Ho Chi Minh City announces sample questions for 10th grade admission in 2026

On the morning of October 22, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City announced the structure and sample questions for 3 subjects of the 10th grade entrance exam in 2026.

Candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City in 2025 - Photo: NHU HUNG

Accordingly, the 10th grade entrance exam in 2026 is expected to take place in early June 2026 with 3 subjects: math, literature, and foreign language.

The structure of the 10th grade entrance exam is as follows:

Literature: The test is designed to integrate reading comprehension and writing skills assessment, the content in the writing section is related to the text in the reading comprehension section.

The structure of the 10th grade literature exam includes 2 parts:

Part 1 (5 points): Reading and writing literary texts

Question 1 (3 points): Reading comprehension; Question 2 (2 points): Writing a paragraph

Part 2 (5 points): Read and understand argumentative or informational texts and write social argumentative essays

Question 1 (1 point): Reading comprehension; Question 2 (4 points): Writing a social argumentative essay

The basis for assessment is the reading and writing requirements in the 2018 General Education Program for Literature at the secondary school level, mainly grades 8 and 9.

See sample exam for grade 10 entrance exam here

Mathematics: The test content is part of the 2018 general education program for secondary school mathematics, including the following knowledge streams: Geometry and measurement; numbers and algebra; Statistics and probability. The test content aims to assess mathematical abilities such as mathematical thinking and reasoning, mathematical problem solving, and mathematical modeling.

The structure of the 10th grade math exam includes 7 questions:

Lesson 1. (1.5 points) Given the function y = ax2

a) Draw the graph (P) of the above function.

b) Find the points belonging to (P) that satisfy the given conditions.

Lesson 2. (1 point) Given the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0

a) Find the condition for the equation to have a solution.

b) Applying Viete's formula, calculate the value of the expression related to the solutions.

Lesson 3. (1.5 points) Practical math problems related to probability and statistics.

Lesson 4. (1 point)

a) Write expression A representing a certain quantity x in a real-life problem.

b) Find the value of x so that A satisfies a certain condition.

Lesson 5. (1 point) Practical math problems related to geometry:

Perimeter, area of ​​triangle, quadrilateral, length of circular arc, circumference of circle, area of ​​circle, circular sector, circular segment, circular ring... Lateral area, total area, volume of solids in reality...

Lesson 6. (1 point) Practical math problems related to equations, inequalities, and systems of first-degree equations with two variables.

Lesson 7. (3 points) Plane geometry problem includes 3 questions

a) Prove that 4 points lie on a circle, the elements are parallel, perpendicular, equal...

b) Prove that the formulas, elements are equal, collinear, concurrent...

c) Calculate length, perimeter, area, angle measurement...

ENGLISH: Assessment focuses on specific language skills, with specific goals for each knowledge stream.

The structure of the 10th grade English exam has 4 parts including 40 questions.

Part 1 (1 point): Phonetics, from sentence 1 to sentence 4; Part 2 (3 points):

Vocabulary, grammar, communication, from question 5 to question 16; Part 3 (4 points): Write the correct form of the word, from question 29 to question 34; Write appropriate phrases according to the given information, questions 35, 36; Write sentences, from question 37 to question 40. Part 4 (3 points): Reading comprehension: Read and fill in the words, from question 17 to question 22; Reading comprehension and answering questions, from question 23 to question 28.

Note that there are two new questions about writing appropriate phrases based on the information given. This question tests your ability to read dictionary notes to find linguistic information and apply knowledge.

It is known that the 10th grade entrance exam in 2026 will be the first exam in Ho Chi Minh City after the merger. It is expected that Ho Chi Minh City will combine both admission and entrance exams.

HOANG HUONG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tp-hcm-cong-bo-de-minh-hoa-tuyen-sinh-lop-10-nam-2026-20251022074853311.htm