How to Study BM for SPM?

One method I used was to keep a personal note book for myself. It was my collection of notes from Form 1 right up to Form 5. Most of it were noted down when school and tuition teachers explained why certain questions were wrong - catch it!

The book was divided into 4: The front page, the back page, the center page moving to the right and the center page moving to the left.

1. The front page, moving in the direction that we normally write, is used to write grammar rules eg: 'ia' can only be used for humans and not animals or objects. I also list down words that are very similar in meaning, together with their specific definitions, so that it will be easy for me to differentiate eg: memikul, mengusung, membimbit, menjulang... (it all means 'carry' but are used for different purposes).

2. The last page, moving to the front, is listed with proverbs (peribahasa) that I come across during activites or exercises. You may have a kamus peribahasa but when you find a proverb that is not listed in the dictionary, the best thing to do is note it. Be sure to note all the proverbs used in the textbooks.

3. The center page, moving to the right, is used to list down quotations and phrases/sentences that have lots of flowery words eg: ...menopang dagu dan menuding jari.... I also use it to note recently coined terms like modal insan kelas pertama or other words that can replace common ones eg: keluarga - kulawangsa.

4. The center page, moving to the left, I write about common and current issues in point form.
Eg: Topik - Pencemaran air, Punca, Kesan, Langkah, berita terbaru, contoh, kementerian...

These may help in your collection of notes:
1. Cikgu Tan C L's blog - lots of points, resources - found this really helpful
2. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka - the official site has links to many other useful ones including a Malay thesaurus and a reference for 'sports language' (bahasa sukan).
3. Dewan Siswa and Dewan Majalah - my school library had subscribed this magazines and they were indeed very informative for the essay part with current issues clearly explained.
4. Bahasa Malaysia SPM - everything to do with BM SPM including the KOMponen SAStera