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Practice Workbook: Test Your Chinese

Level: Beginner — Intermediate | Exercises: 50 | Est. Time: 4-6 Hours

Section 1: Pinyin & Tones (10 exercises)

Ex 1.1 Mark the tones on these pinyin syllables:

  1. ma (mother) → ___
  2. ma (horse) → ___
  3. ma (to scold) → ___
  4. ma (question particle) → ___

    5. Ex 1.2 Which syllable has a different tone? Circle it:

    a) mā má mǎ mà → The rising tone is: ___

    b) bā bá bǎ bà → The falling tone is: ___

    Ex 1.3 Write the pinyin with tones:

    1. Hello = ___ ___
    2. China = ___ ___
    3. Thank you = ___ ___

      4. Ex 1.4 Are these zh or j?

      1. ___īdào (to know) → 知道
      2. ___ìde (to remember) → 记得
      3. ___ōngguó (China) → 中国

        4. Ex 1.5 Tone Sandhi: How are these actually pronounced?

        1. 你好 (nǐ hǎo) → Actually said: ___ ___
        2. 很好 (hěn hǎo) → Actually said: ___ ___
        3. 不是 (bù shì) → Actually said: ___ ___

          4. Section 2: Vocabulary Matching (10 exercises)

          Ex 2.1 Match the Chinese to English:

          Chinese English
          1. 朋友 a. teacher
          2. 老师 b. friend
          3. 学校 c. beautiful
          4. 漂亮 d. school

          Answers: 1-__, 2-__, 3-__, 4-__

          Ex 2.2 Fill in the blank with the correct word:

          1. 我___中国人。(is/am/are) → 是 / 有 / 在
          2. 你___什么名字？(call) → 叫 / 说 / 做
          3. 太___了！(expensive) → 贵 / 大 / 高

            4. Ex 2.3 Write the opposite:

            1. 大 (big) ↔ ___ (small)
            2. 热 (hot) ↔ ___ (cold)
            3. 快 (fast) ↔ ___ (slow)
            4. 新 (new) ↔ ___ (old)

              5. Ex 2.4 Count in Chinese:

              3 = ___ / 7 = ___ / 10 = ___ / 15 = ___ / 28 = ___

              Section 3: Grammar Drills (10 exercises)

              Ex 3.1 Rearrange into correct order:

              1. 我 / 饭 / 了 / 吃 → ___
              2. 昨天 / 我 / 了 / 去 / 北京 → ___
              3. 比 / 我 / 高 / 他 → ___

                4. Ex 3.2 Add 了 in the correct position (if needed):

                1. 我吃___饭___。
                2. 下雨___。
                3. 我去年___在北京___。

                  4. Ex 3.3 Translate using 把:

                  1. I ate the apple. → ___
                  2. Please close the door. → ___

                    3. Ex 3.4 是...的 practice — translate:

                    1. I came by plane. → ___
                    2. Where did you buy it? → ___

                      3. Ex 3.5 Fill in: 因为...所以, 虽然...但是, or 如果...就

                      1. ___下雨，___我不去。
                      2. ___很贵，___我还是买了。
                      3. ___明天有空，我们___一起吃饭。

                        4. Section 4: Reading Comprehension (10 exercises)

                        Ex 4.1 Read and answer:

                        
你好！我叫王小明。我是中国人，在北京工作。我家有三口人：我、
我太太、和一个女儿。我女儿今年五岁。我很喜欢我的工作，也喜欢
和家人在一起的时间。

                        Questions:

                        1. 他叫什么名字？→ ___
                        2. 他是哪国人？→ ___
                        3. 他家有几口人？→ ___
                        4. 他女儿多大了？→ ___

                          5. Ex 4.2 Read the dialogue:

                          
A: 你好，请问附近有超市吗？
B: 有。一直往前走，第二个路口右转就到了。
A: 远不远？
B: 不远，走路五分钟。
A: 谢谢！
B: 不客气。

                          Questions:

                          1. A is looking for: a) Restaurant b) Supermarket c) Hospital
                          2. How do you get there? → ___
                          3. How far is it? → ___

                            4. Section 5: Translation (10 exercises)

                            Ex 5.1 English → Chinese:

                            1. Hello, my name is ___. → 你好，___。
                            2. How much is this? → ___
                            3. I want to learn Chinese. → ___
                            4. Where is the bathroom? → ___
                            5. Today's weather is very good. → ___

                              6. Ex 5.2 Chinese → English:

                              1. 我很高兴认识你。→ ___
                              2. 请问地铁站在哪里？→ ___
                              3. 我吃饱了。→ ___
                              4. 明天见！→ ___
                              5. 加油！→ ___

                                6. Answer Key

                                Section 1:

                                1.1: mā, mǎ, mà, ma | 1.2: a) má, b) mà | 1.3: nǐ hǎo, Zhōngguó, xièxie

                                1.4: zh, j, zh | 1.5: ní hǎo, hén hǎo, bú shì

                                Section 2:

                                2.1: 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c | 2.2: 是, 叫, 贵

                                2.3: 小, 冷, 慢, 旧 | 2.4: 三, 七, 十, 十五, 二十八

                                Section 3:

                                3.1: 我吃饭了 / 我吃了饭, 我昨天去了北京, 我比他高

                                3.2: 吃了饭, 下雨了, 不要了

                                3.3: 我把苹果吃了, 请把门打开

                                3.4: 我是坐飞机来的, 你是在哪儿买的？

                                3.5: 因为...所以, 虽然...但是, 如果...就

                                Section 4:

                                4.1: 王小明, 中国人, 三口人, 五岁

                                4.2: b, 一直走第二个路口右转, 走路五分钟

                                Section 5:

                                5.1: 你好，我叫___, 这个多少钱？, 我想学中文, 请问洗手间在哪里？, 今天天气很好

                                5.2: I'm very happy to meet you, Excuse me, where is the subway station?, I'm full, See you tomorrow!, You can do it!

                                🎯 Scoring Guide

                                Correct Level Next Step
                                40-50 🌟 Excellent Move on to Intermediate materials
                                25-39 👍 Good Review weak sections, retry in 1 week
                                10-24 📚 Keep Going Focus on vocabulary and grammar foundations
                                0-9 🌱 Just Starting Go back to Pinyin Essentials first

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