Montgomery County Public Schools
Chinese 2B
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 – 18 points
 Students will listen to their teacher read short passages related to topics studied during the
semester.
 They will then answer selected response questions in English.
Reading Comprehension – 20 points
 Students will read four 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 – 12 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 paragraphs of at least 45 characters for each prompt.
Culture (10 points)
 Students will respond, in English, to two questions about cultural topics studied during the semester.
Chinese 2B Exam Guide…June 2015
Chinese 2B
Assessed Indicators and Essential Structures
Communication Goal 1
Cultures Goal 2
TOPIC
Essential Structures
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1. Festivals &
Celebrations
節日 （节日）
2. School
學校（学校）
1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 Engage in
conversations, interpret, and present
basic information about festivals and
celebrations in Chinese-speaking
countries.
2.1 Identify and describe festivals and
celebrations in Chinese-speaking
cultures.
2.2. Identify foods and objects
associated with festivals and
celebrations in Chinese-speaking
cultures.
Sentence structure with:
“shenme shihou + v …”
“time word+ subj.+ zho sheme?”
1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 Engage in
conversations, interpret, and present
basic information about school
courses, schedules, and
extracurricular activities.
2.2 Identify and describe school courses
offered in Chinese-speaking
countries.
Sentence structure with:
-present, past and future indicators.
- time word+ shang+ jimen ke?
-xiake hou+zho+ shenme?
Review:
“subj+ gei+ indirect obj.+ direct
obj.”
“Zenme +zuo….”
Review:
-time words
-review comparative and
superlatives forms
-question sentence formation
3. Restaurant
Experiences
飯館 （饭馆）
1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 Engage in
conversations, interpret, and present
basic information about dining
experiences in a restaurant.
1.1 Inquire about a menu and talk about
food.
2.2 Identify typical Chinese regional
dishes and their ingredients.
MCPS Chinese 2B
Sentence structure with:
-conjunction haishi, huozhe
- weishenme…
- measure words: dao, ba, shuang,
pan
-present perfect guo
Review:
-negative expressions
-interrogative zenmeyang
-wan/bei