Good but not easy

After finishing the Literature subject, many candidates said: The Literature subject for group C is difficult but interesting. It can be affirmed that with any kind of test, it will certainly be easy to classify and select the truly good candidates. All three questions require candidates to have the ability to analyze and evaluate.Candidate Pham Thi Hang (from Thai Binh), taking the exam for the Social Work major at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, said: The Literature exam for group C, although closely following the curriculum, is difficult. Right from the first question, the way it is asked can make many candidates "tricked" if they do not read the question carefully. To do well in all three questions, it is not enough to just memorize but also requires understanding the work, the author, and knowing how to compare and analyze. "I did 70% but I am not very sure!" Many candidates were surprised when the Literature exam for group C included works from both the 11th and 12th grade curriculum. The social argumentative question mentioned issues considered current and of interest to young people: "Sense of responsibility and irresponsibility". If you do not have a foundation of understanding of society and pressing issues in society, it is not easy to do this question - Nguyen Thi Hanh (taking the Literature exam) commented. Although the exam questions were mainly based on the curriculum, many candidates unfortunately skipped the knowledge reproduction question (question I). Candidate Dinh Thi Bich Hoa (from Ninh Binh, taking the exam at Phan Dinh Giot Secondary School) expressed regret: "I was subjective when I skipped the author Ho Chi Minh and only focused on Nguyen Tuan and Xuan Dieu, so I lost points for this question."

In the optional part, both questions (IIIa and IIIb), the question requires expressing feelings about two poems (Tràng giang and Day thon Vi Da) two famous works in the New Poetry movement (question IIIa) and the lyrical features of two rivers in two essays "The ferryman of the Da river" (Nguyen Tuan) and "Who named the river" (Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong) (question IIIb). Candidates who want to get high scores need to know how to compare the common points in content, artistic style, and artistic images between those two poems and essays. The Literature exam is done in 180 minutes, but there are also many candidates who left the exam room within 2/3 of the time. Candidate Ngo Viet Hiep (Hanoi) took the exam at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and said in a sad voice: "I tried my best but I could only do it up to this point, I ran out of ideas, so I had to leave because the exam did not go smoothly." Many other candidates who left early just walked away silently when asked. It can be said that for candidates of group C, the Literature exam as analyzed above is reasonable in screening and selecting talented people. It can be considered a Literature exam that encourages creative teaching. But because of that, there may be very few candidates who get high scores.