HSK 5 practice test

What is on the HSK 5 test

The real HSK 5 written test has 72 questions and takes about 110 minutes. This practice test follows the same parts in the same order:

• Listening, questions 1–19: Short dialogues and talks, each with one question.
• Listening, questions 20–35: Longer recordings (interviews, talks, news-style items) with several questions each.
• Reading, questions 36–45: Cloze passages: choose the right word or sentence for each gap.
• Reading, questions 46–55: Put five paragraphs in order (two sets).
• Reading, questions 56–70: Long passages, each with three or four questions, including main idea and best title.
• Writing, questions 71: Write a story of at least 100 characters based on four pictures.
• Writing, questions 72: Write a topic essay of at least 200 characters (the sample: a time you tried something new and how you felt).

The separate HSK 5 speaking test is described on the HSK 5 guide and in our speaking guide.

A sample question

From the reading section (Part 1):

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A 不要紧　B 受不了　C 了不起　D 开玩笑

Answer: C. 了不起 = amazing, praise for what the child can do.

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 5 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.