HSK 2 Chinese reading practice

今天不上学

jīn tiān bú shàng xué

No School Today

A child wakes Dad in a rush to get to school—then discovers it is Saturday.

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Asking the day of the week

星期几 (xīngqī jǐ) asks which day of the week it is. This fictional family has no school on Saturday; the story does not claim that every school follows the same schedule. 再睡一会儿 means to sleep a little longer.

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Answer three questions without looking at the English translation.

01今天星期几?
02我为什么叫爸爸起来?
03最后我做了什么?
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