The Social Science exam was "easy", many candidates did well.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of June 27, more than 20,000 candidates in Nghe An entered the final exam session of the 2018 National High School Exam with the Social Sciences exam - a combination of History, Geography, and Civic Education.
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| Candidates in Cua Lo town left the exam hall in a happy and relaxed mood. Photo: Xuan Nhuong |
Each component subject of the Social Sciences exam has 40 multiple-choice questions, which candidates must complete in 50 minutes.
Candidates who choose the combined exam to get the graduation result must take all 3 subjects. Those who take the national high school exam to apply for university or college are allowed to choose only one component subject.
After the exam, teachers and candidates said: This year's Social Science exam included the content of the 11th and 12th grade curriculum. The exam was "easy", many candidates were able to do the test.
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| Candidates at Thai Lao High School exam site review their selection results in the Geography exam. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
Candidate Nguyen Thi Van, Thai Lao High School (Hung Nguyen) said: This year's History exam is not too long, closely following the textbook program, if candidates have a firm grasp and good reasoning, they can do well. There are only about 5 difficult questions that fall under the 12th and 11th grade program. I was able to do about 70-80% of the test.
Candidate Bui Thi Cam Nhung, exam site of Le Viet Thuat High School (Vinh City) said: The Geography exam was assessed by candidates as quite easy, just need to know how to exploit atlas and formulas to be able to get over 5 points. However, the Geography exam also requires candidates to think about issues related to economic geography, not just memorize. In my room, there are many students who can do the test.
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| Compare each other's test results... Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
Candidate Tran Thi My Duyen, a 12th grade student at Dang Thuc Hua High School, took the exam at Nguyen Si Sach High School and shared: The Social Science exam questions from question 1 to question 25 were relatively easy, but the following questions required candidates to have a firm grasp of the knowledge, know how to apply it, and be creative in order to do well.
Candidate Hoang Ngoc Anh, Do Luong 1 High School, shared: The exam questions for Geography, History, and Civic Education this morning closely followed the review program content, with a moderate level of difficulty. I completed 100% of the questions for all three subjects this morning. I am sure to get over 7 points.
Candidate Nguyen Dinh Thang, from Cua Lo High School, affirmed: Of the three subjects tested this morning, I think the History test was the most difficult, the rest were normal. Overall, I was quite satisfied and comfortable after finishing the test.
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| Candidates at Nguyen Sy Sach High School's exam site were excited because they had done well on the test. Photo: Huy Thu |
According to teachers in Nghe An: History exam questions are no longer presented in the form of events, dates, months, and years, but require candidates to think in order to do it. If you only review the timeline of events as usual, you will not be able to do the test. The percentage of questions from the 11th grade Geography program is 20%, the rest are questions from the 12th grade program. The exam does not have new or strange question types, and the differentiation is moderate. As for Civic Education, the content of the questions is broad, requiring candidates to read the questions very carefully or they will be easily fooled./.






