HSK 2 case studies
HSK 2 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) is described on the official Chinese Tests Service Website as an international standardized test of Chinese language proficiency organized by CTI Co., Ltd. It measures how well learners use Chinese as a second language in daily, academic and professional life, using a uniform grading and scoring system. The HSK 2 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,133 words.
1Counting Children vs. Household Members in a Listening Dialogue
Li Wei is working through a 10-item HSK 2 listening mock set. The set is timed at 25 minutes for 35 questions, and Li Wei has completed 12 items.
498 words, about 2 min2的 or 得? Choosing the Sentence That Describes Skill
Chen Jie is reviewing a reading exercise that asks students to choose the sentence meaning 'He plays basketball very well.' The four choices are: A 他打篮球打得很好。 B 他打篮球得很好。 C 他的篮球很好。 D 他打篮球的很好。 Chen Jie chooses C. She says 他的 looks like the possessive 的 she learned in 我的书, and she remembers seeing 他的篮球打得很好 in a textbook, so C seems close enough.
483 words, about 2 min3过, 了, and a Mixed Review of Beijing
A reading passage in a HSK 2 practice book is a short message: 我下个月要去上海。我以前去过北京，但是没去过上海。去年我去北京玩了五天，拍了很多照片。我觉得北京很漂亮，可是人太多了。这次去上海，我想坐火车，因为飞机票太贵了。 The questions are: 1) 她去过上海吗？ 2) 她觉得北京怎么样？ 3) 她为什么想坐火车去上海？ Student Zhao Min answers: 1) 去过，因为句子里有“去过”； 2) 她不喜欢北京，因为“人太多了”； 3) 因为火车比飞机便宜。 The teacher marks 1 and 2 wrong. Zhao Min argues that 去过 appears in the passage and that 可是 makes the second clause stronger.
389 words, about 2 min4Why or Preference? A Listening Cause-Effect Trap
In a HSK 2 listening drill, the teacher reads this dialogue twice: 女：你喝茶还是喝咖啡？ 男：我喝咖啡。 女：晚上喝咖啡不好，我晚上喝茶。 男：为什么？ 女：我晚上喝咖啡睡不好。 The question is: 女的晚上为什么不喝咖啡？ A. 她喜欢喝茶。 Student Ma Lin chooses C.
369 words, about 2 min5Reading a Trip Notice: Rain, Price, and Time
A school notice for an HSK 2 reading class says: 星期六去长城。早上七点半在学校门口上车。每人一百二十元，学生一百元。请带学生证。下午五点回到学校。如果星期六下雨，我们下星期六去。 The weather forecast says there will be light rain on Saturday. Student Liu Yan plans to go with her mother, who is not a student.
394 words, about 2 min