Test 1 has 56 questions, broken down as follows: Questions 1-10: Reading of Hiragana words /sentences Questions 11-15: Read sentences in Hiragana and answer questions Questions 16-21: Choose the most appropriate response to the given expression Questions 22-26: Conjugation of verb/adjective/ noun + desu Questions 27-33: Choose the most appropriate vocabulary Questions 34-45: Choose the most appropriate particles Questions 46-50: Choose the correct statement about the Japanese language Questions 51-56: Choose the most appropriate translation of the given sentences 20 marks 10 marks 12 marks 10 marks 14 marks 12 marks 10 marks 12 marks Total: 100 marks Question 1-10 (2 points each) Choose the word/sentence in Hiragana that best reprents the given English expression. Thank you very much. a. ありがとおございます b. ありがとうごじゃいます c. ありがとうございます d. ありがっとごじゃいます It s very tasty. a. とてもおいっしです b. とてもおいしいです c. とでもおいしです d. とでもおいしいです Today is a cool day, isn t it? a. きゅうはすずしいですね b. きょうわすずしうですね c. きゅうわすずしですね
d. きょうはすずしいですね Please say (it) one more time. a. もいちどいってくだちい b. もういちどいってください c. もおいちどいてっください d. もういちどいてくだちい Are you coming to university tomorrow? a. あしただいがくえきますが b. あしだたいがくへきますが c. あしただいがくへきますか d. あしだだいがくえきますか Let s eat sushi. 340 1600 a. おすしをたべましょう b. おすしをたべましゅう c. をすしをたべましょう d. をすしおたべましゅう a. さんぴゃくしじゅう b. さんびゃくよんじゅう c. せんぴゃくじゅうよん d. せんびゃくじゅうし a. いちせんろっぴゃく b. せんろくびゃく c. いちせんろくびゃく d. せんろっぴゃく 18 bottles (e.g. of beer) a. じゅうはっぽん b. じょうはちぼん c. じょうはぽっん d. じゅうはちぽん 70 (books)
a. しちじょうさつ b. ななじゅっさつ c. ななじゅうさっつ d. しちじょっさつ Question 11-15 (2 points each) Read the following sentences to answer the following multiple-choice questions below. はじめまして わたしはすずきまりこです いしゃです えいががだいすきです こんしゅうはにほんのをみっつみました しゅうまつはたいていいそがしいから あまりみません かいものもすきです きのうはかさをかいました よんせんごじゅうえんでした The writer of this passage is a. a. student b. doctor c. lawyer d. teacher The statement that most accurately reflects the passage content is. a. Her name is Chimari. b. She really likes English. c. It is likely that she owned a new car at the time she wrote this. d. It is likely that she owned a new umbrella at the time she wrote this. She watched movies this week. a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 The statement that most accurately reflects the passage content is. a. She went to view maple leaves in their fall colours over the weekend. b. She went shopping yesterday. c. She goes shopping every weekend. d. Her weekends are usually fun. The item that she purchased cost her. a. 4050 yen
b. 4350 yen c. 40050 yen d. 4315 yen Question 16-21 (2 points each) Choose the most appropriate expression to fill in the blank. Mari: Katakana wa wakarimasen ka. Jon:. a. Iie, wakarimasen yo. b. Hai, wakarimasu yo. c. Iie, wakarimasu yo. d. Hai, wakarimashoo. Mari: Jaa, itte kimasu. Misa:. a. Itadakimasu. b. Itte kudasai. c. Okaeri nasai. d. Itte rasshai. Misa: Jon-san, Nihongo ga o-joozu desu nee. Jon:. a. Soo desu nee. b. Iie, maa maa desu. c. Hai, arigatoo gozaimasu. d. Iie, mada mada desu. Misa: Shuumatsu wa taitee nani o shimasu ka. Ken:. a. Hai, nani o shimasu. b. Yoku hon o yomimasu. c. Hai, shuumatsu wa taitee shimasu. d. Shuumatsu wa amari hon o yomimasen. Student: Iroiro osewa ni narimashita. Professor:. a. Iie, doo itashimashite. b. Mata yoroshiku onegaishimasu. c. Hai, osewa ni narimashita. d. Kochira koso, doozo yoroshiku.
Professor:. Student: Hai, arigatoo gozaimasu. a. Shitsumon ga arimasu ka. b. Tesuto, ganbatte kudasai. c. Ashita tesuto ga arimasu ne. d. Kore o mite kudasai. Question 22-26 (2 points each) Choose the most appropriate expression to complete the response. Q: Kinoo unten-shimashita ka. A: Iie,. a. unten-shimasen desu b. unten-shimasu arimasen c. shimasen deshita d. unten-shimasen deshita desu Q: Ogenki desu ka. A: Iie, amari. a. genkiku arimasen b. genki de wa arimasen c. genki arimasen d. genki ja arimasen desu Q: Rekuchaa wa doo deshita ka. A: Totemo yo. a. ii deshita b. ikatta desu c. yokatta deshita d. yokatta desu Q: Kamera wa takakatta desu ka. A: Iie,. a. takai deshita arimasen b. takaku de wa arimasen c. takaku arimasen deshita d. takai ja arimasen deshita Q: Shitsuree desu ga, Amerika-jin desu ka. A: Iie,. a. Amerika-jin ja arimasen
b. de wa arimasen c. Amerika-jin arimasen d. arimasen desu Question 27-33 (2 points each) Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the gap. Customer: Sumimasen, jisho wa ikura desu ka. Shop clerk: 2,500-en desu. a. sore b. kore c. kono d. dono Suzuki: Koohii wa ikaga desu ka. Takada: Sumimasen, koora o onegai shimasu. a. samui b. tsumetai c. wakai d. suzushii Chuugoku-go no kurasu ni wa Nihon-jin ga imasu yo. a. ni-hito b. ni-nin c. futatsu d. futari Mari: Kanji wa naraimashita ka. Jon: Iie, konshuu naraimasu. a. motto b. raishuu c. ashita d. moo Misa: Ano hito wa uta ga desu nee. Ken: Ee, hontoo ni subarashii desu nee. a. joozu b. omoshiroi c. muzukashii d. tsumaranai Kawada: Morita-san wa koomuin deshita ka.
Morita: Iie, bengoshi deshita. a. tokidoki b. mae c. amari d. sukoshi Yamashita: Hamasaki-san wa shiidii o motte imasu ka. Hamasaki: Kurasshikku ga ooi desu. a. donna b. dore c. nan d. dare Question 31-40 (1 point each) Choose the most appropriate particle to fill in each blank. Kyoo 1 atarashii 2 resutoran 3 ikimasen. 4 1. a. to b. o c. wa d. ni 2. a. no b. de c. to d. [no particle] 3. a. ga b. to c. o d. e 4. a. ka b. ga d. de d. to Watashi 5 pen wa kore desu, 6 Yoshida-san 7 wa dore desu ka. 5. a. to b. wa c. no d. mo 6. a. de b. to c. ga d. wa 7. a. no b. ni c. mo d. [no particle] Tomodachi 8 Keiko-san wa Furansu-go 9 hanashimasu. 8. a. wa b. no c. mo d. ga 9. a. ga b. shika c. to d. o Kuruma wa zenbu 10 nan-dai 11 arimasu. 12 10. a. ni b. ga c. de d. to 11. a. ga b. o c. ni d. [no particle] 12. a. yo b. ka c. ga d. ne Questions 41-45 (2 points each) Complete the following statements about the Japanese language.
Devoicing of [i] and [u] occurs in: a. [n s] b. [s k] c. [n t] d. [k n] The sequence [ ] cannot occur in a word or phrase in Japanese. (C = consonant; V = vowel) a. [CVCC] b. [CVCV] c. [VCVV] d. [CVV] The particle marks a noun which is introduced as a new piece of information to the hearer. a. de b. ne c. wa d. ga Mo is a particle. a. discourse b. case marking c. connective d. sentence The particle to, connective marker, can be used only to connect. a. [a verb & a verb] b. [an adjective & an adjective] c. [a noun & a noun] d. [a sentence & a sentence] Questions 46-50 (2 points each) Choose the most appropriate translation of the given sentence: Who is coming to the party tonight? a. Dare paatii o kimasu ka, konban. b. Konban no paatii ni wa dare ga kimasu ka. c. Dare wa konban no paatii ni kimasu ka. d. Konban no paatii o dare wa kimasu ka.
Please give me 10 stamps and 5 postcards. a. Kudasai, juu-mai kitte to go-mai hagaki desu. b. Kitte juu-mai o to hagaki go-mai o kudasai. c. Juu-mai kitte o to go-mai hagaki o kudasai. d. Kitte o juu-mai to hagaki o go-mai kudasai. Ms. Chan will study both Japanese and Korean next year. a. Chan-san wa Nihongo mo Kankoku-go mo rainen o benkyoo-shimasu. b. Rainen Chan-san mo Nihongo to Kankoku-go o benkyoo-shimasu. c. Chan-san wa rainen Nihongo mo Kankoku-go mo benkyoo-shimasu. d. Rainen Chan-san wa Nihongo to Kankoku-go mo o benkyoo-shimasu. Roughly how many cafeterias are there at York University? a. Yooku Daigaku ni wa gurai ikutsu kafeteria o arimasu ka. b. Ikutsu gurai ga Yooku Daigaku ni wa kafeteria o arimasu ka. c. Yooku Daigaku ni wa kafeteria ga ikutsu gurai arimasu ka. d. Ikutsu guirai o kafeteria ga Yooku Daigaku ni arimasu ka. Mr. Takeda only reads Japanese newspapers. a. Takeda-san wa Nihongo shinbun dake yomimasen. b. Takeda-san wa Nihongo no shinbun shika yomimasen. c. Takeda-san wa Nihongo shinbun shika yomimasu. d. Takeda-san wa dake Nihongo no shinbun o yomimasu. I don t have much money, but I will buy a computer tomorrow. a. Amari o-kane ga arimasen ga, ashita konpyuutaa o kaimasu. b. Amari o-kane o arimasen demo, konpyuutaa o kaimasu ashita. c. O-kane ga amari arimasen demo, ashita konpyuutaa ga kaimasu. d. Amari o-kane o arimasen desu ga, ashita konpyuutaa o kaimasu.