Practical questions in Math tests make it difficult for students to get many 9s and 10s

TPO - After finishing the Math test of the 10th grade entrance exam in Hanoi, subject teachers commented that the test was not tricky, had practical questions, ensured differentiation and not many students achieved scores of 9 or 10.

Mr. Trinh Hoai Duong, a Math teacher at Giang Vo 2 Secondary School, Ba Dinh District ( Hanoi ), said that the exam did a good job of developing students' thinking and abilities.

Like the old program, the Math exam has a time limit of 120 minutes but has added new knowledge of probability and statistics.

In particular, there are questions that do not require students to apply a specific method to solve the problem, but allow them to solve it in any way, as long as they get the correct answer. The questions increase practicality with very common language in life such as average profit, loss - profit.

Candidates happily leave the exam room after completing the Math exam this morning. (Photo: Nhu Y)

In addition, the test also ensures differentiation among students. This is a very important factor because Hanoi has a large number of students, many high schools recruit students with different scores, but the test must be suitable for all students from the central area to the suburbs and disadvantaged areas.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Tuan, a teacher at Chu Van An High School for the Gifted, commented that the exam was quite easy, and that candidates left the exam room happy, relaxed, and without pressure. The questions in the exam were not too different in difficulty. There was only one difficult question about geometry, requiring students to have good thinking and creativity to do well.

Or like in question 5, last year the question asked to find the smallest value of the expression, this year it has changed to a very good practical application problem.

Many candidates scored 7.5 to 8 points.

Ms. Pham Thi Kim Hue, Vice Principal of Chuong Duong Secondary School, said that the highlight of this year's Math exam was that it mentioned many issues in life such as: daily travel, discounts in shopping, using water in tanks, or business strategies to achieve the highest profits.

“That is also the goal of Mathematics according to the 2018 General Education Program, which is to connect Mathematics with life, to learn Mathematics to serve life. With this year's exam, I think the average score of Hanoi students will fall between 7.5 - 8 points and maybe higher," said Ms. Kim Hue.

Mr. Tran Manh Tung, a math teacher in Hanoi, said that the 2025-2026 math exam in Hanoi has changed its structure according to the new program, but there are not many surprises for candidates because the exam closely follows the program and is similar to the previously announced sample exam.

Math tests are not tricky or complicated, but longer than previous years, increasing practical application and assessing students' abilities.

“With this test, average students can get 6.5 - 7.5 points, good students can get 7.5 - 8 points, excellent students can get 8 - 9 points and there won’t be many 9 - 10 points. The average score for Math this year will be 0.5 to 1 point lower than last year,” Mr. Tung predicted.

After the exam ends, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training will begin grading the exam to announce scores and benchmarks between July 4 and 6.

Candidates needing a review must submit their application from July 4 to 10.

July 10-12, admitted candidates confirm enrollment.

Ha Linh

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