Grade 10 English exam is 'easy', good at differentiating candidates

Students are confident with the English test

Exam questionsEnglishThis year, the test is still in the form of multiple choice with a time limit of 60 minutes. However, the overall structure of the test has changed, from 50 questions to 40 questions. Although the number of questions is less, there are many conversation exercises that require candidates to have a wide vocabulary and practical knowledge.

At the exam site of Huynh Thuc Khang High School (Vinh City), after the English exam, student Nguyen Le Ha Anh from Quan Bau Secondary School said: The exam has many practical questions but there are still some difficult conversations that students can easily be fooled. However, I find this year's exam easier than last year because the number of questions has been reduced, none of the questions are too difficult and I hope I will get 9 points.

Leaving the exam room, student Duong Truc Linh from Le Mao Secondary School expressed regret for getting two questions wrong on the exam because the answers were similar.

Meanwhile, my classmate Tran Thu Ha is excited because she believes she can get a perfect score on this year's exam. So far, she has tested her test with her friends and has not found any wrong answers. She finds the English test not too difficult and does not challenge students. In addition, she likes the practical questions about applying Stem to science subjects.

With a fairly successful English subject, Thu Ha hopes she will have a good foundation score to take the entrance exam to the History class of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

The test is suitable to differentiate candidates.

However, at the Ha Huy Tap High School (Vinh City) exam site, some candidates were not satisfied with their exam. Student Uyen Nhi - Doi Cung Middle School said: I found this year's exam quite difficult for me, especially the reading comprehension and stress questions, and I only did 50% of the exam. I think I got 6 points. Tomorrow I will try to do well in Math to get into the school of my dreams.

At the High SchoolMr. Son3, after finishing the English exam, most students commented that this year's exam was highly classified. Tran Quynh Trang said that this exam was a bit difficult for her, because her foreign language ability was not as good as other subjects, partly because she had not spent much time and investment in this subject. In the exam, she got about 20-25 out of 40 questions correct, the remaining questions she could not determine whether they were right or wrong. Overall, her performance was only average, she predicted about 6 points.

Nguyen Phuong Vy, at the exam site of Anh Son 1 High School, a student with high achievements in English in exams, shared that in general, this year's exam was close to the sample exam, with quite clear differentiation. Most of the knowledge and vocabulary questions had been reviewed. The exam was classified, requiring students to have a good grasp of knowledge and skills to be able to achieve good scores. She made the most of her time and did quite well on her exam.

In the districtNghia Dan, Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, a student at Nghia Trung Secondary School, shared: I am inclined towards natural sciences, so English is not my forte. The test questions are close to the 2018 General Education Program. I found many new words, and I did not fully understand the questions to give the correct answers. Questions 27 to 40 were the most difficult. Although I finished almost all the questions, I was still not satisfied with my English test when I discovered that I made mistakes in some questions that had been carefully reviewed by my teachers.

Teacher Tran Thi Loan, teacher of Nghia Dan Town Secondary School, commented: This year's exam is suitable for the admission target of high schools. About 70% of the questions are at the level of recognition and understanding, and the remaining 30% are application and high-level application questions. However, the application and high-level application questions are advanced grammar or vocabulary questions such as combining paragraphs to indicate the correct word in each sentence; creating a meaningful dialogue in each sentence... requiring students to accumulate and expand their knowledge during the learning process.

This teacher added that the test also did not have any tricky or too difficult questions. With this test, candidates need to have a firm grasp of basic phonetics and grammar, study deeply and understand the nature; and have good skills in handling different types of questions to be able to achieve high scores. In general, to complete this test, candidates need to have a firm grasp of grammar and vocabulary, and be proficient in test-taking skills. The test is suitable for the admission target and is expected to not have many high scores like every year.

In the districtCon Cuong, Luong Thi Huyen Trang, a candidate taking the test at Con Cuong High School, shared: "The test was not too difficult but not easy either. I did about 60%. The rewriting and reading comprehension parts were the most difficult for me."

Meanwhile, many English teachers in the area commented that the exam was carefully compiled, closely following the curriculum, with a clear distinction between average and good students. Some questions required students to have a firm grasp of sentence structure and understand the context.

At the exam site of Nguyen Sy Sach High School (Thanh Chuong), Nguyen Van Viet Anh, a 9B student at Xuan Tuong Secondary School, said: Out of 40 questions, I can confirm that I got over 30 correct, but I'm not very confident about the remaining questions. I finished the test 15 minutes early. I predict that my score will be around 8 points or higher.

For Hoang Huu Viet Hung - a 9B student at Hung Thai Nghia Secondary School, he marked the first 25 questions according to his learning ability, and the next 15 questions were marked randomly with increasing difficulty. Overall, his work was only average. He predicted about 7 points.

Close to the illustrated structure

Commenting on the English exam, teacher Ho Thi Ngoc Diep - teacher at Vinh Tan Secondary School (Vinh city) said she was very satisfied with the English exam: The exam was suitable for students, the exam structure was similar to the reference exam and students had practiced well at school so they would not be surprised by the changes in this year's exam.

Explaining this further, teacher Ngoc Diep said that the vocabulary of the question is almost in the student's curriculum, so it will not be difficult for many candidates. Even with the reading passage, although it uses a lot of vocabulary, the reading content is very practical, talking about STEM and the application of English in teaching Math and Science, in line with the spirit of making English a second language. To answer this question correctly, candidates only need to read carefully and understand the content of the reading and do it comfortably because the question only requires inference.

The communication questions (from questions 37 to 39) are easier because they only revolve around common communication questions about travel or daily communication.

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The test still ensures differentiation in some questions and if you are not careful, you will lose points. The differentiation questions focus on the reading passage (from questions 22 to 29). These questions require students to have a large amount of knowledge about vocabulary, phrases and grammar, then students can do it. If they do not understand the grammar, they will be confused... There are some questions where the answers are not shown in the passage, students must understand to be able to do it. The grammar part is not too difficult. Therefore, for city students and diligent students, it will not be difficult to get 7 points. But with a score of 9 or higher, there will not be many and the test will differentiate the top candidates.

Teacher Ho Thi Ngoc Diep - teacher at Vinh Tan Secondary School