🏮 Language Mastery • 4 PYQ Papers Analysed

Master Foreign Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)

18LEH106T · SRM IST · Semester 1
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PYQ Pareto Analysis

Based on 4 exam papers. Master the 20% of topics that yield 80% of marks.

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Unit 1

Pinyin, Tones & Greetings

30%

22 / 75 marks

Unit 2

Pronouns & To Be (Shì)

15%

11 / 75 marks

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Unit 3

Numbers, Measure Words

30%

22 / 75 marks

Unit 4

Questions (Ma) & Time

15%

12 / 75 marks

Unit 5

Chinese Culture

10%

8 / 75 marks

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Mastering only these topics lets you score 55–65 out of 75

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🎯 Exam Strategy

Guaranteed Marks Plan for Chinese

How to approach each part of the Foreign Languages exam for maximum marks.

Part A

Short Answers (20 marks)

Target: 18–20 / 20

Pinyin & Tones: Add tone marks to given words (mā, má, mǎ, mà) 4/4
Greetings: Nǐ hǎo, Zàijiàn, Xièxie 4/4
Numbers: Translate 1-100 into Pinyin/Characters 4/4
Vocabulary Translation: Common objects (book, person, country) 3/4

Part B

Grammar (30 marks)

Target: 25–30 / 30

Fill-inMeasure W.Insert 'gè' or 'běn' between number and noun 🔥

TranslateTo Be (shì)Translate "I am a student" (Wǒ shì xuésheng) 🔥

SentenceQuestionsTurn statements into questions using 'ma' (吗) 🔥

StructureSVOReorder words into Subject-Verb-Object order

NegationBù / MéiMake sentences negative using Bù or Méiyǒu

Part C

Writing & Culture (25 marks)

Target: 20–25 / 25

Long form questions focusing on practical application:

Q.1

Introduce yourself in Chinese (Zìwǒ jièshào - 5-8 lines in Pinyin) 🔥 OR Write a short dialogue (Shopping / Ordering tea)

Q.2

Culture: Write about the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) or Tea Culture OR Write the days of the week and months in Pinyin/Characters

💡 Language Exam Secret: Unlike Japanese/Korean, Chinese is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) just like English! However, you MUST remember Measure Words. You cannot say "One Person" (Yī rén). You MUST say "One [measure word] Person" (Yī gè rén). Master this rule to ace Part B!

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