Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 9 Mandarin End Term 3 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is towards the end of the file.

  This assessment tests Mandarin language proficiency across listening comprehension concepts, Chinese character writing, sentence syntax, and guided composition. It is ideal for end-of-year school-based national assessment preparation towards the end of the term, and can also be effectively administered as a mid-term assessment for schools that have completed the syllabus early at the beginning of the term.

  • Duration: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 70 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 24 Questions (Questions 1 to 24 across five tasks)
  • Structure: Section A (Multiple Choice Questions, 20 Marks), Section B (Structured Reading, Vocabulary, Translation, and Writing Tasks, 50 Marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Formal and informal Chinese greetings and polite introductions
    • Expressing identity, nationality, age, and familial relationships
    • Occupational terms and basic sentence structures with 是
    • Common vocabulary: wild animals, food, beverages, and body parts
    • Calendar vocabulary, days of the week, telling time, and future expressions
    • Expressing personal hobbies and sports preferences using 喜欢
    • Polite ordering phrases in dining contexts
    • Weather conditions, temperature expressions, and asking for directions
    • Conversational courtesies and gratitude responses
  • Section B:
    • Reading comprehension in Chinese characters based on personal biographical profiles and leisure activities
    • Vocabulary matching between Chinese characters and English equivalents
    • Sentence completion using contextual lexical items
    • Syntactic reordering to form grammatically sound Chinese sentences
    • Stroke and character writing of high-frequency words
    • Bi-directional sentence translation between English and Mandarin
    • Interactive dialogue completion for biographical inquiries
    • Guided paragraph writing introducing an individual using structured biographical prompts
• File Size:

  209.00 KB
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 9
• Subject:

  Mandarin
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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