High school literature exam is "tricky", hard to get high score

Candidates after the first exam session at Con Cuong exam site were quite comfortable. Photo: Bui Hau

At the end of the first exam session, candidate Vi Thi Nhung - Grade 12 B student, High SchoolCon CuongI think that with this Literature test it is easy to get an average score, but difficult to get a high score.

Commenting on the reading comprehension section with an excerpt, Nhung said that this was a good question. However, if any candidate memorizes, learns by rote, lacks life skills and has limited social knowledge, it will be very difficult to present his/her thoughts on the mission of awakening the country's potential of each individual in today's life (Essay 2 points).

Regarding the 5-point essay question, candidate Nhung commented: “Analyze the contrast between the beauty of the image of the boat offshore - Nguyen Minh Chau. This is a fairly familiar question, often asked in exams, but in my opinion it is difficult to get a high score, especially for those who are subjective, careless or do not deeply appreciate the work.”

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LIVENghia Dan,Candidate Huynh Khanh Huyen, class 12C1, 1/5 High School, commented, “This year’s Literature exam had a lot of knowledge from the textbook. But I only got about 6 points because there were many difficult questions, especially the connection part.

In my opinion, the missions of young people are many, but to say them correctly and to the point is not easy. I think that young people should not be afraid of difficulties, hardships, or hardships and should study, be proactive and creative.

Candidates exchange papers at the exam site of High School 1-5. Photo: Minh Thai

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In the districtQuynh Luu,Entering the 2018 National High School Exam, the whole district had nearly 3,000 candidates taking the exam at 5 exam sites. At the Quynh Luu 1 High School exam site, according to our records, most of the candidates did well on their exams.

Ho Huu Nghi - a student of class 12A1, Quynh Luu 1 High School said: This year's Literature exam was not difficult, I majored in Natural Sciences but I felt that the literature exam was suitable for my ability. Among the questions, I liked the question: The natural potential of the country in each individual. This is a question related to a social issue, forcing candidates to present their thoughts on this issue, how to convince to achieve a high score.

Candidates at the exam site of Quynh Luu 1 High School. Photo: Viet Hung

Ho Thi Huong Mo, a 12A4 student (Quynh Luu 1 High School), said that the exam questions were based on the textbook program, but because this exam was a combination of two exams: high school graduation and university entrance, she thought that 30% of the questions were advanced to classify students. If you have a good grasp of the knowledge in the textbook, you can get 6-7 points, and I myself completed the exam at 70%.

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In the districtQuy Hop,At the exam council of Quy Hop I High School, Tran Thi Huyen Trang, a student majoring in Math, said that she did quite well on the Literature exam this morning, finishing it in only 2/3 of the time. Her expected score is around 70-80%.

Candidates at Quy Hop exam site are quite comfortable. Photo: Phan Giang

As for candidate Le Thi Thuy Trang, who majored in Literature, she thought that this Literature test could classify students in different classes, in a rather interesting part. As for Trang, she thought that because Literature is not her strength, the test was a bit long. The reading comprehension part was quite good, with many interesting questions, especially the author's point of view in the two lines of poetry "We sing too much about potential/potential still sleeping".

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In Vinh city,Less than 120 minutes had passed, and some candidates at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted had left the exam room in high spirits.

However, many candidates taking the C or D block exams believe that the Literature exam has few surprising or novel elements. Pham Trong Son (a student at Huynh Thuc Khang High School) said: The social argumentation question on the issue of national resources, potential, self-relationship and responsibility to the country is not too new. Although it is related to the reading comprehension question, the topic has been mentioned quite a lot in previous tests and mock exams.

Candidates in Vinh city are happy to have completed the first exam. Photo: My Ha.

Candidate Le Vo Van Anh said: The essay sentence connecting the two works The Boat Out at Sea of ​​the 12th grade program and Two Children of the 11th grade program is a sentence to classify students. Because there must be a comparison and contrast of two contexts, two spaces, two times. From there, draw out values ​​in life.

At the end of the first exam, according to the Department of Education and Training, 64 candidates dropped out. At the Le Viet Thuat High School exam site, one candidate was suspended for bringing documents into the exam room.

Commenting on this year's Literature exam, teacher Nguyen Khanh Ly - Literature teacher - Vinh University High School for the Gifted said: The structure of the exam remains stable compared to previous years and is consistent with the format of the sample exam.

The exam also focuses on key knowledge in the program, for example, social argumentation knowledge related to human mission, especially the responsibility of the young generation towards the country. This is also a hot issue, promoting love for homeland and country.

The social discussion section also includes lessons in the core part of the program such as the works Two Children and The Boat Out at Sea.

The advantage of the test is that it differentiates, differentiates quite strongly among students. For normal students, it gets 5 points. The average score is not high and is mainly only 5 - 7 points because the test requires many difficult operations such as comparison, connection, comment, evaluation, and extended connection.

The exam also covered grade 12 knowledge, related to grade 11 knowledge as directed.

But the test is a bit long, the steps to take the test are a bit complicated. Like the Ministry's format, first is analysis, comparison, connection, evaluation. Meanwhile, here there are many comparison steps so it is difficult for students.