[Katsuo]

I haven't checked levels 3 & 4, but for JLPT levels 1 & 2 the pattern is as follows:

1. Background information
2. Question
3. Dialog
4. Question (repeat)
5. Answer choice

1 to 4 above are all spoken. 5 consists of pictures in section one but is spoken in section two.

Jarvik7 Wrote:

pm215 Wrote:(2) the question is played both before and after the dialogue; make sure you listen to the 'before' one so you know what you're trying to listen for and don't need to worry about irrelevant parts of the dialogue

No they aren't.

Umm, I think they are played before and after on the past ２級 tests I've seen.

yes...
And:
Kono uchi ni hadaremo inai rashiku, itsu itte mo shizuka da.
I completely don't get it at the moment x_x
Also: Why is it: sutoobu ga nai node, kodomotachi ha samugatte iru - and not samukute iru... T_T
Also, I always despair when the difference between iru, aru, teoku comes up!

Man, those graph listening problems are giving me a lot of trouble.

I can barely follow what the guy is saying. While I'm trying to parse the meaning of a four digit number he mentioned a second ago, the next relevant piece of the dialogue comes up right after, so I basically miss out on the entire question. Maybe I should just blindly guess if I see one of these on the exam, since there's usually been only one in the past few years.

hagaren199 Wrote:Man, those graph listening problems are giving me a lot of trouble.

If this is JLPT2 do you want me to dig out my list of graph-question vocabulary for you?

pm215 Wrote:

hagaren199 Wrote:Man, those graph listening problems are giving me a lot of trouble.

If this is JLPT2 do you want me to dig out my list of graph-question vocabulary for you?

I'd be interested.

pm215 Wrote:

hagaren199 Wrote:Man, those graph listening problems are giving me a lot of trouble.

If this is JLPT2 do you want me to dig out my list of graph-question vocabulary for you?

In the same boat - would loooooove a list of graph-question vocab.

Would offering up my first born get me access to it?

Also does anyone know of a grammar frequency list for level 2?

OK, here we go:
増える、増加、減る、減少、上がる、下がる、上昇、下降、上回る、下回る、伸びる、伸び悩む、落ち込む、追い抜く、(60%を)占める、傾向がみられる、変わっていない、示す、表す、(5割を)きる、割合、変化、以上、以下、(5)割、(5)倍、(5倍)近く、(5)パーセント、(10)度、(1)位 [reading: い]、やや多め、少なめ、折れ線グラフ、棒グラフ、以前、今回、調査、売り上げ、(減り方が)激しい

This list is courtesy of the JLPT prep course at SOAS in London. Hopefully you know a fair number of these already. I'll leave you to look up the readings :-)

Okayyyyy, I think I might have underestimated the JLPT 1 a little bit. I score pretty good on past reading tests... but it takes so damn long, probably longer than 90 minutes. Oh well, maybe lady luck will be on my side this sunday, otherwise...

Are you already using the 'read the questions first so you can skim-read the passage' trick?

pm215 Wrote:Are you already using the 'read the questions first so you can skim-read the passage' trick?

Yeah, albeit I tweaked it a little. I do not really skim, but reading the questions and kind of having an idea of what's going on first sure helps while reading the text itself. Quite helpful, thanks.

Sitting here waiting for the listening section to start. So far so good.

Jarvik7 Wrote:Sitting here waiting for the listening section to start. So far so good.

頑張って！

I'm the only non-Chinese/Korean person taking 1級 :o

Good luck to everyone taking it Sunday! Get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast, both of which are proven ways to improve cognition on a day like JLPT day.

1kyuu listening section over.
Part 1 sucked, part 2 was easy.

Hope I can take the JLPT soon. First I have to be competent in basic Japanese.

Good luck to everyone though. I'm jealous.

I'm taking the JLPT highest level in 2012. Barring some unforeseen incident...... ..... .... ... .. .

ahhh my test is in 11 hours. Washington D.C.

Just got back from NYC JLPT4.

As expected, listening PWNED me. I think I did alright on the rest, but regardless, the listening score is going to mean epic fail. It's harder to drill listening than vocab/kanji/grammar/reading. Overall, the clock was my enemy, and even 5 minutes more on parts 1 and 3 would've made a significant difference. I also made the stupid mistake of leaving 3 questions unanswered on pt.1--I leave things unanswered if I have to think about them, and return at the end with what time is left (answer low-hanging fruit first). However, as I was going back and focusing on those harder questions, even though I knew I had only a minute or so left, I failed to just mark random answers on what I could not complete. Oh well. Chalk it up to nerves.

Regardless, I'm glad I signed up--it forced me to increase my workload and now I know how the test works for future attempts. JLPT comes and goes, but the knowledge I gained preparing for it is mine to keep.

A tip: bring no more than 3 pencils with you. LOL.

Its finally done, IM FREE TO LEARN WHAT I WANT WHEN AND HOW I WANT, and NO MORE HIRAGANAAAA-only. Whoa.

Now what do I do with all those Hiragana => Meaning-Cards?
o_o
And which book shall I take after Genki II? I think I'll go for Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese.