[Primary School Interview] 99 Common Interview Questions! A Look at Popular Group and Individual Questions

Updated: 11/02/2025

Primary School Interview: The Formula for Success

Below are 99 common Primary One interview questions, ranging from easy to difficult. Parents can practice answering these questions with their children and also learn about the interview process. Most primary schools conduct Primary One entrance interviews in August or September. The interview schedules for Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) and private primary schools vary by school. Parents need to pay attention to the application and interview dates of their preferred schools and prepare their children thoroughly for both the entrance interview and the initial interview. Doing your homework will increase your child's chances of getting into their desired primary school. "SUCCESS STARTS HERE," Good Luck!

1. [Primary School Interview] Common One-on-One Interview Questions:

01. Show the child a picture and ask the child to say the Chinese or English name of the object in the picture (such as a mirror). 02. Invite the children to sing a Mandarin/English/Cantonese children's song on the spot. 03. Invite the child to describe the objects/situations at the interview site. 04. Which news personalities/area councilors do you know? 05. Show the child several drawings in a row and ask the child what the relationship is between the drawings (there may not be a standard answer). 06. In the two drawings, find the differences. 07. Show a landscape painting and ask the children to point out the location and name of each thing. For example, ask what is on the left side of the sun? What's in front of the house? 08. Ask the children to draw a picture on the spot and write the topic and their name, then ask questions around the picture. 09. To point out unreasonableness in a drawing, or to point out a relationship between objects. 10. Read out the names of certain things or items in the drawing (e.g., President of the United States, Chief Executive of Hong Kong) 11. Which primary school did you get into or assigned to? (or when applying)

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Things you should do vs. things you shouldn't do

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Choose appropriate attire for the interview; don't be too casual, but also don't be too formal. A neat and tidy casual outfit or kindergarten uniform is fine.
Maintain eye contact with the interviewer while speaking; we often avoid eye contact when we're nervous. Children can practice this part in mock interviews.
Greet the interviewer and say "thank you" to demonstrate basic politeness.
Actively participate in the dialogue and answer questions sincerely.
Regardless of the interview outcome, parents should give their children positive encouragement.

Don’ts

It is not advisable to share too much personal information. When preparing for an interview, guide your child to answer questions politely and clearly.
Answers should not be faked; interviewers can tell who is answering questions sincerely and who is reciting answers.
By shifting the pressure onto your child, you may become extremely nervous throughout the interview process, but your child is unaware of its importance; to them, it's just another day of school.
Scolding children can negatively impact their future interviews if the interview doesn't go as planned, making them unhappy and causing them distress.

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2. [First Grade Interview] Situational Question:

24. What would you do if you lost your way on the street? 25. Do you usually read books? 26. Which Chinese book is your favorite? 27. Which English book is your favorite? 28. Who is your favorite character in the story? 29. What would you do if you wanted to get a toy and your parents didn’t promise to buy it? 30. If we want to get rid of the fire alarm, what do we have to do and what can’t we do? 31. What do you do when you see a classmate fall at school? 32. What do you do when you see your classmates fighting at school? 33. What do you do when you meet a stranger alone and he says he’ll treat you to ice cream? 34. What do you do if your parents pick you up from school late? 35. What would you do if you accidentally broke something? 36. What do you do with a toy car that you and your younger brother love? 37. A ant fell into a river calling for help and a butterfly just flew by. (What would you do if it was a butterfly?)

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3. [Primary School Interview] School Life Questions:

38. Which kindergarten do you attend? 39. What was your favorite class in kindergarten? why 40. What time do you usually go to and end class? 41. What do you like to do after school? 42. Do you like your school? why is it

43. Who is your best friend? Why do you like playing with him? 44. Who usually takes you to and from school? 45. How do you usually go to school? 46. What is your favorite food? 47. What colors do you like? why

4. [First Grade Interview] Family Life Questions:

48. How many days are there in a month? 49. How many days a week? 50. How many hours are there in a day? 51. Who lives with you at home? 52. What are your parents’ names? What kind of work do you do? 53. Who wakes you up in the morning? 54. Who usually picks you up from school? 55. Who taught you to do your homework? 56. Who helped you sign the manual? 57. Who do you usually spend time with after school and what do you mostly do? 58. What do your parents do with you after work? 59. Where do you go with your parents on vacation? what will it do 60. Who’s your favorite family? why

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5. [First Grade Interview] General Knowledge Questions:

61. What can and cannot be done in the MTR carriages? 62. Which mode of transportation operates only in Hong Kong Island? 63. Where is Hong Kong Airport? 64. Name one of the tunnels in Hong Kong. 65. What kind of transportation do I need to use to cross the harbor? 66. The teacher takes out the toy clock and asks the child to read the time on the clock. 67. How many months are there in a year? 68. How many days are there in this month? 69. There are 31 days in that month? 70. How many hours are there in a day? 71. How many minutes are there in an hour? 72. Which four seasons of the year? 73. What do we do every Mid-Autumn Festival? 74. How do we celebrate at Christmas? 75. What are the special celebrations during the Lunar New Year? 76. What is the difference between poultry and pets? 77. What is the difference between a supermarket and an arcade? 78. What is the difference between a red taxi and a green taxi? 79. What animals live in water? 79. What animals eat herbivores?

6. [First Grade Interview] General Knowledge Questions:

80. What transportation do you use to come to school today? 81. What should I be aware of when crossing the road? 82. Try to name the MTR station. 83. What to do before eating? 84. What to do after going to the bathroom? 85. What do you do if you feel unwell? 86. Do you know how to use a tablet? 87. What will you do with your tablet/mobile phone?

7. [First Grade Interview] Academic Questions:

88. Try to do K2 level questions, which include spelling and recognizing Chinese characters by looking at pictures. 89. For a color discrimination test, ask the child to circle the fish of the specified color from the picture. 90. Double-digit addition, such as 40 69 1. Connecting addition, such as 7 4 19 2. Read aloud Chinese and English books. 93. In single-digit addition, for example, 3 lemons and 4 pears, how many fruits are there in total? 94. English pronunciation of vocabulary such as dog, apple, nose, mouth and vocabulary such as color.

8. [First Grade Interview] Personal Information Question:

96. What is your name, child? 97. Do you have an English name? 98. How old are you this year? 99. Where do you live? ^_^.What is your home phone number?

9. [Primary School Interview] Common Group Interview Activities: