According to the direction on compiling the English exam for the 10th grade exam in 2023 from Master Tran Dinh Nguyen Lu, an English specialist at the Department of Education and Training, the exam consists of 40 questions (0.25 points/question), candidates will take the test in 90 minutes. In which, the main questions are recognition and understanding, advanced requirements only account for 10 to 15%.

The expert in charge of this exam also emphasized that the exam will not focus on grammar but more on skills and vocabulary.

Based on the above orientation, before the candidates entered the exam room, teacher Tran Huu Thang, head of the English group at Le Quy Don Secondary School (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City), reminded students to read the questions carefully and allocate time appropriately.

Mr. Thang suggests that students can spend the first 45 minutes doing the multiple choice part, pronunciation, signs, word types, sentence arrangement, and finally sentence transformation.

In the remaining 45 minutes, spend 30 to 35 minutes doing 2 reading comprehension exercises, and the last 10 to 15 minutes carefully re-reading questions 1 to 40. Remember to write the answers from the question into the answer box accurately and in the correct position.

Teacher Tran Thi Thuong Thuong, head of the foreign language group at Hong Bang Secondary School (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), gave some notes to candidates during the test.

This teacher emphasized: "With 40 questions, including 28 multiple-choice questions and 12 essay questions, whether multiple-choice or essay, they all have the same score of 0.25 points. And similarly, whether they are difficult or easy, the 40 questions all have the same score, so when taking the test, candidates need to read the questions carefully, do the easy questions first, do the difficult questions later, and do them firmly."

Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Oanh, head of the English group at Le Van Tam Secondary School (Binh Thanh District), also reminded candidates: "When taking the English test, you should not rush but need to analyze which grammar points, vocabulary, and structure the test is aiming for to choose the most accurate answer. It is best to write the answer on a piece of scrap paper before writing it on the test."

Ms. Oanh noted that in the sentence writing section, 10th grade candidates will have difficulty getting points if they are not meticulous. When writing sentences, if you copy just one word wrong, you will lose points, so you must pay close attention. In the True/False section, candidates also need to pay attention and not use abbreviations.