Review Test Format

[BSC] = Kubler, Cornelius C. Basic Spoken Chinese: An Introduction to Speaking and Listening for Beginners. Tuttle Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 9780804840156.

[BWC] = ———. Basic Written Chinese: An Introduction to Reading and Writing for Beginners. Tuttle Publishing, 2012. ISBN: 9780804840163.

Review Test 1: [BSC] Unit 6 [BWC] Unit 5

  1. Listening comprehension (write English equivalents) - 15%
  2. Translation (English to pinyin with tones) - 35%
  3. Character dictation - 15%
  4. Answer questions in Chinese characters - 10%
  5. Reading (translate into English) - 25%

Review Test 2: [BSC] Unit 7 [BWC] Unit 6

  1. Listening comprehension(write English equivalents) - 15%
  2. Translation (English to pinyin with tones) - 35%
  3. Character dictation - 15%
  4. Translation (translate from characters into English) - 15%
  5. Answer questions in Chinese characters - 10%
  6. Reading (Read a paragraph in Chinese and answer questions in characters) - 10%

Review Test 3: [BSC] Unit 8 [BWC] Unit 7

  1. Listening comprehension (write English equivalents) - 15%
  2. Translation (English to pinyin with tones) - 30%
  3. Character dictation - 20%
  4. Translation (translate from characters into English) - 20%
  5. Reading (Read a paragraph in Chinese and answer questions in characters) - 15%

Review Test 4: [BSC] Unit 9 [BWC] Unit 8

  1. Listening comprehension (write English equivalents) - 15%
  2. Translation (English to pinyin with tones) - 30%
  3. Character dictation - 20%
  4. Translation (translate from characters into English) - 35%

Review Test 5: [BSC] Unit 10 [BWC] Unit 9 & 10

  1. Listening comprehension (write English equivalents) - 15%
  2. Translation (English to pinyin with tones) - 30%
  3. Character dictation - 15%
  4. Translation (translate from Chinese sentences into English) - 40%