The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has just issued a document announcing the time for the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2025-2026 school year as June 6 and 7.
Students of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Ho Chi Minh City. If candidates register to take the entrance exam to specialized high schools, they must take the fourth subject (specialized subject) with a test time of 150 minutes/subject in the 10th grade entrance exam in 2025 - Photo: HH
According to the above document, the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2025-2026 school year in Ho Chi Minh City will be June 6 and 7. Candidates will take 3 subjects: math, literature (120 minutes/subject), foreign language (90 minutes).
Candidates registering for the entrance exam to specialized high schools in the city must take the fourth subject (specialized subject) with a test time of 150 minutes/subject.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, each specialized subject has its own exam according to the secondary school curriculum, and the exam content ensures the selection of students with talent in that specialized subject.
The structure of the 3 subjects of the 10th grade entrance exam is as follows:
Literature has 2 parts.
The reading section will take materials from outside the textbook, including literary texts and one of two types: argumentative texts or informational texts. The total length of the test materials must not exceed 1,300 words.
The writing section includes:
Write a paragraph (about 200 words) with one of the following two requirements:
Write a paragraph about your feelings about a poem or a poem passage.
Write a paragraph analyzing the content, the unique features of the work's artistic form, and its aesthetic effect.
The second is to write an essay with one of the following two requirements:
Write an argumentative essay on a life issue, clearly presenting the issue and the writer's opinion (agree or disagree) on that issue; providing convincing arguments and evidence.
Write an essay on a problem that needs to be solved; present a feasible and convincing solution.
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training said the structure of the literature exam will have two parts:
Part 1 (5.0 points): Reading and writing literary texts
Question 1 (3.0 points): Reading comprehension
Question 2 (2.0 points): Write a paragraph
Part 2 (5.0 points): Read and understand argumentative or informational texts and write social argumentative essays
Question 1 (1.0 point): Reading comprehension
Question 2 (4.0 points): Write a social argumentative essay
In which, the assessment basis is the requirements to be achieved in reading comprehension and writing in the 2018 General Education Program - Literature subject at secondary school level, mainly grades 8 and 9. The test is built according to the orientation of integrating the assessment of reading comprehension and writing ability, the content in the writing section is related to the text in the reading comprehension section.
The 10th grade math entrance exam has 7 questions.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, the math exam for 10th grade admission will include the following knowledge streams: Geometry and Measurement; Numbers and Algebra; Statistics and Probability.
The test content aims to assess mathematical abilities: Mathematical thinking and reasoning; Mathematical problem solving; Mathematical modeling.
The exam will require students to apply their knowledge to solve practical problems. Encourage self-study and creativity, and avoid rote learning.
The assessment test content aims to help students orient themselves towards some necessary knowledge and skills when entering high school.
The structure of the math exam is as follows:
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, arc length, circumference of circle, area of circle, circular sector, circular segment, circular ring...
Surface 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 consists of 3 questions.
a) Prove that 4 points lie on a circle, the elements are parallel, perpendicular, and equal.
each other...
b) Prove that the formula, elements are equal, collinear, concurrent...
c) Calculate length, perimeter, area, angle measurements...
The basis for assessment of the math exam is the requirements to be achieved in the 2018 General Education Program - Math for secondary school, mainly grades 8 and 9.
English subject consists of 4 parts
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training said: The English exam aims to assess language proficiency not only based on students' memorized knowledge of grammar and vocabulary; it also requires assessing the ability to understand and apply language knowledge in appropriate contexts, especially real-life situations.
Specifically:
The phonetic section includes:
- How to pronounce basic vowels and consonants
- How to place word stress correctly
The vocabulary and grammar sections will diversify the types of vocabulary and semantics of words according to the program framework.
The communication and real-life situation contact section includes:
- Ability to understand and respond to simple situations of real-life language reading comprehension.
- Read a text of 180-200 words and find information.
- Read and fill in the blanks of a text of 80-100 words.
The writing part will include:
- Write the correct form of the word to complete the sentence with the appropriate meaning.
- Write simple sentences based on the given information.
- Write sentences using your knowledge of grammar structures and word combinations.
The 10th grade entrance exam in English consists of 4 parts:
Part 1 (1.0 point): Phonetics
From sentence 1 to sentence 4
Part 2 (3.0 points): Vocabulary, grammar, communication
From sentence 5 to sentence 16
Part 3 (3.0 points): Reading comprehension
- Read and fill in the blanks: From sentence 17 to sentence 22
- Read and answer questions: From question 23 to question 28
Part 4 (4.0 points): Writing
- Write the correct form of the word: From sentence 29 to sentence 34
- Write the appropriate phrase according to the given information: Sentences 35, 36
- Write sentences: From sentence 37 to sentence 40.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training also reminded schools that this year's English exam will have two new questions about writing appropriate phrases based on given information. This question tests the ability to read notes in a dictionary to find language information and apply knowledge.
First time taking 10th grade entrance exam under new program
Grade 9 students in the 2024-2025 school year are the first batch of students to take the 10th grade entrance exam under the new program. Therefore, many parents are very worried.
However, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training said the number of ninth graders this year is less than last year. It is predicted that the competition rate for admission to public high schools will decrease compared to last year.
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