GRADE 10 ADMISSION - SAMPLE TESTS – 2025 FORMAT (HO CHI MINH CITY)-15

I. Choose the word, phrase, or sentence that best fits the space in each sentence or best answers the question. (3.5 pts).

10. News Reporter: Farmers are requesting assistance from the government.
Anchor: Why is that?
News Reporter: Farmers ask for government help ___________ they cannot harvest their crops after a drought.

Question 10.Choose A, B, C, or D

but

because

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II. Look at the sign or the notice. Choose the best answer for questions 15 and 16. (0.5 pt)

Question 15. What does the notice mean?

You mustn’t take any photos or videos in this area.

It’s difficult to record videos in this area.

You cannot bring your cameras into this area.

Cell phones are not allowed in this area.

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Question 16. What does the sign mean?

If there is a fire, you don’t have to use the elevator.

You mustn’t use the elevator when it is on fire.

For your safety, do not use the elevator during a fire.

Three people cannot ride the elevator at the same time during a fire.

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III. Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)

Different Religions
From our earliest days, many people have believed in power or powers greater than themselves. This belief is known as religion. In ancient times, it was a way to (17) ___________ sense of the mysteries of the (18) ___________ world; evil spirits were thought to be responsible (19) ___________ bad weather and disease, for instance. Ancient peoples felt that they had a measure of control over their lives when they made offerings and prayed to friendly spirits, whom they believed could help them win (20) ___________ or grow better crops.
Even today, when people know the scientific explanations for such things as thunder or the eruption of volcanoes, (21) ___________ look to religion to explain some of the other hard-to-understand things which we experience as humans – things like the purpose of life or the reasons for tragedies. Although most religions spring from the same basic human need to (22) ___________ in great power or powers, the ideas, practices, and traditions that religions involve can be very different.
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IV. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False. Choose the correct answer for questions 27 and 28. (1.5 pts)

Strange clothing laws
The world is full laws that are strange and sometimes very funny at the same time. Clothing and fashion also have their bizarre laws that were given a long time ago and, even though many of these weird laws are repealed, some are still on the books. While some laws don't make much sense, others make you think of the event that caused these laws to appear. Here is a collection of strange yet funny laws from around the world relating to clothes and fashion.
✅ Ohio: It is legal for women to wear patent leather shoes in public. Legislators apparently enacted this law to limit men from seeing up a ladies skirt through the shoes reflection.
✅ Blythe, CA: It is illegal for people to wear cowboy boots unless they own at least 2 cows.
✅ Another Thai law claims that one must always wear a shirt when driving a car.
✅ North Dakota seems to be a state filled with funny fashion laws. In this US state, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
✅ AUS federal law claims that women may not drive wearing their housecoats.
✅ In Washington State, painting polka dots on an American flag is illegal.
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Question 23.

There are weird and sometimes hilarious laws all over the world.

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Question 24.

All of the rules in the passage are reasonable and ordinary ones.

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Question 25.

In Blythe, anyone with less than two cows can wear cowboy boots.

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Question 26.

In North Dakota, you have to sleep when wearing shoes.

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Question 27. Why can’t women in Ohio wear patent leather shoes in public?

Because the patent leather shoes are similar to a reflective mirror.

Because men may see the inside of women’s skirt through the reflection.

Because men don't like them.

Because it’s not fashionable to legislators.

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Question 28. Which one cannot be drawn polka dots on?

An American flag

Blythe cowboy boots

A Thai shirt

An AUS housecoat

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V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)

Question 29.

Why not have a look at the real solutions to better energy ? (efficient)

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Question 30.

If there is something wrong with the light, have an come to check it. (electric)

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Question 31.

The average fuel for all gasoline and diesel-fueled cars combined fell by 12 percent. (consume)

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Question 32.

Jackson used the exercise to the challenges parents face in rearing children. (demonstration)

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Question 33.

The water supply is , being dirty in wet weather and deficient in dry. (satisfy)

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Question 34.

My mother’s recipe is simple and quick. (marvel)

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VI. Look at the entry of the word “cultural” in a dictionary. Use what you can get from the entry to complete the sentences with two or three words. (0.5 pt)

Question 35.

The internet has led to rapid , as people are now exposed to ideas and trends from across the globe.

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Question 36.

London is known for its , with people from all over the world living and working together.

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VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0 pt)

Question 37.

He passed his driving test. He bought a car. 👉 As soon as .

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Question 38.

The road was built in 1980. We are driving on it. 👉 The road on .

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Question 39.

They have celebrated Teachers’ Day largely since 1982. 👉 Teachers’ Day .

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Question 40.

People believe that Mario’s family brought up that little girl in Italy. 👉 That little .

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