Nghe An teachers comment on high school exam questions in Literature

Teacher Nguyen Thi Lam Thuy - Nguyen Xuan On High School is a teacher with many years of experience teaching grade 12 with many students getting high scores. Commenting on this year's exam, she said: I found the Literature exam easy. At first, reading the exam, it may not be as expected because last year they wrote poetry and many students predicted that this year they would write prose. Having said that, this is not important because we do not teach students to memorize and in the poems, the poem "Waves" is always placed in the first position, not too difficult for students.

Literature is the first subject in the 2021 High School Graduation Exam. Photo: Duc Anh

Regarding this year's exam, teacher Nguyen Thi Lam Thuy also said: The reading comprehension and social argumentation sections have good materials. In which, the reading comprehension questions do not focus on general Vietnamese knowledge but on text recognition to find information. Therefore, with this exam, candidates can find the answer right in the text.

The social discussion question is also very good, suitable in the context of people across the country preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. This is an issue we have discussed a lot in lectures and is among the 10 issues of concern. In which, dedication is ranked 2nd.

Teacher Nguyen Thi Lam Thuy and her students. Photo: PV

This topic ensures classification in literary argumentation. In addition to feeling the passage, students also feel feminine beauty. Good and excellent students will be able to comment on this question deeply.

Teacher Tran Thi Thuong is also a teacher with a lot of experience teaching Literature at Hoang Mai High School. Personally, she thinks that: This year's exam, in terms of overall structure and total number of questions, closely follows the structure of the sample exam with 2 parts, reading comprehension and writing. The content of the exam is also the content learned in high school.

Analyzing each question of the exam, teacher Tran Thi Thuong added: The reading comprehension question is an easy one to score points, but the exam also follows the structure closely; the exam has 4 questions with 4 levels: recognition - understanding - application and high application. Of which, question 3 is a bit difficult, the remaining questions 1, 2, 4 are easy and candidates can find them right in the excerpt of the reading comprehension section. Question 3 is more difficult, but this is the question to classify candidates...

Candidates taking the Literature exam. Photo: Duc Anh

In the essay question, the social argument part is my favorite question. The exam question deals with the issue of life ideals and dedication, which any young person and any era needs. This is also suitable at the present time when we are in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic and it is also suitable in all circumstances and all historical periods of the Vietnamese people.

In the literature essay question, because last year the exam included the topics Dat Nuoc and Viet Bac, many candidates hoped that this year they would take the topics Vo Chong A Phu and Vo Bei. However, despite the surprise, the candidates were able to do the test.

Teacher Tran Thi Thuong during an online teaching session. Photo: PV.

Regarding this exam, teacher Tran Thi Thuong also said: The main command of the exam requires the perception of the poem, which basically all candidates can do. Candidates can use their ability to perceive literature, analyze and comment to analyze the poem. These are also 3 special paragraphs of the poem Wave.

Question 2 of the literary essay question is of a classification nature, requiring candidates to think and analyze deeply. However, with this question, I also hope candidates can do well because the poet Xuan Quynh herself is a feminine poet.

Candidates exchange papers after finishing the Literature exam. Photo: Duc Anh

In addition, to get a high score, candidates must grasp the artistic style of Xuan Quynh's poetry. Moreover, they need to put themselves in the time when Xuan Quynh composed the poem in 1967 in the context of the poet having just experienced many events to feel the feminine beauty of women, traditional but also very new and modern.

Suggested answers for the Literature exam (source: Hocmai).