Candidates should focus on practicing test-taking strategies!

According to Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nam from the HocMai education system, with only a few days left until the 2023 High School Graduation Exam, candidates should prioritize focusing on work to maximize their scores.

That is to practice the test-taking strategy to perfection. According to Mr. Nam, first of all, we need to review the biggest problem that candidates often encounter while taking the test. That is, not being able to manage the test-taking time, which causes the test results to be lower than the actual ability.

The 2023 high school graduation exam will take place on June 28 and 29, 2023 (photo by Trinh Phuc).

Many people make the mistake of not distributing time properly between sections, spending too much time on some difficult questions while missing out on the ones they can do, or rushing through questions that are within their ability to dive into questions that are beyond their ability, resulting in unfortunate mistakes on easy questions.

To overcome the above problems, you need to build a test-taking strategy that is appropriate to your ability and score target, but does not limit your chances of achieving a higher score. The core of this is to build a time distribution table to apply during the test.

Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Thu Huong, an English teacher, believes that in order to get high scores in general exams and English in particular, students need to prepare well the following three factors: solid knowledge of grammar and vocabulary; effective test-taking methods and skills; and of course, indispensable is a determined mindset, striving to the end to solve problems and achieve the set goals.

According to Ms. Huong, in terms of knowledge, you should review the key knowledge sections, the questions in the grammar section (knowledge about tenses, passive voice, comparison, clause simplification, prepositions, conjunctions, articles, tag questions, direct-indirect speech...) are the sections that are easy to get points.

Please review the summary of knowledge, notes of the topics and read the questions carefully to get the most accurate answers.

In addition, the exercises on stress, pronunciation, sentence rewriting, sentence connection, and communication functions are also very suitable. Our goal is to get full marks in these sections. Regarding vocabulary, you should review the common vocabulary topics in the textbook, review the vocabulary sections you have learned to be more confident in handling vocabulary sentences, reading fill-in, and reading comprehension.

About test-taking skills: In addition to the specific skills of each type that students accumulate during the learning process and solving practice tests.

Ms. Huong advises students to always start with easy questions or the types of questions that each student is strong at. That will help them become more confident. The score for each question is the same, the

'Don't be careless or waste time on difficult questions. Besides, you must have an effective and close time strategy to be able to achieve high scores.'

According to her, you should divide the first half of your time to do multiple choice questions with short and medium questions.

Each half always leaves a little time to check the answers, thereby avoiding unfortunate mistakes.

Each student has their own strengths and weaknesses, so the points lost can also fall in different areas.

“In terms of mentality, no matter what score goals students have, they need to make every effort and determination to achieve them.

During this time, students should avoid studying too hard or putting too much pressure on themselves. Students should allocate time for light, moderate review, get enough sleep of 6-8 hours, and exercise and play sports to have the best physical and mental state" - Ms. Huong shared.

Finally, she encouraged that whenever we are tired, we should remember our family and loved ones, remember our dreams, that will be the source of motivation for us to overcome our fears and limitations.

Determination, fighting to the end, and discipline will definitely help you succeed!!!

I wish the best things will come to 2k5, believe in yourself and make your dreams come true!

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/mot-tuan-nua-thi-tot-nghiep-thpt-2023-thi-sinh-nen-tap-trung-luyen-tap-chien-thuat-lam-bai-post252432.html