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香港中學文憑考試

Hong Kong · Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) · 5 original prompts

These are independent, original, evidence-backed practice exercises, not official examination materials or predictions. Read the relevant study units first. Each solution explains the merits and errors of the proposed interpretations, with links to the underlying philosophical scholarship.

FIELD GUIDE / 05  ·  EXAMINATION READING DESK

Exams, ideas and evidence

Read each doctrine and its evidence before tackling the original examination-style passages. The key terms, position drill and full practice below remain accessible without scripts.

Research reviewed: 17 October 2026Access: FreeIndependence: No affiliation with examination authorities

Editorial distinction: Official documents establish named examinations, curriculum frameworks and assessment formats. Scholarly sources establish the philosophical arguments. Inclusion here does not mean an examination board prescribes each thinker or that a particular question will appear. All practice is original, never reproduced from past papers.

This is the complete reading and retrieval desk. The practice sheet follows below, with original passages, answer-by-answer rationales, a printable key and saved mistakes review.

5 original practice questions · 2 reading units

香港中學文憑考試

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)

EDB prescribed Chinese classics explicitly includes Analects selections, Mencius 魚我所欲也 and Zhuangzi 逍遙遊. New Confucian scholars on this page are local intellectual-history enrichment, not named required set texts.

Examination authority
香港考試及評核局 (HKEAA)；教育局 (EDB)
Relevant subject
中國語文指定文言經典；選修倫理與宗教／中國歷史
School stage
中四至中六 / Secondary 4–6
Format reference
Classical-text comparison and source comprehension; original four-choice prompts

Documented: Direct prescribed author/text evidence exists for Analects and Mencius; other selected contemporary thinkers are interpretive extensions. Limit: No claim that Tang Junyi or Mou Zongsan appears on the compulsory Chinese-language paper. Ethics and Religious Studies is elective.

Official examination and curriculum records

A sourced reading path

Studied in sequence, these editorial units cover the positions and contrasts exercised below. Official curricular context is identified separately from additional philosophical scholarship.

  1. 01
    指定文言經典：仁、孝與本心

    Prescribed Analects and Mencius

    教育局列有《論語》選讀〈論仁〉、〈論孝〉、〈論君子〉與《孟子》〈魚我所欲也〉。前者涉及德性與人倫，後者論道德抉擇與本心。

    The EDB prescribed selections include Analects passages on humaneness, filial piety and the exemplary person, plus Mencius on desire and moral choice in 魚我所欲也.

    Read profiles ConfuciusMencius Open practice →

    Curricular context and historical sources: 香港教育局 ↗SEP ↗SEP ↗

  2. 02
    香港新儒學：傳統與現代

    Hong Kong New Confucianism

    唐君毅討論道德意識與人的自由，牟宗三結合儒學與康德討論道德自主。他們不是香港文憑試中文科指定篇章的作者。

    Tang Junyi examined moral consciousness and freedom; Mou Zongsan combined Kantian questions with Confucian moral autonomy. Neither is an HKDSE compulsory Chinese set-text author.

    Read profiles Tang JunyiMou Zongsan Open practice →

    Curricular context and historical sources: HKEAA ↗The Chinese University of Hong Kong ↗SEP ↗

How these questions were written

All eighty priority-region questions are original, written as new editorial source passages, contextual problems and combinations rather than transcribed examination items. Original-language writing and parallel English glosses are provided. Each question refers to a doctrine explicitly taught in the reading path, and every choice receives its own explanation. The Japanese and Korean sets model multi-step reading and comparison; the mainland and Taiwan sets model material and passage analysis. Format and curriculum evidence from examining bodies is kept separate from philosophical scholarship; doctrinal coverage is curriculum-connected enrichment unless a prescribed text is confirmed. The sixteen supplementary questions for the other four regions remain clearly differentiated; North Korea is critical reading, not a verified entrance-paper simulation. These materials are independently authored, unaffiliated with examination authorities, and do not cover complete syllabi.

Evidence register: Links alongside every lesson distinguish official examination documents from historical and philosophical scholarship. Wrong answers are explained rather than merely flagged. Examination formats and prescribed readings can change; consult the linked authority before an actual assessment. This independent journal is not endorsed by any examination board.

  1. HONG KONG · 01 / 5 classical-text comprehension and historical interpretation

    教育局指定的〈論仁〉、〈論孝〉、〈論君子〉出自哪一思想傳統？

    Choose an answer
    Read the solution and each choice's reasoning

    Correct answer: A.

    教育局所列三組篇章屬《論語》選讀，分別談人倫與德性。

    Profiles: Confucius ↗

    Sources: 香港教育局 ↗SEP ↗

    Study unit: Review the full reading path ↗

  2. HONG KONG · 02 / 5 classical-text comprehension and historical interpretation

    〈魚我所欲也〉最直接關聯哪位先秦思想家？

    Choose an answer
    Read the solution and each choice's reasoning

    Correct answer: B.

    香港教育局確認該篇取自《孟子·告子上》，涉及道德選擇與本心。

    Profiles: Mencius ↗

    Sources: 香港教育局 ↗SEP ↗

    Study unit: Review the full reading path ↗

  3. HONG KONG · 03 / 5 classical-text comprehension and historical interpretation

    一位在香港工作的學者討論道德意識、自由及中國文化現代性，最接近誰？

    Choose an answer
    Read the solution and each choice's reasoning

    Correct answer: C.

    唐君毅重視道德意識與現代制度問題。

    Profiles: Tang Junyi ↗

    Sources: The Chinese University of Hong Kong ↗

    Study unit: Review the full reading path ↗

  4. HONG KONG · 04 / 5 classical-text comprehension and historical interpretation

    關於香港思想家和文憑試的關係，何者最審慎？

    Choose an answer
    Read the solution and each choice's reasoning

    Correct answer: D.

    中文科指定篇章與選修倫理與宗教不可混淆，新儒家人物另屬延伸閱讀。

    Profiles: Mou Zongsan ↗Tang Junyi ↗

    Sources: 香港教育局 ↗HKEAA ↗

    Study unit: Review the full reading path ↗

  5. HONG KONG · 05 / 5 classical-text comprehension and historical interpretation

    同樣討論道德，哪一組文本確有官方指定文言篇章證據？

    Choose an answer
    Read the solution and each choice's reasoning

    Correct answer: A.

    教育局原文列表可直接核實所列的經典篇章。

    Profiles: Confucius ↗Mencius ↗

    Sources: 香港教育局 ↗

    Study unit: Review the full reading path ↗

Answer key and explanations

Hong Kong · 香港中學文憑考試

  1. 1. A.
    教育局所列三組篇章屬《論語》選讀，分別談人倫與德性。
  2. 2. B.
    香港教育局確認該篇取自《孟子·告子上》，涉及道德選擇與本心。
  3. 3. C.
    唐君毅重視道德意識與現代制度問題。
  4. 4. D.
    中文科指定篇章與選修倫理與宗教不可混淆，新儒家人物另屬延伸閱讀。
  5. 5. A.
    教育局原文列表可直接核實所列的經典篇章。

Reviewed 17 October 2026. Source records and methodology: EAJ comparative field guide. The issuing examination authorities are not affiliated with this editorial work.