Test 1 has 56 questions, broken down as follows: Questions 1 - 10: Reading of Hiragana words /sentences
20 marks Questions 11 - 15: Read sentences in Hiragana and
answer questions
10 marks Questions 16 - 21: Choose the most appropriate
response to the given expression
12 marks Questions 22 - 26: Conjugation of verb/adjective/
noun + “desu”
10 marks Questions 27 - 33: Choose the most appropriate
vocabulary
14 marks Questions 34 - 45: Choose the most appropriate
particles
12 marks Questions 46 - 50: Choose the correct statement
about the Japanese language
10 marks Questions 51 - 56: Choose the most appropriate
translation of the given sentences
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.
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。 340 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 1600 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, _____________________.
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
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)
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.
