In about a month, 12th graders will take the 2025 high school graduation exam. This is the first exam to assess learners' abilities according to the 2018 GeneralEducation Program.
According to Associate Professor Dr. Do Ngoc Thong, Literature is one of two compulsory subjects. The requirements of the exam have many new points, especially the fact that it does not reuse the linguistic texts already in the textbooks.
Regarding the requirements, structure, and format of the exam, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced. Therefore, students have also practiced and become familiar with the reference questions...
The editor of the Literature program shared a few points that candidates need to pay attention to in order to do well on the high school graduation exam in Literature:
Skim the entire topic
After receiving the essay topic, you need to stay calm, skim through the entire topic, both parts (reading comprehension and writing) to get an overview of the requirements of the entire topic; discover the relationship between the parts and questions in the topic.
Do the reading comprehension first.
You should only spend the first 30-40 minutes on reading comprehension. You should read the text slowly, then answer each question in the question. Just answer briefly and to the point. For example, with the question of identifying the rhetorical device in the excerpt, you only need to name the rhetorical device; you do not need to explain, nor do you need to state the characteristics and effects of that device. On the contrary, if the question requires an explanation, you must explain... With the comprehension questions (questions 3, 4) and application questions (question 5), you should not present them at length, but write very briefly, mainly stating the main information.
Allocate time for Writing sections
It is fine to write a paragraph or an essay first. However, you need to pay attention to the relationship between the writing requirement and the reading comprehension section. If the content of a sentence is related to the reading text, do that section first. Writing a paragraph usually focuses on clarifying one main idea. The main idea is usually stated in the question. Students should state this main idea at the beginning of the paragraph; the following sentences (paragraph development) are only to clarify the idea stated at the beginning of the paragraph, not to expand on other ideas; even though the paragraph may not be long, less than 200 words, if you feel that the opening idea has been clarified, then stop. Writing a paragraph should only take about 30 minutes.
The remaining time is for writing (about 60 minutes). Because of the limited time, the essay topic cannot require students to write much. The topic usually presents material that is not too long or too difficult.
“Regarding the length, the question states the limit for writing a paragraph of 'about 200 words', meaning that you can write more or less than the specified number of words, it is not necessary to write exactly that number of words. For example, a paragraph can be 250 words or 180 words; an essay can be 700 words or 500 words... However, students should not be too engrossed in one sentence and do other sentences carelessly due to lack of time,” said Mr. Thong.
Pay attention to the exam presentation format
The new general education program requires students to pay attention not only to the content but also to the presentation. “Points may be deducted if the essay has many errors such as: sloppy handwriting (wrong, missing strokes), spelling mistakes, grammar mistakes; incorrect word usage, ambiguous, confusing, contradictory expressions...”, Mr. Thong reminded.
Express yourself honestly and creatively in your essay.
An argumentative essay is an expression of thoughts, feelings, attitudes; knowledge, ways of thinking, feelings, and understandings of the writer on a literary issue or life or society. Therefore, students need to express themselves honestly. What they think, feel, understand... then state their own thoughts, feelings, and understandings, especially boldly state new personal ideas; do not copy, borrow, or speak from others...
However, even personal thoughts need to be presented in a clear, logical order to convince the reader. An essay not only has ideas, but the writer also needs to know how to express those ideas correctly and well with clear, richly-imaged sentences and writing.
Associate Professor Dr. Do Ngoc Thong said that students taking the high school graduation exam this year but following the 2006 General Education Program can also refer to these notes during the exam process to achieve results.
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