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HANYU PINYIN SYSTEM

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the official language of People's Republic of China?

a)

Hokkien

b)

Mandarin

c)

Cantonese

d)

Traditional Chinese

2.

It provides phonetic notation and transcribe Chinese characters as well as sounds. What is this?

a)

Hanzi

b)

Initials & Finals

c)

Syllables

d)

Hanyu Pinyin

3.

What are the elements of a pinyin syllable?

a)

Initial + Final + Tone

b)

Final + Tone

c)

Initial + Vowel

d)

Initial + Final

4.

I can spell out Mandarin language just like English.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

How many initials are there in Hanyu Pinyin System?

a)

40

b)

21

c)

38

d)

12

6.

Pronounce each of the initial correctly.

ba, pa, de, te, zhi, zi

4 lines
7.

List the 3 types of finals in Hanyu Pinyin System.

4 lines
8.

There are 5 tones in Mandarin which are 1st tone, 2nd tone, 3rd tone, 4th tone and a neutral tone.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Please pronounce the syllables using the right tone intonation.

4 lines
10.

Which tone is from high (5) > low (1) ?

a)

1st tone

b)

2nd tone

c)

3rd tone

d)

4th tone

11.

Which tone is called the 'dip and rise' tone?

a)

1st tone

b)

2nd tone

c)

3rd tone

d)

4th tone

12.

How often is a tone mark placed above a final?

a)

Never

b)

Always

c)

Sometimes

d)

I don't know

13.

What is the vowels order to place tone mark on pinyin?

a)

a-o-e-i-u-ü

b)

a-o-i-e-ü-u

c)

a-e-i-u-o-ü

d)

a-i-u-ü-e-o

14.

Which pinyin syllable has a neutral tone?

a)

māma

b)

lǎoshī

c)

nǐ hǎo

d)

xièxiè

15.

What is the initial for the pinyin syllable below?

zài

a)

za

b)

z

c)

a

d)

ai

16.

What is the final for the pinyin syllable below?

chī

a)

c

b)

ch

c)

hi

d)

i

17.

What is the tone for the pinyin syllable below?

a)

1st tone

b)

2nd tone

c)

3rd tone

d)

4th tone

18.

Which one is NOT an initial?

a)

sh

b)

ei

c)

r

d)

x

19.

Which one is a nasal final?

a)

ong

b)

ua

c)

üe

d)

ia

20.

The syllable 'mǎ' means horse.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Complete the pinyin syllable order.

a)

lou

b)

luō

c)

lōu

d)