Free Printable Chinese Foundation (Revision)

1.

What are the elements of a pinyin syllable?

a)

Initial + Finals

b)

Initial+Tone

c)

Syllable+Vowels

d)

Initial+Final(s)+Tone

2.

I can spell out Pinyin just like English.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False
There are five tones in modern Mandarin namely, the 1st tone, the 2nd tone, the 3rd tone, the 4th tone and the neutral tone.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which tone is called the dip and rise tone?

a)

1st tone

b)

2nd tone

c)

3rd tone

d)

4th tone

5.

Which tone is called the down tone?

a)

1st tone

b)

2nd tone

c)

3rd tone

d)

4th tone

6.

How often is the tone mark placed above a vowel?

a)

Never

b)

Sometimes

c)

Always

d)

When there is no initial

7.

duì bù qǐ

a)

Thank you!

b)

You are welcome!

c)

Sorry!

d)

It's all right.

8.

lǎo shī

a)

good bye

b)

teacher

c)

hello

d)

good

9.

Which is the correct way to say hello to your friend?

a)

nǐ hǎo

b)

nín hǎo

10.

Pinyin is the ___________for Mandarin.

a)

writing system

b)

pronunciation system

c)

meaning

11.

Choose the tone you have heard.

a)

nǐ hào

b)

nǐ hǎo

c)

nì hào

d)

nī hǎo

12.

Choose the tone you have heard.

a)

xiè xie

b)

xiè xiě

c)

xiè xiè

d)

xiē xiē

13.

Choose the tone you have heard.

a)

jiē shǎo

b)

jiē shào

c)

jiè shào

d)

jié shào

14.

Choose the tone you have heard.

a)

tú sū ɡuān

b)

tǔ shū ɡuān

c)

tǔ shū ɡuān

d)

tú shū ɡuǎn

15.

Choose the tone you have heard.

a)

sū shè

b)

sū shé

c)

sù shè

d)

sú shé

16.

Choose the tone you have heard.

a)

mínɡ zi

b)

mínɡ zǐ

c)

mín zì

d)

mín zi

17.

Choose the tone you have heard.

a)

méi ɡuǎn xī

b)

méi ɡuān xi

c)

mèi ɡuǎn xi

18.

Choose the tone you heard

a)

duī bú qì

b)

duī bù qí

c)

duì bǔ qǐ

d)

duì bù qǐ

19.

Choose the tone you heard

a)

zài jiān

b)

zài jiàn

c)

zǎi jiān

d)

zǎi jiàn

20.

Choose the Pinyin you hear

a)

b

b)

m

c)

p

d)

f

21.

Choose the Pinyin you hear

a)

d

b)

t

c)

n

d)

l

22.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

j

b)

q

c)

x

d)

y

23.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

g

b)

k

c)

h

d)

d

24.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

z

b)

c

c)

s

d)

r

25.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

zh

b)

ch

c)

sh

d)

ri

26.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

y

b)

ch

c)

q

d)

x

27.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

a

b)

o

c)

e

d)

u

28.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

i

b)

u

c)

e

d)

ü

29.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ai

b)

ei

c)

ui

d)

iu

30.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ao

b)

ou

c)

iu

d)

au

31.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ie

b)

üe

c)

ün

d)

er

32.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

üe

b)

er

c)

en

d)

eng

33.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

n

b)

en

c)

eng

d)

in

34.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ang

b)

eng

c)

ing

d)

in

35.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ün

b)

un

c)

ong

d)

en

36.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ü

b)

ün

c)

üe

d)

ie

37.

nǐ

a)

I

b)

you

c)

you (honorific)

d)

he

38.

hǎo

a)

good bye

b)

teacher

c)

hello

d)

good

39.

zài jiàn

a)

good bye

b)

teacher

c)

hello

d)

good

40.

wǒ

a)

I

b)

you

c)

you (honorific)

d)

he

41.

lǎo shī zài jiàn

a)

Good bye, teacher!

b)

How are you, teacher?

42.

Which is the correct way to say hello to your teacher?

a)

nǐ hǎo

b)

nín hǎo

43.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

e

b)

er

c)

ur

d)

ar

44.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ui

b)

ea

c)

ua

d)

wee

45.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

e

b)

er

c)

ai

d)

eu

46.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ie

b)

yan

c)

yi

d)

yier

47.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

ve

b)

ie

c)

iü

d)

üe

48.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

wa

b)

uai

c)

uei

d)

ai

49.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

eiw

b)

wei

c)

ai

d)

ao

50.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

iao

b)

iei

c)

ie

d)

ia

51.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

juān kuǎn

b)

quān gǎn

c)

juān guǎn

d)

quān kuǎn

52.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

zhá cǎo

b)

zá chǎo

c)

zá cǎo

d)

zhá chǎo

53.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

kā fēi

b)

gài fàn

c)

gá fēi

d)

hā fēi

54.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

fēi jī

b)

pèi jǐ

c)

phi ji

d)

běi jí

55.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

de tú

b)

dì tú

c)

lì tú

d)

dǐ tǔ

56.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

bīng xiāng

b)

bí xiāng

c)

pǐn xiāng

d)

bìng cáng

57.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

jī dàn

b)

jì tán

c)

xī dān

d)

xì tán

58.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

zú qiú

b)

zhū yóu

c)

zuì cū

d)

zhù qiú

59.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

xiōng máo

b)

xióng māo

c)

cōng mào

d)

qióng mào

60.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

jī chǎng

b)

qì chǎng

c)

cǐ chǎng

d)

xì chàng

61.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

bà bà mā mā

b)

bà ba mā ma

c)

bà ba mā mā

d)

bà bà mā mā

62.

Choose the Pinyin you hear.

a)

yé ya nǎi nǎi

b)

yé yé nǎi nai

c)

yé ye nǎi nai

d)

yé yé nǎi nǎi

63.

The most widely-known and celebrated Chinese holiday (it’s celebrated in Korea, Vietnam, and other East-Asian countries

a)

Leap Year

b)

Thanksgiving Day

c)

4th of July

d)

Chinese New Year

64.

The capital of China is:

a)

Beijing

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Tokyo

d)

The Phillipines

65.

The two primary dialects of spoken Chinese are

a)

Pinyin and Wenyen

b)

Mandarin and Cantonese

c)

Mandarin and Japonese

d)

Pinyin and Mandarin

66.

Choose the pinyin you have heard

a)

dōng

b)

tǒng

c)

dóng

d)

tóng

67.

Choose the pinyin you have heard

a)

qué

b)

xué

c)

tué

d)

duè

68.

Choose the pinyin you have heard

a)

sī

b)

shī

c)

shì

d)

cī

69.

Choose the pinyin you have heard

a)

zǎo

b)

cǎo

c)

gǎo

d)

sǎo

70.

Choose the pinyin you have heard

a)

gǎo

b)

hǒu

c)

hǎo

d)

hiǔ

71.

Choose the pinyin you have heard

a)

xiàn

b)

qiàn

c)

chàn

d)

jiàn

72.

Choose the pinyin you have heard.

a)

mín

b)

nín

c)

míng

d)

níng

73.

Choose the pinyin you have heard.

a)

men

b)

man

c)

min

d)

mun

74.

What does the radical 亻mean ?

a)

person

b)

hand

c)

talk

d)

walk

75.

What does the radical 女 mean ?

a)

animal

b)

hand

c)

food

d)

woman

76.

What does the radical 艹 refer to ?

a)

flower

b)

grass, plant

c)

tree

d)

vegetables

77.

What does the radical 木 mean ?

a)

wood

b)

tree

c)

woods

d)

forest

78.

What's the meaning of the radical in 葡萄？

a)

person

b)

grass

c)

woman

d)

fire

79.

Choose the meaning of the radical in 裙。

a)

fire

b)

water

c)

person

d)

clothes

80.

What's the meaning of the radical 艹?

a)

earth

b)

fire

c)

woman

d)

grass

81.

What's the original character for the radical 讠？

a)

言 yán language / speech

b)

人 rén person

c)

女 nǚ female

d)

食 shí food

82.

What's the original character for the radical 亻?

a)

丝

b)

女

c)

人

d)

火

83.

What's the meaning of the radical in 妈妈?

a)

grass

b)

fire

c)

water

d)

woman / female

84.

What's the meaning of the radical in 他们?

a)

person

b)

fire

c)

grass

d)

earth

85.

What's the meaning of the radical in 滥？

a)

water

b)

person

c)

food

d)

silk / thread

Chinese Foundation (Revision)

Total questions: 85

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