Ho Chi Minh City announces the structure of the 10th grade entrance exam

The 10th grade entrance exam for the 2026-2027 school year includes 3 subjects: Math, Literature and Foreign Language, expected to take place in June 2026.

The structure of the exam for each subject is as follows:

Literature

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

Question 1 (3 points): Reading comprehension

Sentence 2 (2 points): Write 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): Write a social argumentative essay

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

Math

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 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...

The test content is included in 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.

English subject

The exam structure 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 sentence 29 to sentence 34; Write appropriate phrases according to the given information, sentences 35, 36; Write sentences, from sentence 37 to sentence 40.

Part 4 (3 points): Reading comprehension: Read and fill in the blanks from questions 17 to 22; Read comprehension and answer the questions from questions 23 to 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.

Source: https://ttbc-hcm.gov.vn/tphcm-cong-bo-cau-truc-de-thi-tuyen-sinh-vao-lop-10-1019819.html