Mandarin 12 August 2003 Provincial Examination ANSWER KEY / SCORING GUIDE Topics: 1. Linguistic Competency 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Written Expression Multiple Choice Q K C S T Q K C S T 1. D K 1 1 20. B K 1 1 2. C K 1 1 21. B U 1 1 3. A K 1 1 22. A U 1 1 4. D K 1 1 23. D U 1 1 5. D K 1 1 24. C U 1 1 6. C K 1 1 25. B U 1 1 7. B K 1 1 26. A U 1 2 8. C K 1 1 27. B U 1 2 9. D U 1 1 28. C U 1 2 10. C U 1 1 29. D K 1 2 11. D U 1 1 30. B K 1 2 12. C U 1 1 31. D K 1 2 13. D U 1 1 32. B K 1 2 14. A U 1 1 33. A K 1 2 15. B U 1 1 34. A K 1 2 16. C K 1 1 35. A K 1 2 17. A K 1 1 36. A K 1 2 18. A K 1 1 37. B K 1 2 19. B K 1 1 Multiple Choice = 37 marks 038mank - 1 - July 29, 2003
Written Response Q B C S T 1. 1 U 10 1 2. 2 U 1 2 3. 3 U 1 2 4. 4 U 1 2 5. 5 U 1 2 6. 6 U 1 2 7. 7 U 1 2 8. 8 U 1 2 9. 9 U 1 2 10. 10 U 1 2 11. 11 U 1 2 12. 12 U 1 2 13. 13 U 2 2 14. 14 H 10 3 15. 15 H 10 3 16. 16 H 10 3 Written Response = 53 marks Multiple Choice = 37 marks Written Response = 53 marks EXAMINATION TOTAL = 90 marks LEGEND: Q = Question Number C =Cognitive Level T =Topic K= Keyed Response S = Score B = Score Box Number 038mank - 2 - July 29, 2003
Value: 10 marks PART A: LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY SECTION 2: LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY B (continued) Suggested Time: 10 minutes For all parts of question 1, romanize the underlined Chinese words in Pinyin. 1. a) (2 marks) cänguän xuéxiào b) (2 marks) zhäodài jièshào (jièshao) c) (2 marks) cángzhe bâozàng d) (2 marks) jiùshëng guïl«e) (2 marks) yìsï (yìsi) lîjiê 038mank - 3 - July 29, 2003
Value: 3 marks PART B: READING COMPREHENSION SECTION 3: PROSE AND DRAMA Suggested Time: 7 minutes Answer questions 2 to 4 in English. Your answers must be based on the passage on page 8. Cóngqián, yôu yí wèi hên yôumíng de yïshëng qù jiàn guówáng. Tä kànjiàn guówáng de liânsè hên bù hâo, jiù duì tä shuö: Dàwáng, nín hâoxiàng shëngbìng le, ràng wô gêi nín kànkan ba. Guówáng huídá: Wô hâohaor de, shénme bìng döu méiyôu. Guòle sän tiän, yïshëng yòu jiàndào guówáng, shuö: Nín de bìng jiäzhòng le, wô gêi nín kànkan ba. Wô yìdiânr bìng yê méiyôu, nî zôu ba. Góuwáng huídá. Guòle yí ge xïngqï, yïshëng gàosu guówáng: Nín de bìng gèng zhòng le, zài bù chï yào de huà, jiù wëixiân le. Guówáng tïngle yîhòu, hên bù gäoxìng. Tä shëngqì de shuö: Nîmen zhè xië yïshëng, zôngshì hàodàxîgöng, jiù xîhuan zhâo méi bìng de rén kànbìng. Wô méi bìng. Wô bù xiâng zài jiàndao nî le. Yí ge yuè yîhòu, yïshëng yí jiàndao guówáng jiù pâokäi le. Biérén wèn tä wèi shénme bú zài xiâng gêi guówáng kànbìng le. Yïshëng shuö: Guówáng de bìng xiànzài dào gûtou lî qù le, wô yîjïng wúnéngwéilì le. Guôrán guówáng bùjiû jiù sî le. 2. Why did the king become angry with the doctor? (1 mark) OR He believed the doctor was claiming credit for treating healthy people. The king believed that he was not sick but the doctor insisted he was. 3. Why did the doctor run away when he saw the king a month later? (1 mark) He ran away because he thought the king was too sick to be treated. 4. What happened to the king at the end of the story? (1 mark) The king died at the end of the story. 038mank - 4 - July 29, 2003
Value: 3 marks SECTION 3: PROSE AND DRAMA (continued) Suggested Time: 6 minutes Answer questions 5 to 7 in English. Your answers must be based on the passage on page 10. 5. Why does the old man want to learn Japanese? (1 mark) He wants to communicate with his grandson. 6. According to the receptionist, how old will the old man be before he can understand Japanese? (1 mark) He will be 70 years old. 7. What does the old man most likely decide to do in the end? (1 mark) He will register with the Japanese class. 038mank - 5 - July 29, 2003
SECTION 3: PROSE AND DRAMA (continued) Value: 2 marks Suggested Time: 4 minutes Answer questions 8 and 9 in English. Your answers must be based on the drama on page 12. David, (lunar calendar) 8. What item did Hansheng bring to David s dormitory? Be specific. (1 mark) Hansheng brought a golden horse to David s dormitory. 9. Why did Hansheng and David laugh at Huazi? (1 mark) They laughed because she did not use the proper greeting for David s birthday. 038mank - 6 - July 29, 2003
Value: 2 marks SECTION 4: COMMUNICATIVE DOCUMENTS Suggested Time: 4 minutes Answer questions 10 and 11 in English. Your answers must be based on the announcement on page 14. 123 67890123 10. Who posted this announcement? (1 mark) The owners of the lost dog (Mr. and Mrs. Wang) posted this announcement. 11. How much money is being offered for correct information about the dog? (1 mark) $500 RMB is being offered for correct information about the dog. 038mank - 7 - July 29, 2003
Value: 3 marks SECTION 4: COMMUNICATIVE DOCUMENTS (continued) Suggested Time: 5 minutes Answer questions 12 and 13 in English. Your answers must be based on the document on page 16. 12. What is the weakest area indicated in this document? (1 mark) The weakest area is the server s attitude. 13. Name two suggestions made by the person filling out the document. (2 marks) Any TWO of the following: sell liquor increase the selection of dishes the server should come around more often to change plates the server should come around more often to fill the tea pot 038mank - 8 - July 29, 2003
Value: 10 marks PART C: WRITTEN EXPRESSION SECTION 5: SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION Suggested Time: 15 minutes For all parts of question 14, use the words provided to construct a Mandarin sentence. Each sentence must contain at least ten characters. 14. a) (2 marks) Sample Response: b) (2 marks) Sample Response: c) (2 marks) Sample Response: d) (2 marks) Sample Response: e) (2 marks) Sample Response: 038mank - 9 - July 29, 2003
Value: 10 marks SECTION 6: DIALOGUE COMPLETION Suggested Time: 15 minutes Complete the following dialogue in Mandarin using approximately 80 characters. You are free to use as many or as few characters as you need in each statement. Please note that you must write three statements for and two statements for. Avoid repetition and lists. Marks will be awarded for content and for grammatical correctness. 15. (10 marks) Sample Response (Simplified): : : : : : Sample Response (Simplified): : : : : : OPEN-ENDED marked holistically 038mank - 10 - July 29, 2003
Value: 10 marks SECTION 7: LETTER Suggested Time: 15 minutes Using well-constructed Mandarin sentences (between 80 and 120 characters), write a letter on the topic given below. Use one square for each punctuation mark. Avoid dialogue, repetition and lists. Marks will be awarded for content and for grammatical correctness. Letters should include appropriate salutation and closing phrases. Students must avoid identifying themselves, their schools, or school districts. 16. You are. You have just returned from a holiday trip. Write a letter to your friend describing your experience. (10 marks) Sample Response (Simplified): OPEN-ENDED marked holistically END OF KEY 038mank - 11 - July 29, 2003