In fact, Xu Cheng's guess was correct. In this year's national finals, many students fell for this little trick.
The order of difficulty of the competition questions was reversed. This was the first time this occurred in the national finals. Many contestants simply did not adjust their habitual thinking.
There are very few students like Xu Chuan who read the questions completely after getting them and roughly determine the difficulty of the questions before doing it in one or four years.
Although most students will check the test papers and answer sheets first after getting them, most people just check whether the paper is complete and whether there are any defects in the printing, etc.
As for the difficulty of the questions, most students do not judge them first and generally do the questions in order.
In this national final, many students may be obsessed with the first and second questions, and will not look at the simpler third and fourth questions until they are sure that they cannot solve them.
However, by that time, there may not be much time left to solve the problems, and it may not be possible to complete the next three or four relatively easy questions.
After all, this is a national competition, and the easy questions are only relatively easy.
You must know that any question on the National Examination, even the simplest, will not appear on the College Entrance Examination.
Because it is too difficult, it cannot be solved by ordinary high school students.
This is the student these prestigious schools really want.
"Damn it, Brother Chuan is awesome!"
The National Finals last for three hours. Even though you are sitting there without moving, it consumes a lot of physical and mental energy.
Experimental examinations in Wu Jing have always been a place where points are lost and the gap widens. Even if he is reborn, he is not 100% sure that he will not lose a single point in the national finals and IPHO.
Students who can win awards in competitions are enough to prove their talent in this area. After entering university, these students can often become top talents in a certain industry through appropriate training.
"And Xu You, you too. If you don't get more than 150 points in this national final written examination, see how I deal with you."
"The question this year is definitely for the year of the rat! What a shame."
Their goal is to enter the training team or get the first grade in the country, and strive to be recommended to a good university, while Xu Chuan's goal is to win the IPHO gold medal next July.
In the Shonan training room, more than thirty contestants have gathered together, and everyone is discussing.
"Brother Chuan, what's the answer to the second and third question?"
"Hehe, luckily I kept an eye out and read the question first."
"Fuck! I wasted all my time on the first two questions, damn!"
"What the hell, what disgusting dog came up with this year's national finals questions!!!! He actually reversed the order of difficulty, causing me to fail to finish the next three or four easier questions!"
Some of the tricks played by the question-setting team of this year's national finals seem to have a much greater impact than expected, and many people have been fooled.
"Well, the second question is the hardest, the first question is second, and the fourth question is the easiest."
"You're cheating!"
"Awesome, you are worthy of Brother Sichuan! You can submit your papers in advance for the national finals."
But when the gap between you and someone is too big, all envy, jealousy, and hatred disappear and cannot arise in your heart at all.
"It seems Brother Chuan is going to get full marks again."
This is also the reason why major domestic universities favor competitive students.
"There are probably not many people who can get full marks this year. The questions are inherently difficult, and the teacher who prepared the test has messed with it like this. It's really shocking."
But for Shonan, the impact is not very big.
"How do you feel about this year's national finals? I was so numb that I just made one and a half."
After hearing Xu Cheng's words, a rainbow of farts in the training room came towards Xu Chuan.
"Okay, let's take a good rest and prepare for the afternoon lab exam. Don't forget to have lunch."
After waiting for an hour and a half, the first half of the national finals finally ended. The students leaving the field complained in twos and threes and returned to their training rooms.
After the exam, a bottle of energy drink can quickly restore a lot of energy and ensure that you are in good condition for the afternoon lab exam.
After lunch and a half-hour nap, the afternoon experimental exam started on time.
However, since the IPHO was held, except for students who got perfect scores in the very early ancient times when there were no experimental questions, there has never been a perfect scorer.
In the training room, a group of students were discussing animatedly.
For most of the participating students, Xu Chuan is no longer on the same level as them.
"Hu Jing, what's the matter with you boy? Have you forgotten everything you were taught before? Can you read the questions first after you get the test paper?"
"I don't know, but if you let me know, I will definitely give him some essence of physics problems! Shoot him to death!"
"Definitely. If Brother Chuan can't get full marks, he won't be able to win this year."
After Xu Cheng distributed the drinks, he began to teach several team members.
After all, the instructor taught this aspect during the training, so most of the students avoided this pitfall.
"The second question was very difficult, so I did the first and second questions, but the next six questions were all wasted, and I couldn't solve any of them."
Different from the mathematics competition, in the dozens of IMO mathematics competitions, there have been candidates who got full marks in almost every session.
Losing points for this trick of inverting the difficulty of the questions is really undeserved.
"Where's Brother Chuan? Brother Chuan, are you sure you'll get full marks?"
Several players who lost points smiled and lowered their heads without speaking.
Seeing this, Xu Cheng was angry and helpless, and drove a group of students back to the dormitory to rest.
"When will I be half, no, one-fifth as capable as Brother Chuan?"
"Holy shit, questions 3 and 4 are easier?"
Xu Chuan was very serious about this exam and tried not to lose points.
"The first two questions are difficult, and the last two are easier. If you do the latter first, your score will probably be much higher."
Outside the classroom, Xu Cheng came in with a box of energy drinks, and each person shared a bottle.
It was said to be a lesson, but in fact it was just a few words said lightly. After all, we are still in the physical examination and there is an experimental test in the afternoon, so it cannot affect the mood of these candidates.
"Your Brother Chuan handed in the paper in advance."
The students who left the scene complained and dispersed. It seemed that the little routine of the question-making group had indeed tricked many people.
That's right, IPHO has been held for dozens of times, and it can be said that no one has ever gotten a perfect score, and most of the points lost are in experimental exams.
This aspect is quite strict. There will be several invigilators in one classroom to supervise the exam, and at the same time, there are 360-degree cameras with no blind spots.
Not only on-site invigilation, but also post-match review. Even if you don’t lose points during the on-site exam, there is a high probability that points will be deducted during the post-match review.
If you don't pay attention to some small details, you will lose one or two points. This is normal in domestic CPHO and international IPHO.
