Study Guide
Field 100: Japanese
Language Structures
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Sample Directions for Language Structures
This section of the test consists of one exercise with two parts (Parts A and B), each of which requires you to demonstrate your command of the structures and usage of the target language. Directions are provided before each part. Write your response to each part on one of the response sheets provided to you. Before you continue, please label your response sheets with the appropriate part labels as follows.
- "Language Structures: Part A"
- "Language Structures: Part B"
You may use the erasable notebooklet to make notes, write an outline, or otherwise prepare your responses to the exercises. However, your final responses to the exercises must be written on the response sheets provided.
Your final responses must be scanned using the scanner provided at your workstation. Instructions for scanning your Response Sheets are available by clicking the "Scanning Help" button at the top of the screen.
Your responses will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria.
- Grammar: Part A (1–14) supplying the correct term
- Correction: Part B (15–20) supplying a correct question or reply
Any time spent responding to the exercises, including scanning the response sheet(s), is part of your testing time. Monitor your time carefully. When your testing time expires, a pop-up message will appear on-screen indicating the conclusion of your test session. Only response sheets that are scanned before you end your test or before time has expired will be scored. Any response sheet that is not scanned before testing ends will NOT be scored.
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Sample Language Structures Exercise
Follow the directions for each of the two parts (Part A and Part B) below.
Part A (1–14)
Complete the passage by writing the Japanese letters (hiragana) that are grammatically correct and appropriate in the context. Provide a particle for each blank in parentheses and a word for each blank not in parentheses.
Two acquaintances at Rika's house
アンナ ： 友達の結婚式( blank 1)招待 blank 2たんですが、どんな服を着て blank 3ばいいでしょうか？
理香 ： 着物( blank 4)パーティドレスとか、いつもより良い服を着て行く blank 5が普通ですよ｡
アンナ ： そうですか。私は日本に来る時 パーティドレスを持って blank 6を忘れてしまいました｡ 着物も持っていない( blank 7)．．．．
理香 ： じゃあ、私のドレスを blank 8ましょうか。それとも着物の方( blank 9)いいですか。
アンナ ： じゃあ、着物( blank 10)お願いします｡
理香 ： ちょっと、待っていて下さい。今、持って blank 11ますから。
アンナ ： わあ、すてき blank 12着物です( blank 13)。着 blank 14を教えて下さいませんか｡
理香 ： ええ、よろこんで｡
- Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded
- Note: This represents a sample correct response. Other variations may also be correct.
- に
- され
- いけ
- とか
- の
- くるの
- し
- かし
- が
- を
- き
- な
- ね
- かた
Part B (15–20)
Imagine that you are asking someone to lend you a cell phone (携帯電話). Write an appropriate request and response for each of the following situations
- Asking a close friend in casual style
(15) Your request: blank
(16) Your friend's response: blank
- Asking an acquaintance
(17) Your request: blank
(18) Your acquaintance's response: blank
- Asking your teacher in KEI-GO (polite language)
(19) Your request: blank
(20) Your teacher's response: blank
- Enter to expand or collapse sample response.Sample response expanded
- Note: This represents a sample correct response. Other variations may also be correct.
- けいたいかしてくれる｡
- いいよ｡
- けいたいをかしてくれますか｡
- いいですよ｡
- おそれいりますが、せんせいのけいたいをおかりしてもよろしいですか｡
- いいですよ｡
Performance Characteristics for the Language Structures Assignment
| Grammar | 14 items require supplying the correct term |
|---|---|
| Correction | 6 items require supplying a correct question or reply |
Scoring Scale for the Language Structures Assignments
The examinee's response for the item is correct if, and only if, it is described by the following:
| Section 3 | Notation | Notation Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Part A (Items 1–14) |
C | Correct—the candidate's response is correct and appropriate within the context of the presented statement (i.e., the response satisfies all of the target language's rules of grammar demanded by the instructions and intended by the context of the statement). |
|
Part B (Items 15–20) |
C | Correct—the candidate's response is correct and appropriate within the given context (i.e., the response satisfies all of the target language's rules of grammar and is sociolinguistically appropriate for the given context). |
The examinee's response for the item is not correct if it is described by the following:
| Section 3 | Notation | Notation Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Part A (Items 1–20) |
NC | Not correct—the candidate's response does not accurately follow the target language's rules or the response is incomplete. |
| Score Point | Score Point Description |
|---|---|
| 4 | 16 to 20 tasks handled correctly |
| 3 | 11 to 15 tasks handled correctly |
| 2 | 6 to 10 tasks handled correctly |
| 1 | 0 to 5 tasks handled correctly |
| U | Unscorable—The candidate's response is unscorable because it is not on the given topic, illegible, not in the appropriate language, or too short to score. |
| B | Blank—There is no response to the assignment. |