Could You Pass One Of China's Hardest Tests?
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2017
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Prompt: "Do butterfly wings have colors?"
My essay: Why yes, yes they do.
Fiona you get an A+ my dude
Fiona what if you are colorblind?
Fiona Yea, but you have to make 5 paragraphs about why the butterfly has colour.
George744 more like 100 paragraphs to get into that school
Also they don't have actual color because the butterfly reflects certain colors of lights that make it seem like that color
I asked my Chinese mom about this and she says yeah it was really that hard, and that it legitimately affects your entire life. She didn’t get that good of a score on it and because of that she didn’t get into a good college and that changed the rest of her life...
She always says students are really lucky in America, because we can retake the SAT/ACT as many times as we need to while they only got one chance...
tawnyflower678 9 ...no.I confirmed that Gaokao can be taken once a year.
Ruimin Cui you have to be in grade 12 to take gao kao. Which means you literally have to fail to retake. So it’s not the same as oh I have time next year I’ll retake the exam. No
you mother must be mistaken. Everyone had more than one chance to take that exam, even if you in the general college, you still able to improve yourself to top university by taking other exam. So, the chance are over there, but journey was quite hard tho. But, I don't think American student could go to university that easy, especially when they are come from the poor household and public school, the resource was quite limited, plus the tuition fee was quite high in USA, many student will take student loan and pay it for years.
you can take the exam every year if you want to until you are something like 50 years old or something.
We literally talked about that today in class. A Chinese student with me said that you can retake the test but they have that test once a year. But she said that the test costs so much and not many students afford to retake it. May god be with all of the students who's taking that exam and I hope the system improves.
The butterfly question is a neat one . All butteflies have colour pigments except from the blue color on most of the butterflies . The blue pigment is so hard to produce that butterflies have developed structures on their wings that bounce the light in a way that only the blue spectrum of light bounces . You can tell this is true because if you see the wing from a different perspective the color will change .
You learn something everyday
yeah I saw a youtube video on that, explaining why is blue such a rare colour in the animal kingdom. However I highly doubt anyone short of an expert could write a full essay on that
It's Okay to be Smart.
I went to a physics lecture about the color blue and the professor was saying that blue doesn’t exist in nature and it’s really just a trick of the light. I was thinking of that while watching this and your comment makes me feel like it really is true.
Δημητρης Πασχαλιδης Wow, I just learned something new. Thanks!
This is another prove that Ned is a genius from Yale University
Giovani Sinaga that mcq wasn’t that difficult actually because evennnn i got it right
And people say Ned is a Gryffindor, pffffft
“a genius from yale university” lol ok
@@lx4302 Well to be fair, it's quite hard to get into Yale - and he did, so... genius is subjective, but he's definitely academically clever!
In Lebanon we learned that in school during arabic class this question is not difficult at all.
haven't heard any of the questions and it's already a no
Shut up
Noah Hughes *n o*
DonYelle and Diana lmao same
DonYelle and Diana o
-simon Cowell
at least some of these essay questions rely on students natural intelligence and creativity rather than in the uk and america where most exams just require you to memorise entire textbooks
josie
yeah but you still have to memorize textbooks anyway
thatasiangirl 0_0 true
thatasiangirl 0_0 i know and i would obviously never want to sit their exam but i mean i wish more western exams allowed room for interpretation and creativity
josie From experience UK and US have a slightly lower standards but most countries rely of memorising textbooks, quotes, sources ect
josie and also how you do it. People have their own ways of doing things
Before some of you get stressed out about these questions, there are tips to kill all kinds of hard tests like these ones. Look for key words in multiple choices and essay prompt questions are meant to see HOW you see and think of the question in a creative way. Let me give you examples:
1:58 Notice that materialism = "people's lives". 2 and 3 are wrong because they talk about thinking and not concrete materials
2:41 Asking "Do butterfly wings have colors?" is like asking you *Do you believe in ABSOLUTE OR SUBJECTIVE reality in colours and why do you strongly believe in that reality? Use famous literary and philosphical texts to support your points*
2:59 Think of this: Biotechnology researcher = philosphical and abstract learner, Engineering technician = Hands-on learner, Photographer = visual learner. Another way to ask this question is this: *Which of the three types learning styles do you believe that can lead to a successful life: Abstract, Hands-On, or Visual learning. Use famous historical, political, and economical events to illustrate your points. And also, what defines success from the ACCEPTED CHINESE SOCIETIAL viewpoint? You may also use famous Chinese literary and philosophical texts to back up your points*
3:50 This is somewhat like asking *Have you heard of the idiom "Square Peg in a Round Hole?". Define what that idiom means while also using the SYMBOLISM of milk, mineral water, and wine bottles and the shapes round and square in representing everyday lives* This is a creative thinking question
Have I at least cleared some things up a bit? On the other hand, I do have sympathy for those Mainland Chinese teens who *need to have at least that level of thinking in their young age* to get into prestigous Chinese universities like Tsinghua and Peking University.
You have definitely been of great help,thank you.Did you appear for gaukau test?
@@debmalyachatterjee22 No, when I first saw this test, the things that I just said already came to me in the first place. I never actually have taken the test before
@N .M Yeah obviously, this is like saying many world elites claim that *colleges and universities are not teaching people the right ways* to be successful in life
@Amanda Yin Exactly what a scholar would say 😆
@N .M Well said 👍
I'd actually like to read some of the essays to these questions
Would prob be in Chinese
Here's one:
Water is one of the essential needs of a human being, in that case we need water whenever and wherever we go. It is contained in a circular or cylindrical container because that shape is easier to store and is more portable, with it not having corners. It can also cause less damage to whatever you put it in, in example your bag. It wouldn't cause tears becuase it doesnt have any sharp edges. Milk on the other hand is not as important of an essential as water. We often store it in the refrigerator. Cylindrical containers are narrow and with that, length is compromised. The more water it needs to contain, the longer it needs to be since its narrow, which is not ideal in storing inside the refrigerator. Now square containers tend to be wider but shorter, which would be the preferrable shape in refrigerator storage. Finally, circular containers tend to look more sophisticated than box containers thus using it for wines. It is then contained in a box container for protection. Having sharp edges would give more strength and stability compared to the circular ones thus providing additional protection to the cylindrical/circular containers of wine.
This is a time to shine, go go future Supply Chain managers!
Hmm... Actually... square containers can store more for the same space because they can be piled up without lost of space. With round containers you are bound to always have some kind of holes in between that isn‘t used effectively. But great essay
Same
Bruh I could barely pass my college exam this week....
I should probably be studying, but procrastinating is such a habit lol
I have a eating exam
I have 27 pizzas and 14 fries
an
Noah Hughes
What kind of pizzas?
If you say Hawaiian, I'm reporting you.
Noah Hughes k
The round and square question is an old Chinese philosophy question: People needs to be round on the outside and keep it square inside. It means when we are parts of the society and dealing relationships with others, don't be stubborn and we should learn to compromise, cooperate -- like a round. However, when it comes to people's inner minds, it's important to keep something square -- i.e. stick with dreams, moral standard etc.
I think most of the Chinese are aware of this question, so actually, it's not that hard. Besides this essay can be written in any other aspects as long as the writer can persuade the graders.
Gaokao is absolutely strict and hard, which needs to be improved in many ways. However, the American way is not perfect as well, especially considering the poor quality of American primary education among the world. Both countries need to learn from each other.
And my point is just showing off that I got through this horrible exam and got the chance to learn worldwide :)
kudos to you for passing that exam. i'd probably be one of the suicidal teens tbh haha.
Yuming Deng thanks for the imsight. I would have discussed logistics.
dang it. I was thinking that the philosophy of round and square has to do with maturity and the effects of growing up. Babies drink milk, milk comes in square cartons, therefore, life is more clear cut: squares are 90 degrees on a corners, 4 equal sides, etc. As we grow, we drink more water than milk. Life starts to get complicated just like circles aren't as clear. Once we get to adulthood (when we're able to drink), our lives are so complicated that we yearn to put them together back to squares.
Can you elaborate on that? How does compromise have anything to do with round bottle of mineral water?
Lyza Srey Maybe it goes with the thing that since it’s round, it doesn’t have edges and so it’s not so difficult to go with the flow
I am Chinese, and let me just tell you that as an 25 year old adult, in occasions I still get nightmares about the stress and critiques I had 8 years ago when I was in high school.
That sucks, I’m sorry
*in prison*
prisoner: why are you in prison?
other prisoner: i killed 5 men. wbu?
prisoner: oh... i cheated on a test
naillij j not possible, if you kill 5 men then you’ll get the death sentence
@@lingling2823 its a joke
It's messed up, isn't it?
I got the question right but those essay questions not going to even try.
My mom did this test got into one of the University that she wanted to go and she kept on bring it up when ever i dont get over a 90 on a test
cupcake 055 my mom does this too *sigh*
Gets an 89 in ap gov as a freshman. "Disappointing
Sounds tough XD
cupcake 055 Parents should push their children!
cupcake 055 I feel so sorry for you...
The point of the tests is to give everyone an equal opportunity in a country with drastic wealth inequalities. If you add too much emphasis on things like extra curricular or recommendations, it’s easy for rich kids to get ahead since they can afford fancy extracurriculars and famous connections. This system isn’t perfect, but it is the most egalitarian method.
lightronger I wouldn’t have minded something like this test to get a chance straight from school for da big bucks heyoooooooo
Finally some one found the point of the tests!
finland has 3 hour school days, and has crazy high scores for standardized tests.
Manchan what “standardized tests”
true
The last chance for poor family in China is GaoKao, no matter you like it or not it works for our society
Cindy Liang Most fair way to do for Chinese culture
I used to watch old chinese costume movies where the way out of poverty was to pass the official tests. The culture of meritocracy prevails.
it is the same in India.
Doesn’t seem like it’s working.
@@kulera in some cases it actually does work
I think the 'philosophy of round and square' question is actually very interesting. I'd conclude round items are considered made so for ergonomics or as a sign of luxury, versus more practical square items which exist solely for utility.
Suggestions no the box is rectangular for practicality and the wine bottle is spherical for luxuriousness
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Everybody has their own opinion...but wait till you have to write an entire essay about it lmao
That's exactly what I thought. The round is used to show high class, smooth lines, ergonomics are involved etc. The square is utility, requires less skill. The round bottle of wine is a sign of luxury, but placed in a square box in order to convey how it is a drink of the people, which has been enjoyed for thousands of years.
Amy Gibbs ummmm I drink milk out of a jug
They all focused on the drones but like, is no one questioning the 7 year prison sentence? For cheating in an exam? What the heck.
With the weight of that exam, I can see why. Heck. People will cheat for 10%, nevermind their entire life.
It is for the organizer of massive grouping cheating. Like stealing the paper before exam or having someone else taking exam for a person.
Wolfferoni You do realize that this test holds a lot more weight than most tests admitted in the US? If your cheating to go to a better class, that's fine. If you cheat so that you could get a bigger salary, that isn't fine
We have it in my country as well (Morocco) and its the same stuff, an exam that decides your life passed by highschool seniors and if caught cheating unlike chine we have a 2 year sentence in jail
heck?*
ned the resident ivy league boiiii
Umm...what?
@@megz_2387 he has a Chemistry degree from Yale
Oh
*SEES A BUTTERFLY*
"is that a pigeon?"
I can't even survive through a day without having at least 5 mental breakdowns...so no
Do meditation. Its go away!
Why bring such irrelevant topic ?? Plus they don't do that.
How did religion even come into this, and no, that isn't how it goes in Muslim countries. I have family in Bangladesh, and lived there until grade 2 and no one is getting beheaded. What're you talking about?
Ishan Ali same
Ishan Ali
Oh boy I don't wanna even imagine how you would react in a war zone 😂😂😂
Dude! I can't even with organic Chemistry and you are telling why the bottle is square or round DAFUQ
do you know nae pittam nunmul ? wohnae mahni mahni? Same omg im literally dying in yr 13 plus love your pp😉😂
J-dope is my hope it just messes my brain and I can't even with the equations😂
I like your username tho
Organic Chemistry was invented by the Spanish Inquisition. It is worse torture than being boiled in oil.
Jerald Collins why dat Spanish guy wanna make my brain crazy W H Y
Organic chemistry is pretty easy though
Tests from around the world:
"Who is the first man to step on the moon?"
Gaokao:
"If Neil Armstrong is the first man to step on the moon, find the probability of you stepping on the moon."
Total no of people gone to space are only 565 and the probability of becoming a astronaut is about 1 in 600-800
So probability of you becoming an astronaut then going to space is close to 4% or 1 in 400 astronaut.
😀
@ Amit Kumar R/whoosh
Limited_RX he got the joke chill out
@@Optical_Drop more like R/woooosh that you R/woooooshed
@@niggaplease2157 No he didn't say that he got the joke so r/whoosh u lol
I went to high school in China and I was trained for about three years to prepare for this exam. In my last year of high school I said “f**k it I’m not gonna bet my whole life on this” and I took SAT, got admitted by PSU. But still I took Gaokao after SAT because I just don’t want to waste my three years training. Eventually I ranked ~3500 out of more than 400,000 participants. This is a unforgettable experience in my whole life.
China has a massive population and they need to narrow down the few best. Of course their education system and exams are hard. It's the same in India. People in these countries study really hard. There's a reason for the "smart", "nerd" stereotypes.
of course theres always that one Indian guy...
Jia Feng Yu coming from an Asian lmao
It is a plight in many east asian countries
Tiasa Tilak people in China 🇨🇳 all learn Olympiad math questions when they are in 1 grade but in USA only the smartest adults will learn
I’m sorry but chinese people arent intelligent. I live in china and their intelligence are all school based. When it comes to having actual deep conversations and critical thinking, they lack it severely. They’re brainwashed a lot of the time. They’re intelligent in a sort of encyclopaedic type of way, but they aren’t raised to think outside the box or have deep critical thinking
A 7-year prison term for cheating on an exam? Seems juuuust a bit steep :/
Not when there's approx. 10 million teens trying to get the best opportunities they could by this exam, and there are the cheaters who just unfairly got the advantage.
This exam is normally the only way students from poor families/towns can have a future and chance at post secondary studies so for people to unfairly get that privilege by cheating isn't fair for those that depend on this test in order to guarantee a good future. China's fair with its people if you cheat on an exam this important you deserve that punishment
Or how about not making an exam that essentially determines your entire life for you? Like they said in the video, no matter what you think, that's an asinine amount of pressure to put on ANY person. No wonder why suicide outbreaks happen after exam season. The test can make your life better or ruin in..all in the amount of time it takes for you to sit down, take out your utensils, start the exam, finish, and hand it into the test proctor (which im going to assume is about maybe 9-10 hours over the course of 3 days?)
in times of china's empire, it would be beheading.
7 years of prison is a bit too much in my opinion. Should be around 2-3 years.
what a missleading video...u can say what ever you want but at least tell a whole and true story. even the essay question is incomplete. the question is from gaokao of jiangsu province essay writing. the original story is something like this：during a research students find that under the electron microscope，the colorful butterfly wings are no longer colorful but with numerous microstructure and uneven surfaces. you can write an essay about this from your understanding.
Ok THIS makes way more sense. Thank you
and the other one: if cheat in Gaokao will sent to prison for 7 years! come on dude, where did you get that information? that's bull sht
This makes more sense
My dad got fourth in the entire nation when he took it. Then he left and moved to America for me
Your dad must be extremely smart
r u lying???
Wow good for him!
I "survived" Gaokao 5 years ago, as much as I hate the tests, I still found some of the facts in the video extremely shocking... Drones and 7 years in Prison???...
Out of curiosity I looked up the punishment for cheating in Gaokao and find a news title stating "Up to 7 years in Prison for cheating in Gaokao" (click baits?). Then I read the whole article realizing that specific case involved a group of people who provide cheating devices and bribery...overall much more complicated than simply "cheating and go to jail"...
( I also found that common punishment for cheating in Gaokao is banning the person from taking GaoKao for up to 3 years.)
It's easy to go overboard while depicting a foreign system... And bad news travels fast... I'm by no means a fan of Gaokao, but I just want to clarify some facts and hope it doesn't add to the stereotypical westerner's "China" image.
Thank you for saying this. I knew something was off with that 7 year thing. americans love to spread a fake image or facts about other people/countries/races but their own. very annoying
Yeah, cheers for checking, good to not always get those prejudices affirmed
Yeah well it’s western media what do you expect. China=communist dystopia. Capitalist=rainbows and butterflies and everyone hugging each other on the street. Why people still lap it up is beyond me.
Alice Greyheart please. As if only Americans do that.
haven't you noticed the essay prompt: "Why is Buzzfeed cancer?"
So that's why thousands of them move to Canada instead. I don't blame them.
Most Chinese that move to Canada already passed the test.....
Yeah either rich or real smart
They move out of country to go to western colleges lol...
Exactly... Its actually crazy in West Van
I mean if they do go out of country it's usually to big schools in Vancouver Ontario la ny Boston and stuff like that
Am i the only one who legit finds this interesting... like i feel like the questions are good ones. And in such a huge place like china, ofc they have to narrow down the few best
I'm a grade 3 of senior high school from China, I will take the Gaokao(college entrance examination) this year.
My examination performance is poor in usual, but I will try my best to face it.
jiayou!!
祝你好运！
try your best on it, pace yourself to stay on time and review what you have learned, good luck!! 💪
How did it go?
Any update vro? Did you passed?
The "square and round/circle" (fang-yuan) is a common term implying the outcomes of rules and disciplines from a socio-political perspective, or it can also represent the heaven and the earth from a historical and spiritual perspective. If you are familiar with Chinese culture and philosophy, there are actually a lot to write on that particular question. I think the translator did a decent job in translating the questions, because I can figure out what the original questions in Chinese were. However, inevitably, a lot of cultural references are lost among translation so the questions don't really make sense to the American audiences. The questions are hard though, they like to trick you and set a lot of traps for failures.
I would just have gone for my knowledge in legends and mythology were circles often represent eternity or unlimited potential while the Square has the limits of it's four walls. But I'm from sweden and has nearly no knowledge of chinese philosophy other than they have pondered questions for over a thousend year so I imagine that there are several answers depending on whose philosophy you want to use. Most of these question doesn't seem to have an correct answer since they come from philosophy and the base of philosophy is that there is no established answer.
Senefer that's what my mother also told me^ she's chinese and she always refers to the circle/ square philosophy and applies them to different areas of life for ex. It's better to be a circle because circles are continuous and they flow and have no edges and clash with no one whereas squares has ridged edges and its 4 edges limits a person and you will clash with other squares... Its a universal philosophy that all cultures developed and understand
That's interesting. I didn't know that the chinese philosophy was similar though when you ponder about it there seems to be some similarities among most cultures. For example, the home of the divine is almost always the sky, We like to build architecture that mirrors the Mountains (pyramid like Buildings), snakes are very often depicted as evil or at least chaotic in some form and goddesses are often connected to fertility and birth in some way. Trees seem to be sacred in most religions like Hinduism, Chinese, Ancient egypt, Jewish and our own vikings with their Yggdrasil and so on.
Senefer most religions roots stem from the study of nature and the physical world which the person can observe except might be the abrahamic religions like Christianity or Islam but earlier pagan or current non abrahamic religions roots are still present in the study or the reverence of nature so that's why most religions had a deity like mother earth or the fire God or God of thunder but the abrahamic religions believe in the concept of 1 God I think.
This is actually the most interesting comment section i have read in awhile , its so amazing to see how different cultures and societies interpret common shapes and items differently.
The rate of suicide increases as the gaokao nears.
:c
Melon
More like after gaokao results come out
Not near, but years before.....
I love those essay questions
It's not just China, it's the whole Asia, Middle East jncluded!
And they are lucky in China the police patrols to keep it quiet. In here we have to prepare for the worst case:noisy streets, the officials supervising the exams talking and eating loudly, the person next to you having a nervous breakdown and puking all over the place, and many other bizarre situations.
And the number of students they get is SOOOOOOO low and everyone wants to be a doctor!
It's a freaking mental/educational hunger games here!
Indian?
yess the middle east we got official exams and we also do SATs
Who else is watching this and realizes that they have a quiz/exam this week that they haven’t studied for yet?
Chris G. Me
Scheße
Chris G. Stop reading my mind, I can read and communicate with you using my mind. Don't you dare start reading my mind, I would read yours. SIMPLE!
I have a math test in a few hours
As a materials engineer in training, I appreciate the symmetric ergonomic beauty of a cylinder but also like the sturdiness and utility of the box. Wine, being often a gift item, thus has a combination of these forms: the delicate organic curve of the glass bottle encased in strong protection, truly matching the value of the item.
Allan Song Color me impressed.
The circle is also stronger and has the maximum possible area for its circumference, and the square affords greater packing density.
yeah but you would expect it to be in physics or something, not an essay question
This is too much for me. Good bye 👋🏻
Why can an essay not include questions that require a basic understanding of physics? It shows how you can connect two topics. Or several in this case, including history, how bottles are made, why good wine can not be stored in a plastic container etc. I believe I'd have the time of my life with these questions as they ask you to think instead of asking exactly what you might have learnt by heart.
These tests are more than what you see. Part culture, part history, part humanity, part politics. The world is an unfair place, and on this one test you have the opportunity to prove yourself. Even though it may not be completely fair. The content of the exam might never even apply to your future job. This exam exists not to test your mathematical ability or memorization skills, rather its there to provide ample stability and competition for the nation.
It makes everyone think that they have a chance, no matter how slims the chances are. It weeds out those who will crack under the pressure. This exam ultimately tests discipline, to apply what you have prepared, to be able to think collectively even under tremendous pressure. Those who come out on top will not doubt lead the world one day. After all, the burden of leading a society is no less challenging. This exam is a way for China to pick out those who have the right psychology guide its future, and places trust in those who will not crack.
Sometimes, test is insufficient. You need to place them under different circumstances and temptations to test their morality and character.
Underrated comment
I just had the exams. I’m a Chinese student. Actually, we learned lots of things in high school , not only sth on books, but also sth in our mind. We learned what we want really ,and how to get it by ourselves . At least the time before the test, we were happy, we hard working for ourselves but not for anybody else.
2+2 is 4. minus 1 that 3, qickmaths!
John Cawley 😂😂😂 🔥🔥🔥
Write a philosophical essay on the subtlety of this prompt.
HarryD96 wot?
HarryD96 big shaq
John Cawley trying to joke about the square and circle essay prompt in the video.
If you go through any Asian entrance exams, the question pattern are all the same (may be almost same). It's not something so crazy. But what is crazy that every year, each students dedicate their entire life in qualifying such exams, as if that is what they are programmed to do. It's more like a rat race, you don't know who are you're racing or competing against. You're just born and told to race. I just don't like the fact that the entire future of a student depends on this piece of papers.
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Yup
I am a Chinese student, you are right, we also hate this system, including our teachers. But we have to use this system in the face of such a large population. This system is cruel to students, but that's the reality
That's why Asians are successful. Their culture is built on respect and hardwork. Yet they have high suicide rates, take it how you want to.
that's because you are a loser.
Each country has their own education system, i do miss the days when prepared Gaokao, it was a special and treasure time, the time you spent days with your classmates studying hard together, the days your family prepare Gaokao nutrition dishes, it is an important exam, but isn't good to study hard to fight for a better future if you are from a regular family.
who ever cheating on this exam will be suspended from take this exam for 3 years. Not in the prison. Except who leaked those question and answer will take the legal responsibility for it.
Who tf is reading these statements
You
Watch worth it
Niky S. Honestly tho
Niky S. The better question is whose WRITING them
the chinese apparently
So glad I don't live in China
lol I live in China (not from china) and I've never heard of this exam. It's probably cuz I go to an international school but still they make it seem like the whole country shuts down for it when it's just another test like the SAT or ACT
Wow.. You live in China and you haven't heard about this test? Do you watch the news? Every year, Gaokao news is broadcast on television, radio when the testing period comes around. My friends started studying for Gaokao in MIDDLE SCHOOL. And my school wasn't even a top school, just average. During exam periods, it's literally different in China. People aren't allowed to honk horns near school, there are free rides for students to get to exam locations on time (if you're late by a minute, too bad, take it next year), it's literally embedded in the fabric of society. SERIOUSLY HOW CAN YOU ＮＯＴ HAVE HEARD OF THIS EXAM?? I seriously amazed.
I wasn't replying to you...
Don't worry, I didn't make myself clear
Haha I live in Shanghai but I go to an international school
I admire a photographer the most, just having that perspective to capture a single frame of life. Imagine how many pictures it would take to fully document every day of a single person's life.
Essay prompt 3: wine is put in round bottles because there is an abiotic ingredient that accounts for a huge part in the drink, while it’s put in square boxes because there is a biotic ingredient that accounts for a major part of the drink as well.
Didn't even watch, and the answer is no.
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That Jinping question is jusy a typical Gmat critical reasoning section question. But, it's fucked up if this exam is so important that people have their whole life dependent on it.
The education resources, especially the higher education resources that are both superior in quality and reputation (the top universities), are pretty limited when it comes to nearly 10 million students every year competing for those spots. So until there's a better solution, China will have to stick with this system that's pretty fucked up.
It's basically like the sat but more hard core
The A..B...C reminds me of the logic portion of the LSAT...*cringes* 😬
They can also retake the exam but it only happens once a year
......why f up... huge amount of population. What other strategy can u plan on? Stop using ur country’s situation to complain about other countries.
Shapes of the containers serve 2 main purposes: to safely and efficiently contain and transport the content. Wine is always fermenting so a cubic container is weak against the gas build-up, but the boxes are used so the bottles don't roll around during shipping.
Milk boxes are cubic because they are easy to stack, also when ballooned up it's an easy indication of expiration.
g43654 and birds go tweet
*Where are the Chinese math questions?* 👎 for this incomplete video.
the chinese math questions are actually harder than SAT ones if u didnt know
@@dbuc4671 obviously sat is only alg 2
The square and circle question was a mistranslation though, it is missing half of the question, and it is mainly a discussion about a taoist philosophy. Here is the entire text,
"装鲜牛奶的容器一般是方盒子,装矿泉水的容器一般是圆瓶子,装酒的圆瓶子又一般放在方盒子里,方圆之间,各得其妙,古诗云:方圆虽异器,功用信具呈。人生也是如此,所谓:上善若水任方圆。以方圆为话题,根据此材料,题目自拟写作文。"
I think your wrong. Circle usage pertains to the most amount of volumn you can get in a particular shape. The square is the least amount of product needed to protect a circle without massive amounts of waste. Look it up.
你很棒。
I've learnt this in planning class but i learnt that the hexagon wastes the least amount
@@notblondeswede but when using multiple amounts of packaging that holds a circle. Square alllows for the most volumn for the circle. A hexigon cannot be used for packaging purposes. Square and circles maintains the best combinations for volumn and waste. Why soda bottles and most consumer bottles are circle and square
@@urf808 round has a better feelwhen you hold it, square is just easier to put in trucks and it loses no space
In the US its probably a 1/1,000,000 chance to enter if you ran through that test
we have to study eight subject（math，Chinese，English，geography，political，physical，history，biology），and I am only high school ，thepressure was huge
And after having the test ,everyone of us will know the rank of everyone ,and also we only have less then thirty minutes to play ,its stressful ,and boring ofcourese
山林雾雨 how come if Chinese learn English at school,they don’t speak it when necessary in interviews etc
@@VARMOT123 what do you mean?
varun reddy Mothe are you about it ? I knows Chinese that speaks fluent English with RP accent.
@@misaka_4263 Increase the volume to decrease the pressure man
I love the abstractness of these questions. One thing to note is that the essay questions are about writing essays, not necessarily about any measure of accuracy, as long as you address the topic. Questions that evoke imagination are perfect for writing essays about. The multiple choice question seems like it would be easy if you went through it methodically, but it's quite a lot of information to keep in mind at once.
Honestly this test looks interesting and fun with questions like that! It almost feels like their testing your knowledge of observation and life and not really what you learn at school but more of how you think!
boi my mom keeps on telling me about the gaokao and how it was a living nightmare thank god I was born in canada
Annie Li lol. What can I say.,, u r not Chinese. U don’t need to worry about this. U ll see if it’s a good thing after ten yrs.
万憬颐
Canadian Chinese actually. You'll still be Chinese even if you were born in a different country, blood is thicker than water. Same goes for American Chinese, British Chinese or wherever you are.
万憬颐 literally why are you so narcissistic lol
Do you even know what "narcissistic" mean? If you do, I don't understand how you applied it here.
After watching Foreign-born Chinese in Mainland China, I understand but don't entirely agree. I'll leave it there.
China is such a large country so it is not possible for exams there to be easy. They need to narrow down the best of the best from over a billion people, so of course the exams have to be extremely hard. If exams in China were as easy as exams in the USA, most people would do well so therefore there is no point.
Finally seeing a guy with clear mind on this, thanks dude, for explaining
Exactly
But it's so stressful for students I'm half Chinese and I have Chinese friends and all they do is study even in summer and they sleep for only 5 hours and the rest of the time they are studying it makes them mentally and physically exhausted
not only that. asian countries have more philosophical questions on exams because of the values their country sets forward but the united states values practicality over anything. the questions are straightforward because of this. our college entrance relies on long term gpa and college essays showing the work ethic and character of a student, which is much more practical than an exam that sees no more into a person than their number.
I wouldn't say the problem is the entrance exams; the problem is the limited opportunities that follow for someone who fails the entrance exams. In North America, you can be a 30-year-old high school drop out and if you have the wherewithal, you can still get your GED and some education and possibly make something for yourself. People in China don't have that chance. If they mess up the entrance exams, they mess up the rest of their lives.
Yeah the Gaokao may be a lot harder than what anyone in America does in high school but this is a bunch of exaggerated facts. 7 years in prison is the maximum punishment for cheating, the normal punishment is not being able to take the Gaokao for three years. A lot of these questions I assume would be known by Chinese people because the shown questions relate to their culture and news. A more fair judgement of this test would be to show math and science questions and explain the amount of time a person has per question.
But where's the creative thinking in that.
Going to prison for cheating is pretty fucked up in the first place
This is actually so true, even though I'm not in college, my cousin took it. I was with in China during the summer for vacation, and he was doing the testing. I'm just lucky that I don't study in China!
I wanna know who grades these exams and how much do they make lol.
Kevin Pie If I may offer my answer: single/multiple-choice questions are graded by machines. And subjective questions, such as Mandarin/English essay, will be handed to selected professors from qualifying universities. All staff are bound by NDA and are required to deliver the result in a few days.
Choice questions are graded by computer.
Others are graded mostly by public high school teachers. They earn their regular salary.
Mainly the public high school teachers and some professors from the university.They are kept in school all day, while communication methods(such as cell phone) are prohibited to bring with them, also the name of the students is covered with paper, so they have no idea who they are grading in order to show equality in the exam grading process. Also, they are not going to get paid extra cash, but probably proud shall stay with them. I don't even know what I am talking about in the half way of this.
JUST A BIG WTF
Anna M No comments in this comment I’ll leave a comment for comments that has no reason to comment
You see I have said too much the word “Comment” Now it’s again.
+arseniy12304/IIworldieII & More! (ArseniyTheGamer) you're suggesting that a comment is sentient enough to leave a comment of its own? Sounds like another question that fits well in the Chinese gaokao philosophy essay prompt
Well both my parents were able to do it younger then they are
I remember this test, 4 hours of sleeping and the rest dedicated to studying and school. Our social lives were on hiatus as my school is exceptionally competitive and we are fighting for scholarships to get into good universities. It was the worst period of my life.
My high school years...sheesh this brings back memories.
"A stick goes into an oval. Why doesn't the circle go into the square?" - 2015 Hubei Exam Question
ModernRicky25 your kidding right?
what's Hubei exam?
Because it’s flat?
Yo seriously what is this 😂
looks like a philosophy question
because the circle is a rebellious teenager that's gonna fail the exam gg
Who do you admire the most? A biotechnology researcher, a welding engineering technician or a photographer?
Answer: Biotechnology Researcher
Why? Because it's the only one my Asian parents will approve of.
Evidence? Statistics show that this job earns the most cash.
Yoshikuni Michiyo u need 800+ words for that. It is an essay bro
Bz H | Add high level vocabulary and sound fancy
Yoshikuni Michiyo hmm believe or not, all the English fancy words are like the elementary school level vocab in Chinese. So instead of trying to add high level vocabs, u might wanna focus on the number of the words
Assumed that it was a trick question. All of them is the correct one. All professions deserve admiration and respect . Not to mention that they are all most likely older since they have studied and asian culture pretty much demand respect for elders so... Which is why most people probably got that one wrong since they most likely chose one person
it's asking which one do you admire the most. there is no correct answer, just your way you can transmit your ideas to the person grading each test.
Outside of the outsized importance placed on education-career complex, the test itself is actually a brilliant way to test students' thinking skills wow... such subtle questions require/make nuanced and nimble thinkers
I think the questions they showed, at least, especially with the essay ones, give students the opportunity to be creative with their answers. I think it’s more stressful to have to get 1 right answer, like on a math test, than it is to have many options in composing an answer based on ideas and principals, not on “what is” or “what isn’t”
Am I the only one who thinks these questions are great?
The questions in themselves are pretty interesting, yeah. Having these extremely obtuse philosophical questions as part of a standardised test that will determine your whole life is terrifying though.
The questions are great yeah the exam not really in my opinion its just a great price to pay jajaja
Dylan Turner questions are hella good ones. As in difficult to answer and stimulates the brain. Maybe too much though...
They are connected Chinese art, culture, philosophy, history and politics directly. And I think they are good.
The questions trigger you to use critical thinking skills and use your creativity. This skills are important in the real world whether you are an engineer solving a problem or a business owner trying to come up with an innovative product and how it will help your company succeed and satisfy the stock holders. My thoughts? Questions? Every country needs to implement them to develop the skills I mentioned. Exams? Too much stress for teens to carry and terrifying to know that it defines your life.
After such LONG questions and they ask do the wings of butterfly have colours 🤔I'm like WHAT ARE BUTTERFLIES ITS THE INSECT OR A BUTTER HAVING FLIES and answering wrong may become irrelevant.🤔🤔🤔
it's an essay question, it's a part of the literary exam. You can write whatever you want as long as you can back it up. Write a short story abut a butter having flies and you can still get high points as long as it's good.
Honestly I could have responded to the butterfly question pretty easily, but that’s just me.
Ry 729 same. I think it's easy. Just mix facts and metaphors to make it as long as an essay. Lol 😂
Well, The butterfly doesn't have colors if you are color blind, just plain blind or something other than a human. The butterfly doesn't Believe it has colored wings, because it cannot see the colors (I think so at least, I do not know anything about butterflies)
I'm chinese and the question in the video is not the whole part of it. i think the original questions is like under the electronic microscope the butterfly wings have no color but in child's eyes it is colorful. students can write an essay about the relationship between science disillusion and children's imagination or something. the question in the video is absurd.
Those essay prompts were quite interesting
I think that the people that write these questions are geniuses. They have great creativity and knowledge.
Their system is different, they are used to a certain, high, level of education. Just because their system is different, doesn't mean ours is better. Better is subjective.
Who do you mean by "ours"? Also, tests that have extreme levels of stress with questions that are irrelevant to real life aren't a high level of education.
Ilse Inanc just because their totalitarian government is different doesn’t mean our democracy is better.
@@kulera dumbshit
mingli yi your mom
Ben you didn’t catch the keyword, “subjective”
If you think about it though, the essays probably aren't bad. The questions are probably meant to be very broad and the answers are probably meant to be opinion based. Its function is probably more to determine writing ability, how you organize your thoughts, and how insightful you can be about something so simple than whether or not you're actually answering the question right; there probably is no right answer, at least for the essays. I don't know if this is the case, but based on the questions that is what it seems like. I do agree that the multiple choice question was unnecessarily difficult, but I do see how it could be reasoned through.
That is exactly the case about the essays. writing ability\organizing thoughts\wording and phrasing etc. i am Chinese, i freaking took 2 times of these tests...
You are absolutely right on the essay questions. But the multiple choice question they selected is not difficult, though, because the question is about the relation of art and people's life, and 2&3 are not even related to the question.
no there’s a specific answer for each lmao
I’m really bad at writing essays but I think the one about square boxes and round bottles one makes a lot of sense in my head. Like the bottles are round so we can hold them with ease as opposed to a square bottle. And the crates are square because squares save space and are easier to stack and place side by side. And it’s kinda like with pizza, the pizza is placed in a square box to allow a little gap for us to be able to grab a slice
This is just a what if but for the container essay I would put something like: popular and or common items such as milk and wine are put in square containers and or boxes because the square is a figure we see in everyday life such as a shelf,a sign,or a door whilst non common or unpopular items such as mineral water is placed in round bottles because it is a less common thing in everyday life
My Mom is from China. She took the gaokao and actually did really well and got into the top university. But I can really seee why she moved here for us to have a better life and I'm really thankful.
The real test is them not killing them selves after failing it
苹果汁 that’s only because you don’t hear about the ones that fail.
They can try again, it generally happens every year
+Danny DeVito Nice try, unfortunately 苹果汁 is an Asian himself, so your statement is invalid
Why do asian countries have the highest suicide rates? Taking your own life is the biggest failure.
reading those question brought back horrible memories from tutoring and made me cry :'(
I knew the subtle philosophy of round square.
In my opinion, the one with multiple choice was pretty easy because of process of elemination.
Anyone who says yes IS LYING 😂
no
Anyone who says yes is smart
Noah Hughes it's a joke
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Anyone who says yes is smart
Both my mom and dad were from rural areas in China. My mom came from a family with four older brothers and her being the youngest while my dad has a younger sister. My mom was one of the two people that took the test in her village and she got into one of the best universities in her area. My dad went to the same university, only a few years prior to my mom. Both my dad and my aunt went to universities and all of my uncles chose to work instead of taking the test. Still to this day, a lot of kids from rural areas chose to work instead of taking the exam, if they had, then their future might be very different. Gaokao isn’t a bad thing, it can change peoples lives.
the last question blew my mind!
Damn I can’t even pass my own tests
I wonder if the essay questions are deliberately obtuse so that officials can just pick the students they want while still giving the appearance of a legitimate test in order to keep the masses hopes alive.
i wouldn't say it's obtuse. China's literary essay questions have always been open to interpretation because there are no requirements about what you write besides the character count. It's designed to give as much freedom to the student as possible. Maybe it seem obtuse because there are too many possibilities that some people get confused.
I assumed that it's more of a personality test. Your answer to these abstract question with no real answers will show how wide your mind is. It will shows how you can think about complex problems and how creative your answers is. It's not about knowledge. It's about how to use it to solve problems. It maybe a good why to give suggestions to what you are suited for but I'm not as sure about the pressure of this test.
They are not obtuse. The essay questions are meant to test your critical thinking skills and writing. The SAT has a writing section, do you call that ‘obtuse’? The Chinese language is extremely complicated, it is actually pretty difficult to possess the amount of knowledge of the language to answer these questions well. Furthermore the gaokao tests students on many subjects, the technical section of math and science is also much harder than the SAT and yes those questions have straight forward answers.
hawaiidispenser exactly
No it’s not the case. The marking process is completely anonymous.
"Do butterfly wings have colors?"
HOW DO I ANSWER THIS OTHER THAN THAT THEY DO?!
How many ways can you say yes?
They didn’t include the entire question of the essay. The essay context is when you use microscope to look into the butterfly wing, you find out that they don’t have color but different layers of protein to reflect light and result in different color. So when you write essay you can say things like ppl can adopt environment to be successful
3:50 i think the answer is that circles can fit a few bottles and still have small spaces while boxes or squares have slots so the botlke have their own spaces meaning that if you put bottles insise a circle it will create friction thus removing a botlle difficult it canbreak or not move at all however on boxes or squares there are slots precisely made and enough space for a bottle to go in and out
How can I pass the hardest Chinese test when I can't even complete the easiest school test?
by learning? gosh, why the simplest answer often the right ones, eh? ( hint: occam's razor)
So how do they grade the essay questions?
joshua Santos they count the number of hairs that you pulled out during it.
That One Panda 😂😂😂
BASED ON CREATIVITY ON YOUR ANSWER
Objectively. So pretty scary
Normally, each essay will be assessed by two teachers separately, and there's a rubric help to grade. The final grade will be the average of two grades they gave. but if two grades have more than 3 points, the essay will be passed to other teacher.
3:57 The last writing question in the video actually need to be write like that in Chinese test:
First, write your personal experiences,
Then make it metaphor such as: after these experiences, I feel I shouldn't change myself in any time, in any situation. The container of the milk box is always square, just like I'm always myself. I should be me like that milk container, hold my own perspective, and just be me. (Mine just an example, students in Gao Kao did it way better than what I wrote.)
I actually love the butterfly essay prompt.
*One of* China’s Hardest Exams
Wait so theres more???
Yes
Death Is A Gift From God yes.
Ben which ones??
@@cassandra- high school entrance exam, graduate (MS) school entrance exam. Officials qualification exam.
MS exams, even PhD have a exam.if.you.want to be a PhD CANDIDATE
School hours from 7a.m to 10p.m 6 days straight. It's just broken.
Chris G oh. oh no. I would have shot myself by now if those were my hours... 7 hours is enough for me ;
Mine was 6am-11am *Break* 12:30ish - 7pm I think
We have breakfast break for 40mins and lunch break for 1.5 hrs. And between two periods the break is 10mins. Understand why? Then u can be quite.
Why 6 days straight....? Not all of them are.
万憬颐 y u mad tho
I am from Taiwan and when I was a teen we had this same "one test dictates your whole life" system (we are still like that but we now have multiple exams so kids have more than one shot) so I've trained to answer these type of questions. That essay question about square and circle actually makes more sense in Chinese, it's about symbolism. Circle means flexibility, square means discipline, something like that.
It's interesting that Canada has no equivalent of this test or the SAT/ACT tests. Students in highschool simply need to to have a GPA that is high enough to go to the school of their choice.
Of course depending on the university or program, the application may require essays, references, community work, interviews, etc. The pressure is on students to be well-rounded and get good grades in all their classes, as opposed to their whole life being determined by a single exam.
An attempt at a "subtle" composition...square boxes are what these tests put students in, like the square containers that hold the milk mentioned in this question. More on milk: these questions are milking time and sanity from young people.. Maybe soften the circle of test abuse by watering it down, just a little, before the students turn to wine...that the institution puts into a neat little freaking box, ya square. Square pegs seldom fit into round holes, and round wine bottles don't belong in a box. There...water, milk, wine, square boxes and circles. Nailed it.
the only problem is.. milk isn't really used in the word "milking" when you speak chinese.. XD
Jesus could walk on water.
Cucumbers are 96% water.
I can walk on cucumbers.
I am 96% Jesus.
:O Logic. ;)
OMFG WITH DA LIKES DIS WAS COPY PASTE OMFG TY TY
Susie2015FTW
WOW
*M I N D B L O W N*
Susie2015FTW idk why this made me laugh so much but thank you
W O A H
If I weigh 90 pounds and and eat 10 pounds of nachos, am I 10% nacho?
I’ve seen this already
I wish I has these essay questions. Beats the hell out of “what did you do this summer?” for sure.
Poor kids my respect goes to all of you