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J-CAT
Nov 6, 2013 4:21:23 GMT
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Post by Jembru on Nov 6, 2013 4:21:23 GMT
Yeah, I noticed when I tried the sample questions! Like I say though, I often couldn't read the questions quickly enough to answer them. It was fine when it was just a vocabulary question, but when it was asking me to read a passage, then answer the question that followed, I often ran out of time before I'd finished reading the answers. So I don't think I'd get very far in the test itself.
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J-CAT
Nov 9, 2013 3:09:12 GMT
Post by Bokusenou on Nov 9, 2013 3:09:12 GMT
Congrats, MidoriAbby! Jembru, if you really want to take it, you could always skip the reading section (just leave the window open until the section is over), and just do the others.^^ Then it would still give you a score on the sections which are more important to you.
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J-CAT
Nov 9, 2013 8:41:52 GMT
Post by Jembru on Nov 9, 2013 8:41:52 GMT
That's not a bad idea actually. Although at the moment, I've decided to spend a few weeks upping my exposure to kanji, to see if I can get faster at reading at least the ones I DO know. I tried the sample questions again at work and one of the grammar questions, where you had to choose which sentence was the correct use, also timed out, as I couldn't read the sentences quickly enough. I did consider one thing though: the sample questions probably include difficult questions that if I'd taken the real test, I'd never have made it to (it adapts to your ability doesn't it? So you don't get to see some of the questions that test more advanced language, if you're struggling with the intermediate questions, right?).
Also, did anyone else try the sample questions? Does the section end once you get one wrong? Just I noticed that the listening section had considerably more questions than the other 3, and listening is probably my strongest skill.. so I guess I got questions wrong much earlier in the other sections? Or is it the case that the listening genuinely DOES have more questions? Just curious. I'm sure I'll get around to taking this test eventually.
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J-CAT
Mar 18, 2014 8:38:23 GMT
Post by Jembru on Mar 18, 2014 8:38:23 GMT
Hey, I tried again and my password request was accepted this time! I think what I did wrong before, was give my company name for 'affiliation'. This time, I gave them the name of the university I graduated from and it worked.
JLPT week inspired me to start using JLPT material to supplement my learning. However, when I look at the material, I can't decide what level I should be focusing on. I'm guessing N3 is a good bet, but I might be safer starting from N4, as I bet there's at least some kanji and written style grammar that I don't recognise at N4.
Then I remembered J-cat. It seems like a fairly good way to estimate where I might lie on the JLPT scale. Wherever it places me, I'll start my studies (so expect a post in the JLPT thread, asking for textbook recommendations!). I quite like the idea of taking this every, was it 6 months?, to track how my development is coming along.
So, I think I'll take it tomorrow (got too much to do today, as I always do on my first full day off work.. boo for housework and adult life in general..). I'll try not to go on too much of a downer if I bomb. I have really worked on my kanji since I first wanted to take this test, but I'm still expecting to struggle the kanji and longer reading passages. If it places me at around N5 though, I'm rage quitting Japanese forever!!! ^^
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