The graduation exam questions have not been leaked or compromised, despite nearly 70 candidates bringing phones into the examination room, a significant increase compared to last year, according to the Ministry of Education.
While easy to comprehend due to fewer C1-C2 level vocabulary words, the English graduation exam challenges candidates with reasoning requirements, making answer selection difficult, according to teachers.
The informatics exam paper features 24 multiple-choice questions (A, B, C, D) and 6 true/false questions, where candidates only need to answer 4 based on their chosen orientation in computer science or applied informatics.
The high school graduation biology exam consists of 28 questions, including 18 multiple choice, four true/false, and six short answer types. Candidates complete the test in 50 minutes.
27 candidates were disqualified on the first day of the high school graduation exam, more than last year, with 11 in math alone, primarily due to phone use.
Seven candidates used mobile phones and one used unauthorized materials during the literature exam, leading to their suspension; over 5,300 other candidates missed the exam and may fail to graduate.
The high school graduation literature exam was deemed timely, but students may find it challenging to score high, especially on the question regarding "vietnamese Steve Jobs".
An 18-year-old male student, who suffered a femur fracture in a traffic accident two days before his high school graduation exam, underwent emergency surgery and was discharged early to participate in the exam.
Reading comprehension summaries, inference questions, sentence completion, and difficult idioms are "traps" that prevent students from achieving 9 and 10 scores in the high school graduation English exam, requiring calmness and strategy.
Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Tho deploy handheld security scanners at select exam venues to prevent candidates from bringing in cheating devices such as phones and micro-earpieces.
Despite being exempt due to severe disability, Nguyen Ngoc Quang chose to take the high school graduation exam for university admission, with special arrangements approved by the Ministry of Education.
Candidates can have 25% of their scores deducted or their entire high school graduation exam results canceled for exchanging papers, writing irrelevant content on answer sheets, and more.