Social Science exam questions are 'easy', Natural Science exam questions are difficult and long

At the Huynh Thuc Khang High School exam site, evaluating the Social Science exam, Nguyen Lan Huong commented that there was a difference in difficulty between the subjects: “I think this year’s History exam seems easier than the Geography and Civic Education exams. However, the History exam has a clear differentiation when the easy questions are much easier, while the application questions are more difficult and require thinking. I am most confident with the Civic Education exam because I have reviewed the types of questions thoroughly in class and there are situational questions. I think I will get about 26 points for these 3 Social Science exams.”

Yen Nhi, a 12D student at Huynh Thuc Khang High School, was excited to take the test: “This year's test was similar to last year's, not too different. This year's Civic Education test was easy, I finished the test relatively quickly and easily "got" points in this subject. The questions for History and Geography were evenly distributed. This year's Geography subject was more novel, but still not too difficult, requiring students to know how to read the Atlas and think more to be able to do well on the test."

Many candidates also expressed that with this year's Social Science exam, if they have a firm grasp of the basic knowledge and review the textbooks carefully, they will do well on the exam and easily achieve a score of 8; but for those who take the exam to pass the subject, it will be a bit difficult because there are many classification questions. Each subject requires candidates to have general knowledge and good memory to do well on the test.

With the Natural Science exam, getting a score of 9 or higher will not be easy because the subjects have application questions and high differentiation. “Chemistry and Biology seem to be easier for me, while Physics, although not having many “trick” questions, is still a bit more difficult, especially the last 4 questions. However, I am still confident that I will get 9 points and I will use this score to apply to Hanoi University of Science and Technology or Hanoi University of Architecture,” said Le Anh Tam, a 12A3 student at Huynh Thuc Khang High School.

In Thai Hoa town, after finishing the combined exam of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences, many candidates said that the test was quite suitable, and all the knowledge was within the reviewed program.

"The Natural Science exam (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) gets more difficult towards the end, with clear classification of students. 2/3 of the exam questions are basic knowledge, just need to memorize the lesson to be able to do it all, the remaining questions are advanced, requiring application of knowledge, in-depth analysis to be able to do the test" - candidate Tran Minh Tuyen at the exam site of Thai Hoa High School shared.

Regarding the Social Science exam, candidate Vu Thi Thanh Tinh at the Tay Hieu High School exam site said: “The exam is quite close to basic knowledge, Geography and Civic Education are quite easy. Geography is based on textbook knowledge, especially many questions applying Atlas, so it is not too difficult. Regarding Civic Education, it is mainly theory and reduces situational questions. I am confident that these two subjects must achieve above 7 points. Regarding the History exam, the questions are quite diverse, requiring a solid grasp of knowledge, otherwise mistakes will be made and points will be lost.”

At the end of the exam session on the morning of June 28, at 3 exam locations in Anh Son district, in general assessment of the combined exam of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences, most candidates commented that it was within their ability, similar to the mock exam, not too long, so there was enough time to think, analyze and choose the answer.

Just out of the exam room, Nguyen Quoc Vu Hoang at the Examination Council of Anh Son 1 High School, taking the Natural Science subject group exam, said: "This year, I chose to take the Natural Science subject group exam because I used the Physics and Chemistry scores to apply for university admission in group A. The subjects in the Natural Science group are my strengths, so I did the test very confidently. I found this year's exam questions to be within my ability, close to the review content. All 3 subjects from question 30 onwards have a gradually increasing level of difficulty, requiring candidates to know how to apply basic knowledge from textbooks and expand and improve, so I also calculated very carefully."

Meanwhile, also at this exam site, Nguyen Thi Thanh Xuan shared: This year's Social Science exam is not too difficult, quite close to the program I have reviewed. In particular, Civic Education is the easiest subject to get the highest score of the 3 exam subjects, the remaining subjects, History and Geography are relatively within my ability, similar to the sample exam. For History, there are questions that require high thinking and reasoning to classify students. Although I felt quite pressured before entering the exam, thanks to my solid grasp of basic knowledge, I did relatively well in all 3 subjects and I think I will pass my first choice.

This morning, many candidates excitedly walked out of the exam room and had the same comment: "The exam is suitable for graduation", the questions are not tricky, suitable for average students. Candidates who have reviewed the basics well, it is not difficult to achieve a score of 5 - 6.

After finishing the two combined exams this morning, the candidates from Do Luong left the exam site in quite hot weather, quite different from the cool weather in the first half of the exam. In general, the candidates from Do Luong district did quite well in the Chemistry, Biology, History, and Civic Education exams. The Physics and Geography exams were quite difficult and highly classified.

Tran Thanh Tam - student 12T1 - Do Luong 1 High School commented on this morning's exam: "The Physics test has easy theoretical questions, the last few questions are a bit difficult. If you can do all of the Chemistry and Biology tests, you must be a good student, excellent student or a member of the national team."

At the exam site of Dang Thai Mai High School, Thanh Giang Commune (Thanh Chuong), candidates also finished the third exam session in hot weather conditions. Regarding the social science exam, Tran Thi Huong Giang, a student of class 12D, said that this year's social science exam was within the candidates' ability. In the 3 subjects: History, Geography, Civic Education, she did about the same, no subject was better than the other. She has not confirmed right or wrong, but she thinks the scores of the 3 exams are only average.

Regarding the Science and Technology exam, Nguyen Thi Sam, a 12th grade student, shared: I found the exam to be moderately difficult. Each multiple choice test has 40 questions, of which 30 are relatively easy, and the last 10 questions are gradually increasing in difficulty. To get an 8-point test or higher is difficult, but if you get below this point, you can do it if you have a solid grasp of the knowledge and practice carefully.

Commenting on the History subject, a teacher from Con Cuong High School said that the questions in the History exam were quite good. The knowledge in the exam closely followed the content of the textbook, similar to the sample exam of the Ministry of Education and Training.

The questions focus mainly on Vietnamese history in the 11th and 12th grade textbooks. The test does not have too many tricky questions for students. With this test, many candidates will get 5-6 points. However, there are about 7-8 difficult questions in the test. These are questions that differentiate students. To do well on these questions, candidates must read a lot, have knowledge, have an overview of the historical process, and have good thinking.

According to some natural science teachers teaching at Quy Chau High School, the Physics, Chemistry and Biology component exams still include 40 questions with a test time of 50 minutes and comply with the content structure as announced by the Ministry of Education and Training, ensuring the goal of recognizing high school graduation, with appropriate differentiation for university admission goals.

For the Science subject group, the questions are arranged in order from easy to difficult, about 60-70% of the questions are at the level of recognition and understanding, suitable for the graduation recognition goal. Only 25-30% of the questions are used for differentiation, of which about 10% of the questions are high-level application questions.

With the current level of questions, candidates can be completely assured of their graduation score. Candidates who review and have a solid grasp of the textbooks can achieve 6-7 points, but there will not be many 10 points.