As I’ll not be taking JLPT 4, my Japanese language school decided to give all students who will be taking the JLPT 3 this year a mock sitting of the JLPT 4. I was quite surprised by difficulty of the paper. It was rather simple, with only a couple of questions that were slightly tricky.
Here’s my score.
I wonder why there’s a Kaomoji printed on the result slip
I had a total of 4 errors, and that cost 16 marks. Ouch.
The paper that I sat for was from 2002, so I’m not sure if it still stands as an accurate gauge. I’m thinking that the standard has rocketed since 6 years ago. Still, I think I fared quite decently in this test. Of course, this is nothing much since level 4 is pretty much rendered useless in getting you anywhere. Still, I decided to log this down with a post for archival purposes, as well as to make me feel slightly better during the exam period. If only I could attain such grades for my semester exams…
Anyway, I hope I’ll fare decently in the upcoming JLPT3 this December. I’ve yet to register as having passport sized photos taken is quite a chore for a procrastinator like me. I think I better get the registration done by next week lest I drag on and eventually miss the deadline.
Shamless plug of a post is shameless.
On a side note, congrats for only losing 16 marks.
i like the \(^o^)/ on the paper.
Looks like you won’t be having any trouble there, double.
Yes, hurry and get your photos so we can both suffer together! At least you have experience taking their kinds of tests - that will probably help for level 3…?
Hmm… wasn’t there a post where you bought the Japanese FMP novels? If you can read light novels, I don’t see why you’d have any problems with JLPT 4 or 3. It’ll be the hardest tests that are more kanji-centric, I guess?
Do you do anything other than your Japanese course to learn the language? I had my 18th birthday a week ago and I just finished a two-year college course so I’m not really sure what I’m doing.
Though, my current plan is to get a temporary job for a year or so and try to learn Japanese alongside it. The qualifications I got won’t be much use as I don’t want a job in computer programming, e-commerce, databases etc. The course was boring as hell.
I wish they’d grade us using smileys instead.
C.I. > Still, 384 is 6 marks from the top mark in class…
gordon > I wonder why they printed that there, lol.
Stifler > I’m not too sure about that. From what I heard, the JLPT4 last year was quite a killer.
Caitlin > I guess some experience does help ^^
Mark > Grats on your 18th birthday. I’m still a couple of months away from it >_>
I go for Japanese lessons twice a week, 3 hours each session, alongside regular school work. Besides that, I try to immerse myself in Japanese as much as possible. For example, listening to Japanese music often helps a little with the listening. My weakness is grammer, but I’ve yet to find out a way where improve it other than doing the homework given.
As for the FMP novels, I can’t read them without a dictionary since there’s no furigana. I don’t have much problem reading manga though.
Shin > You can come up with a new grading system. 4 smileys equate to an A, while a sad face equates to an F.
Thanks. ^^
And I’m surprised that the FMP novels don’t have any furigana - I figured they would be fairly popular among kids in Japan. Though, I guess it’s better it doesn’t as you have to try harder to read it while learning new kanji.
@double, which dictionary you using? I’m thinking get one
Mark > All light novels do not contain furigana, save for the special or uncommon kanji.
pp > I have yet to buy a dictionary, so I’m using rikaichan, a firefox addon.
I remember rushing for a JLPT 2 test and chalking up an 8000 yen taxi fare, only to arrive too late anyway haha. Now that was fun.
blauereiter > Your wallet must have hurt.
this post is garbage. where is the test?