Suggested answers for English subject, sample exam for grade 10 entrance exam in Hanoi in 2025

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has announced sample questions for 7 subjects for the 10th grade entrance exam in 2025. These 7 subjects include literature, math, foreign languages, natural sciences, history and geography, civics, and information technology.

Illustrative English exam for 10th grade public school entrance exam in Hanoi in 2025 (Screenshot).

For English, the test content includes knowledge units such as phonetics, vocabulary - grammar - communication, writing and reading comprehension. In which the phonetics section only accounts for 10% of the total score, the remaining sections each account for 30%.

Below are detailed suggested answers for the English exam for public grade 10 in Hanoi in 2025 from teachers of tuyensinh247's professional department:

Evaluating the English illustration topic , teacher Bui Cong Kieu said:

General structure of the exam

40 multiple choice questions with 4 answers A, B, C, D.

New elements appear: arranging sentences into meaningful paragraphs, the meaning of signs and notices.

Test matrix (knowledge coverage) (by knowledge and difficulty)

Covers all knowledge in textbooks (especially communication functions, structures, grammar): at level

Recognize that there are 8 sentences accounting for 20%

Comprehension has 16 questions, accounting for 40%

Application level has 16 questions accounting for 40%

The test is quite differentiated, students who have a good grasp of the knowledge in the textbook will be able to get more than 7 points in the exam. Students who want to get more than 8 points need to understand how to use vocabulary, know how to analyze sentences and ideas. Students who want to get more than 9 points need to have good general knowledge and the ability to apply it flexibly.

Comments on knowledge content

The test still requires students to have a good vocabulary, starting from the lowest level of words: pronunciation, stress to the second level of semantics and the third highest level of application of words in context.

Besides vocabulary requirements, reading comprehension and writing skills are the core parts that take up the most points. This year's 10th grade entrance exam is similar to the high school graduation exam when adding sentence formation (writing complete sentences), paragraph formation (arranging sentences to form complete paragraphs), and information missing (filling in missing information: general information, details, and word meanings). This is a new point in this year's exam.

Comments on difficulty

The questions there are moderately difficult, not too challenging for students, still focusing on requiring students to have a firm grasp of the knowledge in the textbook; the questions follow the 2018 general education program: Helping students master general knowledge, know how to effectively apply the knowledge and skills they have learned to life and improve their self-study ability.

Avoid learning tricks and rote memorization. There is no such thing as luck in getting high scores. Students who want to get above 8 points need to study hard and also need to have knowledge about society and current events.

To do well on the exam, 9th grade students need:

Be careful to do all the questions that you are sure of.

Spend more time on reading and writing, as these are the weighted sections.

Calm, confident, not subjective.

To review effectively, candidates need:

Grasp the knowledge in textbooks.

Improve your vocabulary, read more, practice writing sentences and paragraphs more by reading existing sentences and paragraphs to understand how they are constructed and linked together, thereby forming sharp language thinking, helping you do better on the test.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/goi-y-dap-an-mon-tieng-anh-de-minh-hoa-thi-vao-10-cua-ha-noi-nam-2025-20240829141242538.htm