HSK 6 practice test

What is on the HSK 6 test

The real HSK 6 written test has 82 questions and takes about 125 minutes. This practice test follows the same parts in the same order:

• Listening, questions 1–8: Hear a short recording and choose the statement that matches it.
• Listening, questions 9–40: Interviews, talks and longer recordings, each with several questions.
• Reading, questions 41–50: Word cloze in passages.
• Reading, questions 51–60: Sentence cloze in passages, with one extra sentence that fits nowhere.
• Reading, questions 61–80: Long passages, each with several questions.
• Writing, questions 81: Practical writing of at least 150 characters (the sample: an online ad for a flatmate).
• Writing, questions 82: An argument essay of at least 300 characters (the sample: does technology help or hold back human development?).

The separate HSK 6 speaking test is described on the HSK 6 guide and in our speaking guide.

A sample question

From the reading section (Part 1):

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A 然而　B 因而　C 何况　D 况且

Answer: A. 看似简单，然而… = looks simple, yet…

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 6 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.