This morning, July 10th, candidates completed their final exam, Literature. At the exam center at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, quite a few candidates left after two-thirds of the allotted time had elapsed. Many candidates praised this year's Literature exam as excellent, but some also commented that it would be difficult for candidates to achieve high scores.
Candidate Nguyen Thanh Thuy (majoring in Oriental Studies) said: “I found this year's Literature exam for Group C interesting, especially question 2 – the essay question requiring an opinion on cleverness in life, in both positive and negative aspects. This is also a topic within the candidates' understanding.” Regarding the other questions, Thuy believes that although they require detailed analytical skills and commentary on one or two works in comparison, if one studies and understands the works well, the answers are not difficult. Thanh Thuy expressed optimism about her performance, believing she can achieve at least 8 points.
Candidate Nghiem Thi Tinh (taking the Journalism exam) also expressed satisfaction with the Literature exam: “The exam was quite 'open-ended,' not heavily focused on reproducing knowledge but rather required the expression of personal thinking and opinions. We weren't very familiar with this type of question because we usually studied analyzing and comparing poetic passages or characters in literary works. This year's exam presented statements and asked candidates to comment. Anyway, I really liked this type of question because it forced candidates to think, reason, and be creative. I think I can get 8 points.”
From another perspective, candidate Dinh Trong Trang (taking the Vietnamese Studies major) also believes that the Literature exam was good but would be difficult for many candidates and not easy to score high marks. Trang emphasized that the essay question requires a deep understanding and knowledge base, along with the skill of reading and analyzing each word in the question to accurately understand the requirements in order to do well. Trang confidently stated that he could answer question 1 – about Lien's impression of Hanoi in the short story "Two Children" (Thach Lam) and question 2 – an essay on cleverness in life. However, he said he was confused by question 3a – the highest-scoring question on the exam – about the perception of the image of the soldier in "Tay Tien" (Quang Dung) with its many different beauties, because "the question was quite unusual and difficult."
Officials from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities' Admissions Council inspect the exam paper bags before storing and sealing them.
Thus, the Literature exam concluded the 2013 university entrance exam for Group C subjects. At the 10 examination centers of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities' Admissions Council, the number of candidates taking the exams remained fairly stable, with 3,495 candidates taking Geography, 3,484 candidates taking History, and 3,467 candidates taking Literature. Regarding exam discipline, this year 9 candidates received a reprimand and 7 candidates were suspended.