Following our recent upgrade to the Popup Chinese platform, we're pleased to support a new type of HSK question: the reading passage. In these questions you will be given a number of short passages and then asked a series of questions about them. Although the grammar and vocabulary used at this level are relatively straightforward, you are expected to be able to skim the passages. Complete today's sample HSK test in ten minutes to stay on time.Note for subscribers: we've included recordings of all passages and questions used here as part of our regular lesson mp3 for this HSK test. You may find this useful to help with preparing for the listening exercises. So good luck, and feel free to contact us or leave a note below if you have any questions.
ignaciotripodi
said on February 10, 2010
我很喜欢这个新练习［format？］！
Echo
said on February 10, 2010
@ignaciotripodi,
你可以说“新题型”(ti2xing2) ：）
--Echo
echo@popupchinese.com
rizzo
said on February 11, 2010
The addition of audio to HSK exercises is spot on. Three cheers for the smithies at Popup Chinese.
toneandcolor
said on February 11, 2010
Yeah, excellent combination of listening and reading. One can download the audio after the test and listen to review. Good work!
rizzo
said on February 12, 2010
I found this test section pretty difficult - I was lacking on some of the vocab and it really bit me. It's all about the vocab...
Echo
said on February 13, 2010
@rizzo,
One tip which can help you with the vocab is to write down all the mistakes you make. Take a look at them when you have time. This will help you a lot remember the vocab. We have a tests review section on the site which can help you review all the questions you get wrong. Click on "review tests" in the "premium" section, and you will be led on that page.
别担心，加油！
--Echo
echo@popupchinese.com
dsibley
said on February 17, 2010
Useful practice quiz and I love the audio recordings, quite useful. Any plans on making an answer explanation? My tutor helps me with this for words I don't know (there were a fair number of them there), explaining usage and so on. It would be useful (though I think it would take quite a bit of time).
Dave
said on February 24, 2010
Managed to get them all right except 4, which confused me slightly. I got the impression that it was written for anyone BUT a 天文爱好者, who would surely already know the stuff it was talking about.
barrister
said on February 25, 2010
@Dave,
Perhaps the expectation is that only a 天文爱好者 would voluntarily subject themselves to the prose after the first paragraph? Sad to say, I've run into more than a few Chinese books that are like that....
Gail天堂的声音
said on February 25, 2010
@barrister,
hehe, actually you needn't understand everyword, because even chinese cannot understand every word. This passage tells people that they should ignore the unknown words while reading.
加油！
