Write your name here
Surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel
Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Chinese
(spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese)
Paper 3: Reading and understanding
in Chinese Higher Tier
Sample assessment material for first Paper Reference
teaching September 2017
Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
1CN0/3H
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centre
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• On page 2 indicate which set of texts you intend to work from, either
TRADITIONAL or SIMPLIFIED characters.
• Questions are set in English.
• Answer thequestions
Answer all from Sections A and B in English.
• – there may bequestions in the spaces provided
more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets:
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
– you should spend approximately 15 minutes on the translation question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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My summer job
2 Read this blog where Philip describes a summer job.
去年夏天，我在体育中心工作了八个星期。我
先做售货员，一个月后，我在服务台工作。
体育中心有游泳、打网球、打篮球的设备，也
有餐厅和小商店。商店卖运动器材、衣服和
鞋子。很多人喜欢买运动鞋。
来体育中心玩，成人票三十元，学生十五元，
小孩六岁以下免费。
我有很多很好的同事，我很喜欢在那里工作。
Put a cross in the correct box.
Example: The job lasted…
A one week.
B one month.
C five weeks.
D eight weeks.
(a) When he started to work, Philip worked as a…
A sales assistant.
B cleaner.
C driver.
D receptionist.
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(b) At the centre there was…
A an internet café.
B a health clinic.
C a restaurant.
D a post office.
(c) A lot of people liked to buy…
A clothes.
B food.
C sports equipment.
D trainers.
(d) The ticket price for students was…
A free.
B 10 yuan.
C 15 yuan.
D 20 yuan.
(e) Philip’s colleagues…
A were very good.
B were not very helpful.
C shouted at him.
D asked him to stay.
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
25
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Surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel
Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Chinese
(spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese)
Paper 3: Reading and understanding
in Chinese Higher Tier
Sample assessment material for first Paper Reference
teaching September 2017
Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
1CN0/3H
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centre
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• On page 2 indicate which set of texts you intend to work from, either
TRADITIONAL or SIMPLIFIED characters.
• Questions are set in English.
• Answer thequestions
Answer all from Sections A and B in English.
• – there may bequestions in the spaces provided
more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets:
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
– you should spend approximately 15 minutes on the translation question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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©2017 Pearson Education Ltd.
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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Chinese (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese) 425
Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 3 – December 2022 © Pearson Education Limited 2022
, SIMPLIFIED CHARACTERS
My summer job
2 Read this blog where Philip describes a summer job.
去年夏天，我在体育中心工作了八个星期。我
先做售货员，一个月后，我在服务台工作。
体育中心有游泳、打网球、打篮球的设备，也
有餐厅和小商店。商店卖运动器材、衣服和
鞋子。很多人喜欢买运动鞋。
来体育中心玩，成人票三十元，学生十五元，
小孩六岁以下免费。
我有很多很好的同事，我很喜欢在那里工作。
Put a cross in the correct box.
Example: The job lasted…
A one week.
B one month.
C five weeks.
D eight weeks.
(a) When he started to work, Philip worked as a…
A sales assistant.
B cleaner.
C driver.
D receptionist.
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Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 3 – December 2022 © Pearson Education Limited 2022
, SIMPLIFIED CHARACTERS
(b) At the centre there was…
A an internet café.
B a health clinic.
C a restaurant.
D a post office.
(c) A lot of people liked to buy…
A clothes.
B food.
C sports equipment.
D trainers.
(d) The ticket price for students was…
A free.
B 10 yuan.
C 15 yuan.
D 20 yuan.
(e) Philip’s colleagues…
A were very good.
B were not very helpful.
C shouted at him.
D asked him to stay.
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
25
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