Level 1 Chinese External Assessment Practice Achievement Standard 1. 4

                           9 0 0 7 5                                                             March

                    National Certificate of Educational Achievement

                      TAUMATA MATAURANGA A-MOTU KUA TAEA

Westlake Girls High School

Language Department

Level 1 Chinese

 External Assessment Practice

Achievement Standard 1. 4

90075  Read and understand written language
in Chinese in familiar contexts

Version 2

You should answer ALL the questions in this booklet

Credits: Six

Achievement Criteria
Achievement	Achievement with Merit	Achievement with Excellence
Demonstrate good understanding  of simple written Chinese language in familiar contexts.	Demonstrate very good understanding of simple written Chinese language in familiar contexts.	Demonstrate excellent understanding of simple written Chinese language in familiar contexts.
Overall Level of Performance

You are advised to spend 30 minutes answering the questions in this booklet.

Name: ______________________ Form Class:_______  Teacher:________

QUESTION ONE:  Dawei’S HOLIDAY PLAN

The following passage is a story about 大卫 (Dawei)’s day with 黄大中 (Huang DaZhong).

Read Dawei’s story below and answer the questions, in English, in the spaces provided. Your answers must be based on the information you read.

You will be rewarded for providing:

•        all the information requested

•        and detailed answers.

大卫正在上海学习历史,地理,美术,和汉语. 这个假期,他准备到北京去玩. 因为他听说北京是一个大城市,而且很有意思. 他不想坐火车去,因为坐火车要花很长的时间,而且飞机票又不太贵. 所以他准备搭飞机去在上海. 每天都有很多飞机班次从上海到北京,他不知道坐哪一班次的飞机比较好. 他问王明利,王明利建议他,应该坐下午两点二十分的班机. 因为搭这班次飞机的人次比较少,而且票价也比较便宜,每张只要两百六十块左右. 并且大卫喜欢坐得舒服一点. 所以最后他决定准备坐这班下午两点二十分的飞机.

Questions

(a)     What subjects does David study? Give details. Which city is he studying?

          (1)     What subjects:   

         

          (2)     Which city:

(b)     Which city David plan to visit during the coming holiday? Why?

          (1)     Which city:

          (2)     Why:

(c)     How will David go for his holiday? Why? And how much does it cost?

          (1)     How:

(2)     Why:

          (3)     How much:

(d)     Why does David not go by train?

(e)     What time’s plane is David going to take for his holiday? Why?

          (i)      What time:

(ii)        Why:

QUESTION TWO:  CHUNCHUN‘S STORY

The following passage is a story about Chunchun (春春).

Read the passage below and answer the questions, in English, in the spaces provided. Your answers must be based on the information you read.

You will be rewarded for providing:

•        all the information requested

•        and detailed answers.

平时春春的身体很好,什么病也都没有.可是今天上课的时候,她觉得身体不太舒服,牙齿很疼头,也有一点儿痛. 老师说她病了, 应该去医院看医生. 老师打电话给春春的爸爸, 让他到学校来带她回家. 下午的时候, 爸爸带春春到医院去看病. 医生问她觉得冷不冷, 她说她有时候觉得有一点儿冷,但是有时候又觉得热. 医生说, 春春发烧了,应该在家里休息. 医生让护士给她打了一针. 她爸爸问护士,明天她还用不用打针. 护士说不用了,吃一些药就行了. 回到家里面春春吃了药,然后她睡了一会儿觉,现在她觉得好多了.                                                                  

Questions

(f)      How is Chunchun's health situation In general?

(g)     What happened to Chunchun during school time?

(h)     What did Chunchun's teacher say about her? What was teacher’s suggestion?

          (1)     What said about her:    

(2)     What suggestion:

(i)      When did Chunchun's father take Chunchun to the doctor?

(j)      What did Chunchun tell the doctor? What did the doctor suggest?

(k)     (1) What did the doctor ask the nurse to do to Chunchun?

          (2) What did the nurse ask Chunchun to do when she go home?

(l)      (1) What did Chunchun do after she got home?

          (2) What does Chunchun feel now?

QUESTION THREE:  DIARY

The following passage is a story about 李大朋(Lidapeng)‘s diary of going to visit his friend one weekend during school term.

Read the passage below and answer the questions, in English, in the spaces provided. Your answers must be based on the information you read.

You will be rewarded for providing:

•        all the information requested

•        and detailed answers.

今天是二零零七年十月二十七日,星期六,天气特别好,晴天,没下雨,不冷也不热. 上午,我跟我妹妹小美,一起到我们的朋友小明的家玩. 小明的家就在我们学校的对面, 离我们家不太远. 我们从我们家走路走了一会儿就到了. 他见到我们的时候非常高兴. 因为我们已经很久没有见面了. 在他那里我们玩得非常开心. 八点钟,我们开始吃晚饭. 他姐姐做了很多中国菜,其中有春卷,炒饭,和炸虾片,好吃极了. 吃完晚饭后,我们看了一会儿电视,我们还一起听音乐,唱歌,跳舞. 到了十一点一刻,我们对他们家人说再见, 因为时间太晚了,他姐姐就开车送我们回家。

Questions

(m)    What’s the today’s date today? How’s today’s weather?

          (1)     Date:

         

          (2)     Weather:

(n)     where is the Xiaoming’s house?  How did Lidapeng and his sister get there?

          (1)     Where:      

         

          (2)     How:

(o)     What time did they have their dinner? Who cooked for them? What did he/she cook?

          (1)     What time:

         

          (2)     Who:

          (2)     What:

(p)     What activities did they have after dinner?

(q)     What time did Lidapeng and his sister leave?  How did they go home? And why?

          (1)     What time:

         

          (2)     How:

          (2)     Why:

QUESTION FOUR:  CHUNCHUN‘S STORY

The following passage is a story about Xiaomei(小美).

Read the passage below and answer the questions, in English, in the spaces provided. Your answers must be based on the information you read.

You will be rewarded for providing:

•        all the information requested

•        and detailed answers.

小美喜欢买衣服,特别是时髦的衣服. 每个星期天, 她都去百货商店. 只要看见时髦的衣服, 她就买. 前天上午,王丽到她家的时候,她正在整理收拾房间. 在她的床上,放了很多新衣服. 她告诉王丽说,她准备把这些衣服送给别人. 王丽问她为什么, 她说有的衣服太长了,有的衣服太短了,有的颜色她不喜欢,有的样子她觉得不好看. 她还告诉王丽说,她以后再也不要买时髦的衣服了. 王丽说,时髦不时髦并没有关系,只要你穿起来合身,又自己觉得舒服,才是最重要。

                                                                 

Questions

(r)      What does Xiaomei like to do? How often does she do it?

          (1)     What:

          (2)     How often:

(s)     When did Wangli go to Xiaomei’s place? What was Xiaomei doing when Wangli go to her place?

          (1)     When:

          (2)     What:

(t)      What did Xiaomei tell Wangli that she would do? What were Xiaomei’s explainations?

          (1)     What she would do:

          (2)     Explainations (List four):

(t)      What is Wangli’s opinion of buying clothes?