期中考试 Quarter’s Final Oct. 11th – Listening / Reading / Writing (60) Oct. 12th – Speaking (20)

Oct. 11th – Listening / Reading / Writing (60) 一.Pinyin and Tones (Listen to each word, and then select the word that you heard from the options below.) e.g. bā/pā 二. Listen to the dialogue and choose whether it is true or false. 三. Circle the radical of each character and write down the meanings of the radicals under each character.

四. Write down the following Chinese words with their pinyin and English. 五. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 六. Read the following passage. Read the following statements and choose whether they are true or false. 七. Short answer.

Accent and Pronunciation Phrase and Sentence Structure   5 4 3 2 1 Speaking Task Student addresses all parts of the speaking task. Student addresses most parts of the speaking task. One section may be limited in the response. Student addresses some parts of the speaking task. Some sections are more limited in their response than others. Student addresses the speaking task, but most sections are limited in their responses. Student addresses the speaking task, but all sections are very limited in their responses. Student does not address the speaking task. Flow Student carries a nice flow with the conversation and does not need to think about his or her response. Student has a good flow. Very few times needs to pause or stop to think about what he or she is going to say. Student has to think about what he or she is going to say after each question. Student has to think about what he or she is going to say while speaking. Student has to consistently stop himself or herself in the middle of speaking to think about how to express himself or herself. Student has a very limited response or cannot complete most of the responses, at all. Accent and Pronunciation All or almost every word is pronounced correctly with the expectation of the accent. Most words are pronounced correctly. One or two words may be repetitively pronounced incorrectly. Some words pronounced correctly at times and at other times not. Inconsistent, but understood. Many words are pronounced incorrectly, but there is consistency in the pronunciation. There is no consistency in the pronunciation. Most words are improperly spoken. Student will replace gaps in his or her speech with English words when he or she cannot pronounce them. Has to explain himself or herself often. Vocabulary Uses a variety of vocabulary and expressions with different contexts. Uses a variety of vocabulary and expressions with different contexts may pronounce a word to have a different meaning. Uses a variety of vocabulary but the vocabulary is limited to certain themes or topics. Uses basic vocabulary and expressions, but at times uses words in incorrect contexts. Uses basic vocabulary only. Uses basic vocabulary and fills in gaps with English words or incorrect Chinese. Phrase and Sentence Structure No errors with phrasal and sentence structure. Very few errors with phrasal or sentence structure. A verb may be conjugated incorrectly or the structure may be off. Communicates with full responses; however, it is notable that one concept in forming complete thoughts is unknown by speaker. Student can only use some tenses correctly. Some responses are one word responses. Phrasal and Sentence Structure is limited, only can use memorized phrases. Cannot use proper sentence structure or create a complete thought in the target languages, uses only one word sentences or cannot answer the question.