This set covers the five lessons in first-language composition. All people, titles and situations are invented. Chinese stays in Simplified characters.
Write your answer first, then open the explanation. Questions rise from easy to harder.
Practice questions
1. A first-person story says: 弟弟心里很不服气，却不敢说话。Fix the viewpoint.
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The narrator 我 cannot know 弟弟’s inner state. Example: 弟弟低着头，嘴巴抿得紧紧的，我猜他心里不服气。
2. Choose the viewpoint that allows the sentence 她知道自己输了: (a) first person, the winner (b) third person, close to the loser.
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(b). A close third-person narrator may report the loser’s knowledge. In (a) the winner would need a clue and a guess word.
3. For a market scene, pick the focal detail: the crowd, a vendor’s chipped scale weight, the banners. Give one reason.
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The chipped scale weight. It is a specific object that suggests years of use and can lead to a feeling. Crowd and banners are general scenery.
4. Rewrite 那只猫很可爱 as one precise sentence.
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Example: 那只猫把前爪缩在胸前，尾巴尖一下一下轻轻敲着地板。Any sentence that shows behaviour instead of a label works.
5. Write a reason and support for: 中学生应该学会做饭。
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Example: 学会做饭能让人对生活更有掌控感。比如一个住校的学生，如果周末能自己煮一碗面，就不必每次都依赖外卖。这样的小能力，会让他在离开家以后少一份慌张。
6. Spot the flaw: 手机不好，所以学校不该让学生带手机。
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The reason (手机不好) just restates the claim in other words. Give a cause and a situation, for example how notifications interrupt a lesson.
7. Write a bridge sentence from a paragraph about practising alone to one about performing on stage.
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Example: 在琴房里，我弹得很顺；可站到舞台灯光下，手指忽然不听使唤了。
8. Replace 首先, 其次, 最后 in this draft with ideas that connect: 首先，我迟到了。其次，老师生气了。最后，我道歉了。
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Example: 我迟到了，推开教室门的时候，所有人都回头看我。老师的脸沉下来，我的道歉就卡在喉咙里，直到下课才说出口。
9. An essay opens: 我一直觉得考试不重要。The ending says: 所以我一直觉得考试不重要。Rewrite the ending.
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Example: 成绩单发下来的那天，我第一次认真地把错题抄了一遍。考试没有变重要，但我对自己的态度变了。
10. Plan a short essay 《最后一次放学》 in five lines: viewpoint, focal detail, turning point, a bridge idea, ending.
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Example: 我 (first person); the worn school gate latch; turning point: a friend waits at the gate; bridge: the latch clicks, then the friend speaks; ending: next day the narrator touches the latch again and notices that it is just a latch. Any plan with a steady viewpoint and a fresh ending works.
How to review your answers
After writing each answer, read it aloud once. Mark the place where you pause or stumble, because that is usually where the viewpoint slips, the detail goes vague or the link is missing.
Rewrite only that sentence, then compare the two versions before moving to the next question.
If you got these wrong
| Error type | Go to |
|---|---|
| Narrator knows another person’s mind | Plan a coherent narrative viewpoint |
| List of equal details, flat description | Develop description around a focal detail |
| Opinion without support, repeated claim | Build an argument from supported reasons |
| Paragraphs that only count steps | Control transitions across paragraphs |
| Ending repeats the opening or summarises | Revise an ending that merely repeats the introduction |
Log each slip in the mistake log and retest queue and compare drafts in the writing revision compare view. The summary selection studio can help you practise choosing what matters. For live feedback on your Chinese writing, see our online one-to-one Chinese tuition.