Who am I? relationships, family and role models 我是谁？人际关系、家庭与榜样

Match the time frame the bullet asks for. If it asks what you USED TO do with family, answer in the past with 小时候/以前 and a past habit, not the present. ✗ 我常常跟家人一起看电视。(a present habit) ✓ 小时候我常常跟家人一起在家看电视。(Xiǎoshíhou wǒ chángcháng gēn jiārén yìqǐ zài jiā kàn diànshì.) Keep every qualifier the bullet gives, such as 在家 (at home) -- dropping it changes the meaning.

In an A 比 B + adjective sentence you must NOT add 很, and must keep the comparative meaning. ✗ 我姐姐比我很高。✓ 我姐姐比我高。(Wǒ jiějie bǐ wǒ gāo.) Put the amount after the adjective: 高一点, 高得多, 大三岁. If an answer needs a comparison -- e.g. a friend became MORE confident -- write 更自信 (gèng zìxìn — more confident), not just 自信: dropping the degree word 更 loses the mark.

On a reading or listening comprehension about identity, base your English answer SOLELY on the text -- do not copy back a literal line or invent unsupported detail. ✗ restating "she likes music" when the question asks what her personality SHOWS ✓ answer the point (e.g. that she is creative), if the text supports it. Vague English "open to misinterpretation" loses the mark.

People take special measure words. Count family members with 口 in the set phrase 我家有四口人 (sì kǒu rén), not 四个人. Use the polite 位 (wèi) for people you respect -- 两位老师 (liǎng wèi lǎoshī — two teachers). The general 个 is fine for a friend or sibling (一个朋友), but 个 where 口 or 位 is expected reads as a beginner slip. Always pair a number with the right 量词 before a person noun.

In a comprehension about family, read WHOSE action the question asks about. It may ask what the father HOPES TO DO himself versus what he hopes SOMEONE ELSE (e.g. 大伟, Dàwěi) will do -- different answers. ✗ giving the father's own plan when asked what he wants his son to do ✓ track the subject of each verb and answer for the person named in the question.

Homophone character slips (错别字) cost accuracy marks even when the sentence sounds right. Keep these apart: 在 (zài — a place, e.g. 在家) vs 再 (zài — again, e.g. 再见); and the three "de": 的 attributive (我的书), 地 adverbial before a verb (慢慢地走), 得 complement after a verb (跑得快). ✗ 我们明天在见 ✓ 我们明天再见 (zàijiàn). Proof-read for these look-alikes in your self-check.

English "to be" links a subject to an adjective, so learners wrongly copy 是 into Chinese. But a Chinese adjective is ITSELF the predicate -- it needs 很, not 是. ✗ 我妈妈是友好。/ 我是高。 ✓ 我妈妈很友好。/ 我很高。 Use 是 only to link two NOUNS: 她是我的姐姐。 So: 是 + noun for who someone IS; 很/非常 + adjective for what they are LIKE. 很 is a neutral link -- for a strong "very" use 非常 (fēicháng).