ISC Class 12 Specimen Paper 2022 Chinese Semester 2

ISC SEMESTER 2 EXAMINATION
SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
CHINESE
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Maximum Marks: 40
Time allowed: One and a half hour
Candidates are allowed an additional 10 minutes for only reading the paper.
They must NOT start writing during this time.
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Answer all questions.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets. [ ]
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Question 1 [20]
Write a short composition in Chinese in about 200 – 250 words on any one of the
following topics.

用中文写一篇大约 200 到 250 字的关于以下任何一个主题的短文。

(i) 我最喜欢的季节

(ii) 印度传统节日

(iii) 友谊

(iv) 我学习汉语的经验

Question 2 [4]

Choose the correct option to translate the given sentences from Chinese to English.

选择正确的选项将给定的句子从中文翻译成英文。

(i) 他已经在路上了。
(a) He lives on the road.
(b) He is already on the way.
(c) He dances on the street.

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(d) He is already on the way back.
(ii) 我打算明天去图书馆还那本汉语书。

(a) I plan to return the Chinese book in the library tomorrow.

(b) Tomorrow, I will return that Chinese book to the library.
(c) I will go to the library to return that book tomorrow.

(d) I have to go to the library to return that book tomorrow.

(iii) 明天的工作都安排好了。

(a) Tomorrow’s work is already arranged.

(b) I have arranged the work for tomorrow.
(c) The work for tomorrow is arranged.

(d) He will arrange the work for tomorrow.

(iv) 老师让他参加中文比赛。

(a) The teacher asked him to participate in the Chinese competition.

(b) The teacher called him participate in the Chinese competition.
(c) The teacher asked him to participate in the Chinese music competition.

(d) The teacher asked him many times to participate in the Chinese
competition.

Question 3 [6]

Translate the following passage from Chinese to English.

把下面一段话从中文翻译成英文。

在幼儿园的时候，奶奶告诉我：上了学之后，会有很多的作业，还要写作文。我
当时以为作文只不过是一本书罢了，可没想到那么难。 在二年级的时候，考试
没作文，所以也没有把它放在心上，三年级时，大考小考作文必考！那时我的作
文水平还算说得过去，也没有对它加以足够的重视，由于自己的一再掉以轻心，
到了四年级，作文水平开始呈下滑的态势，而写作的要求却在不断地提高，每次
写起来真像挤牙膏。面对现状，我更加讨厌写作文了。

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Question 4 [4]

Choose the correct option to translate the given sentences from English to Chinese.

选择正确的选项将给定的句子从英文翻译成中文。
(i) How long are you staying?

(a) 你要呆多久？

(b) 你想呆多长时间？

(c) 你能呆多久？

(d) 你在这里住多长时间？

(ii) I can’t believe it.
(a) 我不信它。

(b) 我不能信你。

(c) 我不可以相信。

(d) 我简直不能相信。

(iii) What is he talking about?

(a) 他想说什么？

(b) 他在说些什么？

(c) 他说了什么？

(d) 他不说什么。

(iv) The weather is too cold.

(a) 天气是很冷。

(b) 天气是特别冷。

(c) 天气相当冷。

(d) 天气太冷了。

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Question 5 [6]

Translate the following passage from English to Chinese.

把下面的一段话从英文翻译成中文。

My school’s name is New Horizon Public School. I go to school with my elder brother
and other friends. My school has a beautiful double storey building. The rooms in my
school are wide, cool and airy. My teachers and classmates are very kind and helpful. I
pray everyone gets an opportunity to study in a school like mine.

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