MARINERS’ POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES FOUNDATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGE – NIHONGO 1
SECOND SEMESTER , ACADEMIC YEAR 2022 – 2023
PRELIM PERIOD
QUIZ No. 1
Name : ______________________________ Student ID:__________Score: _____/30pts
Year/Section : _________________Teacher : Mr. Lester Belarmino Date:____________
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General Directions:
o Download and print out this questionnaire. Answer must be in handwritten
o Read and understand each statement carefully. Use black ballpen only
o Erasure/s are not allowed. Write your answers legibly.
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TEST I. IDENTIFICATION: READ AND UNDERSTAND THE GIVEN QUESTION. WRITE YOUR
ANSWER ON THE SPACE PROVIDED BEFORE EACH NUMBER. (20X1=20PTS)
________________________1. WHAT IS THE EVENT IN JAPAN THEY CELEBRATE THE CHERRY
BLOSSOM VIEWING AND ALSO KNOWN AS “_____________”.
________________________2. THIS IS THE OLDEST WRITING SYSTEM CAME FROM CHINA.
________________________3. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL WRITING SYSTEM OF JAPAN MADE BY
SIMPLIFYING THE CHINESE CHARACTER.
________________________4.HOW MANY DIALECTS DOES JAPAN HAVE?
________________________5. THIS WRITNG SYSTEM IS MADE FOR NON-JAPANESE WORDS.
________________________6. WHAT IS THE RELIGION IN JAPAN THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY KING
BAEKJE OF KOREA?
________________________7. THIS WRITING SYSTEM IS MADE FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN JAPANESE
BY USING ENGLISH ALPHABET.
________________________8. HOW MANY BASIC CHARACTERS OF JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM
THEY HAVE?
________________________9. WHICH WRITING SYSTEM NEED TO USE TO WRITE THE
FOLLOWING: EXAMPLE: BRUNO MARS, JUSTIN BIEBER, TAYLOR SWIFT AND ETC.
________________________10. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF JAPAN?
________________________11. WHICH WRITING SYSTEM IS IN THE PICTURE.
________________________13. A GESTURE OF BOWING IN JAPAN, COMMONLY USED AS A SIGN
OF SALUTATION. AN IMPORTANT ETIQUETTE IN JAPANESE CULTURE.
________________________14. WHAT IS THE WORD “GREETINGS” IN JAPANESE?
________________________15. WHICH WRITING SYSTEM IS IN THE PICTURE.
________________________16. HOW MANY PREFECTURES DOES JAPAN HAVE?
________________________17. WHICH WRITING SYSTEM IS IN THE PICTURE.
________________________18. WHICH WRITING SYSTEM IS IN THE PICTURE.
________________________19. WHAT IS THE WORD “SELF INTRODUCTION” IN JAPANESE?
________________________20. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF JAPAN?
TEST II. MATCH THE FOLLOWING GREETINGS IN JAPANESE WITH ITS CORRECT MEANING
IN ENGLISH. WRITE ONLY THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER. CHOOSE ONE LETTER FOR EACH
NUMBER. (10X1=10PTS)
A. YOU’RE WELCOME
________1. すみません B. PLEASE TAKE CARE
________2. ごめんなさい
C. I’M SORRY
________3. ありがとうございます D. THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK
________4. どういたしまして E. WELCOME HOME
________5. いただきます F. PLEASE WAIT FOR A WHILE
________6. きをつけてください G. EXCUSE ME
________7. ちょっとまってくだい H. THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD BEFORE
________8. もいちど おねがいします EATING
________9. おかえりなさい I. ONCE MORE PLEASE
________10. おつかれさまでした J. THANK YOU
K. I’M HOME
L. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MARINERS’ POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES FOUNDATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGE – NIHONGO 1
SECOND SEMESTER , ACADEMIC YEAR 2022 – 2023
PRELIM PERIOD
QUIZ No. 2
Name : ______________________________ Student ID:__________Score: _____/30pts
Year/Section : _________________Teacher : Mr. Lester Belarmino Date:____________
______________________________________________________________________
General Directions:
o Download and print out this questionnaire. Answer must be in handwritten
o Read and understand each statement carefully. Use black ballpen only
o Erasure/s are not allowed. Write your answers legibly.
______________________________________________________________________
TEST I : CONSTRUCTION : COMPOSE A JAPANESE SENTENCES USING THE GIVEN PATTERN
BELOW. USE ONLY VOCABULARIES CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR MODULE. (5X2=10PTS)
PATTERN 1 : N1 WA N2 DESU.
JAPANESE ROMAJI :_________________________________________________________
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :_________________________________________________________
PATTERN 2 : N1 WA N2 DEWA ARIMASEN.
JAPANESE ROMAJI :_________________________________________________________
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :_________________________________________________________
PATTERN 3 : N1 WA N2 DESU KA.
JAPANESE ROMAJI :_________________________________________________________
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :_________________________________________________________
PATTERN 4 : N1 WA N2 DESU. N1 MO N2 DESU.
JAPANESE ROMAJI :_________________________________________________________
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :_________________________________________________________
PATTERN 5 : N1 WA N2 NO N3 DESU.
JAPANESE ROMAJI :_________________________________________________________
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :_________________________________________________________
TEST II. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN JAPANESE. ANSWER THE
QUESTION IN JAPANESE SENTENCE. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN ROMAJI. FOLLOW THE
GIVEN EXAMPLE. (5X2=10PTS)
EXAMPLE : あなた は いしゃ ですか。 IIE, WATASHI WA ISHA DEWA ARIMASEN.
. . . WATASHI WA GAKUSEI DESU.
あなた は りかさん ですか。 HAI, WATASHI WA RIKA DESU.
1.あなた の なまえ は なん ですか。
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2.どこ から きましたか。
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3.おいくつ ですか。
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4.あなた は がくせい ですか。
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5.あなた は にほんじん ですか。
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TEST III. GIVE THE ENGLISH MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS IN JAPANESE.
(10X1=10PTS)
1. がくせい ________________________
2. あなた ________________________
3. せんせい ________________________
4. いしゃ ________________________
5. けんきゅうしゃ ________________________
6. ぎんこういん ________________________
7. かいしゃ ________________________
8. フィリピン ________________________
9. にほん ________________________
10. だいがく ________________________
