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Ni Hao 1: Lesson One

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The word "中国" literally means:
a)
Good Luck
b)
Middle Kingdom
c)
Did you eat?
d)
Mother
2.
Mandarin Chinese has ____ tones.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
The first tone:
a)
high/flat (singing)
b)
abruptly falling (angry)
c)
down/up (valley)
d)
rising (question)
4.
The second tone:
a)
down/up (valley)
b)
high/flat (singing)
c)
rising (question)
d)
abruptly falling (angry)
5.
The third tone:
a)
abruptly falling (angry)
b)
rising (question)
c)
high/flat (singing)
d)
down/up (valley)
6.
The fourth tone:
a)
rising (question)
b)
down/up (valley)
c)
abruptly falling (angry)
d)
high/flat (singing)
7.
The first tone:
a)
/
b)
c)
V
d)
\
8.
The second tone:
a)
b)
\
c)
/
d)
V
9.
Chinese characters are pictographic. What does that mean?
a)
They look like pictures
b)
They like to take pictures
c)
They play Pictionary
d)
They pick their favorites
10.
The third tone:
a)
V
b)
/
c)
\
d)
11.
The fourth tone:
a)
\
b)
V
c)
d)
/
12.
The estimated population in China is:
a)
1.4 million
b)
9.6 billion
c)
9.6 million
d)
1.4 billion
13.
The capital of China is:
a)
Shanghai
b)
Hainan
c)
Beijing
d)
Xi'an
14.
Mainland China use the ____ style of writing characters. 
a)
Simplified
b)
Traditional
15.
What is NOT one of the names for the main dialect of Chinese?
a)
Guangdonghua
b)
Mandarin
c)
Putonghua
d)
Hanyu
16.
What is NOT a rule for writing characters?
a)
Top to Bottom
b)
A Tick and a Hook
c)
A Swoop and a Slash
d)
Left to Right
17.
What is the name of the MAJORITY people?
a)
Huns
b)
Hunnys
c)
Hans
d)
Hands
18.
What is a character?
a)
Chinese Writing
b)
Pronunciation
c)
Tone Marks
d)
Alphabet
19.
What is PinYin?
a)
Chinese Writing
b)
Pronunciation
c)
Tone Marks
d)
Alphabet
20.
Where is Mandarin NOT an official language?
a)
China
b)
Taiwan
c)
Singapore
d)
South Korea