HSK 5 Reading Practice: Articles, Arguments & Detail

By the end you can

• Find the main idea of an HSK 5 article in under two minutes
• Follow an argument from thesis to evidence to conclusion
• Catch detail traps, guess new words and read the author's attitude

What’s inside

• Unit 1: Learn: Finding the Main Idea
• Story 1: Slow Living in a Fast City
• Unit 1: Practice: Main Idea: Slow Living
• Reference: Glossary: Talking About Texts
• Unit 2: Learn: Detail Questions: Word Traps
• Story 2: Working From Home
• Unit 2: Practice: Details: Working From Home · Learn: Numbers in Detail Questions · Practice: Numbers and Changes
• Unit 3: Learn: How an Argument Is Built
• Story 3: Should Kids Learn to Code Early?
• Unit 3: Practice: Mapping the Argument · Reference: Logic Connectors · Cards: Argument Word Cards
• Review: Review: Units 1–3
• Unit 4: Learn: Guessing Words From Context
• Story 4: Grandma's Dialect
• Unit 4: Practice: Word Meaning: Grandma's Dialect · Learn: Chengyu in Articles · Cards: Chengyu Cards · Practice: Using Chengyu Correctly
• Unit 5: Learn: Reading the Author's Attitude
• Story 5: The Pull of Short Videos
• Unit 5: Practice: Attitude: Short Videos · Reference: Attitude Words
• Unit 6: Learn: Putting Sentences in Order · Practice: Sentence Order · Learn: Cloze: Verb–Noun Pairs · Practice: Cloze Practice
• Story 6: The New Public Library
• Unit 6: Practice: Exam Set: The New Library
• Unit 7: Learn: Long Sentences: Find the Core · Practice: Long Sentences
• Reference: Glossary: Question Stems
• Cards: Article Vocabulary Cards
• Review: Review: Units 4–7
• Planner: Four-Week Reading Plan

Who it’s for

Learners preparing for HSK 5 on the new HSK 3.0 exam, or studying at that level.

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