Natural Science exam: Getting high scores is not easy

Candidates complain about difficult questions

At the exam site of Le Viet Thuat High School, candidate Nguyen Nghia Trung arrived quite early. This candidate lives in Ben Thuy ward and is a self-study candidate so he only took the two subjects Chemistry and Physics.

Candidates leave the exam room at Le Viet Thuat school. Photo: Ho Phuong

After finishing his exam, Trung was quite satisfied: I felt the test was 2 points easier than last year. However, with my academic ability, I can only confidently score 6 points in Physics, I have to check the answers for the remaining questions to be able to confirm the accuracy.

Contrary to this opinion, candidate Le Duc Anh - a student majoring in Physics at Vinh University High School for the Gifted said: The Physics exam was as difficult as last year's exam and I think I only got about 8 points. The Chemistry exam was relatively easy, but I only hope to get an average score on the Biology exam because it is not my strength.

Not many candidates completed the entire test. Photo: Ho Phuong

Candidate Vo Hung Anh - Vinh University High School for the Gifted added: I took the test code 204. In my opinion, the Biology test was difficult and quite long, especially the last 6 questions. The most difficult questions were questions 115, 119, and 120 about genealogy and coding for some amino acids.

In Thai Hoa town, many candidates commented that this year's combined exam was more difficult than last year's and had a high level of classification. Regarding Chemistry, candidate Tran Thi Linh at Tay Hieu High School said that the exam had 40 questions, of which 20% were 11th grade knowledge including both inorganic and organic.

Candidates of Quynh Luu district. Photo: Viet Hung

The exam is highly differentiated, starting from question 30 the difficulty level is increased, especially the practice part on preparation reactions, which is more difficult than the Ministry's sample exam.

Meanwhile, candidate Nguyen Van Huy at Thai Hoa High School exam site commented: This year's Biology exam was quite difficult, especially the exercises on harmonic oscillation, light waves, gene conversion, sex linkage and reactions, many questions required a lot of general knowledge. I was able to do the first 30 questions, the rest were quite difficult.

In Quynh Luu district, Ho Thi Bich Nga - a student at Quynh Luu 2 High School said: I am studying block A so I found this year's exam not too difficult, but there were still many questions I couldn't do. In the 3 subjects I just finished, I didn't do as well in Chemistry as I did in Physics, and I did relatively well in Biology. After consulting the answers, I scored about 7 - 8 points in the 3 subjects I just finished.

Candidates from Thai Hoa town discuss after the Natural Science exam. Photo: Minh Thai

As for candidate Le Van Sap, a 12th grader at Quynh Luu 1 High School, he said: The 3 subjects tested this morning were relatively within the candidates' ability; those who majored in the science block would do better. As for me, I majored in the B block, so when I received the Chemistry and Biology questions, I carefully read them and arranged my time to answer all 40 questions. As for how many questions I answered correctly, I will have to wait until the scores are announced.

As for Physics, from question 32 onwards, the difficulty level gradually increases, so candidates need to calculate very carefully. However, in my opinion, this year's Natural Science exam is more difficult than last year's, and many good students sighed after finishing the exam.

Biology exam is similar to the Ministry's sample exam

Commenting on the Biology exam, teacher Ngo Thi Thuy - Teacher at Dien Chau 3 High School said: After looking at the exam code 206, I see that the basic knowledge according to the exam structure issued by the Ministry of Education and Training is not too strange for students.

The content of the test closely follows the program and sample test. The differentiation of questions ensures structure with 4 levels: recognition, understanding, application, and high application.

Candidates at the Le Viet Thuat High School exam site discuss the exam questions on the morning of June 26. Photo: Ho Phuong

In the exam, the number of questions for students to get full marks is not much, only 7-8 questions are genetic exercises. Difficult questions are concentrated at the end of the exam, requiring candidates to know how to apply basic knowledge from the textbook and expand and improve.

With this test, students taking the graduation exam can easily get 5-6 points, better students can get 7-8 points. In particular, 9 and 10 points are only for really good students and this number will certainly not be many, mainly for group B exams and admission to top universities.

This afternoon, candidates will take the Foreign Language exam, one of three compulsory exams for graduation recognition. Photo: Ho Phuong

According to the Department of Education and Training, after the third exam, 26 candidates were absent from Chemistry, 15 from Physics, and 21 from Biology. The entire province had no candidates or supervisors violating exam regulations. The exam took place normally and safely.