The HSK 5 test format is structured into three main sections: Listening, Reading, and Writing, with a total of 100 questions and a duration of approximately 125 minutes (including 5 minutes for filling in personal information). Here’s a detailed breakdown:
- Listening Section:
- Duration: Approximately 30 minutes (plus 5 minutes for filling in the answer sheet).
- Questions: 45 questions divided into two parts.
- Part 1: 20 short dialogues, each followed by a question with four options.
- Part 2: 25 longer dialogues or monologues, each followed by one or more questions with four options.
- Reading Section:
- Duration: 45 minutes.
- Questions: 45 questions divided into three parts.
- Part 1: 15 questions where candidates fill in the blanks in short texts with appropriate words or phrases from four options.
- Part 2: 10 questions where candidates select the sentence that best matches the content of a given short text from four options.
- Part 3: 20 questions where candidates read longer texts and answer multiple-choice questions based on the content.
- Writing Section:
- Duration: 40 minutes.
- Questions: 10 questions divided into two parts.
- Part 1: 8 questions where candidates rearrange given words or phrases to form coherent sentences.
- Part 2: 2 questions where candidates write short essays (around 80 characters each) based on given words or pictures.
