High School Level 5 Test Preparation
Dear teachers,
In order to help your students to reduce the anxiety and familiar with the tests, here are the samples and competition formats for all the levels in reading, writing and speaking categories.
In order to help your students to reduce the anxiety and familiar with the tests, here are the samples and competition formats for all the levels in reading, writing and speaking categories.
High School Level 5: Speaking
- Students will need to prepare the following topics, but only one topic will be randomly drawn at the scene.
- Level 5. Length of the speech: 2.5 minute – 3 minutes
- After the student finishes the speech, the Judges will ask 3 - 4 questions related to the topic.
- A Chinese Art form (Calligraphy, Painting, Musical Instrument, Beijing Opera, etc.)
- Pros and Cons of the Use of Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/Other Social Media
- How to main a healthy life style?
- Rubrics: speaking_hs_level_5.pdf
High School Level 5: Reading
Students will read seven pieces of reading and complete the multiple choice questions. There are total 35 questions and 5 questions for each reading piece. The test time is 45 minutes.
Example:
家平：
刚刚听到一个好消息，我打了电话联络不上你，所以留这张便条给你。
今晚七点半有场介绍中国古代城市发展的演讲，地点就在我们社区活动中心二楼礼堂。听说主讲人会通过“清明上河图”来讲华人的”夜市”文化与发展。如果你有兴趣，就赶快来吧。或许，下回做历史报告时，你可以拿它跟罗马的城市文明做比较哦！
六点十五了，我要过去了。我会替你留两个位置的，要是到了七点你还没来，我就得把位置让给别人了。
夏英留 2010/12/2
1. Why did Xia-ying leave the note?
a. To invite Jia-ping to go to a night market together
b. To inform Jia-ping a speech delivered in the evening
c. To ask Jia-ping to reserve a seat for her
d. To remind Jia-ping not to forget about the history report
2. Where would Xia-ying meet Jia-ping?
a. The Qing-ming river
b. The Night Market
c. The activity center
d. The history classroom
3. Which of the following is correct?
a. Xia-ying called Jia-ping because she couldn’t get hold of him
b. Jia-ping was working on a report about the cities of Rome
c. The topic of the speech is the culture and development of Chinese night markets
d. By talking about the painting “Up the River on the Qing-ming Festival”, the speaker can introduce the development of Chinese cities
4. What time Xia-ying will be there?
a. about 7:00pm
b. about 7:30pm
c. about 6:15pm
d. about 2:00pm
5. How long Xia-ying can reserve the seats?
a. Till 7:00pm
b. Till 7:30pm
c. Till 6:15pm
d. The whole evening
Example:
家平：
刚刚听到一个好消息，我打了电话联络不上你，所以留这张便条给你。
今晚七点半有场介绍中国古代城市发展的演讲，地点就在我们社区活动中心二楼礼堂。听说主讲人会通过“清明上河图”来讲华人的”夜市”文化与发展。如果你有兴趣，就赶快来吧。或许，下回做历史报告时，你可以拿它跟罗马的城市文明做比较哦！
六点十五了，我要过去了。我会替你留两个位置的，要是到了七点你还没来，我就得把位置让给别人了。
夏英留 2010/12/2
1. Why did Xia-ying leave the note?
a. To invite Jia-ping to go to a night market together
b. To inform Jia-ping a speech delivered in the evening
c. To ask Jia-ping to reserve a seat for her
d. To remind Jia-ping not to forget about the history report
2. Where would Xia-ying meet Jia-ping?
a. The Qing-ming river
b. The Night Market
c. The activity center
d. The history classroom
3. Which of the following is correct?
a. Xia-ying called Jia-ping because she couldn’t get hold of him
b. Jia-ping was working on a report about the cities of Rome
c. The topic of the speech is the culture and development of Chinese night markets
d. By talking about the painting “Up the River on the Qing-ming Festival”, the speaker can introduce the development of Chinese cities
4. What time Xia-ying will be there?
a. about 7:00pm
b. about 7:30pm
c. about 6:15pm
d. about 2:00pm
5. How long Xia-ying can reserve the seats?
a. Till 7:00pm
b. Till 7:30pm
c. Till 6:15pm
d. The whole evening
High School Level 5: Writing
Essay Writing Essay:
You will be provided with three different topics to choose from. The topics will be related to the three themes listed below:
Three topics are related from the list below:
Students may use pinyin for some words they forgot how to write characters. However, the pinyin used shouldn't exceed more than 15% of the total writing.
Writing 5 scoring guidelines:
You will be provided with three different topics to choose from. The topics will be related to the three themes listed below:
Three topics are related from the list below:
- Using technology
- Environmental
- Holidays
- Reach word count requirement of 300 characters.
- Utilize good writing composition technique/ organization.
- Must have at least 3 paragraphs including an introduction, body, and a conclusion.
- Show good penmanship
Students may use pinyin for some words they forgot how to write characters. However, the pinyin used shouldn't exceed more than 15% of the total writing.
Writing 5 scoring guidelines:
2020 FSCC Event Contact:
Event Coordinator: Zoe Chen
Mailing: Ms. Tzu-yu (Zoe) Chen, Gulliver Schools, 6575 North Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, FL 33156
E-mail: go2fscc@gmail.com
Event Coordinator: Zoe Chen
Mailing: Ms. Tzu-yu (Zoe) Chen, Gulliver Schools, 6575 North Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, FL 33156
E-mail: go2fscc@gmail.com
