Picture reading for key information

1. III. Reading Comprehension
The following questions relate to one or more of the pictures below. Each picture contains
several Chinese characters. Although you can answer the questions in English, your
answers (where possible) MUST reference the relevant character(s) in the pictures. Also,
please make your answers as complete and detailed as possible.
If there are characters that you have never learned before, please skip them in your
translation. You will only be graded on your understanding of the characters you have
learned.
EXAMPLE:
Question: The picture above is a sign for a business. What kind of business is it? How do
you know that?
Answer: This is a sign for a tea house or a tea bar. I know this because 茶 is the character for
tea and 吧 is the character for bar.

2. 1. The pictures above are from the breakfast menu of KFC China. Please translate into
English the four combination food entrees depicted in the pictures. Be as complete and
detailed as possible. (6 Points)
a. 枸杞南瓜粥+荷包蛋 _________________________________________________________
b. 雪笋嫩鸡粥+安心油条 _______________________________________________________
c. 酸豆角肉末面/米线 __________________________________________________________
d. 包子（2 个）+醇豆浆 ________________________________________________________

3. 2. The picture above is from a McDonald’s advertisement. (2 Points)
a. Will McDonald’s deliver food to your home in Shanghai at 3:00 AM? _______________
b. How do you know that from the advertisement above? ___________________________
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c. What is the significance of the telephone number 4008-517-517? ___________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

5. 3. The two pictures above are screen-shots from a Chinese breakfast restaurant’s website.
(3 Points)
a. If you are a vegetarian, which (if any) of the items depicted in the second picture above
can you eat and why?
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b. Are there any references to afternoon tea in the first picture above; if so, how do you
know this? ___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

6. 4. Above are pictures of six breakfast combination meals followed by their names (or
descriptions) in Chinese. Please match the pictures with the names by drawing an arrow
from one to the other. (3 Points)

7. 5. What is the meaning of the above sign and how do you know this from the characters
used? (2 Points)
______________________________________________________________________________
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6. Pictured above are four different kinds of Chinese buns. (3 Points)

8. a. If you wanted to eat meat, which of the four kinds of buns could you eat? ____________
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b. How do you know this from the names used in the picture? ________________________
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c. What does 鲜香美味 mean?__________________________________________________

9. 7. Pictured above are various beverages offered for sale. (2 Points)
a. From the above advertisement, how can you tell if soy milk is sold? _________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
b. What is the price of a small cup of cold soy milk? ________________________________
c. From the above advertisement, how can you tell if milk tea is sold? __________________
______________________________________________________________________________
d. What is the price of a small cup of hot milk tea? ________________________________
8. Four different kinds of breakfast meals from Pizza Hut China are described above. In
the boxes below, please make a detailed drawing of each meal described. Please include
captions written in English (especially if you are not a good artist). (8 Points)

10. 9. Above is a screen-shot from Dianping.com, a Chinese restaurant review website.
(1 Point)
a. Does this website list dessert restaurants? ______________________________________
b. If so, what are the Chinese characters from the website that indicate this? __________
_____________________________________________________________________________

11. 10. Above is a screen-shot from an online menu at Starbucks China. (5 Points)
a. What is the Chinese name for Starbucks? ______________________________________
b. What characters on the menu will take you to the page with cold coffee listings?
_____________________________________________________________________________

12. c. What characters on the menu will take you to the page with freshly-made coffee listings?
_____________________________________________________________________________
d. What characters on the menu will take you to the page with fruit tea listings?
_____________________________________________________________________________
e. Can you get breakfast at Starbucks and, if so, what characters does the menu use for the
breakfast listings? _____________________________________________________________
IV. Picture Essay

13. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLhO-Yg_ec
The pictures above illustrate the story of a Chinese boy (小明) eating breakfast at home.
Please fill in the blanks below with Chinese words, phrases, and/or sentences that are
appropriate to the story. (24 Points)
今天是______________，小明早上不想起床(to get up)，因为他
昨天晚上__________________。起床以后(after)，他很累，也
_________早饭。可是，小明的妈妈每天_______________________。
今天早上，小明的妈妈做了_________，所以小明要吃面条。
___小明吃面条_______，他的爸爸和妈妈都看报纸。小明的妈妈
________看报纸(newspaper)和剪(to cut)报纸。今天的报纸上说了什么是
健康的早餐。健康的早餐有____，_____，_______，等等。小明的
妈妈看了看小明的早餐，觉得他的早饭__________。所以，她给小
明准备(to prepare)了新(new)的早饭。新的早饭有：______，_______，

14. ______，______，______和__________。但是，小明很饱了，他
________________！
小明的妈妈要小明吃新的早点，但小明不想吃，怎么办？怎么
办？小明说__________________，因为现在是_____________了，
_______小明的妈妈不让小明走！哦天哪！小明非常___________！
这个时候，小明的爸爸来帮助小明。小明把(preposition)_____，
_____，_______和_______偷偷(secretly)___了他的爸爸。在小明给爸
爸一个面包的时候，妈妈_________！妈妈很______________，她
要____小明，要小明再吃早饭！小明说他上学要(another meaning of 要，
be about to) 迟到(be late)了，但是妈妈还是不让(to let)他走！妈妈对小明
说，他吃了早饭才可以走！
可怜(poor)的小明！我觉得_____________________________，
但是___________________________。