Mandarin Chinese 1 Quiz: Matching To Pictures
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Listen to the following description: 我的房间里有一张床、一张桌子和两把椅子。桌子上有一本书和一个苹果。

Based on the passage, which description best matches what is on the desk (桌子)?

A book and an apple are on the desk, and there are two chairs in the room.
A book and two apples are on the desk, with one chair placed beside it.
Only a book is on the desk, and an apple is on one of the chairs.
Two books and an apple are on the desk, and there are two chairs in the room.
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Mandarin Chinese 1 Quiz: Matching To Pictures

Practice Matching To Pictures in Mandarin Chinese 1 with focused quiz questions that help you check what you know, review explanations, and build confidence with test-style prompts.

What this quiz covers

This quiz focuses on Matching To Pictures, giving you a quick way to practice the rules, question types, and explanations that matter most for Mandarin Chinese 1.

How to use this quiz

Try each quiz question before looking at the correct answer. Use the explanations to review missed ideas, then come back to similar questions until the pattern feels familiar.

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Question 1

Listen to the following description: 我的房间里有一张床、一张桌子和两把椅子。桌子上有一本书和一个苹果。

Based on the passage, which description best matches what is on the desk (桌子)?

  1. A book and an apple are on the desk, and there are two chairs in the room. (correct answer)
  2. A book and two apples are on the desk, with one chair placed beside it.
  3. Only a book is on the desk, and an apple is on one of the chairs.
  4. Two books and an apple are on the desk, and there are two chairs in the room.
Explanation: When listening to or reading Chinese descriptions, your goal is to track each object and its exact location separately. The passage states two things: first, the room contains a bed, a table, and two chairs (两把椅子); second, on the table (桌子上) there is one book (一本书) and one apple (一个苹果). Keep these two pieces of information distinct as you evaluate each answer choice. Answer A is correct because it accurately captures both details — one book and one apple on the desk, plus two chairs in the room. This matches the passage precisely without adding or removing anything. Answer B is wrong because it claims there are two apples on the desk. The passage uses 一个苹果, meaning one apple. It also incorrectly says only one chair is present, when the passage clearly says 两把椅子 (two chairs). Answer C is wrong because it misplaces the apple. The passage puts the apple on the desk (桌子上), not on a chair. This is a classic trap — moving an object from one location to another to test whether you listened carefully. Answer D is wrong because it doubles the number of books. The passage says 一本书 — one book — not two. The number of chairs is stated correctly, which might make this choice look partially right, but the distorted book count makes it wrong. A helpful strategy: in Chinese listening questions, pay close attention to quantity words like 一 (one), 两 (two), and location words like 上 (on/above). Distractors almost always swap either the number or the location of a specific object.

Question 2

小花每天早上七点吃早饭，然后八点去学校。她下午三点放学，四点到家。晚上她先做作业，然后看电视。

Based on the passage, which sequence of Xiaohua's daily activities is correct?

  1. Eats breakfast at 7:00, goes to school at 8:00, finishes school at 3:00, arrives home at 4:00, watches TV, then does homework.
  2. Eats breakfast at 8:00, goes to school at 7:00, finishes school at 4:00, arrives home at 3:00, watches TV, then does homework.
  3. Eats breakfast at 7:00, goes to school at 8:00, finishes school at 4:00, arrives home at 3:00, does homework, then watches TV.
  4. Eats breakfast at 7:00, goes to school at 8:00, finishes school at 3:00, arrives home at 4:00, does homework, then watches TV. (correct answer)
Explanation: When reading a Chinese passage that describes a daily routine, your job is to track both the times and the order of events carefully — small swaps in either category are exactly what wrong answers exploit. The passage tells us: 小花每天早上七点吃早饭，然后八点去学校。她下午三点放学，四点到家。晚上她先做作业，然后看电视。Breaking this down — breakfast at 7:00, school at 8:00, school ends at 3:00, home at 4:00, and in the evening she first (先) does homework, then (然后) watches TV. That matches D exactly, making it the correct answer. Answer A gets the times right but flips the evening activities — it says she watches TV before doing homework, which contradicts 先做作业，然后看电视. Answer B swaps the morning times (breakfast at 8:00, school at 7:00) and also reverses the afternoon times (home at 3:00, school ends at 4:00) — nearly every detail is wrong. Answer C gets the morning times right but reverses both the afternoon times (school ends at 4:00, home at 3:00) and the evening order (homework then TV is actually correct here, but the afternoon times disqualify it). A key study tip: pay close attention to the sequence words 先…然后… (first…then…). On reading comprehension questions like this, test-makers love to reverse the order of activities while keeping everything else correct — it's a trap designed for students who skim rather than read carefully.

Question 3

陈先生是一位医生，他每天骑自行车去医院上班。他的医院在图书馆的旁边，图书馆在银行的对面。

Based on the passage, which arrangement of buildings is correct?

  1. The library and hospital are across from each other, and the bank is next to the library.
  2. The bank and hospital are across from each other, and the library is next to the hospital.
  3. The bank and library are across from each other, and the hospital is next to the library. (correct answer)
  4. The bank and library are across from each other, and the hospital is next to the bank.
Explanation: When reading Chinese passages about spatial relationships, your job is to carefully track each location word — 旁边 (páng biān, "next to/beside") and 对面 (duì miàn, "across from/opposite") — and map out who is positioned relative to whom. Let's trace the passage step by step. The text tells us: 他的医院在图书馆的旁边 — "his hospital is next to the library." Then: 图书馆在银行的对面 — "the library is across from the bank." So your mental map should look like this: the bank and library face each other (opposite sides), and the hospital sits beside the library. That confirms answer C as correct. Answer A is wrong because it claims the library and hospital are across from each other — but the passage says the hospital is next to the library, not opposite it. B incorrectly states the bank and hospital are across from each other; the passage never places those two buildings in an opposite relationship. D says the hospital is next to the bank, but the text specifically says the hospital is next to the library (图书馆的旁边), not the bank. A useful strategy: when a passage describes a chain of spatial relationships, sketch a quick diagram as you read. Write each building and draw arrows labeled 旁边 or 对面 to connect them. Chinese spatial questions often include two or three location clues that build on each other, and mixing up which pair shares which relationship is the most common trap. Always re-read each 在...的旁边/对面 phrase carefully before choosing your answer.

Question 4

张华今年二十岁，他是一个大学生。他喜欢踢足球和打篮球，但是他不喜欢游泳。他的头发是黑色的，他戴眼镜。

Which description best matches Zhang Hua based on the passage?

  1. A twenty-year-old male college student with black hair and glasses who likes soccer and basketball but not swimming. (correct answer)
  2. A twenty-year-old male college student with black hair and glasses who likes soccer and swimming but not basketball.
  3. A twenty-year-old male college student with black hair but no glasses who likes soccer and basketball but not swimming.
  4. A twenty-year-old male high school student with black hair and glasses who likes soccer and basketball but not swimming.
Explanation: When reading a Chinese passage for comprehension, your job is to carefully match every detail in the text to the answer choices — a single wrong detail disqualifies an option. Let's walk through the passage together. 张华今年二十岁 tells you Zhang Hua is twenty years old. 他是一个大学生 confirms he is a college (大学) student, not a high school student. 他喜欢踢足球和打篮球 means he likes playing soccer (足球) and basketball (篮球). 但是他不喜欢游泳 uses 但是 ("but") to signal a contrast — he does not like swimming (游泳). Finally, 他的头发是黑色的 means his hair is black, and 他戴眼镜 means he wears glasses (戴 = to wear accessories like glasses or hats). Every one of those details points directly to option A as the correct answer. Option B is wrong because it swaps basketball and swimming — the passage says he likes basketball and dislikes swimming, not the reverse. Option C gets the sports right but incorrectly states he has no glasses, directly contradicting 他戴眼镜. Option D changes 大学生 (college student) to "high school student," which misreads a key vocabulary word — 大学 specifically means university/college. A useful strategy: treat reading comprehension questions as a checklist. Go detail by detail through the passage and eliminate any answer that gets even one fact wrong. On Chinese reading exams, distractors are specifically designed to change just one small detail, so slow, careful reading always pays off.

Question 5

我家有四口人：爸爸、妈妈、我和我的妹妹。爸爸是厨师，妈妈是护士。我妹妹今年六岁，她在上小学。我今年十四岁，我在上初中。

Which picture scenario best matches the family described in this passage?

  1. A family of four: a chef father, a nurse mother, a fourteen-year-old in high school, and a six-year-old sister in elementary school.
  2. A family of four: a nurse father, a chef mother, a fourteen-year-old in middle school, and a six-year-old sister in elementary school.
  3. A family of four: a chef father, a nurse mother, a fourteen-year-old in middle school, and a six-year-old sister in elementary school. (correct answer)
  4. A family of four: a chef father, a nurse mother, a six-year-old narrator in elementary school, and a fourteen-year-old older sister in middle school.
Explanation: When reading a Chinese passage about family members and their roles, your job is to match every detail carefully — jobs, ages, school levels, and relationships all matter. The passage tells you: 爸爸是厨师 (bàba shì chúshī) — dad is a chef; 妈妈是护士 (māma shì hùshi) — mom is a nurse; 我妹妹今年六岁，她在上小学 — the narrator's younger sister is six and in elementary school; 我今年十四岁，我在上初中 — the narrator is fourteen and in middle school (初中, chūzhōng). Putting this together, choice C is correct: a family of four with a chef father, nurse mother, a fourteen-year-old narrator in middle school, and a six-year-old sister in elementary school. Here's why the other choices miss the mark. A is almost right but swaps 初中 (middle school) for high school — a critical error, since 初中 specifically means junior high/middle school, not 高中 (gāozhōng, high school). B reverses the parents' jobs, making the father a nurse and the mother a chef, which is the opposite of what 爸爸是厨师 and 妈妈是护士 say. D flips the sibling relationship entirely — the narrator is described as fourteen years old, and 妹妹 means younger sister, so the six-year-old cannot be the older sibling. A useful habit: when you see 初中 vs. 高中, remember that 初 (chū) means "beginning/junior," so 初中 = middle school, not high school. Don't let answer choices swap these — it's a common trap on reading comprehension questions.

Question 6

现在是下午两点。外面是晴天，阳光很好。公园里有三个小孩在玩，两个女孩在荡秋千，一个男孩在踢球。公园旁边有一只狗在睡觉。

Which scenario best matches the scene described in the passage?

  1. A sunny afternoon with one girl on a swing and two boys kicking a ball in a park, and a dog sleeping nearby.
  2. A sunny afternoon with two girls on swings and one boy kicking a ball in a park, and a dog sleeping nearby. (correct answer)
  3. A cloudy afternoon with two girls on swings and one boy kicking a ball in a park, and a dog sleeping nearby.
  4. A sunny afternoon with two girls on swings and one boy kicking a ball in a park, and a cat sleeping nearby.
Explanation: When reading a Chinese passage for comprehension, your goal is to extract specific details — numbers, descriptors, and key nouns — and match them precisely to the correct scenario. Even one mismatched detail makes an answer wrong. Let's walk through the passage carefully. 现在是下午两点 tells you it's the afternoon. 外面是晴天，阳光很好 means "outside it's sunny, the sunlight is good" — so the weather is sunny, not cloudy. 两个女孩在荡秋千 means "two girls are on the swings," and 一个男孩在踢球 means "one boy is kicking a ball." Finally, 公园旁边有一只狗在睡觉 tells you "beside the park, a dog is sleeping" — a dog, not a cat. That makes B correct: sunny afternoon, two girls on swings, one boy kicking a ball, and a dog sleeping nearby — every detail matches. A is wrong because it reverses the numbers: it describes one girl and two boys, but the passage clearly states 两个女孩 (two girls) and 一个男孩 (one boy). C is wrong because it says "cloudy afternoon," but 晴天 specifically means sunny or clear weather — 阴天 would be cloudy. D is wrong because it replaces the dog (狗) with a cat (猫) — 一只狗 cannot be mistaken for a cat. A great study tip: when answering scene-matching questions, create a quick mental checklist of numbers + nouns + descriptors from the passage, then eliminate any answer that fails even one item. These questions are designed to test whether you caught every specific detail.

Question 7

我叫李明。我今年十八岁。我有一个姐姐和一个弟弟。我的姐姐是大学生，我的弟弟是小学生。

Which picture scenario best matches the family described in the passage?

  1. A teenage boy with an older sister who attends university and a younger brother who attends elementary school. (correct answer)
  2. A teenage boy with an older brother who attends university and a younger sister who attends elementary school.
  3. A teenage boy with a younger sister who attends university and an older brother who attends elementary school.
  4. A teenage boy with an older sister who attends high school and a younger brother who attends elementary school.
Explanation: When reading a Chinese passage about family members, pay close attention to the specific kinship terms used — Mandarin distinguishes not just siblings, but whether they are older or younger, and male or female. This question tests exactly that vocabulary. Let's break down the key sentences: 我有一个姐姐和一个弟弟 tells you Li Ming has one 姐姐 (jiějie) and one 弟弟 (dìdi). 姐姐 means older sister, and 弟弟 means younger brother — not just any sister or brother. Then, 我的姐姐是大学生 tells you the older sister is a university student (大学生), and 我的弟弟是小学生 tells you the younger brother is an elementary school student (小学生). Li Ming himself is 十八岁 (18 years old), confirming he is a teenager. This perfectly matches A. Answer B is wrong because it replaces 姐姐 (older sister) with an older brother (哥哥) and 弟弟 (younger brother) with a younger sister (妹妹) — both gender terms are swapped. Answer C is doubly wrong: it reverses the ages (making the sister younger and the brother older) and swaps their school levels, contradicting the passage entirely. Answer D gets the sibling genders and ages right but misidentifies the sister's school as 高中 (high school) rather than 大学 (university) — a subtle but important detail. As a study tip, memorize the four core sibling terms together: 哥哥 (older brother), 姐姐 (older sister), 弟弟 (younger brother), 妹妹 (younger sister). Exam questions frequently swap gender or age order as distractors.

Question 8

今天天气很冷，外面在下雪。王老师穿着一件红色的大衣和一条黑色的裤子。她戴着帽子，但是没有戴手套。

Which scenario most accurately matches Teacher Wang's appearance as described in the passage?

  1. A woman in a red coat and black pants, wearing a hat but no gloves, standing in snowy weather. (correct answer)
  2. A woman in a black coat and red pants, wearing a hat and gloves, standing in snowy weather.
  3. A woman in a red coat and black pants, wearing both a hat and gloves, standing in snowy weather.
  4. A woman in a red coat and black pants, wearing gloves but no hat, standing in snowy weather.
Explanation: When reading a Chinese passage about someone's appearance, your job is to track each detail carefully — clothing items, colors, and accessories — and match them precisely to the answer choices. Even one swapped detail makes an entire option wrong. Let's walk through what the passage tells us about 王老师 (Teacher Wang). She is wearing 一件红色的大衣 (a red coat) and 一条黑色的裤子 (black pants). She is 戴着帽子 (wearing a hat), but 没有戴手套 (not wearing gloves). The weather context is 下雪 (snowing), which sets the scene outdoors in cold, snowy conditions. Option A matches every detail perfectly: red coat, black pants, hat, no gloves, snowy setting — making it the correct answer. Option B gets the colors backwards — it describes a black coat and red pants, which is the opposite of what the passage states. This is a classic distractor designed to catch students who skim rather than read carefully. It also incorrectly adds gloves. Option C has the right clothing colors (red coat, black pants) and correctly places her in snow, but it says she is wearing both a hat and gloves. The passage explicitly says 没有戴手套 — she is not wearing gloves — so this one extra word changes the entire meaning. Option D correctly identifies the red coat and black pants but swaps the accessories entirely: gloves but no hat, which is the direct opposite of what the passage describes. A useful strategy: when a passage describes clothing, jot down a quick checklist of each item and color as you read. On detail-heavy questions like this, the wrong answers almost always flip one specific fact.

Question 9

这是我们学校的食堂。食堂里有很多桌子和椅子。左边有一个卖米饭和面条的窗口，右边有一个卖饺子和包子的窗口。中间有一个大的垃圾桶。

Which description of the school cafeteria layout best matches the passage?

  1. On the left, a window selling rice and noodles; on the right, a window selling dumplings and buns; a large trash can on the left side.
  2. On the left, a window selling dumplings and buns; on the right, a window selling rice and noodles; a large trash can in the middle.
  3. On the left, a window selling rice and dumplings; on the right, a window selling noodles and buns; a large trash can in the middle.
  4. On the left, a window selling rice and noodles; on the right, a window selling dumplings and buns; a large trash can in the middle. (correct answer)
Explanation: When reading a Chinese passage that describes a physical layout or location, your job is to map each directional word to the correct item — pay close attention to 左边 (zuǒ biān, "left side"), 右边 (yòu biān, "right side"), and 中间 (zhōng jiān, "middle/center"). Breaking down the passage: 左边有一个卖米饭和面条的窗口 tells you the left window sells 米饭 (rice) and 面条 (noodles). 右边有一个卖饺子和包子的窗口 tells you the right window sells 饺子 (dumplings) and 包子 (buns). Finally, 中间有一个大的垃圾桶 places the large trash can in the middle. This matches D exactly — left: rice and noodles; right: dumplings and buns; trash can in the middle. Choice A is almost correct but places the trash can on the left side instead of the middle, misreading 中间 as 左边. Choice B swaps the two windows entirely — it puts dumplings and buns on the left and rice and noodles on the right, which is the opposite of what the passage says. Choice C mixes up the food items between windows, pairing rice with dumplings on the left and noodles with buns on the right — these pairings never appear together in the original text. A helpful strategy: when a passage describes a spatial layout, quickly sketch a simple diagram as you read — left, right, middle — and fill in each item. This prevents the common trap of mixing up directional words, which is exactly what choices A, B, and C are designed to test.

Question 10

这件衬衫多少钱？这件衬衫是五十块。那条裤子呢？那条裤子是八十块。这双鞋子是一百二十块。如果你买衬衫和裤子，可以打九折。

If a customer buys the shirt and pants together using the discount, how much do they pay in total?

  1. One hundred and twenty-two yuan (¥122), after subtracting only ¥8 (10% of the shirt price alone) from the total.
  2. One hundred and seventeen yuan (¥117), after applying the 10% discount to the combined shirt and pants price. (correct answer)
  3. One hundred and eight yuan (¥108), after applying the 10% discount only to the pants price and adding the full shirt price.
  4. One hundred and thirty yuan (¥130), which is the combined original price of the shirt and pants without any discount.
Explanation: When you encounter discount problems in Chinese, the key concept to master is 打折 (dǎ zhé) — the Chinese discount system. Unlike Western percentages, 打九折 means you pay 90% of the original price (not save 90%). Think of it as: the number before 折 tells you how many tenths you pay. Here, 打九折 applies to the combined purchase of the shirt (衬衫, ¥50) and pants (裤子, ¥80). First, add the original prices together: 50+80=130 yuan50 + 80 = 130 \text{ yuan} Then apply the 九折 discount — multiply by 0.9 (paying 90%): 130×0.9=117 yuan130 \times 0.9 = 117 \text{ yuan} This confirms B is correct: ¥117 after applying the 10% discount to the combined price. A is wrong because it only calculates 10% of the shirt price (¥5) and subtracts that from ¥127 (shirt + pants + shoes), misreading both the scope of the discount and which items it covers. C misapplies the discount by only reducing the pants price while charging full price for the shirt — the passage clearly states the discount applies when you buy both together. D is simply the undiscounted total of ¥130, ignoring the 打九折 entirely. A useful study tip: whenever you see 打X折 in Chinese, remember the formula — pay (X ÷ 10) of the original price. So 打八折 = pay 80%, 打七折 = pay 70%, and so on. This pattern appears frequently on reading comprehension passages involving shopping scenarios.