Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 8 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 8 Mandarin learners on written production, reading comprehension, vocabulary for classroom objects, days of the week, months of the year, food items, greetings, and body parts — building foundational Mandarin communicative competence as required under the KJSEA Junior School curriculum.

  • Month Administered: June 2026
  • Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 50 (Section A: 20 marks; Section B: 30 marks)
  • Structure:
    • Section A — Writing (4 marks) and Comprehension (6 marks)
    • Section B — Classroom Objects (4 marks), Days of the Week (4 marks), Months of the Year (4 marks), Food Items (6 marks), Greetings and Introductions (10 marks), Body Parts and Simple Sentences (16 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Writing — morning routine in Mandarin
    • Reading comprehension — passage "Lea de gùshi (Lea 的故事)": age, place of residence, nationality, languages spoken
  • Section B
    • Classroom objects — naming pencil, eraser, pencil case, ruler in Mandarin
    • Days of the week — unscrambling jumbled day names in Mandarin (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday)
    • Months of the year — unscrambling jumbled months in Mandarin (March, July, October)
    • Food items — naming banana, apple, avocado, pineapple in Mandarin
    • Greetings and introductions — matching Pinyin greetings (Nǐ hǎo, Zàijiàn, Xièxiè, Qǐng) to English; writing a self-introduction in Mandarin
    • Body parts — naming head, hand, foot, eye, mouth, ear in Mandarin
    • Simple sentences — filling in blanks (age, liking rice, going to school) in Mandarin
• File Size:

  177.40 KB
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 8
• Subject:

  MANDARIN
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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