Nghe An: Candidates 'burn themselves out' with the 10th grade Literature exam

Candidates walk out of the exam room after the first exam. Photo: Duc Anh

After 120 minutes of testing, at exactly 10 o'clock this morning the candidates completed the first test - Literature.

At the Ha Huy Tap High School exam site, the exam site with the second highest competition rate in the province, many parents gathered in front of the exam site to pick up their children after the first exam.

Candidates taking the Literature exam. Photo: My Ha

This year’s Literature exam has three parts: reading comprehension, social commentary, and literary commentary. The social commentary question uses the quote “The desire for youth always urges people to burn themselves out with passion” as data and requires candidates to present their thoughts on “the need to nurture each person’s beautiful passions in life.”

The Literary Essay question requires analyzing the beauty of the young man character in the work "Quiet Sa Pa" by writer Nguyen Thanh Long.

Candidates in Vinh city were happy after the first exam. Photo: Duc Anh

Leaving the exam room, contestant Nguyen Quynh Chi - a student at Nguyen Truong To Secondary School said: This year's exam was not too surprising for me and I was able to do it. The literary essay on "Quiet Sa Pa" was a question I had reviewed very carefully and I remembered and was able to complete it. In particular, I was also impressed with the character of the young man, so when I encountered this question, I was quite excited to express my thoughts and feelings about the character.

A special candidate at the Ha Huy Tap High School exam site was supported by volunteers after completing the first exam. Photo: My Ha

With the social argumentation question, this candidate thinks it is quite difficult because this question usually does not have a review outline but is mainly guided by teachers on how to do the test and must be written according to one's understanding. At a young age, children think that if they have aspirations and passion, it will create motivation to study and pursue in the future.

Nguyen Quoc Bao, a student at Le Mao Secondary School, said that for him, this year's Literature exam was long and quite difficult. The reading comprehension question was basic knowledge, I think everyone would do well and easily answer correctly. But the literary essay question about the work "Quiet Sa Pa" had quite a long text, so it took me time to identify and give details that expressed the beauty of the young man's character.

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

The social argument about the desire for youth and nurturing passion in life is also close to us students. I also tried to write down all my thoughts, feelings and understanding. But compared to my friends in the exam room, I only wrote more than 1 exam paper, and I hope to get 7 points in Literature. My strength is Math, so I will try to make up for the remaining points.

In Anh Son district, on the first morning of the exam, the weather was quite cool, after 120 minutes of taking the test, the candidates completed the Literature exam. Leaving the exam site, many candidates at Anh Son exam sites had bright, excited faces after finishing the test.

Le Thuc Anh, class 9A, Anh Son Secondary School shared: I found the test to be within my ability, closely following the basic knowledge in the curriculum. I liked the social argumentation question about the need to nurture each person's beautiful passion in life the most. I did quite well and I think my essay will get over 8 points.

Candidates at the exam site in Anh Son district. Photo: Thai Hien

As for Ho Nhu Y, class 9A, Cam Son Secondary School, she thinks that this year's Literature exam is quite good and the level of "scoring" is not difficult. Y expressed her interest in the social argumentation question about nurturing each person's beautiful passion in life. This is a close, practical issue with life, so, in addition to the review knowledge of teachers, candidates have a lot of documents and evidence during the test.

This morning, June 7, at the exam site of High SchoolQuy Chau, 579 candidates have completed the first exam. After leaving the exam room, most of them were quite satisfied with their exam.

Candidates at the exam site in Quy Chau district. Photo: Be Vinh

Evaluating the Literature exam for grade 10 entrance this year, teacher Pham Thi Huong - Literature teacher at Hanh Thiet Secondary School said: "The layout and structure of this year's exam is close to what we have reviewed for students. The reading comprehension section is suitable for students at average level and above, students with good grades and above have the ability to do well on the test.

The literary essay section is also fun because the teacher reviewed it quite closely. In the curriculum, there are 5 works, 10 poems and poems, and stories that are reviewed very carefully. The social essay section of this year's exam is very good. "Express your thoughts on the need to nurture each person's beautiful passions in life." Whether in formal classes or extracurricular activities, teachers and I always teach students to live and burn out with passion. In each individual's life, they must be independent and have faith in life, then in the future they will be a useful nucleus for their family and society.

Candidates' excitement. Photo: Duc Anh

Enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year, Quy Chau High School has 762 students registered for NV1 to Quy Chau High School, of which 69 students were admitted directly with 66 students from Quy Chau Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities, 3 students with disabilities. In addition, there are 166 students registered for admission and entrance exam at Ethnic Minority High School No. 1 and Ethnic Minority High School No. 2 Nghe An but their first choice was considered at Quy Chau High School.

In Quynh Luu district, Nguyen Phuong Thuy - a student of Quynh Hau Secondary School (a candidate taking the exam at Quynh Luu 1 High School) said: The Literature exam this morning in the sections of reading comprehension, social commentary, and literary commentary were all suitable for the students' abilities, so most of the students completed their exams relatively well.

Candidates from Quynh Luu district. Photo: Hong Dien

However, what I was most interested in and impressed with was the question about my feelings about the Summers that had passed through my childhood in the excerpt Summer, Xuan Quynh, Xuan Quynh's poem, because when I did the test, my beautiful childhood seemed to come back, overflowing with emotions, the Summer of ambitions and enthusiasm of people in life. With the relatively easy test, I finished my test before the prescribed time and expected to get over 8 points.

Literature exam. Photo: My Ha

The literature test is familiar but difficult to get high scores, that is the opinion of many candidates after the Literature test this morning at the high school exam site.Con Cuong.

Vi Trung Bach - a student of Con Cuong town's secondary school, said that although it is easy to get an average score in this Literature test, it is difficult to get a high score. Commenting on the reading comprehension section, with the introduction of an excerpt, Vi Trung Bach said that this is a good question. However, if a candidate has a rote learning method, lacks life skills and has limited social knowledge, it will be very difficult to present his or her thoughts on the passage Summer by author Xuan Quynh. In this section, he hopes to only get 1.5 points.

As for the writing section, there are 2 questions. In the 5-point literary argumentative essay question, candidate Bach commented: “Analyze the beauty of the young man in the excerpt from the work "Quiet Sa Pa" by writer Nguyen Thanh Long. 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 have a deep understanding of the work. I can do this question basically. In general, I think I will get 6-7 points for the first exam.”

In general, in the first exam, the candidates' psychology after finishing the exam was quite comfortable because the type of questions was quite familiar, suitable for candidates with average academic ability.

Candidates at the exam site of Con Cuong High School. Photo: Ba Hau

In the districtNghia Dan, after 120 minutes of taking the test, many candidates walked out of the exam room with happy, excited faces. Most of them assessed that the Literature exam was not too difficult. The general Literature exam has a familiar structure with two parts: Reading comprehension and writing. The questions are quite basic, with a firm grasp of the information and content of the work, candidates will do well and score points on these questions.

The writing section has two questions, one asking you to write a social essay and another asking you to write a literary essay.

The question about literary argumentation has not been a difficult question for students because the knowledge in textbooks has been thoroughly reviewed by teachers many times.

Safety work in Nghia Dan is carried out seriously. Photo: Minh Thai

Talking about this exam, teacher Ha Anh Tuan, Nghia Thanh Secondary School, a Literature teacher, said: The exam is good, follows the structure, and is close to the subject, both testing students' knowledge and skills while promoting students' creative thinking ability and practical understanding. Especially in the social discussion question, talking about one's thoughts on "The desire for youth always urges people to burn themselves out with passion...". This exam is not too difficult to get general scores.

To do the test, students need to grasp the skills to do each part, each type of question; have the ability to read, understand the work, and have a certain understanding of real life. However, to achieve high scores, students need to have logical and logical reasoning, the ability to integrate and relate, and have positive, deep, and perceptive evaluations in the social argument - Mr. Tuan added.