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Level 1 Chinese Listening Practice Assessment Schedule – 2019

Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Chinese texts on areas of most immediate relevance (90868)
Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence
Demonstrating understanding involves Demonstrating clear understanding Demonstrating thorough understanding
making meaning of the relevant involves selecting relevant information, involves expanding on relevant information,
information, ideas and / or opinions ideas and / or opinions from the texts ideas and / or opinions from the spoken texts
from the texts. and communicating them unambiguously. with supporting detail, to show understanding
of implied meanings or conclusions in the text.
Evidence

Not Achieved Achievement Merit Excellence

Demonstrates limited or no
understanding of the spoken texts.
Some information is correct. The
candidate has not understood the
general meaning (gist) of the spoken
texts. The response is logically
inconsistent, indicating
misunderstanding.
Demonstrates understanding and
makes meaning of the relevant
information, ideas, and/or
opinions from the spoken texts.
Information is largely correct. The
candidate has understood the
general meaning of the spoken
texts. The response is consistent.
Demonstrates clear understanding by
selecting relevant information, ideas
and / or opinions from the spoken
texts and communicating them
unambiguously.
Information correctly includes relevant
detail from the spoken texts. The
candidate attempts to communicate
implied meanings, and shows partial
understanding of some nuance.
Demonstrates thorough understanding of
the implied meanings or conclusions
within the spoken text.
Relevant information, ideas and opinions,
with supporting detail, are selected and
expanded on. The response shows
understanding of nuance and
meanings not obviously stated in the
spoken texts.

N1 N2 A3 A4 M5 M6 E7 E8
Shows very little Shows little Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
understanding understanding some understanding clear clear thorough thorough
and does not and does not understanding of the spoken understanding of understanding understanding and understanding
convey the general convey the general of the spoken texts and the texts and and communicates and
meaning of the meaning of the texts, and conveys the unambiguously unambiguously some of the implied communicates
spoken texts. spoken texts. conveys some general communicates communicates meanings by most of the
of the general meaning. some of the most of the providing some implied meanings
meaning. meaning by meaning by supporting detail by providing
selecting relevant selecting relevant from the spoken supporting detail
information from information, texts which justifies from the spoken
the spoken texts. ideas, and/ or conclusions. texts which fully
opinions from the justifies
N0/ No response; no relevant evidence spoken texts. conclusions.

Question ONE
(a) Possible evidence showing
understanding of details related to
David’s trip to Shanghai
(b) Possible evidence showing
understanding of David’s decision to
choose the buddy based on Sam and
Lanlan’s background
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Achievement
Any THREE points mentioned below.
 Will go to Shanghai next week
 The flight will take 12 hours
 Will stay in Shanghai for 2 weeks
 Can learn Chinese, go shopping
and eat Chinese food
 Can stay at a Shanghai
buddy/classmate’s house
 Has two Shanghai classmates
TWO points mentioned below from
each person respectively (FOUR in
total)
Sam
 16 years old, likes soccer
 His home close to school, 10
minutes by bus
 Small house, and there is no TV
as his parents do not like
watching TV
 They like listening to music and
reading
 His parents like seeing movies
 Movies in Shanghai are spoken in
Chinese, not English
 Every Sat, their family go to
watch movie
Lanlan
 Does not like sports but she likes
watching basketball game
 Her parents are busy so don’t
have time to cook
Achievement with Merit
Any FIVE points mentions below.
 Will go to Shanghai next week
 The flight will take 12 hours
 Will stay in Shanghai for 2 weeks
 Not only to learn Chinese, but also
can go shopping and eat Chinese
food
 Can stay at a Shanghai
buddy/classmate’s house
 Has two Shanghai classmates
Any THREE points mentions below from
each person respectively (SIX in total)
. example:
Sam
 16 years old and one year older than
David and he likes soccer
 His home is close to school, 10
minutes by bus
 Small house, and there is no TV as
his parents do not like watching TV
 They like listening to music and
reading
 His parents like seeing movies too
 Movies are spoken in Chinese, not
English
 Every Sat, their family go to watch
movie
Lanlan
 Does not like sports
 Likes watching basketball game
 Her parents are busy so don’t have
time cooking
 Her older brother can cook
 His fried rice and noodles are yummy
Achievement with Excellence
All key points mentioned in Merit, along
with details and implied meanings. For
example:
 David has two classmates/buddies
in Shanghai, however he does not
know which one he should choose
to stay with.
 David is very excited about this trip
as he wants not only to learn
Chinese but also to buy stuff
All key points mentioned in Merit, along
with details and implied meanings. For
 David will choose Lanlan because
firstly they have same hobby, which
is watching basketball games
 Secondly Lanlan’s brother cooks
well even though Lanlan’s parents
are too busy to cook
 Her brother can cook fried rice and
noodles and David likes Chinese
food very much
 Lanlan also has a little dog, which
is same as David. So David can go
to the park with dog everyday
 Lanlan’s older brother is studying
English at uni, as he wants to go to
NZ to work in the future. So David
and Lanlan’s brother can help each
other to learn English and Chinese.
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 Her older brother can cook fried
rice and noodles
 Lanlan has a white dog
 David likes pets as well
 If he stays in Lanlan house, he
can go to park with dog everyday
 Lanlan’s older brother studying
English at Uni,
 Because her older brother wants
to go to NZ to work
 Lanlan has a cute white dog, which is
1-year-old, and he can go to park
with dog everyday
 Park is very close to Lanlan’s house
and that park is big and beautiful
 Lanlan’s older brother studying
English at Uni
 Because he wants to go to NZ to
work
He will choose Lanlan because…

He will choose Lanlan because……
 He has one little dog
 His hobbies are playing soccer
and basketball
 Likes watching TV and eating
Chinese food
 His hobbies are playing soccer and
basketball
 Likes watching TV and eating
Chinese food
 He has one little dog and he often
goes to park with dog to play
 He starts learning Chinese since
Year 9 but he thinks his Chinese is
not good

Possible evidence is not limited to these examples. Answers are judged holistically not solely on the basis of evidence included in the schedule.
Assessment judgements are based on the level of understanding shown rather than knowledge of individual lexical items.

Question TWO
(a) Possible evidence showing
understanding of why Lanlan cannot go
with David to the park, and what the
Lanlan’s advice is
(b) Possible evidence showing
understanding of Lanlan’s suggestion for
getting to Yu Yuan
Possible evidence is not limited to these examples. Answers are judged holistically not solely on the basis of evidence included in the schedule.
Assessment judgements are based on the level of understanding shown rather than knowledge of individual lexical item
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Achievement
Any THREE points mentioned below
 Lanlan is at her friend’s home now
 She left her mobile there
 David and Lanlan were planning to
go to the park today
 Lanlan forgot their plan of going to
the park
 Lanlan suggests David to go to the
park by himself.
 The bus stop is next to school, very
convenient
Any THREE points mentioned below
 Taking No. 97 bus
 Half hour to arrive at the park
 Ticket is 5 dollars, very cheap
 After getting off the bus at the train
station, going straight ahead for 200
metres, then turn right
 The book store is opposite of the
park
 Many people will go to work at 9 am
 Many people will be taking the bus,
 Many cars on the road
Achievement with Merit
Any FIVE points mentioned below.
 Lanlan is at her friend’s home now
 Because she left her mobile in her
friend’s home yesterday
 David and Lanlan were planning to
go to the park today
 Lanlan forgot their plan of going to
park
 Lanlan suggests David go to park by
himself.
 The bus stop is next to school, very
convenient
 David does not know how to get
there
Any FIVE points mentioned below
 Taking No. 97 bus
 Half hour to arrive at the park
 Ticket is 5 dollars and very cheap
 After getting off the bus at the train
station, going straight ahead for 200
metres, then turn right
 The book store is opposite of the
park
 Many people will go to work at 9 am
 Many people taking the bus, also
many cars on the road
 The least people taking buses and
visiting the park at 10.30 am
Achievement with Excellence
All key points mentioned in Merit,
along with details and implied
meanings. For example:
 Lanlan is easy to forget things as
she left her mobile to her friend’s
house yesterday, but when she
went to her friend’s house to pick
up her mobile, she forgot her plan
of going to park with David today
so she cannot go with David
All key points mentioned in Merit,
along with details and implied
meanings
 Once seeing the bookstore, David
can find the park
 Lanlan suggests don’t take bus at
9am as many people will go to
work by bus at that time
 Because there will be not only
many people taking the bus, but
also many cars on the road
 Lanlan thinks 10.30 am is the best
time as there will be the least
number of people taking buses
and visiting the park

Question THREE
(a) Possible evidence showing
understanding of why David felt so
happy at Yu Yuan?
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Achievement
Any THREE points mentioned below
 Many people were in Yu Yuan
even though it was neither Sat nor
Sun
 Good weather
 No cold at all, and very warm
 Many restaurants and shops, very
convenient
 The garden is very beautiful too,
also fun
 David likes to eat the fried rice the
most in the restaurant
 He also drank tea and went to
shops
Achievement with Merit
Any FIVE points mentioned below
 Many people were in Yu Yuan even
though it was neither Sat nor Sun
 Good weather, therefore many
people were there
 No cold at all, and very warm
 There were many restaurants and
shops, which was very convenient
 The garden is very beautiful too,
also fun
 David likes to eat the restaurant’s
fried rice the most in the park
 He also drank tea and went to
shops
Achievement with Excellence
All key points mentioned in Merit,
along with details and implied
meanings. For example:
 Many people were in the park
today even though it was not
Sat nor Sun, however David felt
very happy due to a number of
reasons
 He agreed Lanlan’s opinion,
which was “good weather, not
cold at all and very warm”
 David likes to eat the
restaurant’s fried rice the most
in the park
 He thought the fried rice in the
restaurant was as delicious as
that Lanlan’s older brother
cooked
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(b) Possible evidence showing
understanding of what happened during Any THREE points mentioned below
David’s shopping experience and what
Lanlan’s advice is  He bought a sweater
 Bought a school bag for his little
brother
 His sweater is very beautiful but
also very expensive
 His Chinese is not very good
 Shanghai people speak Chinese
too fast
 He has been learning Chinese for
3 years
 His Chinese teacher is a Chinese,
but she speaks Chinese very
slowly
 Lanlan advices David to listen to
Chinese and speak Chinese
everyday
 She thinks David had made many
Chinese friends, they can help him
to learn Chinese.
 She thinks David will be making
progress very fast

Possible evidence is not limited to these examples. Answers are judged holistically not solely on the basis of evidence included in the schedule.
Assessment judgements are based on the level of understanding shown rather than knowledge of individual lexical item
Cut Scores
Not Achieved Achievement
0-7 8-13
Any SIX points mentioned below
 He bought a sweater and a school
bag for his little brother
 He thinks his sweater is very
beautiful but also very expensive
 He has been learning Chinese for 3
years
 His Chinese teacher is a Chinese,
but she speaks Chinese very slowly
 Lanlan advices David to listen to
Chinese and speak Chinese
everyday
 She thinks David had made many
Chinese friends, they can help him
to learn Chinese.
 She thinks David will be making
progress very fast
Achievement with Merit
14-18
All key points mentioned in Merit,
along with details and implied
meanings. For example:
 He could not bargain the price
down because he thought his
Chinese was not very good, and
he only can speak some
phrases such as “how much”,
“too expensive”, and “cheaper a
bit”
 He felt Shanghai people speak
Chinese too fast and he did not
understand their talking
Achievement
with Excellence
19-24