YCT and CCCC Practice for Kids
By Mei Lin
The YCT is China's Chinese test for school-age children, with written levels and a speaking test, and the CCCC is Taiwan's children's Chinese certification. These books cover YCT 1 and 2, YCT Speaking Beginner and Intermediate, and CCCC Sprouting, for children of about 6 to 12.
YCT 1 covers 80 words and YCT 2 another 70. By the end of a book a child knows that level's words and has tried its question types and a mini practice test. Grown-ups don't need to speak Chinese, because pinyin is printed throughout and the free audio reads every line.
5 children's test books. Free.
Best first book
YCT 1 Practice for Kids: All 80 Words, Listening and Reading
All 80 YCT 1 words on picture cards, listening and reading in the YCT format and a mini practice test, with audio, for ages 6 to 9.
YCT & CCCC for kids (5)
YCT 1 Practice for Kids: All 80 Words, Listening and Reading
Kids 6-9 (YCT 1) · 26 pages · Kids
YCT 2 Practice for Kids: 70 New Words, Listening and Reading
Kids 7-10 (YCT 2) · 26 pages · Kids
YCT Speaking Practice for Kids (Beginner): Repeat, Answer and Talk About Pictures
Kids 7-10 (YCT Speaking Beginner) · 12 pages · Kids
CCCC Sprouting Practice for Kids: Taiwan's Children's Chinese Test, Listening and Reading
Kids 7-9 (CCCC Sprouting) · 17 pages · Kids
YCT Speaking Practice for Kids (Intermediate): Repeat, Talk About Pictures and Answer Questions
Kids 9-12 (YCT Speaking Intermediate) · 13 pages · Kids
Frequently asked questions
Which YCT level should my child start with?
YCT 1, unless they already know its 80 words. YCT 2 Practice for Kids adds the 70 new YCT 2 words for ages 7 to 10, and its introduction points back to YCT 1 if the words still feel new.
What is the YCT Speaking test like?
The children repeat, answer questions and talk about pictures. The two speaking books turn each task type into games, with picture prompts, question cards, a mini practice and audio for every line.
What is the CCCC?
Taiwan's Children's Chinese Competency Certification. CCCC Sprouting Practice for Kids has picture cards, listening and reading in its question types and a mini practice test, in Traditional characters, with zhuyin on the word cards.
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This is an independent practice resource by SayMei. It is not produced or endorsed by Chinese Testing International (CTI) or the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), which run the YCT.
This is an independent practice resource by SayMei. It is not produced or endorsed by the Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP), which runs the CCCC (Children's Chinese Competency Certification).