PLACE LABEL HERE T ASMANIAN Q UALIFICATIONS A UTHORITY Pages: 12 Questions: 3 Tasmanian Certificate of Education CHINESE Senior Secondary Subject Code: CHN315109 External Assessment 2011 Part 1: Reading and Responding Time: One Hour On the basis of your performance in this examination, the examiners will provide a result on the following criterion taken from the course statement: Criterion 3 Understand and respond to printed Chinese texts. Copyright for part(s) of this examination may be held by individuals and/or organisations other than the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.
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Chinese Reading and Responding CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS You MUST ensure that you have addressed the externally assessed criterion on this examination paper. You must answer ALL questions. Answer all questions in ENGLISH. All answers must be written in the spaces provided on the examination paper. Page 3
Chinese Reading and Responding Question 1 Read the text and answer, in ENGLISH, the questions that follow. For Marker Use Only Word List kùn to be sleepy péi to accompany; to keep somebody company xīnmănyìzú to be totally satisfied (a) Why is Mr Zhang so sleepy? (1 mark) (b) What does Mr Zhang have to do when his child finishes doing his homework? (1 mark) Question 1 continues opposite. Page 4
Chinese Reading and Responding Question 1 (continued) (c) Why are Mr Lin and his wife so busy on the weekends? (3 marks) For Marker Use Only (d) What warning does Mr Zhang give the younger Mr Li? (1 mark) Page 5
Chinese Reading and Responding Question 2 Read the text and answer, in ENGLISH, the questions that follow. For Marker Use Only Word List sòng to give as a present lĭwù present zháojí to be worried; to be anxious zhuānmàidiàn speciality store míngpái famous brand zhēnsī silk wéijīn scarf chūchăn to produce; to manufacture shìhé to suit; to fit (a) Why does Xiaoying s older brother tell her that they can t buy a watch for their mother s birthday? (1 mark) (b) Why doesn t Xiaoying like the idea of buying a pair of leather shoes? (1 mark) Page 6 Question 2 continues opposite.
Chinese Reading and Responding Question 2 (continued) (c) Xiaoying decides that it would be best to buy their mother a silk scarf. List three reasons why she thinks a scarf will make a great present. (3 marks) For Marker Use Only (d) What other present do Xiaoying and her brother buy? (1 mark) Page 7
Chinese Reading and Responding Question 3 Read the text and answer, in ENGLISH, the questions that follow. For Marker Use Only A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: Word List jiē to meet; to welcome diànnăo computer gōngsī company (a) Which railway station does person A want to get to? (1 mark) Question 3 continues opposite. Page 8
Chinese Reading and Responding Question 3 (continued) (b) Is it quicker for person A to get to the station by bus or by subway? (1 mark) For Marker Use Only (c) Explain how the misunderstanding between person A and person B took place. (4 marks) Page 9
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PLACE LABEL HERE T ASMANIAN Q UALIFICATIONS A UTHORITY Pages: 8 Questions: 5 Tasmanian Certificate of Education CHINESE Senior Secondary Subject Code: CHN315109 External Assessment 2011 Part 2: Writing in Chinese Time: One Hour On the basis of your performance in this examination, the examiners will provide a result on the following criterion taken from the course statement: Criterion 4 Express ideas and information in written form in Chinese. Copyright for part(s) of this examination may be held by individuals and/or organisations other than the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.
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Chinese Writing in Chinese CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS You MUST ensure that you have addressed the externally assessed criterion on this examination paper. You must answer ONE question from this section. Write approximately 170-200 characters in CHINESE on the question you have selected. The questions have been written in both English and Chinese. All answers must be written in the spaces provided on the examination paper. Page 3
Chinese Writing in Chinese Question 4 Your friend from China has arrived in Hobart for a short holiday. You invite him/her to a restaurant for dinner. Write a dialogue that takes place between you, your friend and the waiter. (15 marks) Question 5 Write a diary entry entitled A day in my life in which you describe the events that take place in your typical day. (15 marks) Question 6 Your e-pals in China have asked you to write an article about the weather in Tasmania for their school magazine. Write an article in which you describe the weather of each of the four seasons, and also talk about the different kinds of activities people enjoy depending on what time of the year it is. e-pals (15 marks) Question 7 You have applied for an exchange programme to China. As part of your application you have to write a letter of introduction which contains information about yourself. Include such things as information about your family members, subjects you studied at school, your personal interests and hobbies and your favourite foods. (15 marks) Question 8 It is the summer holidays. You telephone a friend to arrange to spend a day together. Write a dialogue in which you both discuss where you will go and what you will do. (15 marks) Page 4
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PLACE LABEL HERE T ASMANIAN Q UALIFICATIONS A UTHORITY Pages: 8 Questions: 5 Tasmanian Certificate of Education CHINESE Senior Secondary Subject Code: CHN315109 External Assessment 2011 Part 3: Listening and Responding Time: Approximately One Hour On the basis of your performance in this examination, the examiners will provide a result on the following criterion taken from the course statement: Criterion 1 Understand and respond to spoken Chinese. Copyright for part(s) of this examination may be held by individuals and/or organisations other than the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.
Chinese Listening and Responding CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS You MUST ensure that you have addressed the externally assessed criterion on this examination paper. You will hear FIVE spoken texts. Each text will be played THREE times. There will be a short break between the first and second playing, with a longer break after the third and final playing. All answers must be written in the spaces provided on the examination paper. You must answer ALL questions in ENGLISH. You may start writing your answers from the moment the first reading begins. Page 2
Chinese Listening and Responding SPOKEN TEXT 1 Listen to the text and answer the questions that follow, in ENGLISH. For Marker Use Only Question 9 (a) Why does the speaker s family call her Little Monkey? (2 marks) (b) Where does Xiaohou s mother work? (1 mark) (c) List the six subjects Xiaohou studies at school. (3 marks) (d) What are Xiaohou s two most favourite hobbies? (2 marks) (e) What does Xiaohou like to do with her friends in her free time? (2 marks) Page 3
Chinese Listening and Responding SPOKEN TEXT 2 Listen to the text and answer the questions that follow, in ENGLISH. For Marker Use Only Question 10 (a) What three symptoms is the patient suffering from? (3 marks) (b) What does the doctor recommend the patient return home and do? (2 marks) (c) What question does the patient ask the doctor at the end of the consultation? (2 marks) Page 4
Chinese Listening and Responding SPOKEN TEXT 3 Listen to the text and answer the questions that follow, in ENGLISH. For Marker Use Only Question 11 (a) Lanlan describes the area her house is located in as being extremely convenient. Explain her reasons for saying this. (4 marks) (b) What does Meiyi wish could happen to her? (2 marks) Page 5
Chinese Listening and Responding SPOKEN TEXT 4 Listen to the text and answer the questions that follow, in ENGLISH. For Marker Use Only Word List bāokuò to include; to consist of zhōngshì Chinese style xīshì Western style Question 12 (a) List three types of food Chinese people eat for breakfast. (3 marks) (b) What western-style foods do Chinese people eat for breakfast? Give four answers. (4 marks) (c) What does the speaker say people often like to do when they drink tea and coffee? (2 marks) Page 6
Chinese Listening and Responding SPOKEN TEXT 5 Listen to the text and answer the questions that follow, in ENGLISH. For Marker Use Only Question 13 (a) What is Fangfei presently doing? (1 mark) (b) Why isn t Fangfei s family going to Beijing for a holiday in the autumn? (2 marks) (c) Fangfei is initially reluctant to borrow Yaming s brother s coat. Why does she change her mind? (1 mark) Page 7
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Tasmanian Certificate of Education T ASMANIAN Q UALIFICATIONS A UTHORITY CHINESE Senior Secondary Subject Code: CHN315109 External Assessment 2011 Part 3: Listening and Responding Transcript FOR EXAMINERS ONLY Pages: 4 Copyright for part(s) of this examination may be held by individuals and/or organisations other than the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.
Chinese Transcripts Spoken Text 1 Spoken Text 2 Doctor D Patient P D: P: D: P: D: P: D: P: D: P: D: P: D: P: Page 2
Chinese Transcripts Spoken Text 3 Mĕiyí Lánlan M L M: L: M: L: M: Spoken Text 4 Page 3
Chinese Transcripts Spoken Text 5 Yàmíng Y Fāngfĕi F Y: F: Y: F: Y: F: Y: F: Y: F: Y: F: Y: Page 4