Year 7
Chinese revision sheets for half-yearly exam
Part A
Listening
name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(20 marks)
You will hear 10 sentences in Chinese. Write down what they mean in English in the order as you hear them.
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2.________________________________________________________________________
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5.________________________________________________________________________
6.________________________________________________________________________
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Part B
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Multiple Choice Questions: 20%
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1.
What is the type of Chinese government?
a. democracy
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2.
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3.
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4.
b. four
b. seven
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5.
c. five
What is the population of China? Approximately about
a. 1,300,000,000
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c. five
How many stars on the flag of China?
a. three
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c. communist
How many tones in Chinese phonetic system?
a. three
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b. liberal
b. 500,000,000
c. 40,000,000
Which colour is not on the flag of China?
a. red
b. blue
c. yellow
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6.
Each Chinese character is pronounced as
a. one syllable
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7.
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8.
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9.
b. Tokyo
b. Hanyu
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10.
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11.
b. Yanzi River
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12.
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14.
b. Terra Cotta
c. tonal
The official language of China is
b. Hainan
c. Mandarin
The official title of China is
a. Republic of China b. People’s China
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15.
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16.
b. Mt. Everest
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18.
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19.
b. The Atlantic Ocean
c. The Pacific Ocean
Which one is not the neighbouring nations of China?
a. India
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c. Manchu
The ocean between China and America is
a. South China Sea
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c. Mt. Alps
The biggest ethnic group in China is
a. Han b. Zhuang
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c. People’s Republic of China
The highest mountain in China is
a. Mt. Fuji
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c. Ice Festival
b. pictorgraphic
a. Cantonese
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c. The Yellow River
The basis of the Chinese writing system is
a. alphabetical
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c. Pinyin
What is Xi’an famous for?
a. The Forbidden City
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b. Wade-Giles system
Which one is a worldwide famous construction in ancient China?
a. The Great Wall
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c. Hirangana
The pronounciation system currently used in China is
a. International system
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c. Xi’an
Which one is not one of the languages in China?
a. Cantonese
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c. Three syllables
Which one is not the city in China?
a. Guanzhou
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b. two syllables
b. Vietnam
c. Malaysia
Which big country is at the north of China?
a. U.S.A.
b. Indonesia
c. Russia
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20.
Chinese considered their country to be the centre of the world and called it “Zhongguo”,
literally meaning :
a. Central World
Part C
Reading in Chinese
b. Central Universe
c. Central Kingdom
(10 marks)
Read the following passage in Chinese pinyin and then answer in English the questions that follow.
Ni hao! Wo de mingzi jiao Bái Dàwei. Wo xing Bai, jiao Dawei.
Wo jinnián èr shí èr suì. Wo shì xuesheng. Wo du qi nianji. Wo
zhu zai Xini.
Questions
1. What is his firstname?
2. What is he?
3. What is Bai Dawei’s surname?
4. How old is Dawei?
5. Where does Dawei live?
Part D
Writing
(10 marks)
Write the following in Chinese characters , one character in each box.
1) nine
2) four
3) person
4) mouth
5) mountain
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6) three
7) eight
8) five
9) seven
10) two
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Part E
Translate the following Piyins into English. (10 marks)
1. Zaijian __________________
2. Laoshi hao __________________
3. Ni ji sui? __________________
4. Xiexie ______________________
6. Mingtian jian ________________
5. Wo jiao Mary. __________________________
7. Tonxuemen, zao. ______________________________________________
8. Wo shi Li Lanlan. _______________________________________________
9. Ni hao. ____________________
10. Ta shi Dawei. _______________
Turramurra High School
Chinese
Year 7
2010 half-yearly exam
Total mark: 50
Part A
1.
Multiple Choice Questions: 20%
Which one is the national language of China?
a. Cantonese
2.
b. Mandarin
c. Shanghainese
Chinese considered their country to be the centre of the world and called it “Zhongguo”,
literally meaning :
a. Central World
b. Central Universe
3.
How many stars on the flag of China?
4.
Which one is a worldwide famous construction in ancient China?
a. Yangzi Riverl
5.
b. The Great Wall
c. five
c. The Yellow River
b. blue and red
c. red and yellow
Each Chinese character is pronounced as
a. one syllable
b. two syllables
c. Three syllables
7.
Which one is not the city in China?
8.
What is the type of Chinese government?
9.
The pronounciation system currently used in China is
a. International system
10.
b. seven
Which are the two colours on the flag of China?
a. red and white
6.
a. three
c. Central Kingdom
a. Guanzhou
b. Singapore
a. democracy
b. Wade-Giles system
b. liberal
c. Pinyin
What is the population of China? Approximately about
a. 500,000,000
b. 1,300,000,000
c. 40,000,000
c. Xi’an
c. communist
11.
The highest mountain in China is
12.
The basis of the Chinese writing system is
a. alphabetical
a. Mt. Fuji
b. pictorgraphic
13.
The capital city of China is
14.
The official title of China is
a. Republic of China
16.
The biggest ethnic group in China is
17.
The ocean between China and America is
a. South China Sea
18.
b. Hong Kong
b. People’s China
What is Xi’an famous for?
c. Mt. Alps
c. tonal
a. Xi’an
15.
b. Mt. Everest
c. Beijing
c. People’s Republic of China
a. The Forbidden City
a. Han
b. Terra Cotta
b. Zhuang
b. The Atlantic Ocean
c. Ice Festival
c. Manchu
c. The Pacific Ocean
Which one is not the neighbouring nations of China?
a. India
b. Vietnam
c. Malaysia
19.
How many tones in Chinese phonetic system?
20.
Which big country is at the north of China?
a. Australia
b. Indonesia
a. three
c. Russia
b. four
c. five
Part B
Reading in Chinese
(10 marks)
Read the following passage in Chinese pinyin and then answer in English the questions that follow.
Zhaoshang hao! Wo xing Wang, jiao Lily. Wo de mingzi jiao
Wang Lily. Wo jinnián shí san suì. Wo shì laoshi. Wo du ba nianji.
Wo zhu zai Tarramurra.
Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is her firstname?
What is she doing?
What is her surname?
How old is she?
Where does she live?
Part C
Writing
(10 marks)
Write the following in Chinese characters , one character in each box.
1) one
6) five
Part D
2) person, people
7) ten
3) three
8) mouth
4) mountain
9) six
5) eight
10) seven
Translate the following Piyins into English. (10 marks)
1.
Laoshi, zao.
2.
Tongxuemen hao
3.
Ni ji sui?
4.
Mingtian jian.
5.
Xiexie.
6.
Wo jiao Mary.
7.
Tonxuemen, zao.
8.
Wo shi Li Lanlan.
9.
Ni hao.
10.
Ni jiao shenme mingzi?.
2010
Year 7 Half-yearly listening exam revision sheet
Each of the following sentence will be read twice, Write down the English
meaning for each sentence.
1.
Xiexie.
1.
Thanks, thank you.
2.
Ni hao.
2.
Hello.
3.
Tongxuemen zao.
3.
Students, good morning.
4.
Wo du qi nianji.
4.
I am in year 7.
5.
Wo shier sui.
5.
I am twelve years old.
6.
Ni jiao shenme mingzi?
6.
What is your name?
7.
Wo jiao Mary.
7.
My name is Mary.
8.
Wo zhu zai Xini.
8.
I am living at Sydney.
9.
Mingtian jian.
9.
See you tomorrow.
10. Laoshi
hao.
10. Hello, teacher.
11. Name: ………………………………………………………..
Class: ………………….
Year 7 Chinese Half-yearly Exam answer sheet
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PART B.
Reading in Chinese
(10 marks)
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PART C. Writing
(10 marks)
Write the following in Chinese characters , one character in each box.
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PART D. Translate the following Pinyin into English. (10 marks)
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