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flonnebonne ([personal profile] flonnebonne) wrote2008-10-26 12:38 am
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JLPT links, advice

PAST TESTS: http://community.livejournal.com/japanese/1434629.html

SOME VERY PRACTICAL ADVICE
"The reading/grammar section is worth 50% of the points on the test. So, it's important you do well on this part. Many people run out of time because the section is so long. I found it helpful to do it this way:
Skip the reading questions and go directly to the grammar questions. Answer them as quickly as possible. If you don't know, just guess and move on. These questions are worth one point each. Finish all the grammar questions within 20 minutes. If you can't, just guess and move on.
Now return to the reading section. I found it helpful to do the reading section in reverse order. The reason is that the questions are arranged from longest reading to shortest reading, so if you go backwards, you can work your way up to the harder, longer passages. Each question here is worth 5 points-- 5x as much as the grammar questions-- so this is where you want to spend most of your time."
(http://nihongoperapera.com/jlpt/2kyuu.html)


If anyone has other resources/advice, I'd be very happy to hear it. :)

[identity profile] cienna.livejournal.com 2008-10-26 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's useful! I knew there was a point to me studying the kanji book for so long. I did find another site that lists the grammar points that are most commonly used on the test, but it seems to have disappeared. I hate it when that happens!

[identity profile] ontogenesis.livejournal.com 2008-10-26 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh, that Pera Pera person recommends the Pimsleur CDs... I've got all three levels (just finished them). Not bad at all!

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[personal profile] love 2008-10-26 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Very useful! *taking notes*
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[personal profile] love 2008-11-05 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
<3 OK!