HSK 1 mock test: paper 1 with tasks and audio
A full HSK 1 practice paper in the new exam format (HSK 3.0): 40 tasks. Below are all the tasks of the paper in order, with a recording for each listening task. You can solve them right from the screen or print the page. The answers are not printed here: to check yourself and see a score for each part, take the same paper online. It is free and needs no sign-up.
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Listening HSK 1
On the exam each recording plays twice, followed by a pause to answer. Here you can play it as many times as you like; for honest practice, listen no more than twice.
Tasks 1–5
Listen and choose the picture.
- A

- B

- C

- A

- B

- C

- A

- B

- C

- A

- B

- C

- A

- B

- C

Tasks 6–10
Listen to the question and choose the answer.
- A星期天xīngqītiān
- B二十岁èrshí suì
- C中国人Zhōngguó rén
- A三点半sān diǎn bàn
- B三块钱sān kuài qián
- C三个人sān ge rén
- A五岁wǔ suì
- B五口人wǔ kǒu rén
- C五号wǔ hào
- A很漂亮hěn piàoliang
- B在商店zài shāngdiàn
- C一百块yìbǎi kuài
- A在医院zài yīyuàn
- B她很忙tā hěn máng
- C坐出租车zuò chūzūchē
Tasks 11–15
Listen to the dialogue and choose the picture that matches it.
- A

- B

- C

- D

- E

- F

Tasks 16–20
Listen to the sentence and the question about it, then choose the answer.
- A上班shàngbān
- B上课shàngkè
- C休息xiūxi
- A学校xuéxiào
- B医院yīyuàn
- C公司gōngsī
- A下雨xià yǔ
- B下雪xià xuě
- C很热hěn rè
- A很便宜hěn piányi
- B太贵了tài guì le
- C不好看bù hǎokàn
- A五岁wǔ suì
- B七岁qī suì
- C六岁liù suì
Reading HSK 1
Tasks 21–25
Read the sentence and choose the picture that matches it.
- A

- B

- C

- D

- E

- F

我早上喝牛奶,吃面包。wǒ zǎoshang hē niúnǎi, chī miànbāo
这只小狗真漂亮!zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu zhēn piàoliang
他坐火车回家。tā zuò huǒchē huí jiā
我的电脑是新的。wǒ de diànnǎo shì xīn de
今天下雪了,很冷。jīntiān xià xuě le, hěn lěng
Tasks 26–30
Match each line with its reply.
- A早上七点。zǎoshang qī diǎn
- B是老师的。shì lǎoshī de
- C不客气。bú kèqi
- D在桌子上。zài zhuōzi shang
- E会一点儿。huì yìdiǎnr
- F是我的同学。shì wǒ de tóngxué
谢谢你!xièxie nǐ
你会说中文吗?nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma
他是谁?tā shì shéi
你几点起床?nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng
这是谁的书?zhè shì shéi de shū
Tasks 31–35
Choose the word that fits the gap.
- A喜欢xǐhuan
- B前qián
- C岁suì
- D贵guì
- E件jiàn
- F认识rènshi
我妹妹今年八( )。wǒ mèimei jīnnián bā …
我很( )吃中国菜。wǒ hěn … chī Zhōngguó cài
这( )衣服很好看。zhè … yīfu hěn hǎokàn
很高兴( )你!hěn gāoxìng … nǐ
A: 这个杯子多少钱?zhège bēizi duōshao qián
B: 五十块。wǔshí kuài
A: 太( )了!tài … le
Tasks 36–40
Read and answer the question.
我家有四口人:爸爸、妈妈、哥哥和我。wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén, bàba, māma, gēge hé wǒ
★ 他有:tā yǒu
- A弟弟dìdi
- B哥哥gēge
- C姐姐jiějie
我上午有课,下午去商店买东西。wǒ shàngwǔ yǒu kè, xiàwǔ qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi
★ 他下午做什么?tā xiàwǔ zuò shénme
- A买东西mǎi dōngxi
- B上课shàngkè
- C看电影kàn diànyǐng
我朋友很喜欢小猫,她家有三只。wǒ péngyou hěn xǐhuan xiǎo māo, tā jiā yǒu sān zhī
★ 朋友家有几只猫?péngyou jiā yǒu jǐ zhī māo
- A两只liǎng zhī
- B四只sì zhī
- C三只sān zhī
今天太晚了,我们明天上午再去吧。jīntiān tài wǎn le, wǒmen míngtiān shàngwǔ zài qù ba
★ 他们什么时候去?tāmen shénme shíhou qù
- A今天jīntiān
- B明天上午míngtiān shàngwǔ
- C明天晚上míngtiān wǎnshang
王老师是中国人,她在大学工作,学生都很喜欢她。Wáng lǎoshī shì Zhōngguó rén, tā zài dàxué gōngzuò, xuésheng dōu hěn xǐhuan tā
★ 王老师:Wáng lǎoshī
- A是中国人shì Zhōngguó rén
- B是学生shì xuésheng
- C在医院工作zài yīyuàn gōngzuò
What else helps
- How the HSK 1 mock test works: parts, timing, sample tasks with explanations.
- HSK 1 words with audio: every task of the paper is written with them.
- All about HSK 1: the exam, textbooks, preparation.
- Mock tests for other levels.
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