Primary 1 Chinese Practice Paper 3

TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - Chinese Primary 1

Answer Key — Version 3 of 5

Subject: Chinese (Hanyu Pinyin) Total Marks: 40

Section A: 声母认读 (Initial Sounds) — Questions 1–5

Each question carries 2 marks. Total: 10 marks.

1. Answer: B) b

• Explanation: "爸爸"的拼音是 bà ba，第一个字的声母是 b。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for B. No half marks.

2. Answer: B) n

• Explanation: "牛奶"的拼音是 niú nǎi，第一个字"牛"的声母是 n。
• Common mistake: Students may confuse n and l. Remind them: n uses the nose sound; l uses the tongue tip.

3. Answer: C) f

• Explanation: "飞机"的拼音是 fēi jī，第一个声母是 f。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for C.

4. Answer: B) 马

• Explanation: "马"的拼音是 mǎ，声母是 m。A) 大 (dà) → d; C) 他 (tā) → t; D) 拉 (lā) → l.
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for B.

5. Answer: C) x

• Explanation: "西瓜"的拼音是 xī guā，第一个字"西"的声母是 x。
• Common mistake: Students may confuse x and s. Remind them: x is like "sh" but with the tongue further forward.

Section B: 韵母认读与声调 (Finals and Tones) — Questions 6–14

Each question carries 2 marks. Total: 18 marks.

6. Answer: B) ai

• Explanation: "爱"的拼音是 ài，韵母是 ai。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for B.

7. Answer: A) u

• Explanation: "五"的拼音是 wǔ，韵母是 u。(Note: w is not the initial; the final is u.)
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for A.

8. Answer: B) 第一声 + 轻声

• Explanation: "妈妈"读作 mā ma，第一个"妈"是 第一声，第二个"妈"是 轻声。
• Common mistake: Students may think both are first tone. Emphasise that the second syllable is lighter and shorter.

9. Answer: B) 第二声

• Explanation: "学校"的"学"拼音是 xué，声调是 第二声（阳平）。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for B.

10. Answer: C) bào

• Explanation: bào 的韵母是 ao。A) mā → a; B) gǒu → ou; D) fēi → ei.
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for C.

11. Answer: C) 第三声

• Explanation: "老师"的"老"拼音是 lǎo，声调是 第三声（上声）。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for C.

12. Answer: D) 轻声

• Explanation: "弟弟"读作 dì di，第二个"弟"读 轻声。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for D.

13. Answer: A) 口

• Explanation: "口"的拼音是 kǒu，韵母是 ou。B) 大 (dà) → a; C) 马 (mǎ) → a; D) 花 (huā) → ua.
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for A.

14. Answer: A) 第一声 + 轻声

• Explanation: "哥哥"读作 gē ge，第一个"哥"是 第一声，第二个"哥"是 轻声。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for A.

Section C: 音节拼读 (Syllable Blending) — Questions 15–20

Questions 15–18 carry 2 marks each. Questions 19–20 carry 3 marks each. Total: 12 marks.

15. Answer: D) bà

• Explanation: b + à = bà（第四声）。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for D.

16. Answer: A) māo

• Explanation: m + āo = māo（第一声）。
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for A.

17. Answer: A) 书

• Explanation: "shū" 对应 书（book）。B) 树 → shù; C) 数 → shǔ/shù; D) 鼠 → shǔ.
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for A.

18. Answer: C) 花

• Explanation: "huā" 对应 花（flower）。A) 画 → huà; B) 话 → huà; D) 华 → huá.
• Marking note: Award 2 marks for C.

19. Answer: dì, gē

• Explanation:
  • d + ì = dì（第四声）
  • g + ē = gē（第一声）
• Marking scheme: Award 1.5 marks for each correct syllable (including correct tone mark). Deduct 0.5 if tone is wrong but the syllable body is correct.
• Common mistake: Students may forget the tone mark or place it on the wrong vowel.

20. Answer: xiǎo niǎo, bái yún

• Explanation:
  • "小鸟" = xiǎo niǎo（小 xiǎo 第三声，鸟 niǎo 第三声）
  • "白云" = bái yún（白 bái 第二声，云 yún 第二声）
• Marking scheme: Award 1.5 marks for each correct word (both syllables with correct tones). Deduct 0.5 per word if tone is wrong but syllable body is correct. Deduct 0.5 per word if a syllable is misspelled.
• Common mistake: Students may write "xiao niao" without tone marks — remind them that tone marks are required.

Summary of Marks

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