A Four-Field Label for Comparing Gaokao Subjects

A translated exam question should never travel alone. Before comparing it with another resource, attach four fields: the original subject name, the year and paper or province, the source page, and the translation or review status.

Those fields prevent a common mistake. Two questions can both be described as mathematics while belonging to papers with different structures, time limits, and scoring expectations. If the labels disappear, a small practice item can be mistaken for evidence about an entire examination.

International readers can start with this overview of Gaokao subjects and subject selection: https://gaokaoexam.org/gaokao-101/gaokao-subjects/

The link is useful as context, but the evidence still belongs beside each item. Preserve the source identity first; add interpretation second. That order makes later corrections possible and keeps study records comparable across languages.