Mock SAT II Chinese Test Q & A

HCS/CSAUS SAT Team

Last updated oct.16, 2001

Q1 What is SAT II Chinese Mock Test?

A: SAT II Chinese Mock Test is a practice test similar to the real test, which is one of the 10 "Foreign Languages" for college applicants to select.

Q2 What is the difference between the Mock test and the real test?

A: In order to prepare the students for the real SAT II Chinese test, the Mock test tries to match the real test. The test format is the same to the real test. The test questions are prepared by experts who have studied thoroughly and have obtained the master knowledge of the real SAT II Chinese test. The Mock test is generally slightly more difficult than the real test. In other words, if a student do well on the Mock test, he/she will most likely do well on the real test.

Q3 What is the purpose to conduct this Mock test?

A: The purpose of the SAT II Chinese Mock Test is to promote the learning of Chinese Language and understanding of the Chinese Culture, to prepare the students for a real SAT Chinese test and to measure the quality of Chinese School Education. For this reason, the CSAUS SAT II Chinese Mock Test committee has decided to let the test site to keep the tape and other test materials and let the students to keep the test booklet this year.

Q4 Who are eligible to register for the Mock test?

A: Any person who want to measure his/her Chinese Language skills can register for the test. In reality, since the real SAT Chinese is to be taken later in the high school, we do not recommend students that under 12 year old to take the mock test.

Q5 How big a test site should be? Is there any restrictions?

A: There is no limit on the size of the test site. It is recommended to hold no more than 20 students each test room.

Q6 What a Chinese school needs to do to become a test site?

A: Every Chinese school is encouraged to organize the mock test as a test site. You just need to register with CSAUS showing you are planning to do that. Some suggestions and guidelines:

1. Assign a responsible school officer/volunteer as contact person;

2. Distribute the mock test news to your students and encourage them to join. You may need to decide the fee to charge to your students to cover the cost, and collect it before you can send the required amount ($20 + $6 x No. Students) for test materials.

3. Fill out the School Registration Form and send with required amount of fee to :

(Pay to HCS)

Zhongchun Wang - MOCK SAT

1405 Rossiter Ct.

Silver Spring, MD 20905

Or, contact satteam@csaus.net

To avoid delay and lost, mailing must be in one of the forms: USPS Priority / USPS Express / UPS /Federal Express.

4. You will receive all test materials before the test date (scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 26, 2002), including instructions, the audio tape, test booklets,

Answer key, student score calculation and report form, etc.. Each school is to supervise the mock test according to the instructions, and grade according to answer key provided..

If your school can not meet the test date, you may discuss with satteam@csaus.net, to re-schedule to another date your school may be available.

5. Test center need to prepare a tape-player with volume high enough for every student to hear.

Q7 What a student needs to do to register for the Mock SAT Chinese test?

A: You need to follow your Chinese school’s arrangements. If your school is to organize the mock test as a test site, with the required registration fee. If your school is not a test site, you may register with another test site in a nearby Chinese school. Or you can contact CSAUS to see what kind of help is available.

Q8 Why CSAUS is to charge for the Mock SAT Chinese test?

A: CSAUS and HCS are non-profit educational organizations, run by all volunteers. We just need to collect the minimized fee to help cover the cost, in order to develop the test materials, audio tapes, test booklet printing, and mailing, etc. The test fee is determined with reference to the same project in the past. We are trying to get financial supports from outside sources, otherwise the cost would be higher.

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