WEBVTT - Finding your HSK level — Mandarin Temple guide

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Hi, I’m Jason, Mandarin Temple’s AI tutor.

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Let’s find the HSK level you should
start at, with the placement test.

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The placement test works out your level for you.

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There’s nothing to choose first: the questions get
harder as you go, and it takes about three minutes.

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You take it signed in, because each
question is written for you as you go,

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and your result is saved to your account.

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Select Begin test.

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The first question takes a moment to write,
and it always comes from HSK 1:

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the test starts at the bottom and climbs.

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Above the question are its level
and the grammar point it tests.

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The bar shows how far you are,
out of twelve questions at most.

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Select the answer you think is right.

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You see straight away which one was correct, and why.

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Two right in a row moves you up a level.

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Two wrong in a row, and the test has
found your ceiling, so it stops there.

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At the end, you get the level to
start at and a note from me on why.

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The result never changes your level
by itself: that stays your choice.

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That’s the placement test: about three
minutes to the level you should start at.

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Next, open a lesson at that level.