Montgomery County Public Schools
Chinese 3B
Final Exam Format
June 2015
Oral Communication (20 points)
 Students will have individual conversations with their teacher based on a topic studied during the
semester.
 This portion of the final exam is administered during class, not during the two hour block of time
allotted to the exams.
Interpretive Mode (50 points)
Listening Comprehension – 20 points
 Students will listen to their teacher read short statements or passages related to topics studied
during the semester.
 They will then answer selected response questions in English.
Reading Comprehension – 15 points
 Students will read two extended passages related to topics studied during the semester.
 They will answer selected response questions in English.
 There are two versions of each passage, one in traditional characters and one in simplified
characters.
Command of Language – 15 points
 Students will select the best completion for sentences.
 This section contains grammatical structures studied during the semester.
 There are two versions of each set of sentences, one in traditional characters and one in
simplified characters.
Presentational Mode (20 points)
 Students will respond to two different writing prompts, each worth 10 points, based on topics
studied during the semester.
 Students will be required to write one or two paragraphs of 60–70 characters for each prompt.
Culture (10 points)
 Students will respond, in English, to two questions about cultural topics studied during the semester.
Chinese 3B Exam Guide…June 2015
Chinese 3B
Assessed Indicators and Essential Structures
Communication Goal 1
Cultures Goal 2
TOPIC
Essential Structures
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1. Community
社區
（社区）
1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 Engage in conversations,
interpret, and present information
about places and activities in the
community.
1.1, 1.2 Provide and follow directions for
going places in the community.
2.Transportation
交通
1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 Engage in conversations,
interpret, and present information
about means of transportation.
3. Travel
旅行
1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 Engage in conversations,
interpret, and present information
about travel plans, including
accommodations.
2.1 Identify and describe typical shops,
services, and places in Chinesespeaking countries.
2.1,2.2 Identify and describe typical
architecture in Chinese-speaking
countries.
2.1, 2.2 Identify and describe past and
present modes of transportation in
Chinese-speaking countries.
2.1 Identify and describe travel and
vacation practices in Chinese-speaking
cultures.
2.2 Identify and describe historical sites and
travel destinations in Chinese-speaking
countries.
MCPS Chinese 3B
Sentence structure with:
-compound words with
directions: e.g. cong…dao…
-prepositions with directions:
e.g. “zai … zuo/you bian
, you…”
Review:
-position words: bian,
pang, mian
-measure words liang, ban
Sentence Structure with:
-means of transportaion: e.g.
cheng…. che qu…
e.g. zai…. Shangche/xia che
e.g.jidian dao?
Review:
-Zenme qu?
-Zenme laide?
Sentence structure with:
-event sequence: e.g.
xian…zai…zuihou…
- prepositions:, jiu,cai
Review:
-interrogatives
-preposition: ba
-verb: gei
-adverb: yijing
-measure words: ci, zhang,
ban
time using the 24-hour clock