Teacher points out mistakes that can easily cause candidates to lose points in math exams

Identify questions to "drill down"

Mr. Luu Huy Thuong (Master at Hanoi University of Science and Technology) said that through the reference exam questions and the official exam questions of the graduation exam in recent years, the knowledge content of the math exam mainly belongs to the 12th grade program (about 90%) including 7 topics: (1) Functions; (2) Powers - Exponents - Logarithms; (3) Antiderivatives, integrals and applications; (4) Complex numbers; (5) Polyhedrons; (6) Solids of revolution; (7) Oxyz geometry. The knowledge content belongs to the 11th grade program, focusing on the topics: Combinations - Probability; Arithmetic progression - Geometric progression; Spatial geometry (angles and distances).

For each topic (except for the 11th grade knowledge content), there are questions at levels "from easy to difficult". The score scale for each question is the same, whether easy or difficult, is 0.2 points/question. Therefore, to be able to do well on the graduation exam, students need to have a firm grasp of all the basic knowledge of the 12th grade program and some topics of the 11th grade.

Depending on each person's ability and score target, we determine the "depth" of knowledge needed to learn for each topic. For example, with a target of 8.5-9 points, first, you need to accurately complete the first 38-40 questions (mostly basic questions, covering all topics of the 12th grade program and part of the 11th grade); for the remaining 10 questions, you can choose which type of question you will "go deep" into.

Mr. Luu Huy Thuong, math teacher in Hanoi (Photo: Ha Le).

Common mistakes candidates make

Wrongly identifying the requirements and assumptions of the problem:

Wrong concepts: candidates confuse concepts such as "extreme value", "extreme point of a function", "extreme value of a function", "extreme point of a function". Wrongly considering the following types of shapes as one: A regular triangular prism with a prism with an equilateral triangular base or a regular quadrilateral pyramid with a pyramid with an equilateral quadrilateral base, etc.

Miscalculation, wrong transformation, missing conditions:

Some reasons for mistakes: At home, you use a calculator for every calculation, but when taking the exam, you do it mentally; with basic exercises, you do it one way at home, but when taking the exam, you create a new way.

Therefore, this teacher's advice is that with basic questions, you don't need to be creative when taking the exam. Just do the same thing you did when you took the exam. It may take a little longer and be a little more tiring, but it's familiar, and having practiced will make fewer mistakes.

Incorrect formula transformation due to missing conditions, especially logarithmic formulas.

Forgetting to check the conditions when concluding: forgetting to compare the conditions when concluding the solutions of equations and inequalities; forgetting to check the coincidence factors when writing the equation of a line parallel to a line or writing the equation of a plane parallel to a surface,...

Candidates taking the 2023 high school graduation exam (Photo: Hai Long).

Adjusting biological rhythms
With less than a week left until the high school graduation exam begins, Mr. Thuong said that the first thing students need to do during this period is to "adjust their biological rhythms."

During the accelerated learning process, many students are so engrossed that their biological rhythms are disrupted. They are wide awake at night, lethargic during the day, and their minds are not alert. Therefore, candidates need to adjust their living and studying hours.

The strategy at this stage is to preserve your score. Make sure that every question you get right is correct. Eat well, exercise regularly and sleep at least 6 hours a day to have a clear mind and take the exam at the right time.

Candidates have been working hard during the past months, so the night before the exam, they need to go to bed early.

When doing the test, stay calm, do it from easy to difficult, from familiar to unfamiliar, avoid getting bogged down in strange and difficult questions. Absolutely, follow the method you have practiced with basic, familiar questions. Math is a multiple choice test, even if you cannot do it, you must choose all the answers to the questions.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/thay-giao-chi-loi-sai-khien-thi-sinh-de-mat-diem-thi-mon-toan-20240623000049094.htm