J132 Review for Final Exam

先生の 最後 (さいご、Last) の クラス!!

 

Below are the review materials for the final.

The Exam is scheduled for 8:00-11:00 am. On the Syllabus I indicate an 8:30 start time--the exam should not take the whole 3 hours.

But I will be there even before 8:00 for anyone who wants to get started early! I will have to leave right around 11:00 am so be aware, please.

Structure of the test:

There are 9 Sections

I. Japanese-->English Sentences (18)

II. Answer according to the picture of a room (10) - where are things?

III. Answer according to a map with things like a post office, bank, bookstore, restaurant, etc. indicated (8)

IV. Fun with Particles: fill in particles and TRANSLATE the sentences into English (20)

V. VERBS て-form and た-form

食べて/食べた、

見て/見た、

飲んで/飲んだ 読んで/読んだ、

書いて/書いた、

行って/行った、作って/作った、 etc. 

 

ADJECTIVES

-て form(くて)大きくて、小さくて、古くて、いそがしくて、つまらなくて、etc.,

And Plain Past (Base + かった form, 大きかった、古かった)

 

VI. Respond in Japanese (15) - kind of like the usual oral questions on p. 1 of my tests, but these are all in written form

VII. Respond in Japanese giving reasons or explanations using the ん desu form (5). They all will be どうして (why) questions with an ん desu and you respond accordingly.

We did this once before!

 

VIII. English to Japanese (15)

 

IX. Kanji 10 Each Recognition (compounds) and Production

 

 

Here are some general Review Sentences to practice with:

1. Next week, I am going to the mountains.

...I want to go to the mountains

...I think I want to go....

I think s/he wants to go....(V-たがっている)

 

2. I often listen to music.

 

3. Everyday, I have class at 10:20.

 

4. Yesterday, I made sushi.

 

5. I spoke with my friend on (by means of) the phone.

 

6. Sometime, shall we go see a movie?

 

7. In America, how much does one CD cost?

 

8. Do you like writing papers?

 

9. When you were in high-school, did you go hiking often?

10. I went to the Bistro (in order) to meet a friend. (purpose of motion!)

 

11. Where are the stereos? They are on the eighth floor. (I think they are on....)

 

12. What kind of music do you like best?

 

13. I swim a lot at the pool.

 

14. I bought a new blouse at the department store.

 

15. Mt. Hood (フッド山) is the tallest mountain in Oregon.

 

16. I will go to France next year./I want to go to France next year./I think I...

 

17. I like baseball more than football.

 

Same pattern with a verb: I like reading books more than watching TV.

 

18. How do you say/call this thing in Japanese? 

これは 日本語で 何と いいますか。

Also, we have:

「高そう」って 何ですか.

What does 「高そう」mean?

「It looks expensive」です。

高かなさそうです = It does not look expensive

 

19. Behind the television there is a window.

 

20. Lee-san came from Korea. He is majoring in literature.

 

21. Which tastes better, Pepsi or Coca Cola?

 

22. This is my friend's new guitar.

 

23. I watched a video with a friend.

 

24. Shall we eat pizza somewhere?

 

25. Every week, I write my parents a letter.

 

26. I drank coffee at a cafe.

 

27. I will meet a friend tomorrow at the Bistro.

 

28. Which one is Yamaguchi-san's magazine?

 

29. I love eating at restaurants.

 

30. Alaska is bigger than Oregon.

 

31. I am taking (とっています) four classes right now.

 

32. I don't like cleaning my room.

 

33. I went to that restaurant in order to talk with a friend.

 

34. What kinds of food do you like?

 

36. Behind the sofa there is is a big chair.

 

37. How many siblings do you have?

 

38. How many hours do you study everyday?

 

39. Did you go somewhere last week?

 

40. I want/desire a new jacket but....

 

41. I think I will do homework from 4:00 to 5:30.

 

42. At the supermarket I bought some juice and Cola.

 

43. Last night, I did homework at the library.

 

44. When will you go back (return) home?

 

45. It does not appear as though Yamakawa-san is a first-year student. (一年生 じゃ なさそう)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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