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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/28/2011 8:33:06 PM In this section, be careful of the 'tenten's and different readings. This is whe re Anki practice and readthekanji.com will be helpful. There are 12 of these questions on the actual test. You should try to answer these in 20 to 30 seconds or less each. That's around a minute for this test or 6 minutes on the actual test.) (Sticky Note comment Mac 5/28/2011 8:33:45 PM This is where you must choose the right kanji or katakana (for N5 only). Be awar e of fake kanji or similar looking kanji. This is where learning to recognize ka nji radicals will come in handy as well as writing practice or calligraphy class . On the test, there are 8 of these questions. Try to answer each question in about 20 to 30 seconds. That's around a minute fo r this test or 4 minutes for the real test.) 100

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/29/2011 7:28:27 PM These are textually-defined expressions or collocations. Basically they are test ing you on if you know the correct verb or noun to use in a given expression or phrase. For the N5 level, pictures are sometimes used as you can see. On the test, there are 10 of these questions. Try to answer each question in about 40 to 50 seconds. That's around a minute an d a half (1:30) for this test or around 7.5 minutes for the actual exam.) 101

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/29/2011 7:30:49 PM These are the paraphrase questions. Here they will give you a sentence and you h ave to choose the sentence that has the most similar meaning. Usually at this le vel they are testing the definition of a particular word. In the example they ar e testing to see if you know the meaning of ....and ... in the context of a sent ence. There are 5 of these questions on the real exam. Try to answer the questions in 40 to 50 seconds or a little over a minute and a half (1:30) for this exam. On the real exam, it should take you around 4.5 minut es. ) 102

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/28/2011 8:34:33 PM This is the start of the grammar section. In this section you will be tested on choosing the correct form to put in the blank. This is where paying attention to particles and verb endings in your grammar books will pay off. There are 16 of these questions on the test. Aim for about 30 seconds a piece on these questions. That's about a minute on th is exam or 8 minutes on the real thing.) 104

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/29/2011 8:34:08 PM These are the scrambled sentences or "sentence composition" questions. Here you have to place the 4 parts of the sentence in order. The answer you put on your a nswer sheet is whatever part goes on the star. In the example, this is the part labeled '4' - .. I recommend practicing a few of these before you get into the exam, because most people don't think of the composition of sentences in this way. Pay attention t o which particles should go first and what particles link to other parts of the sentence. There are 5 of these questions on the test. Try to finish each question in a minute and a half. That's about 3 minutes for t his exam and around 7.5 minutes on the real test.) 105

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/29/2011 7:35:39 PM These are 'text grammar' questions. They test your ability to use the correct gr ammar in the context of a text passage. Some grammar points or key vocabulary ne eds context in order for you to know which one to use. Pay attention to the sentences that come before and after the blank. They will p rovide clues as to what needs to fit into the space. There are 5 of these questions on the test. Try to finish each question in about a minute and a half (1:30). Try to complete this whole section in around 9 minutes (on this exam and the real exam). ) 107

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/29/2011 7:34:52 PM This is the first of the reading questions. These are the short passages. Each assage is around 80 characters. You will have one question per passage. The question will usually be about one fact in the passage. Read carefully for ricks, for example one sentence might change the meaning of another so be sure o read each sentence and not just hunt for the information. There are 3 of these questions on the test (3 passages with 3 questions each) Try to give yourself around 3 minutes for each of these. So on this exam about minutes total and about 9 minutes on the real exam.) 109

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/29/2011 7:33:57 PM These are the medium passage questions. The passage is around 250 characters. Th ere is only one passage with two questions. Read the questions first before goin g into the passage so you know what you are looking for. Don't read the answers though. This practice exam is exactly like the real test, 2 questions. Give yourself around 3 minutes for each of these questions, so about 6 minutes t otal for this section on this exam and the real test.) 110

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/28/2011 8:36:09 PM This is the one information retrieval question on the test. Be sure to read the question and any extra information than scan the piece of information for the co rrect answer. You definitely don't need to read everything in this section. Do l ook out for restrictions and limitations that might change the answer though. This exam is exactly like the test, both have 1 question and 1 passage. Give yourself about 5 minutes to answer this one (or much less). This should be fairly easy to answer quickly, so it is typically a good place to make up for lo st time.) 112

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/28/2011 8:36:27 PM These are task-based listening questions. You'll be asked a question about the p ictures presented. The whole conversation will be about the task, listen for tri cks and changes though. One sentence could change the answer completely, so you need to listen to everything. There are 7 of these questions on the real exam.) 115

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(Sticky Note comment Mac 5/28/2011 8:37:10 PM These are quick response questions. As you can see there is nothing written in t he test booklet. Instead, you'll be given a statement first and then you must ch oose the most appropriate response to the statement. It could be a question and you have to choose the answer, or it could be a common response to the statement (e.g. A:... ... B: ... .....) These can be a bit scary, because there is nothing written in the test booklet. Be sure to take simple notes (in English, Japanese, or whatever is the absolute easiest) It can be easy to get distracted during this part of the test, so remember to st ay focused and answer quickly so you are ready for the next question. There are 6 of these on the real test.) (Sticky Note comment Mac 5/28/2011 8:31:43 PM The listening section is often the easiest for people living in Japan (almost la ughably easy). Those outside of Japan will be challenged a little more, but it i s still one of the easier sections of the exam.) 120