Final Exam Review and Preparation

Final Exam Review and Preparation

You should feel so proud of all you have accomplished in this course!

すごいです！

Below you will find an outline of what to expect on the Japanese 10 Final Exam.  Each section will have a link back to the Course Unit where the concepts were first introduced.

If you need clarification, don't hesitate to contact your teacher/marker.

がんばってください！

You will be asked to explain the three Japanese language systems in detail (what are they, when are they used, what are the visual characteristics of each, etc).

You must be able to write out the entire ひらがな chart in the correct order.

For example, which line comes after the た line?  Which line comes after the ら line?
Remember the sentence you came up with to help memorize the chart order?  That will help you in this section!

Obviously you must be able to read all the ひらがな chart characters as well as the Special Sounds. 

You must be able to read and write the Essential Kanji characters such as numbers and days of the week, months and telling time. 

You will also be required to read and recognize the Recognizable Kanji characters listed here.

You must be able to discuss the difference between humble and honorific family terms (which terms are humble, which terms are honorific, when to use which term, etc). 

You will be asked to write sentences using all the verb forms we have learned in this course.  ~ます (る and う verbs as well as the Irregular verbs)、 ~ません、~ました、 ~ませんでした、 ~ましょう、～たい. 
Make sure you know what each form represents (present tense, future tense, present negative tense, past tense, past negative, etc).

You will be asked to match the えいご words with the correct 日本語 for the verb meanings. 

You will be asked to match the えいご with the correct 日本語 based on content from the Questions and Expressions lists in Units 1, 2 and 3. 

You will be asked to write sentences describing nouns using い adjectives in the positive and negative forms. 

You must know the uses for the particles と、も、で、に and the conjunctions そして、それから、でも. 

You will be given sentences with blank spaces in them and you will be asked to put the appropriate particle into each sentence. 

You will be asked to write about things (nouns) that you like and dislike. 

In the Written Composition section, you will write about yourself as though you are talking to a new friend who knows nothing about you. 

You will talk about things you do, things you don't do, things you like and things you dislike, etc. 

You will also tell your new friend about people in your family and you will ask them some questions about themselves.

You will be expected to use かんじ if you use any of the Essential Japanese 10 Course words and you must use a variety of verbs, nouns and い adjectives. 

The written composition is putting together everything that you have learned throughout the year. 

Make sure you are familiar with the vocabulary from the course. 

You can go back through the Units and practice on the Flashcard and Visual Vocabulary Pages and you can also review by looking through the Course Glossary. 

しつもんがありますか。

Don't hesitate to contact your teacher/marker if you need any clarification or have any questions on any of the explanations above!