HSK 3 practice test

What is on the HSK 3 test

The real HSK 3 written test has 70 questions and takes about 83 minutes. This practice test follows the same parts in the same order:

• Listening, questions 1–10: Hear short dialogues and match each to a picture (two groups of five).
• Listening, questions 11–20: Hear a two-line dialogue and a question; choose one of three answers.
• Listening, questions 21–30: Hear a short talk by one speaker and a question; choose one of three answers.
• Reading, questions 31–40: Match sentences to their replies (two groups of five).
• Reading, questions 41–50: Fill blanks with words from a bank (two groups, one with single sentences and one with dialogues).
• Reading, questions 51–60: Read short passages (some with two questions) and answer ★ questions.
• Writing, questions 61–65: Write the missing character in a sentence, with no pinyin given.
• Writing, questions 66–70: Write a sentence using a given word (for example 羽毛球, 饱, 结婚).

The separate HSK 3 speaking test is described on the HSK 3 guide and in our speaking guide.

A sample question

From the reading section (Part 3):

小李刚来北京工作，在这儿没有什么朋友。这个周末我想请他来我家吃饭，一起看看电视、聊聊天儿。

★ 小李：

A 是我的老师　B 在北京有很多朋友　C 来北京不久

Answer: C. 刚来北京工作 = has just come to Beijing for work.

How to use this test

• Early in your preparation, use practice mode to learn the question types and see explanations part by part.
• A few weeks before the test, take it under test conditions to check your timing.
• Afterwards, go through your mistake list and the HSK 3 word list for words you missed.

Scores here are a guide to readiness, not an official prediction. CTI has not yet published pass marks for the new HSK; on the old test, 60% was a pass.