Ôn thi tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh: Đề số 12 năm 2026 có đáp án chi tiết

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English Graduation Practice Test – Test 12

Suggested time: 50 minutes. Questions: 40 multiple-choice items. Choose one answer, A, B, C or D, for each item.

Questions 1–20. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.

1. 1. Anisa ______ a short outline before she begins writing an essay.
   A. write   B. writing   C. wrote   D. writes
2. 2. The students agreed ______ their revision sessions across two weeks.
   A. spreading   B. spread   C. to spread   D. spreads
3. 3. Bao recorded the key terms ______ the lecture.
   A. since   B. while   C. among   D. during
4. 4. The summary is concise; ______, it leaves out one example from the article.
   A. because   B. however   C. therefore   D. unless
5. 5. If Minh reviews the flashcards tomorrow, he ______ the key terms more easily.
   A. remembered   B. remembers   C. will remember   D. would remember
6. 6. The feedback sheet, ______ was returned today, lists both strengths and next steps.
   A. who   B. which   C. where   D. whose
7. 7. The teacher asked the class ______ two problems without looking at their notes.
   A. to solve   B. solving   C. solved   D. solve
8. 8. Neither of the schedules ______ a break after four o’clock.
   A. includes   B. include   C. including   D. have included
9. 9. She kept a short log so she could notice ______ her attention began to fade.
   A. when   B. which   C. whose   D. what
10. 10. The new routine takes ______ time than last month’s plan.
    A. less   B. fewer   C. fewest   D. few
11. 11. By Friday, the study group ______ three timed practice sets.
    A. completes   B. will have completed   C. completed   D. has completing
12. 12. It was difficult to concentrate ______ the phone kept buzzing.
    A. because   B. unless   C. despite   D. so
13. 13. Each chapter is followed by questions ______ solutions are available on the course page.
    A. whom   B. whose   C. which   D. where
14. 14. The teacher recommended that students ______ one unfamiliar problem before reading the worked example.
    A. try   B. tried   C. are trying   D. tries
15. 15. There is little point in ______ the same page again without checking what you remember.
    A. to reread   B. reread   C. rereading   D. rereads
16. 16. Not until she compared her notes with the textbook ______ notice the missing definition.
    A. she did   B. did she   C. she does   D. does she
17. 17. The worksheet was divided into sections ______ each task could be reviewed separately.
    A. despite   B. unless   C. whereas   D. so that
18. 18. Students who study ______ intervals can check which ideas they still remember.
    A. in   B. on   C. by   D. at
19. 19. The diagram was simple enough ______ at a glance.
    A. to understanding   B. understanding   C. understand   D. to understand
20. 20. A learner may recognise an answer while the notes are open, ______ still fail to recall it later without them.
    A. so   B. because   C. but   D. unless

Questions 21–30. Read the passage and choose the best option for each blank.

Linh’s weekly revision plan
At the beginning of term, Linh thought she had to study every subject for hours each evening. She listed the chapters and (21) ______ them into smaller tasks. Rather than planning one long session, she worked for a set period and took a short break (22) ______ beginning the next task. At the end of a session, she closed her book and wrote down what she could (23) ______ without looking. Her first notes sometimes had gaps, so she checked the chapter and corrected them (24) ______. She also marked problems she could not solve (25) ______. At the next session, she returned to an earlier topic (26) ______ leaving all revision until the weekend. A calendar helped her make room for practice without creating unrealistic (27) ______. After a quiz, she reviewed each error to find whether it came from a missing fact or a (28) ______ step in her reasoning. She did not expect every session to go (29) ______. Over time, the routine helped her see which topics needed more (30) ______.

1. 21. A. borrowed   B. invented   C. proved   D. divided
2. 22. A. during   B. unless   C. before   D. across
3. 23. A. remember   B. revise   C. remind   D. recognise
4. 24. A. patient   B. careful   C. care   D. carefully
5. 25. A. therefore   B. although   C. alone   D. whenever
6. 26. A. because of   B. instead of   C. as well as   D. in case of
7. 27. A. materials   B. answers   C. examples   D. plans
8. 28. A. likely   B. valuable   C. faulty   D. regular
9. 29. A. nearby   B. rarely   C. perfectly   D. suddenly
10. 30. A. permission   B. distance   C. silence   D. attention

Questions 31–40. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Making revision sessions count
Students often return to material several times before an examination. One way to organise this work is to spread review sessions over a period of days instead of doing all of them in one sitting. Researchers call this distributed or spaced practice. A student might study a topic on Monday, return to it later in the week and review it again the following week. The exact schedule can depend on the material and on when it will be needed.

Another approach is retrieval practice. Instead of immediately rereading a page, a learner closes the book and tries to explain an idea, answer a question or write down the steps in a method. The learner then checks the response and corrects errors. These attempts can show which parts are secure and which need more work. A wrong answer is useful only if the student examines it and uses the feedback to improve the next attempt.

Rereading can still have a place. It may help someone understand a difficult explanation or notice information missed earlier. However, recognising a sentence on the page is different from producing the idea without looking. A session that feels smooth while the book is open does not by itself show what the student will remember later. Brief questions or a blank-page summary can give a clearer check of recall.

Spacing and retrieval can be combined: a student can attempt a few questions, check the answers, and return to those ideas after an interval. This does not guarantee a particular grade, and learners may need different amounts of practice. The goal is to make revision active enough to reveal gaps and regular enough to revisit important material. A realistic timetable that allows sleep, breaks and other responsibilities is more useful than a perfect-looking plan that cannot be followed.

1. 31. What is distributed or spaced practice?
   A. Reviewing material in sessions separated over time
   B. Studying every topic in one sitting
   C. Copying a page several times without a break
   D. Avoiding difficult topics until the examination
2. 32. What does retrieval practice ask a learner to do before checking the book?
   A. Highlight every sentence
   B. Try to recall or explain the material
   C. Read the answer key aloud
   D. Copy the worked example
3. 33. Why should a student examine a wrong answer?
   A. To use feedback to improve a later attempt
   B. To prove that the test was unfair
   C. To avoid studying the topic again
   D. To replace the course material
4. 34. What distinction does the passage make about rereading?
   A. Rereading is never useful for understanding.
   B. Recognising text while reading is different from recalling it without looking.
   C. Recognising text is the same as recalling it unaided.
   D. Rereading guarantees long-term memory.
5. 35. What can brief questions or a blank-page summary provide?
   A. A guarantee of a high examination score
   B. A clearer check of what the learner can recall
   C. A replacement for sleep and breaks
   D. Proof that every topic is equally easy
6. 36. How can a student combine spacing and retrieval?
   A. Reread one page continuously until it feels familiar.
   B. Answer questions, check them and revisit the ideas later.
   C. Avoid feedback after each attempt.
   D. Wait until the night before the examination.
7. 37. In paragraph 2, what does “these attempts” refer to?
   A. The intervals between study sessions
   B. The pages in the textbook
   C. The student’s other responsibilities
   D. The learner’s efforts to explain, answer or write from memory
8. 38. The word “secure” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
   A. firmly established in memory   B. recent   C. difficult   D. expensive
9. 39. According to the passage, how can students make revision more useful and manageable?
   A. Rereading is always better than testing yourself.
   B. All students should follow the same timetable.
   C. Active, spaced revision can reveal gaps, but study plans should remain realistic.
   D. A revision method guarantees a particular grade.
10. 40. Which recommendation is supported by the passage?
    A. Leave every topic until the last evening.
    B. Keep the book open during every attempt to recall.
    C. Use short self-checks, review errors and return to important ideas later.
    D. Remove breaks to make the timetable more ambitious.

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Answer key and explanations

1. 1. D. “Anisa” is a singular subject, so the present-tense verb takes -s: “writes.”
2. 2. C. “Agree” is followed by a to-infinitive here: “agreed to spread.”
3. 3. D. “During the lecture” identifies when Bao recorded the terms.
4. 4. B. “However” introduces a contrast with the summary’s concision.
5. 5. C. Minh’s review of the flashcards is the condition; “will remember” gives the expected result if he reviews them tomorrow.
6. 6. B. “Which” refers to the feedback sheet in a non-defining relative clause.
7. 7. A. “Ask” can be followed by an object and a to-infinitive: “asked the class to solve.”
8. 8. A. “Neither” is singular in this construction, so the verb is “includes.”
9. 9. A. “When” refers to the time her attention began to fade.
10. 10. A. “Time” is uncountable, so the comparative form is “less.”
11. 11. B. “By Friday” sets a future deadline; the future perfect describes work completed by then.
12. 12. A. The buzzing phone is the reason concentration was difficult, so “because” fits.
13. 13. B. “Whose” shows that the solutions belong to the questions.
14. 14. A. In this recommendation clause, the base form “try” follows “recommended that.”
15. 15. C. The preposition “in” is followed by a gerund: “in rereading.”
16. 16. B. A negative phrase at the beginning triggers subject–auxiliary inversion: “did she notice.”
17. 17. D. The sections let learners review each task separately, which is the intended result.
18. 18. D. The expression is “at intervals.”
19. 19. D. The structure is “simple enough to understand.”
20. 20. C. “But” contrasts recognising an answer with failing to recall it later.
21. 21. D. Linh divided the chapters into smaller tasks.
22. 22. C. The break occurred before she began the next task.
23. 23. A. “Remember” means she wrote down the ideas she could bring back without looking.
24. 24. D. “Carefully” is the adverb modifying how she corrected the notes.
25. 25. C. “Alone” means she could not solve the marked problems by herself.
26. 26. B. “Instead of leaving” contrasts returning to an earlier topic with postponing revision.
27. 27. D. A calendar helps organise realistic plans.
28. 28. C. A faulty reasoning step is a possible source of an error.
29. 29. C. “Go perfectly” means proceed without any difficulty or mistake.
30. 30. D. The routine helped Linh identify topics needing more attention.
31. 31. A. The passage defines distributed practice as sessions spread over time.
32. 32. B. Retrieval practice means trying to recall, explain or answer before looking at the material.
33. 33. A. The passage says reviewing errors and feedback can improve a later attempt.
34. 34. B. The text distinguishes recognising a sentence while reading from producing the idea without looking.
35. 35. B. Questions or a blank-page summary check what the learner can recall.
36. 36. B. The passage describes answering questions, checking responses and revisiting ideas after an interval.
37. 37. D. “These attempts” refers to explaining an idea, answering a question or writing steps from memory.
38. 38. A. Here, “secure” describes knowledge as firmly established in memory; the passage contrasts it with gaps that need more work.
39. 39. C. The passage supports active revision spaced over time while cautioning that schedules should be manageable.
40. 40. C. This option combines self-checking, error review and later practice as described in the passage.