NCEA Level 2 Chinese (90385) 2011 — page 1 of 2
Assessment Schedule – 2011
Higher level information : Merit level information is underlined, and Excellence level information is in bold .
Question One
Malin is a naughty boy / a ringleader. He tells jokes at lunchtime and behaves badly in Maths class.
Jason said, “We miss you, but the Maths teacher must disagree with me”, which suggests that the Maths teacher doesn’t like Malin.
Jason said without Malin, everyone studies hard in Maths, and the school is now boring and quiet.
No jokes at lunchtime.
Students ask Malin for suggestions – this suggests that he is a ringleader.
Achievement
3 pieces of information
Achievement with Merit
2 pieces of higher level information
Achievement with Excellence
2 bold
Question Two
They all wore their pyjamas to school and camped outside the principal’s office. Some people sang songs; some people played games and didn’t go to classes.
Last Friday was the last school day for Year 13 students. It seems to be the school tradition to do something special on their last day at school.
Achievement
2 pieces of information
Achievement with Merit
2 pieces of higher level information
Achievement with Excellence
2 bold
Question Three
It’s about a Chinese person who lives in America.
Positives:
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The dancers in the movie are skilful /
It made Mary want to learn to dance. they dance very well.
Although it’s a story of a Chinese person, it could happen to anyone.
The moral of the story is as long as you work hard, you can succeed in the end.
Negatives:
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Boring / predictable
Everyone knows the male lead will succeed anyway.
In the movie, everything about America was good, everything about China was bad.
The China in the movie is t he China in American’s eyes, not the real China.
Achievement
3 pieces of information
Achievement with Merit
2 pieces of higher level information
Achievement with Excellence
2 bold

NCEA Level 2 Chinese (90385) 2011 — page 2 of 2
Question Four
Advantages of employing Lihong:
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She is used to playing with little kids.
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She can do homework and read with the children.
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She is cheaper than Mrs Ma.
Disadvantages of employing Lihong:
 She doesn’t have a car. She can only walk to Mrs Wang’s school with her sons.
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On Wednesday, she plays soccer after school, so can’t work for Mrs Wang.
Advantages of employing Mrs Ma:
 Her daughter goes to the same school as Mrs Wang’s sons.
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She can drive all the kids home after school.
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She can work every day, and she can cook for them.
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Mrs Wang can pick up her sons any time .
Disadvantages of employing Mrs Ma:
 Mrs Ma’s house may be a bit too far from Mrs Ma’s house.
Achievement with Merit
3 pieces of higher level information
Achievement with Excellence
2 bold
Achievement
3 pieces of information
Achievement
4 A
Achievement with Merit
3 M
Achievement with Excellence
2 E