Error in Math exam for grade 6, Marie Curie school said 'due to printing error'

Taking his child to take the 6th grade entrance exam at Marie Curie School, Mr. Nguyen Chi Cong (Me Tri, Hanoi ) said: “ The Math test has 40 questions, classifying knowledge from basic to advanced. Reading the test, I see that there are questions that require students to think a lot. In particular, there is an error in the test because of a multiple choice question but I can't find the correct answer .”

In response to parents’ concerns, in the latest announcement, Marie Curie School admitted that there were errors in the Math exam. Specifically, the error was in question 11 of question 121 and question 39 of question 122.

Both of these sentences have the following content: " A rectangular box has a length 1.5 times its width. Knowing that the width increases by 1.2dm and the length increases by 1.5 times, then the perimeter of the box increases by 3.3dm. Calculate the area of the original rectangle ."

There are 4 answers for students to choose from: A.3.375dm²; B.2.25dm²; C.1.5dm²; D.2.4dm². However, none of the 4 answers given in the exam is correct and the school said it was due to a printing error.

Marie Curie School representative also said that the correct exam question is as follows: " Knowing that the width increases by 1.2 dm and the length increases by 1.2 times, then the perimeter of that shape increases by 3.3 dm ". Thus, the answer will be A.3.375 dm².

After reporting the error in the exam, Marie Curie School proposed a solution to correct the error by giving all students 0.25 points for the wrong question.

In response to this unfortunate incident, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Khang - Chairman of the Examination Council, also apologized to students and parents: "There is no perfect way to fix the error. The school sincerely apologizes to students and parents for the above unfortunate error."

It is known that this year there are two standard scores applied to the two campuses My Dinh and Van Phu. Specifically, at the My Dinh campus, the standard score is 14.5; the alternate score is 14. At the Van Phu campus, the standard score is 11; the alternate score is 10.5.

Candidates taking the exam at My Dinh campus and scoring 13 points or more will be admitted to Van Phu campus. Previously, according to the school's announcement, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school will enroll 180 first graders, 360 sixth graders and 320 tenth graders at My Dinh campus (Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi).

At Kien Hung campus (Ha Dong), the school takes 180 first graders; Van Phu campus takes 360 sixth graders and 360 tenth graders.

For grade 6, the school gives priority to direct admission to grade 5 students studying at Marie Curie. Students from other schools will take a test to assess their Math and English abilities.

(Source: Vietnamnet)

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