Here are the official answers to the Literature subject for the 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City.

Previously, commenting on the Literature exam for grade 10 in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Vo Kim Bao, a teacher at Nguyen Du Secondary School, said that the content of the exam was very close and suitable for the age of the students. With the theme "THE JOURNEY TO GROWING UP", the exam was highly open, students certainly would not feel pressured but would have many good, unique, and creative ideas while doing the test.

In terms of content, the questions are familiar but it is not easy to get a high score. An average student who does not study in the right direction, has the habit of relying on solutions, and memorizing sample essays will not be able to write a quality essay.

Mr. Do Duc Anh, Literature teacher at Bui Thi Xuan High School, said that the 10th grade exam in Ho Chi Minh City was good, humane, balanced, modern, evoked emotions and made students interested in picking up a pen to write right away.

“As a literature teacher, I think this test both evokes sincere emotions and helps students express deep thinking - in line with the innovative spirit of Literature in the new curriculum. It is very suitable for the psychology and age of 9th grade students,” said Mr. Anh.

The exam is not focused on testing memorization, but rather on assessing thinking, perception, and reasoning abilities. Students are not shocked by the exam because they do not have to face macro social issues or heavy philosophical thoughts, but have the opportunity to express their own thoughts.

However, the question of writing a literary argumentative paragraph (question 2, part I) requires students to write a paragraph of about 200 words analyzing the content, theme and some special features of the poem, which is a bit too much, so many students may write more than the required amount and waste time on this question.

This teacher said that the entrance exam for grade 10 in Ho Chi Minh City is more challenging than the high school graduation exam because it has 2 reading comprehension texts. Candidates will have to have a solid knowledge and skills to be able to complete it in 120 minutes. The social argumentation question is a bit tricky in the "know how to read" part, which may make it difficult for some students to determine the argumentative topic. They have to think carefully about the question to determine the correct argumentative topic, if they rush, they may stray from the topic. The social argumentation question requires depth and critical thinking, students who only review by "memorizing the sample outline" are likely to get low scores.

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