Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Mandarin Mid Term 2 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  This exam assesses Grade 10 Mandarin learners on tones, Pinyin, character writing, vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension — building foundational Mandarin Chinese communicative competence as required under the KCBE Senior School languages curriculum.

  • Month Administered: June 2026
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 80 (Section A: 30 marks; Section B: 50 marks)
  • Structure:
    • Section A (30 marks) — Short-answer questions; all compulsory
    • Section B (50 marks) — Reading comprehension, grammar, and descriptive writing; all compulsory

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Tones and Pinyin — identifying correct tones (mā/má/mǎ/mà; xué); combining initials and finals (sh+uo, j+ü, h+ao)
    • Character writing — identifying missing strokes in "我", stroke order for "家 (jiā)"
    • Family vocabulary — matching Chinese characters and Pinyin to English relations (爷爷, 奶奶, 舅舅, 妹妹, 哥哥)
    • Professions and places of work — categorizing 医生, 老师, 厨师, 农民 by workplace (学校, 医院, 饭店, 农场)
    • Grammar — demonstrative pronouns (这 zhè / 那 nà); adverbs of degree (很 hěn / 太 tài)
  • Section B
    • Reading comprehension — passage "去肯尼亚旅游 (Travelling to Kenya)": identifying animals in Masai Mara, physical features of Naivasha, translation, tourism vocabulary matching, sentence reordering
    • Spatial prepositions — describing positions using 在…上/下/里
    • Extended grammar and written tasks — describing family, school life, and daily routines in Mandarin
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  MANDARIN

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