Exam description HSK1
HSK (Level I) assesses test takers’ abilities in the application of everyday Chinese. It is the counterpart of the Level I of the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages and the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEF). Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level I) can understand and use very simple Chinese phrases, meet basic needs for communication, and possess the ability to further their Chinese language studies.
It is intended for students who have studied Chinese for a semester (half an academic year), with 2-3 class hours each week. These students have mastered 150 commonly used words and basic grammar patterns.
HSK (Level I) test is made up of listening comprehension and reading comprehension sections and contains a total of 40 items.
- Listening comprehension is divided into 4 parts (5 questions per part, for a total of 20 questions), to be completed in about 15 minutes.
- The comprehension of the text is divided into 4 parts (5 questions per part, for a total of 20 questions), to be completed in about 17 minutes.
The test will last for 40 minutes in total (including 5 minutes in which the test takers fill in personal information).
Listening Comprehension
There are 5 items in Part I. The recording of each item will be played twice. A phrase and picture will be provided with each item. The test takers should make a true-or-false judgment based on what they hear.
There are 5 items in Part II. The recording of each item will be played twice. A sentence and 3 pictures will be provided with each item. The test takers should choose corresponding pictures based on what they hear.
There are 5 items in Part III. The recording of each item will be played twice. A dialogue and several pictures will be provided with each item. The test takers should choose corresponding pictures based on what they hear.
There are 5 items in Part IV. The recording of each item will be played twice. For each item, a person will make a statement. Another person will then ask a question and provide three possible answers. The three possible answers will be listed on the test paper, and test-takers can choose one of the answers based on what they hear.
Reading Comprehension
There are 5 items in Part I. Each item will provide a picture and a phrase. The test taker should judge whether or not they are consistent with each other.
There are 5 items in Part II. The test paper will display several pictures. For each item, a sentence will be provided. The test taker needs to choose one of the corresponding pictures based on the content of the sentence.
There are 5 items in Part III. During this section, 5 questions and 5 answers will be provided. The test take should match the question with the appropriate answer.
There are 5 items in Part IV. Each item will display a sentence with one word missing. The test taker should select one of the words in the answer section to fill in the blank.
All the items on the test paper are shown in pinyin.
SCORE
- Listening comprehension: 100 points
- Reading comprehension: 100 points
TOTAL: base 200 points (sum of the 2 previous results)
THE MINIMUM SCORE FOR PASSING THE EXAM IS 120/200 POINTS.