The HSK 3 reading section is 30 questions in 30 minutes, worth 100 of the 300 marks on the paper. Below: how it is split, one question from each part with the answer explained, and graded stories to read at this level.
Question counts, the part split and the timing come from the official 3.0 exam structure for HSK 3 (published by CTI in December 2025, in force from July 2026). Where the printed instructions have been transcribed, they are quoted above unchanged.
From HSK 3 Mock Test Paper 10, printed the way the exam prints them. Pick an answer to check it; the key and the explanation open underneath.
给下列句子选择合适的回答。
小李最近去哪儿了？好久没看见他。
Pick an answer to check it
The question asks where he has been recently. B says he has just returned from the south. The other options do not say where he went.
B：他刚回南方，说那儿最近特别热。
选词填空。
过马路的时候一定要（ ），车很多。
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When crossing the street, pay attention to safety, so use “be careful.” An air conditioner is an appliance; health refers to the body; a decision means choosing; clean means not dirty; convenient means easy to do.
过马路的时候一定要小心。
阅读短文，选出正确答案。
小明刚买了一辆自行车，周末他常常骑车去公园。公园里有草地，环境特别干净。他一边骑一边拍照，觉得又健康又开心。
小明周末常常：
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The passage says that he often rides to the park on weekends, so B is correct. A, the bank, and C, reviewing math, are not mentioned.
周末他常常骑车去公园。
Longer reading, written inside the HSK 3 word list. Every chapter is free to read in full, with its word list and questions.
Each of the 10 HSK 3 mock papers opens up to three reading questions free, with answers and explanations. The whole section — 30 questions in 30 minutes — runs on the clock in the timed mock.