Complete HSK 5 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test

By the end you can

• Find the main idea of an HSK 5 article and catch detail traps. The Reading Practice book starts with main idea, then detail questions: spotting paraphrases, changed degree words, and numbers and percentages.
• Follow an argument from thesis to conclusion. Label the thesis, evidence and conclusion of an essay on whether kids should learn to code early, and learn the connectors that steer an argument.
• Guess new words, read chengyu and judge the author's attitude. Work out words from characters and context, decode four-character idioms in articles, read attitude from small signal words, and practise sentence order and cloze.
• Use about 150 HSK 5 words with their partner words. The Vocabulary Workbook has eight themes, from the workplace to society, each with ten headwords and the phrases they really go with, plus two articles to read and retell.
  公司想改善员工的待遇。 · Gōngsī xiǎng gǎishàn yuángōng de dàiyù. · The company wants to improve its staff's pay and benefits.
• Tell look-alike word families apart. One page each on families such as 改善, 改进 and 改正, 预防 and 避免, 节省 and 节约, 保存, 保持 and 保留, and 破坏 and 危害.
  空气污染会危害人们的健康。 · Kōngqì wūrǎn huì wēihài rénmen de jiànkāng. · Air pollution harms people's health.
• Paraphrase sentences in written Chinese. Swap in near-synonyms and formal words, flip the focus with 把 and 被, join ideas with paired connectors, and turn direct speech into reported speech.
• Summarise and write the HSK 5 writing tasks. Summarise articles, stories and conversations, then write five-word essays, picture responses, opinion answers and formal emails from model texts, laid out on grid paper.
• Sit a full HSK 5 practice test and mark it. 35 listening, 35 reading and 2 writing questions in about 110 minutes, then a 5-item speaking paper, with a transcript, the key, model answers and a score box.

What’s inside

• Workbook 1: HSK 5 Reading Practice: main idea, detail, argument, new words, chengyu, attitude, sentence order and cloze, ending with an exam-style article and a four-week reading plan. HSK 5 Reading Practice: Articles, Arguments & Detail
• Workbook 2: HSK 5 Vocabulary Workbook: eight three-page units of ten words with partner phrases, one look-alike family per unit, and two articles to retell. HSK 5 Vocabulary Workbook: Collocations, Word Families & Recall
• Workbook 3: HSK 5 Paraphrasing & Written Responses: rewrite, summarise, then answer the HSK 5 writing tasks, with model texts and a final checklist. HSK 5 Paraphrasing & Written Responses
• Workbook 4: HSK 5 Mock Test: one full paper in the new HSK 5 format with the speaking paper, an answer sheet, the listening transcript, the key and model answers. HSK 5 Mock Test: Practice Test in the New HSK Format

How to use this book

Four books in one PDF, each with its own how-to page. Build words, reading and writing side by side, and keep the mock test for the end.

1. Each day: One vocabulary unit. Words, Learn and Practice. Learn every word with its partner and say the pair aloud. The next morning, cover the English and test yourself.
2. Alongside: Reading practice. One skill at a time, from main idea to cloze. The book's own four-week reading plan sets a steady pace before the exam.
3. Two or three times a week: Writing. Paraphrase first, then summaries, then the full writing tasks. Check every answer against the book's final checklist before you mark it.
4. At the end: The mock test. Print the paper and answer sheet, scan the QR code for the free listening, and time each section: about 110 minutes, then about 23 for speaking.
5. After the test: Mark and review. Use the key and score box, read the transcript for every listening question you missed, and compare your writing with the model answers.

Who it’s for

Learners preparing for new HSK 5 (HSK 3.0) who want every SayMei HSK 5 workbook in one file to print or keep on a tablet.

Before you start: Know the HSK 4 words and read characters comfortably. The vocabulary units give each headword with pinyin and English.

Frequently asked questions

What's in the pack?

Four SayMei books in one 145-page PDF: HSK 5 Reading Practice, the HSK 5 Vocabulary Workbook, HSK 5 Paraphrasing & Written Responses and the HSK 5 Mock Test. You read for the main idea, detail traps, arguments and chengyu, learn about 150 HSK 5 words with their partner words, and practise summaries, picture responses, opinion answers and formal emails.

Does it include HSK 5 Reading Practice 2?

No. The pack holds the four books above. HSK 5 Reading Practice 2, with cloze, paragraph order and long passages, is a separate download, and so is the HSK 5 Course Book.

What should I know before I start?

The HSK 4 words, and you should read characters comfortably. The vocabulary units give each headword with pinyin and English.

How should I work through it?

One vocabulary unit a day, with the reading book alongside: its own four-week reading plan sets a steady pace. Write two or three times a week, paraphrasing first, then summaries, then the full writing tasks. Keep the mock test for the end.

What is the mock test like?

35 listening, 35 reading and 2 writing questions in about 110 minutes, then a 5-item speaking paper of about 23 minutes, with a transcript, the key, model answers and a score box. It follows the published structure of the new HSK 5 paper, and SayMei wrote every question. QR codes in the test open its free listening page.

What comes after this pack?

HSK 5 Mock Test 2 and HSK 5 Mock Test 3 give you two more practice papers. For the next level, the Complete HSK 6 Workbook Pack puts four HSK 6 books in one PDF.

Do I need a SayMei account?

Yes, to download the PDF, and the account is free: sign up with Google, Apple or your email address. With it we email you a copy of the workbook, keep every workbook you download on your account on all your devices, save your place in the free online practice, and you can practise speaking with Mei Lin, SayMei's AI tutor.

How do I print it?

The PDF is US Letter size. On A4 paper, choose "Fit to page" (or "Scale to fit") in the print dialog so nothing is cut off. Print the whole workbook or only the pages you need; colour looks best, and black and white works too.

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HSK 5 Reading Practice: Articles, Arguments & Detail · HSK 5 Paraphrasing & Written Responses · HSK 5 Vocabulary Workbook: Collocations, Word Families & Recall · HSK 5 Mock Test: Practice Test in the New HSK Format · Browse all 294 workbooks