RobBright 35 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 åˆ indeed - have forgotten so much kanji recently Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Did 4 then 3 was a piece of cake, but never got round to trying 2, don't think I would pass it now haven't studied kanji at all for ages, I probably forgot some of them now. No need for me and no incentive to go for number 2 or 1 now for my work! But I may pull out the books again in winter and see if I can't boost my number of kanjis once again, sure would be nice to be able to read everything properly. Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Gave up trying to get l2, it was just more effort than would be worth. I decided just to enjoy leaning as much as possible in my own time and with no kanji stroke kind of thing that really puts me off. Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 So how did everyone go yesterday? 1kyu was alright. Surprisingly listening was a bitch. Not sure if i did enough to pass but i was satisfied with it. Bring on the start of Feb! Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 What? The listening was the easiest part for me. The last one (the sci-fi scene with the girl running off to the prototype fighter) was pretty funny, not whar i was expecting. having said that, the rest was hell. I'll be happy if i get even 50% Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I thought the first listening part, looking at the pictures had some hard questions. I kept waiting for the repeat but it never came.. you have to concertrate really hard. The second half was easy though. That last question, i think everyone was trying hard not to burst out laughing and get an automatic red card.. Link to post Share on other sites
gaijindrifter 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I took the 1kyuu and am confident I got over 80% on the listening, though I doubt I got better than 60% overall. I was, however, lucky enough to had read an article about dairy farming in Japan that helped me answer 4 or 5 vocab questions including: 酪農（らãã®ã†ï¼‰ æºã‚る（ãŸãšã•ã‚る） 飼育（ã—ã„ã） but I did look back and realize I messed up a few words that I actually knew which is what's gonna end up costing me Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Dairy farming is a lucky article??? Of course the listening is the easiest but i was counting on getting around 90% for that part but i'm sure i got about 4 or 5 wrong. The key is the reading comprehension. It's weighted with a lot higher marks than the other sections. Can I ask what you got for the question about the environment in this section? It seemed that people have to take care of the environment seemed like it was too easy an answer so i went for people have to look after other people. How did you interpret that piece? Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 All sounds very difficult to me. Has anyone ever passed by simply guessing them all at random? Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 yep me. i got 2kyu by about 1%, and im sure I guessed a good 1/4 of the answers Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thats the thing with multiple choice - the answers are already there. I really dislike it as a way of testing knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 If in doubt pick C - that was the advice given by my Uni professor! Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Well you might get 25% plus or minus a bit I wonder if when putting the tests together what thought and process goes into choosing the pattern of results. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Do these tests still 'get harder' ever year? I remember doing level 2 and being almost the only caucasian gaijin there. Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I think they seem to be getting harder. I did some past papers from the early 90's. There was a lot of 2kyu grammar in the 1kyu. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 There was a lot of 2kyu grammar in the 1kyu. ??? Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Originally Posted By: pie-eater There was a lot of 2kyu grammar in the 1kyu. ??? Yeah, grammar that is classed as the 2kyu level now appeared as answers in the grammar section for 1kyu in the early 90's. basically meaning that it got harder.. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 When do you all get your excite results? Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Feb I think Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 got my results today. 80.5% on 1kyu. a little bit better than i expected. listening was a bit disappointing with only 87/100. should have got 100 for that. Writing/Vocab 70/100 and reading grammar 165/200. thank god that's over! how'd everyone else do??? Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 gratz. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Congratulations, good going. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 55% for 1kyu, so no pass. But better than i thought, 'cause i didn't study at all for it. Link to post Share on other sites
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