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2011 Free-Response Questions
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Overview
Key screen images from the free-response section of the AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam are
included in this document. The actual exam includes other screens, such as message boxes and help
screens, which students may view while taking the exam. On screens where the “Show Time” button
appears, students have the option to display the time remaining to complete the task. The exam screens
are dynamic, with changing information (e.g., audio progress bar, count-down clock), while the screen
images that follow are static, representing a particular moment during the exam.
Wherever Chinese text appears as reading material on the exam screen, it can be displayed in two
versions: simplified characters and traditional characters. Therefore, this document includes both versions,
which are labeled accordingly. This document also includes scripts for recorded material that students
heard during the exam. When applicable, both simplified- and traditional-character versions of the
recording scripts are included here as well. However, recording scripts are not provided for directions
screens, where the audio portion matches verbatim the text appearing on the screen.
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Simplified-character version
Note: Students were able to view simplified- and traditional-character versions of the exam screen above.
The traditional-character version of this screen is shown on the next page of this document.
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Traditional-character version
Note: Students were able to view simplified- and traditional-character versions of the exam screen above.
The simplified-character version of this screen is shown on the preceding page of this document.
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Note: Students saw the exam screen above for each of the individual questions that together compose this
task. Only the screen image for the first question is shown here, but during the exam, each of the screens
indicated the number of the question the students were responding to.
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The following text is the simplified-character version of the recording script for the audio portion of the
task shown in the previous screen image. Students heard this audio during the exam administration, but
this text does not appear in the exam and is provided here for reference only.
N: You will have a conversation with Zhang Hui, the teacher organizing Chinese Culture Week at your
school, about volunteering to help plan the week’s events.
Speaking Question 1 of 7
WA: 你好！请先谈谈，你为什么有兴趣来帮助我们准备中国文化周的活动？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 2 of 7
WA: 在文化周中，我们想组织一次比赛。你觉得什么比赛最有意思？为什么？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 3 of 7
WA: 我们也要安排一次歌舞表演。你认为应该在哪里举办？说说你的理由。
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 4 of 7
WA: 除了这些以外，你觉得我们还可以组织什么活动？为什么？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 5 of 7
WA: 你觉得怎么样才能吸引更多的人来参加文化周的活动？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 6 of 7
WA: 你希望来参加这些活动的人对中国文化会有什么新的认识或了解？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
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The following text is the traditional-character version of the recording script for the audio portion of the
task shown in the previous screen image. Students heard this audio during the exam administration, but
this text does not appear in the exam and is provided here for reference only.
N: You will have a conversation with Zhang Hui, the teacher organizing Chinese Culture Week at your
school, about volunteering to help plan the week’s events.
Speaking Question 1 of 7
WA: 你好！請先談談，你為什麼有興趣來幫助我們準備中國文化週的活動？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 2 of 7
WA: 在文化週中，我們想組織一次比賽。你覺得什麼比賽最有意思？為什麼？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 3 of 7
WA: 我們也要安排一次歌舞表演。你認為應該在哪裏舉辦？說說你的理由。
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 4 of 7
WA: 除了這些以外，你覺得我們還可以組織什麼活動？為什麼？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 5 of 7
WA: 你覺得怎麼樣才能吸引更多的人來參加文化週的活動？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
Speaking Question 6 of 7
WA: 你希望來參加這些活動的人對中國文化會有什麼新的認識或了解？
[TONE]
(20 seconds)
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The following text is the recording script for the audio portion of the task shown in the previous screen
image. Students heard this audio during the exam administration, but this text does not appear in the
exam and is provided here for reference only.
Speaking Question 7 of 7
N: Choose ONE Chinese leisure activity (martial arts, Chinese chess, karaoke, table tennis, etc.). In
your presentation, describe this leisure activity and explain its significance.
N: You have four minutes to prepare your presentation.
(240 seconds)
N: You have two minutes to record your presentation.
[TONE]
(120 seconds)
