Hoang Sa and Truong Sa issues in Geography exam
(Baonghean.vn) - At noon on July 9, more than 12,500 candidates from Vinh exam cluster completed the Math exam for groups B and D and Geography exam for group C. The exam questions were within their ability and discussed current issues, making the students excited and confident.
The hot and humid weather on the first day of the exam made both parents and students tired and stressed. While waiting for their children to take the test in the exam room, parents were restless, nervous, worried and did everything they could to avoid the heat.
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| The hot, humid weather made the candidates tired. |
At nearly 10am, at the Huynh Thuc Khang High School exam site, the first students walked out of the exam room. In a relaxed mood with a bright smile, Le Van Tho, from Quynh Ngoc Commune, Quynh Luu District, said that compared to the math questions for Block A, the math questions for Block B were not more difficult, they were highly classified, and only good students could do the difficult questions.
Sharing the same sentiment, candidates at Vinh University's exam site also said that the math questions for groups B and D were within their ability and highly classified. "The test has 9 questions and 3 difficult questions, of which question 9 is very difficult. To get a score of 6-7 is not too difficult, but to get a score of 8-9, you must have quite good academic performance," said candidate Nguyen Van Tien.
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| Candidates exchange papers after finishing the first exam. |
Meanwhile, this year's Geography exam continued to excite candidates because the content related to the issue of sovereignty over islands, development of the marine economy and the significance of national security and defense in the exploitation of seafood by Vietnamese fishermen in Hoang Sa and Truong Sa. Candidate Phan Thi Quynh Trang in Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province said that in the context of the hot East Sea issue, the geography exam mentioned content such as the continental shelf, Hoang Sa, Truong Sa and the content of marine economic development. "Before the exam took place, I thought about this issue so I studied quite carefully, and related it to the issue of sovereignty over islands, especially China's illegal placement of the Haiyang 981 drilling rig in Vietnam's continental shelf and exclusive economic zone," Trang confided.
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| Parents wait for their children in the hot sun. |
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| Students volunteered to return items to candidates after the test was over. |
Clip about the end of the exam on the morning of July 9:
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After the first exam, all the exam sites in Vinh exam cluster were conducted safely, seriously, and in accordance with regulations. No candidate violated the rules or was disciplined. According to statistics from Vinh exam cluster, there were more than 12,500 candidates taking the exam, reaching a rate of 69.52%. Of which, more than 4,600 candidates took the exam to Vinh University, with a rate of 74.42%. More than 7,500 candidates took the exam to Vinh Medical University. At the exam sites, the volunteer student force continued to operate effectively with programs such as free luggage and vehicle parking, maintaining security and order, contributing to the success of the exam.
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