Exam Warmup 3

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• We are using simplified form to learn Chinese characters currently.

• The Hanyu Pinyin system was developed in the 1950s by a group of Chinese linguists.

• The syllable structure of Hanyu Pinyin consists of initials and Chinese characters only.

• We are using regular script as the standard font to write Chinese characters currently.

Which is the correct Hanyu Pinyin READING tone of “Excuse me 不好意思”?

• bù haǒ yì si  

• bú haò yì si

• bú haò yì si

• bù hǎo yì si

Which of the following Hanyu Pinyin about sandhi of “yī 一” is INCORRECT?

• yí jiàn yī fú 一件衣服 (a shirt)

• yì qǐ dú shū 一起读书 (Study together)

• yí hé bǐng gān 一盒饼干 (A box of biscuit)

• yì bēi kā fēi 一杯咖啡 (A cup of coffee)

Which of the following phrases mean “green pants”?

• lán sè de qún zi 蓝色的裙子

• hóng sè de shū bāo 红色的书包

• bái sè de yī fú 白色的衣服

• qīng sè de kù zi 青色的裤子

Which of the following sentences mean “May I know where is the toilet”?

• qǐng wèn cè suǒ zài nǎ lǐ？ 请问厕所在哪里？

• qǐng wèn kè shì zài nǎ lǐ？ 请问课室在哪里？

• qǐng wèn kā fēi diàn zài nǎ lǐ？ 请问咖啡店在哪里？

• qǐng wèn miàn bāo diàn zài nǎ lǐ？ 请问面包店在哪里？

Which of the following is the correct order of the sentence “Father and mother bought me a cake”?

• mǎi le dàn gāo yī gè gěi wǒ bà mā。买了蛋糕一个给我爸妈。

• bà mā mǎi le yī gè dàn gāo gěi wǒ。爸妈买了一个蛋糕给我。

• gěi wǒ bà mā mǎi le dàn gāo yī gè。给我爸妈买了蛋糕一个。

• yī gè dàn gāo gěi wǒ bà mā mǎi le。一个蛋糕给我爸妈买了。

Please fill in the blank of the sentence below.

cóng zhè lǐ ________， jiù kě yǐ dào bàn gōng shì le。

从这里________，就可以到办公室了。

Go straight from here, then you will reach the office.

• zhí zǒu 直走

• wān zuǒ 弯左

• huí jiā 回家

• wān yòu 弯右

Which of the following objects match with the CORRECT measure word?

I. liǎng jiān qún zi 两间裙子 (two skirts)

II. yī zhāng zhǐ 一张纸 (A piece of paper)

III. liǎng zhī bǐ 两只笔 (Two pens)

IV. yī shuāng xié zi 一双鞋子 (A pair of shoes)

• I, II only

• I, III only

• II, III only

• II, IV only

Which of the following words match the CORRECT meaning?

I. zhuō zi 桌子 (Table)

II. xǐ yī jī 洗衣机 (Washing machine)

III. diàn shì jī 电视机 (Telephone)

IV. diàn huà 电话 (Television)

A. I, II only B. I, III only C. II, III only D. II, IV only

• I, II only

• I, III only

• II, III only

• II, IV only

Which of the following words have the same tones with “天气” (Weather) ?

• xīng qī 星期 (Week)

• yī yuàn 医院 (Hospital)

• kè shì 课室 (Classroom)

• cān tīng 餐厅 (Restaurant)