The dreaded math section on the senior high school joint entrance exam was full of questions that required complex calculations or covered topics that went beyond the math found in junior high school textbooks. Schools forced students to memorize numerous formulae and practice incessantly. The Basic Competency Test that will be given in the age of multiple-track admissions just tests basic skills.
聯考時代，數學試題以運算繁複、冷僻出名，學校也多讓學生背公式、反覆練習；多元時代的「基本學力測驗」則只需測出學生進入高中的基本能力。