National University Entrance Exam (Plant Kingdom)

Plant Kingdom National University Entrance Exam (PKNUEE) is an acedemic examination held annually in Plant Kingdom. The date for the exam is not fixed, and it can vary from late May to early June. For this year, the exam takes place between June 1 and June 3. For getting accepted to most colleges around the country, the exam is the most important and simplest prerequisite for students. The exam is usually taken by high school students in their final year of high school, although the exam can be taken by people of any age.

The exam is divided into multiple parts. English (Reading), English (Writing), mathematics, and foreign language are mandatory for all students who take the exam. There are multiple options of languages for the foreign language test, which includes Chinese (Mandarin/Simplified), Spanish, French, Japanese, and Russian. Students also have to choose three specific subjects from ten core subjects (physics, chemistry, biology, environmental science, history (Plant Kingdom), history (world), politics & government, geography, computer science, and finance & economics) for their subject tests. The final score of the exam is determined by the sum of the score from all parts of the test, and the maximum possible score for the exam is 800.

English (Reading Comprehension) Test
The English (Reading) portion of the test contains 32 multiple choice questions and 8 free-response questions, with a total of 4 passages. The time limit for the reading section is 60 minutes. All of the questions are based on passages. Each passage will have 8 multiple choice questions and 2 free-response questions, and some passages may come in pairs. The topics of passages encompass non-fiction (science, social studies, history, economics, psychology, and sociology), fiction, source analysis, and poem. Some passages may contain charts, tables, and graphs, but no math is required. Students will read and analyze each passage to answer the questions that go along. It is suggested that students should only spend 15 minutes on each passage. The scores for the reading section are reported on a scale of 0 to 150 (60% for multiple choice, 40% for free-response).

English (Writing & Essay) Test
The English (Writing) portion of the test contains 30 multiple choice questions and 2 essays. The time limit for the writing section is 120 minutes. For the multiple-choice part, some questions go with passages and some are standalone. The types of questions include mechanic corrections, sentence revision, writing analysis, vocabulary choice, and more. For the essay part, students are expected to write 2 essays. The first essay is the smaller ones, and students will respond to a prompt by writing at least two paragraphs, while the second essay requires students to write in full-length. The prompts vary from year to year, and the common topics would include literature analysis, life lessons, world & country, common opinions, and source analysis. It is recommended that students should only spend 30 minutes on multiple-choice, and 90 minutes on the two essays. The scores for the writing section are reported on a scale of 0 to 150 (30% for multiple-choice, 70% for essays).