Unit 2: Chinese (Mandarin) Reading
Students can be entered for either Foundation or Higher, but not both.
Foundation Tier
Only material which is appropriate to the written language will be used in the test. Students' comprehension will be tested by a range of question types, normally requiring non-verbal responses or responses in English.
The test will consist of short items testing comprehension of instructions, public notices and advertisements together with some longer extracts from brochures, guides, letters, newspapers, magazines, books, faxes, email and web sites which may include reference to past, present and future events and will include some unfamiliar language. A number of questions will be set on the material to test students' ability to identify key points and extract specific details.
The use of dictionaries will not be permitted.
The tests will consist of a number of discrete items and will be marked according to a detailed mark scheme.
The student's performance will be assessed according to the effectiveness with which he/she is able to carry out the tasks based on what he/she has read.
The appropriate mark(s) will be awarded if the student has satisfactorily communicated his or her understanding, even though the response may contain some errors.
- 30 minutes
- 35 marks
- 20% of the marks
Only material which is appropriate to the written language will be used in the test. Students' comprehension will be tested by a range of question types, normally requiring non-verbal responses or responses in English.
The test will consist of short items testing comprehension of instructions, public notices and advertisements together with some longer extracts from brochures, guides, letters, newspapers, magazines, books, faxes, email and web sites which may include reference to past, present and future events and will include some unfamiliar language. A number of questions will be set on the material to test students' ability to identify key points and extract specific details.
The use of dictionaries will not be permitted.
The tests will consist of a number of discrete items and will be marked according to a detailed mark scheme.
The student's performance will be assessed according to the effectiveness with which he/she is able to carry out the tasks based on what he/she has read.
The appropriate mark(s) will be awarded if the student has satisfactorily communicated his or her understanding, even though the response may contain some errors.
Higher Tier
Only material which is appropriate to the written language will be used in the test. Students' comprehension will be tested by a range of question types, normally requiring non-verbal responses or responses in English.
The test will contain items common to those in Foundation and also material which will include some complex, unfamiliar language in a range of registers, together with non-factual and imaginative material including narrative. Students will be expected to use their knowledge of grammar and structure in demonstrating understanding of specific points and of gist/the main message. They will also be expected to recognise points of view, attitudes and emotions and to draw conclusions.
The use of dictionaries will not be permitted.
The tests will consist of a number of discrete items and will be marked according to a detailed mark scheme.
The student's performance will be assessed according to the effectiveness with which he/she is able to carry out the tasks based on what he/she has read.
The appropriate mark(s) will be awarded if the student has satisfactorily communicated his or her understanding, even though the response may contain some errors.
- 50 minutes
- 45 marks
- 20% of the marks
Only material which is appropriate to the written language will be used in the test. Students' comprehension will be tested by a range of question types, normally requiring non-verbal responses or responses in English.
The test will contain items common to those in Foundation and also material which will include some complex, unfamiliar language in a range of registers, together with non-factual and imaginative material including narrative. Students will be expected to use their knowledge of grammar and structure in demonstrating understanding of specific points and of gist/the main message. They will also be expected to recognise points of view, attitudes and emotions and to draw conclusions.
The use of dictionaries will not be permitted.
The tests will consist of a number of discrete items and will be marked according to a detailed mark scheme.
The student's performance will be assessed according to the effectiveness with which he/she is able to carry out the tasks based on what he/she has read.
The appropriate mark(s) will be awarded if the student has satisfactorily communicated his or her understanding, even though the response may contain some errors.
