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HSK2 Checkpoint ② — Checking, Every, How Tall, a Quick Look, Mine, Really!

阶段小结 ⑨ — 是不是 · 每 · 多 · V一下 · 的 · 真

Six exercises: 是不是, 每……都, 多大多高, V一下, the 的 phrase and 真……啊. Cards, a shopping trip of mine, eighteen questions.

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Only a picture on the front. Say the word out loud — misses go into your wrong-answer book, and the card still turns.

这是不是你的……?

这是不是你的……?

Shǒujī

手机

mobile phone

Got it
我每天都喝两杯……

我每天都喝两杯……

Kāfēi

咖啡

coffee

Got it
apple

Píngguǒ

苹果

apple

Got it
这块……不是我的

这块……不是我的

Shǒubiǎo

手表

wristwatch

Got it
这个……是我做的

这个……是我做的

Niúpái

牛排

steak

Got it
你换一下……

你换一下……

Xiézi

鞋子

shoes

Got it
今天……真好啊!

今天……真好啊!

Tiānqì

天气

weather

Got it
这是不是……?

这是不是……?

Liúlián

榴莲

durian

Got it

Read this — shopping with a friend

One afternoon of mine at the mall, with every point on duty. Find the 是不是, the 每……都, the 多高, the 一下, the 的 phrases and the 真.

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Now your afternoon

Same shape, your afternoon out. Read it with the pinyin on, then switch it off and read it again.

我Wǒ叫jiào马Mǎ可kě。我Wǒ每měi个gè周zhōu末mò都dōu。

I'm ____. Every weekend I ____.

我Wǒ,我wǒ朋péng友you。

I'm ____, my friend is ____.

我Wǒ喜xǐ欢huan的De,不bù喜xǐ欢huan的De。

I like ____ ones, not ____ ones.

今Jīn天tiān真Zhēn啊A!

Today the ____ is really ____!

  • 1. a habit: 去商场 / 去公园 / 睡觉
  • 2. your height: 一米七 / 一米六五
  • 3. theirs: 一米八 / 一米六
  • 4. a colour: 红 / 黑 / 白
  • 5. another: 蓝 / 黄 / 绿
  • 6. a thing: 天气 / 这个菜
  • 7. 好 / 好吃 / 漂亮

The second HSK2 checkpoint

Paper A of 3

Eighteen questions on lessons 是不是 to 真. Sixteen to pass — a miss hands you a different paper.

Practice: 0 of 18 answeredPass: 16 of 18
  1. 1

    你____美国人?——是的,我是美国人。

    Nǐ ____ Měiguó rén? — Shì de, wǒ shì Měiguó rén.

    You're American, aren't you? — Yes.

  2. 2

    Two cups a day. Which reply?

  3. 3

    How tall are you? — One sixty-five.

    Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.

    Your sentence

  4. 4

    我可以____你的手机吗?

    Wǒ kěyǐ ____ Nǐ de shǒujī ma?

    Can I take a quick look at your phone?

  5. 5

    Your turn — say it

    这件衣服真漂亮啊!

    Zhè jiàn yīfu zhēn piàoliang a!

    This top is gorgeous!

  6. 6

    这个手机不是我的,是____。

    Zhè ge shǒujī bú shì wǒ de, shì ____.

    This phone isn't mine — it's the company's.

  7. 7

    It is jackfruit. Which reply?

  8. 8

    Fill each line with the right piece.

    Tap a word to fill the next gap; tap a filled sentence to clear it. Every word is used once.

    Word bank

    0/6
  9. 9

    你多重?——我50____。

    Nǐ duō zhòng? — Wǒ 50 ____.

    How heavy are you? — 50 kilos.

  10. 10

    Every student is adorable.

    Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.

    Your sentence

  11. 11

    Your turn — say it

    我想买这个红的。

    Wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè ge hóng de.

    I want to buy this red one.

  12. 12

    你饿了,____?——是,我饿了。

    Nǐ è le, ____? — Shì, wǒ è le.

    You're hungry, right? — Yes.

  13. 13

    You made it. Which reply?

  14. 14

    你____一下鞋子,拖鞋在这里。

    Nǐ ____ Yíxià xiézi, tuōxié zài zhèlǐ.

    Change your shoes — the slippers are here.

  15. 15

    I go to the park every weekend.

    Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.

    Your sentence

  16. 16

    Your turn — say it

    你的汉语真好啊!

    Nǐ de Hànyǔ zhēnhǎo a!

    Your Chinese is really good!

  17. 17

    Pair each picture with its word.

    Tap a picture, then choose its word. Picked wrong? Tap that picture and choose again. Match all the cards to finish.

  18. 18

    你猜我____?——二十五岁?

    Nǐ cāi wǒ ____? — Èrshí wǔsuì?

    Guess how old I am. — Twenty-five?

结

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Words 生词

Characters 汉字

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Before you go课后回顾

  1. 1Tell my shopping afternoon as yours: check a guess, name a habit, ask a height, make a small request, point at the red one, be impressed. Six points, one afternoon.
  2. 2The best sentence of these six lessons is 我可以……一下吗. Say it for three different things today.
  3. 3Next: 已经, 是……的 for who did it, and 的时候. The road turns towards time.