il, ism al-maf'ul and ism al-alah derivation; thulathi mujarrad vs mazid verb forms.

10%

Kosa kata — synonym and antonym

Mu'radif and mudhad recall across health, environment, sport, technology and education vocabulary.

Tashkil (vocalization)

Full diacritic/case-ending assignment for underlined words, matching the official adbit-bi-al-syakl task type.

16%

Pemahaman (reading comprehension)

Short-passage comprehension, main-idea extraction and factual/inferential retrieval.

10%

Khitab, awamir and nawahi

Pronoun-based address transformation, fi'l amr forms including mazid awzan, and لا الناهية prohibition.

A'dad wal-ma'dud and uslub ta'ajjub

Number–noun agreement and the ma af'ala exclamation construction.

Penulisan (writing skills)

Picture-description structure and essay planning/word-count discipline for Bahagian C.

Preparing for the SPM Bahasa Arab 2361 Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Graded A+ to G; lowest pass is grade E (lulus); G is a fail (gagal).
Assessment: Kertas 1 (2361/1): written test, 2 hours 30 minutes, 100 marks — Bahagian A Sistem Bahasa (3 soalan, 30 markah, jawab semua soalan), Bahagian B Pemahaman (7 soalan, 35 markah, jawab semua soalan), Bahagian C Penulisan (2 soalan, 35 markah, jawab semua soalan). Item types: Objektif Pelbagai, Subjektif Respons Terhad, Subjektif Respons Terbuka. Constructs: Mengingat dan Memahami, Kemahiran Membaca, Kemahiran Menulis, Mengaplikasi. Kertas 2 (2361/2): Ujian Lisan (oral), 50 marks — Bahagian A Perbualan Terhad (20 markah) and Bahagian B Perbualan Terbuka (30 markah), sat June–July of the Form 5 year, maximum 15 minutes per candidate, difficulty ratio Rendah:Sederhana:Tinggi 5:3:2. Constructs: Kemahiran Mendengar, Kemahiran Bertutur, Mengaplikasi. Content for both papers maps to Standard Kandungan and Standard Pembelajaran in DSKP KSSM Bahasa Arab (Tingkatan 4 dan 5).
Time limit: Kertas 1: 2 hours 30 minutes. Kertas 2 (oral): no more than 15 minutes per candidate, administered separately in June–July of Form 5.
Exam / certification fees: No separate subject fee for government/government-aided-school candidates (Ministry-funded); private candidates (calon persendirian) pay a registration fee set by Lembaga Peperiksaan for the session. Official sources

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SPM Bahasa Arab 2361: Suggested Study Strategy

1Master i'rab basics first: fa'il/marfu', maf'ul bih/mansub and mudaf ilayh/majrur are the base for most Bahagian B and C marking.

2Build a one-page wazn table: masdar, ism al-fa'il, ism al-maf'ul and ism al-alah patterns with one worked example each, then drill deriving them from unseen roots.

3Keep a running mu'radif/mudhad (synonym/antonym) list by theme — health, environment, sport, technology, education — since Bahagian B repeatedly tests this.

4Practise tashkil daily on short sentences; a single missed case ending changes the mark even when the word choice is correct.

5For khitab and awamir, drill pronoun sets (anta, anti, antuma, antum, antunna) against both fi'l amr and لا الناهية forms until the switch is automatic.

6Time Bahagian C in practice: 40+ words for the picture description, then 120+ words for the essay, within the 2-hour-30-minute Kertas 1 limit.

7Use this English MCQ bank to check grammar and comprehension concepts, then rehearse full Arabic writing and speaking against past/model papers — MCQs cannot replace productive Arabic practice for Bahagian C or the Kertas 2 oral test.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SPM Bahasa Arab and what is its subject code?

SPM Bahasa Arab is a general Arabic-language elective of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, open to candidates in any stream, with subject code 2361. It is administered by Lembaga Peperiksaan under the Ministry of Education Malaysia.

Is SPM Bahasa Arab (2361) the same subject as Al-Lughah al-Arabiah al-Mu'asirah or Turath Bahasa Arab?

No. Bahasa Arab (2361) is a KSSM general elective language open to any stream. Al-Lughah al-Arabiah al-Mu'asirah (5403) and Turath Bahasa Arab (5305) are separate KBD/Turath subjects with their own codes, sat mainly by candidates in religious-school pathways, each with distinct formats and timetable slots.

How long is Kertas 1 and how many marks is it worth?

Per the Lembaga Peperiksaan format booklet and the MOE SPM 2025 timetable, Kertas 1 (2361/1) is a written paper lasting 2 hours 30 minutes worth 100 marks: Bahagian A Sistem Bahasa (30), Bahagian B Pemahaman (35) and Bahagian C Penulisan (35).

Is there an oral component?

Yes. Kertas 2 (2361/2) is a centre-assessed oral test worth 50 marks (Bahagian A Perbualan Terhad 20, Bahagian B Perbualan Terbuka 30), each candidate taking no more than 15 minutes, sat in June–July of the Form 5 year — separate from the written Kertas 1.

Are these practice questions an official English version of the SPM paper?

No. Official Kertas 1 mixes multiple-choice and subjective written responses in Arabic, and Kertas 2 is a spoken oral test. This bank is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation of Kertas 1 language knowledge and judgment; Arabic script and terms are retained where they are the skill being tested, with English explanations. It does not simulate the oral paper.

Who administers SPM 2361?

Lembaga Peperiksaan under the Ministry of Education Malaysia administers the SPM, including elective languages such as Bahasa Arab (2361), alongside subjects like Bahasa Cina, Bahasa Tamil and Bahasa Punjabi.

What is the passing grade?

SPM uses grades A+ down to G. Grade E (lulus) is the lowest pass; G is a fail. Aim for a credit (commonly C or above) if you need one for further study.

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