Primary 3 Chinese Language syllabus: topics and practice questions
These are the topics and skills of Primary 3 Chinese Language in the MOE syllabus, with 64 original practice questions. Each topic below has a sample question: try it, then open the worked answer.
识字与词语 Characters and words
认字 Characters
10 practice questions
多音字 Read a character correctly in each word
选对汉字 Choose the right character
Sample question
弟弟长大了,去年的衣服都穿不下了。“长大”的读音是:
(How is 长大 read in this sentence?)
Acháng dà
Bzhǎng dà
Czhāng dà
Dchǎng dà
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Answer:(B) zhǎng dà
How: “长大”说的是人一天天变大,“长”读 zhǎng,所以是 zhǎng dà。
Why:“长”读 cháng 时意思是不短(长短、长江);读 zhǎng 时意思是变大、生长(长大、生长、校长)。长 is cháng for “long” and zhǎng for “grow”.
词语 Words
12 practice questions
近义词和反义词 Similar and opposite words
量词和词语搭配 Measure words and words that go together
ABB 和 AABB 词语 Repeated-pattern words (绿油油、高高兴兴)
Sample question
这条路很宽,那条小路却很(空格)。(填入和“宽”意思相反的词)
(Fill in the opposite of 宽, wide.)
A长
B窄
C短
D高
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Answer:(B) 窄
How: “宽”的反义词是“窄”。这条路很宽,那条小路很窄。
Why:长和短是一对,高和矮是一对,宽和窄是一对。宽 (wide) pairs with 窄 (narrow).
句子与标点 Sentences and punctuation
句子 Sentences
14 practice questions
用对关联词 Linking words (因为……所以…… 一边……一边……)
排列句子 Put sentences in order
逗号、顿号和引号 Commas, list commas and quotation marks
Sample question
(空格)今天下大雨,(空格)运动会改到下个星期。
(Choose the linking words.)
A因为……所以……
B一边……一边……
C先……再……
D不是……而是……
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Answer:(A) 因为……所以……
How: 下大雨是原因,运动会改期是结果,用“因为……所以……”。
Why:说原因和结果,用“因为……所以……”。因为……所以…… links a reason to its result.
Why:引述是说原话,用冒号和引号;转述是用自己的话说,“我”要改成“他”或“她”。When reporting speech, change 我 to 他 and drop the colon and quotation marks.
书面表达 Writing to others
便条和留言 Notes and messages
5 practice questions
留言和书面回应 Leave a message and write back
Sample question
读留言条,回答问题:这张留言条是写给谁的?
(Who is this note written to?)
留言条
妈妈:
我和志强去楼下的篮球场打球了,六点以前回家。我的功课已经做完了,放在书桌上。
小明
10月8日 下午4:30
A小明
B志强
C妈妈
D老师
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Answer:(C) 妈妈
How: 第一行“妈妈:”是称呼,说明留言条是写给妈妈的。
Why:留言条第一行写称呼(给谁),最后写名字(谁写的)和日期。The first line names who the note is for; the end shows who wrote it.
Practise all 64 Primary 3 questions
With an account, practice adapts to your child: hints one step at a time, feedback on the mistake behind a wrong answer, review of older topics and a Primary 3 mock paper.