YCT 口试 · Youth Chinese Test, Speaking
YCT speaking practice: listen and repeat, like part 1
Part 1 of the YCT Speaking test plays a sentence once and gives your child 8 seconds to repeat it — 15 sentences at Beginner level, 10 at Intermediate. This mock runs the same way and scores every syllable for its tone and sounds, so you can see which ones need practice.
- ✓Beginner: 15 sentences · Intermediate: 10 sentences
- ✓Hear it, then repeat within 8 seconds, as in the test
- ✓Tones and sounds scored syllable by syllable
- ✓Free, in the browser, no account
The YCT Speaking test, and what this mock covers
| Part | Items | Time | In this mock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner · 1 Listen and repeat | 15 sentences | 4 min | ✓ |
| Beginner · 2 Listen and answer | 5 questions | 2 min | — |
| Beginner · 3 Talk about a picture | 5 pictures | 4 min | — |
| Intermediate · 1 Listen and repeat | 10 sentences | 3 min | ✓ |
| Intermediate · 2 Talk about a picture | 2 pictures | 3 min | — |
| Intermediate · 3 Answer questions | 2 questions | 3 min | — |
The whole test takes about 17 minutes (Beginner, 7 minutes of preparation included) or 19 minutes (Intermediate, 10 minutes). It is recorded and scored out of 100; 60 is a pass.
Covered: part 1, listen and repeat — the same task, the same number of sentences and the same 8-second answer window.
Not covered: answering questions and talking about pictures. Our scorer can only score a sentence it knows, so it cannot judge a free answer.
Try the listen-and-repeat part
Choose the level. Press play, listen, then record your repetition — recording stops by itself after 8 seconds. The sentence appears after you have recorded.
15 sentences, about 4 minutes.
Before you start
Find a quiet place and allow the microphone. Each row is one recording: press the button, read, press it again. The clock only runs while you record, so scoring pauses do not count against you.
- Part 1 of 1 · Listen and repeat8 s to answer, as in the test
This is not a YCT score and does not tell you whether your child would pass. It shows how clearly the tones and sounds of the repeated sentences came out, as a range, and which ones to practise.
How the sentences were written
- Original sentences at each level’s vocabulary (about 200 words for Beginner, about 400 for Intermediate) on everyday topics: family, school, food, weather.
- Same length as the official sample sentences; none of the sample paper’s sentences is reused.
- Audio is played by your browser’s Chinese voice (or our server voice), so it may sound different from the test recording.
YCT speaking questions
What happens in YCT Speaking part 1?
A recording plays a short sentence once; the candidate repeats it. There are 15 sentences at Beginner level and 10 at Intermediate, with about 8 seconds for each answer.
Will this predict my child’s YCT score?
No. It only scores the pronunciation of the repeated sentences, and the test also scores answers and picture talk that we cannot score. Use it to find the tones and sounds to practise.
Can we play the sentence more than once?
Yes, for practice. In the test each sentence is played once, so try to repeat after one listen when you feel ready.
Does my child need an account?
No. It runs in the browser with microphone permission.
Format sources
- Chinese Testing International — YCT Oral (Intermediate)
- Hanban — YCT Oral introduction and sample papers (PDF)
Format checked 10 November 2026. Independent practice from TonePerfect. Not affiliated with Chinese Testing International or Hanban/CLEC; not an official mock.