Gaokao Mathematics

Exam Format

Study Strategies

• 1Budget 40 to 45 minutes for the 14 objective questions, which carry 73 points, so that just over 70 minutes remain for the five free-response questions worth 77.
• 2Practice writing rigorous proofs for conic sections and solid geometry, since free-response grading requires formal logical steps.
• 3Master the properties of common functions (quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric) and their transformations, as function analysis appears across all question types.
• 4Read all five free-response questions first and bank the accessible part (1) answers across every one of them before attacking a hard part (2). Marks count the same whichever question they come from.
• 5On multi-select questions, select only the options you can justify. All correct earns the full 6 points and a subset with no errors still earns partial credit, but a single incorrect selection scores zero.

How Math Zen Helps

Math Zen provides 43 Gaokao-style templates that replicate the formal problem style and rigorous proof expectations of the actual exam. The step-by-step hint system trains you to construct the logical arguments that graders look for in free-response answers.