English exam for 10th grade admission in Nghe An ensures differentiation

At the exam site of Ha Huy Tap High School (Vinh City), candidate Vo Thi Huong Giang - Hung Binh Secondary School had a rather special comparison when she said that "this year's foreign language exam was easier than the morning Literature exam". The special point of this year's exam is that there are quite a lot of new vocabulary, there are many meaning questions. Therefore, in some unknown words, I will translate the meaning of the previous words and infer or compare words with the same meaning and different meanings.

The first candidates walked out of the exam site at Ha Huy Tap High School. Photo: Duc Anh

In the reading comprehension section, this candidate said that there was an easy part and a difficult part. In it, there was an article about children playing soccer which was quite easy. He found the second reading comprehension a bit difficult. He thought that he did not do very well in this part of the test.

Candidate Nguyen Huu Gia Bao - Hung Dung Secondary School also said that with this exam he could get 9.6 points and the exam was quite easy compared to expectations. In this year's exam, he found the reading passage about the benefits of using two languages ​​the most difficult, but he was still able to do it. This candidate said that English is not an advantage and this year he registered for the IT major.

The English exam "cooled the hearts" of many candidates in Vinh city. Photo: My Ha

Accompanying this candidate, student Nguyen Minh Nhat - Ha Huy Tap Secondary School happily said that "this year's exam was easier than the Vinh City mock exam and was close to the exam matrix, not challenging the candidates. If in the mock exam, many students had difficulty getting an average score, but with this exam, I think there will be students who get more than 8 points."

Commenting on this year's exam, teacher Nguyen Tu Nga - English teacher, Dang Chanh Ky Secondary School said: Compared to previous years, this year's exam is not too difficult, any student who studies seriously can do it and it is expected that many candidates can get 8 or 9 points.

Candidates exchange papers after the Foreign Language exam. Photo: Duc Anh

In addition, the test is close to the illustrated structure, not confusing. There are a few questions to classify candidates, focusing on idioms in the general knowledge test. This year's test has an additional reading comprehension test, including 2 that average and good students can handle.

At the High School exam siteQuy Hop, candidate Hoang Bao Chau - Quy Hop town secondary school commented: "This year's test was moderate and I finished all 50 questions. However, I am only sure of 25 correct answers, the other 25 questions are still uncertain. With this test, I hope to get 6-7 points."

Students of Quy Hop district discuss their work after completing the English exam. Photo: Phan Giang

As for Vi Thi Tu Uyen - a student at a secondary school in a particularly disadvantaged commune in Chau Dinh, she said: "For me, this test is still quite difficult, especially the idioms. I think I can only get 5-6 points."

Teacher Tuan Anh and students at the exam site of Quy Hop High School. Photo: Phan Giang

Present the day after the foreign language exam ended, teacher Le Tuan Anh - English teacher, Quy Hop High School commented: The structure of the exam is equivalent to the structure of the Department's exam. Besides, the exam still has questions to classify good students and to get 9 points is not easy for students in mountainous areas.

At the exam site of Kim Lien High School (Nam Dan), candidate Nguyen Thanh Phong is a student at Tan Dan Secondary School (Binh Duong province). This year, because he followed his family back to his hometown, he registered for the exam at a public school in Nam Dan, so he encountered many difficulties in studying.

Candidates at the exam site of Kim Lien High School. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Regarding the English subject, this candidate said: I looked at last year's exam quite carefully and I found this year's exam to be equally difficult. I finished 2/3 of the exam before time ran out, so I quickly circled the remaining questions. I hope I will get about 5 points for this exam.

Returning from Binh Duong, student Nguyen Thanh Phong (in black shirt) had difficulty taking the English exam. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Phan Van Truong - a student at Nam Giang Secondary School also said that he found this year's exam a bit more difficult than previous years. He was able to do the first questions because he had practiced a lot, but he couldn't do the following questions. He predicted that he would get about 5 to 6 points for this subject.

At the district exam siteDo Luong,The candidates left the examination room in the blazing hot weather. Although their faces were drenched in sweat, their eyes still shone with joy because they had passed the exam. Many of their parents were waiting in front of the school gate.

Candidates at the exam site of Do Luong 1 High School. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Truong Thi Quynh, a student at Doi Cung Secondary School, happily said: “I think this year’s exam was within our ability. I was able to do 100% of the exam, and so were my classmates. Especially in the exam room, there was Nhu Quynh, who was admitted directly but still took the exam. The difficult questions on the exam, in my opinion, were questions 50 and 28.”

According to a quick survey, many candidates did very well in the English test this afternoon. Hoang Anh Quoc from Ly Nhat Quang Secondary School proudly said that he got 100% on this test. He expected his score to be high, not in vain for all the hard work he had put in studying for so long.

According to the assessment of teacher Le Thi Dung - Teacher of Do Luong I High School: "This year's exam is very close to the 9th grade textbook program (new program) and has a clear level hierarchy. Getting 6 to 7 points is not difficult."

Just leaving the exam site of Nguyen Sy Sach High School (Thanh Chuong) Phan Van Nghia - a 9th grade student at Xuan Tuong Secondary School said: The test has 50 questions, I answered and confirmed about 25 questions correctly, the rest I just circled "blindly". I think my test score is about 6 points.

Candidates at the exam site of Dang Thuc Hua High School (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Huy Thu

Being picked up and dropped off by his mother to take the exam, Tran Minh Quan, a 9B student at Hung Thai Nghia Secondary School (Nam Dan), was not very happy when he did not do as well as he wanted. Quan shared: I study well, but my English test did not meet my expectations. I think I answered about 21 questions correctly, the rest I guessed. I think my test score was only average, I feel a little regretful.

At the High School exam siteCon Cuong, candidates all said that this year's exam was at a moderate level, with average academic ability, they could get a score of 5 or higher. Candidate Chuong Van Tan, a student at Yen Khe Secondary School, shared: I did the test but hoped to only get about 5-6 points. The grammar part was relatively basic, but the vocabulary questions had many difficult words.

Candidates from Con Cuong district exchange papers after the Foreign Language exam. Photo: Ba Hau

Meanwhile, candidate Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, a student at Tra Lan Secondary School, said that the exam was within her ability and the questions were not difficult. Of the 50 questions, she did the first 35 questions relatively well, but she was not very confident in the next 15 questions. After 2 exams, Trang believes she will pass the entrance exam to Con Cuong High School.

Volunteers support candidates at the exam site of Con Cuong High School. Photo: Ba Hau

InThai Hoa townAfter finishing the second exam, many candidates shared that this year's English exam was within their ability, the exam content mainly covered knowledge reviewed in class.

Le Thuy Nga, a student at Thai Hoa 2 Secondary School, said: The English exam did not pose any difficulties for candidates, with 80-85% of the questions being knowledge from the textbook program. The difficult questions were on vocabulary but not riddles, I used the elimination method to make inferences. It only took me 2/3 of the time to complete the exam, the remaining time I sat and checked the answers.

Candidates at the exam site of Thai Hoa High School. Photo: Minh Thai

Predicting to get about 8.5 points in English, Nguyen Hang Nga, a student at Nghia My Secondary School, expressed some regret because her subjectivity led to some unfortunate mistakes. However, the female student was still relatively satisfied with this result.

“When I was studying at school, my grades were also in the range of 8.5 - 9 points, so the predicted results were quite suitable for my ability. Compared to last year's exam, this year's reading comprehension was easier, and the number of new words was not much. The types of questions such as rewriting sentences and completing sentences were not difficult, and were within the grammar knowledge of the textbook. I will save my spirit to "fight" for tomorrow's exam," Nga added.

Thai Hoa candidates discuss the exam. Photo: Minh Thai

Exam reviewEnglishThis year, English teachers said: "The test closely follows the textbook program, is similar to the sample test, is suitable for students, and has questions to classify good and excellent students. Compared to last year's test, this year's English test is somewhat easier, with this test, there is a possibility of many high scores."

After the first day of the exam, the candidates have completed two subjects. Tomorrow, they will take the final subject, Mathematics, with a time limit of 120 minutes. Photo: Duc Anh

According to the report of the Department of Education and Training, at the end of the first day of the exam, with two subjects (Literature and Foreign Language), the total number of candidates registered for the exam: 38,948. The number of candidates absent from the exam: 87.

In the whole province, there were 02 candidates who violated the exam regulations by bringing their phones into the exam room at the Quynh Luu 1 High School exam council and Dang Thai Mai High School exam council. There were no other unusual incidents during the exam. The exam took place normally, safely and in accordance with regulations.

Tomorrow, you will have your final exam in Math with 120 minutes.