HSK 5 mock test 1 — HSK 3.0 format

72 questions 25 + 35 + 40 min official total 110 min, admin included

Which format is this?

This test follows the renewed HSK 3.0 format, published by Chinese Testing International in December 2025 and due to apply from July 2026.

Sittings for levels 1 to 6 still use the previous format at the time of writing, and no changeover date has been announced. If your exam is soon, expect the older paper on the day.

The vocabulary is the same either way: the HSK 3.0 word list is what you have to know for both formats, and that is what this test drills.

Writing

Part 1 (71)

Using the four pictures, and in their order, tell the story they show, respecting the minimum length. A Chinese keyboard is required.

Practice — this part is not marked

The real exam asks you to write freely here, and a human examiner reads it. No browser can mark that, and this page does not invent a score: these questions do not count towards your result. Write them anyway — it is the only practice this part allows, and a possible answer is offered once you have handed in.

71

请根据下面四张图，写一篇一百个字以上的文章，写出发生在小明身上的故事。

Using the four pictures below, in their order, write a piece of at least 100 characters telling what happened to Xiao Ming.
The four pictures, in order
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Type here 0 / 100 Chinese characters written

Show a possible answer

那天下午，小明下班回家，在路口发现地上有一个手机。他捡起来一看，屏幕还亮着，可是四周没有人。他在那儿等了十几分钟，还是没有人回来找，于是把手机送到了附近的派出所。第二天中午，手机的主人找到了他，紧紧握住他的手，连说了好几遍谢谢。小明觉得，这件小事让他一整天的心情都很好。

This is only one answer among many: yours may be quite different and just as good. It uses nothing beyond your level, which is what proves the task can be done without going outside the word list.

Part 2 (72)

Write a continuous piece on the topic given, respecting the minimum length. A Chinese keyboard is required.

Practice — this part is not marked

72

一个好习惯常常需要很长时间才能培养起来，却可能在几天内丢掉。请写一篇两百个字以上的文章，谈谈你培养或者改掉的一个习惯，以及这件事带给你的体会。

A good habit often takes a long time to build and can be lost in a few days. Write a piece of at least 200 characters about a habit you took up or gave up, and what it taught you.

Type here 0 / 200 Chinese characters written

Show a possible answer

我想谈的是早起这个习惯。三年前，我几乎每天都要到半夜才睡，第二天常常迟到，白天的精神也很差。我试过很多办法，比如买一个声音很大的闹钟，或者让家人叫我，可是坚持不了三天。后来我发现，问题不在早上，而在前一天晚上。于是我换了一个办法：把手机放到客厅，十一点以后不再看。刚开始的一个星期特别难受，躺在床上什么也做不了。大概过了两个星期，我开始能在十一点半睡着，早上六点半自然就醒了。这件事让我体会到，培养一个习惯，靠的不是决心，而是把让你失败的东西拿走。后来我用同样的办法，改掉了吃饭的时候看视频的习惯。

This is only one answer among many: yours may be quite different and just as good. It uses nothing beyond your level, which is what proves the task can be done without going outside the word list.

HSK 5 mock test 1 — HSK 3.0 format

Listening

Part 1 (1–19)

Part 2 (20–35)

Reading

Part 1 (36–45)

Part 2 (46–55)

Part 3 (56–70)

Writing

Part 1 (71)

Part 2 (72)

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