CCCC Sprouting Practice for Kids: Taiwan's Children's Chinese Test, Listening and Reading

By the end you can

• Name 32 everyday words on picture cards. Family and hello, food and drinks, animals, and places and rides around a Taiwan town, in Traditional characters with zhuyin, and pinyin printed for you.
  鳳梨 · fènglí · pineapple
• Hear a sentence and circle the right picture. Your child listens to a short sentence and chooses A, B or C, the way the CCCC listening part asks. The sentences are printed only in the audio script at the back.
  我們坐捷運去公園。 · Wǒmen zuò jiéyùn qù gōngyuán. · We take the MRT to the park.
• Place things in a big picture from what they hear. A park, a bedroom and a Taiwan street, each with five lettered spots. Words like 下面 (under), 上 (on) and 旁邊 (next to) tell your child where each one goes.
  書包在門旁邊。 · Shūbāo zài mén pángbiān. · The school bag is next to the door.
• Read short sentences and match or check them. Match each sentence to its picture, then circle 對 (true) or 不對 (false) for a sentence about a picture.
  小狗在睡覺。 · Xiǎo gǒu zài shuìjiào. · The dog is asleep.
• Read prices on a breakfast shop menu. Read Bao's menu, answer how much things cost with 多少錢 and 元, and find what costs the most.
  牛奶多少錢？ · Niúnǎi duōshǎo qián? · How much is the milk?
• Read times on a day plan. Read Duoduo's day with 上午, 中午 and 下午, and answer when and what she does.
  朵朵幾點去公園？ · Duǒduo jǐ diǎn qù gōngyuán? · When does Duoduo go to the park?
• Try a two-page mini test. Two listening parts and two reading parts in the CCCC Sprouting question types, with each track played twice and answers in the key.

What’s inside

• Words: 1–8: Hello, Family and Teacher · 9–16: Food and Drinks · 17–24: Animals · 25–32: School and Around Town
• Listening: Listen and Pick the Picture · Listen: Rides, Fruit and My Room · Listen: Around Town
• Reading: Read and Match the Picture · Read a Menu · Read a Timetable
• Mini test: Mini Test: Listening · Mini Test: Reading

How to use this book

Ten minutes a day, one page at a time: the word cards first and the mini test last. Every Chinese line is on the free audio with a pause to say it back. Made for ages 7 to 9.

1. Days 1–4: Word cards. One page of eight cards a day (pages 3 to 6). Play the audio, point at each picture and say the word together.
2. Days 5–7: Listening. Pages 7 to 9. Play each track and let your child circle or point. Hide the audio script at the back until you check.
3. Days 8–10: Reading. Pages 10 to 12. Read the sentences, the menu and the day plan together, then play breakfast shop with page 11.
4. Days 11–12: Mini test. Pages 13 and 14. Play each listening track twice, as the page says, then mark the answers with the key.
5. Afterwards: Listen again. For each mistake, play that track once more and let your child fix the answer by listening. Praise every try with 說得好！

Who it’s for

Children aged 7 to 9 getting ready for the CCCC Sprouting level, Taiwan's Children's Chinese Competency Certification, with a parent, teacher or tutor. Grown-ups don't need to speak Chinese.

Before you start: Nothing. The words start from hello and family. Characters are Traditional, as in Taiwan, the word cards show zhuyin, and pinyin is printed for grown-ups.

Frequently asked questions

Why Traditional characters and zhuyin?

The CCCC is Taiwan's Chinese test for children, so the book uses Traditional characters and Taiwan words such as 捷運 (MRT), 便當 (lunch box) and 腳踏車 (bike). The word cards show zhuyin beside each word, and pinyin is printed for grown-ups.

Which parts of the CCCC Sprouting test does it practise?

Listening and reading. Your child picks pictures, places things in a big picture, matches sentences, checks true or false, and reads a menu and a day plan, then tries a two-page mini test. SayMei wrote every question, so it is practice in the CCCC Sprouting question types.

Where are the listening sentences printed?

Only in the audio script at the back, so your child listens instead of reading. Play the track, let them circle or point, then check with the key and the script together.

Is this workbook free?

Yes. The whole 17-page PDF is free, and you can look through its pages here before you download. There's no card and nothing to pay.

Do I need a SayMei account?

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How do I print it?

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Can I print copies for my class or my children?

Yes. Print as many copies as you like for your own class or family. To share it, send this page: everyone can download their own copy.

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