Today we're pleased to release our first set of test-prep exercises for students working towards Level 1 certification on the new HSK test. The challenge on these questions is to pick the only sensible response to each question. Be aware that in a real test environment, you will not have accompanying audio for these questions and have about 45 seconds to answer each one.
toneandcolor
said on January 8, 2011
Wow - didn't realize there was such a precipitous drop in difficulty with the new test.
trevelyan
said on January 8, 2011
@toneandcolor,
Yeah. The original three levels have been "compressed" into levels four through six, but even level six is considerably easier than the original HSK test as managed by BLCU. We're thinking of putting together our own test tied to very specific advanced grammar points. Time will tell.
--dave
rizzo
said on January 8, 2011
I second the sentiments of ToneandColor, that was nothing like the prior HSK practice thingies.
Would it be possible to post a overview of the new HSK test? I (and I suspect other subscribers) would be particularly interested in
- comparison to prior HSK, expanding on dave's comments
- number of questions per test section, type of test sections, time allotted for each
- score required for pass / fail or level
- test locations: this is a big one because it has been difficult for me to locate test centers and contact info in the States
- I've heard recipients of HSK advance level certification receive a poppup chinese T-shirt - is this true?
-Frankie
Echo
said on January 10, 2011
@rizzo,
We will put up a brief introduction for each level of the new tests in the future, which will solve all of your questions above :)
About Popup T-shirts, it may be a bit difficult now, because we have given out most of our larger T-shirts. We made those T-shirts in Beijing, and they are all "Chinese size", which means smaller than we expected.... If your size is no larger than American L, we would love to send you one :)
--Echo
echo@popupchinese.com
rizzo
said on January 11, 2011
Very cool - looking forward to the HSK intro information - thanks in advance.
And I wanted to share a phrase used in the "If You are the One, Two" podcast that I thought was particularly interesting:
我积极调整了心态。
I will try to bust out that gem when next I can in conversation.
Best,
Frankie Rizzo
huyilin
said on June 28, 2011
Hi, I'm going through the New HSK tests but seem to be unable to do them online. Are they only available for download? It's helpful to get the system's feedback on the tests (timing, correct/incorrect) like in the old tests plus having the system review the mistakes.
trevelyan
said on June 28, 2011
@huyilin,You should have full access and everything seems to be working over here. Is it a specific browser that's causing problems for you? And do you see the test page or is the system just redirecting you elsewhere.Best,--dave
trevelyan
said on June 28, 2011
@huyilin,We've tested on a couple of different browsers and aren't having any problems. Can you try logging out and then logging in again? Or clearing your cache in case this is a javascript problem.Anyone else having problems?--david
huyilin
said on June 28, 2011
I logged out and in again, cleared the cache but am still only able to do the tests as downloads. The lessons aren't highlighted so lessons aren't linking online. Hmmm... Am using an iMac OSX Snow Leopard with latest Safari update. Also downloaded the latest version of Firefox but same problem. Especially troublesome for the writing exercises since they are only available online and there is nothing to download.
huyilin
said on June 29, 2011
问题全部都解决了，谢谢！
Je_jenlie
said on August 27, 2016
Why I can't see the online ver??
