Here is my scoring history.
AD Level Scores
- 11/2009 613 points
- 11/2006 459 points
- 04/2004 376 points
I did not expect to get over 600 points. I was expecting to at least get more than 500 points, so I'm pleased with the score but not the fact that I didn't get the certificate, however, that doesn't bother me. I just take the test to see what my real improvement is. I have never prepared before taking the J. Test. I was going to do more reading before this test, but I only read that one book which I finished 2 months before the test. After that, I didn't do any reading. It would have really helped though as I was struggling with all of the articles you have to read to answer the questions on the test. There were 7 articles. Only the first 2 were short ones. The others weren't real long but they were more and more difficult to comprehend.
Last week, I received my results for the Japan Kanji Proficiency Test 日本漢字能力検定. I took and passed level 8 with a score of 144 points which is 96%. This level tests on the 200 characters that are learned by 3rd grade elementary students in Japan. Combined with the previous grades' characters, that makes 440 characters. As I told Emma, I missed the readings for 歯車 as well as 画板, and the writing of 究 as well as 発. For that last one, I don't remember what I did to get that one wrong. I probably wrote the last two strokes starting from the bottom horizontal line instead of the line above it. But I really don't recall.
Good job on the tests. 96% on the kanken is pretty solid mastery. Did you prepare for the kanken in any way? If so, what materials did you use?
ReplyDeleteAre you going to do level 7 next or skip to 6?
Oh yes. I definitely had to be prepared for the KanKen (Kanji Kentei). I used past test collection books(過去試験問題集). In fact, I've studied for this same level before. The last time I was prepared for it was in April of this year. I could get over 90% on the tests back then. But then, just 2 weeks before the November test, I started doing more past tests and I was failing again. So as I did each one, my score increased every time until I was getting over 90% again. Next, I'm working on level 7, which is another 200 Kanji.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Keith, keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad about 発. I have seen two ways of writing this in books, so I asked a Japanese teacher. She got very defensive and acted like I was being komakai because I wanted to know.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the improvement!
ReplyDeleteKeith. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteAnd btw - ho ho ho for the holidays...
Good job!
ReplyDeleteI see a couple of posts here about you taking various tests, so I wonder if all that is defocusing you from the LL and do you have certain periods of the year when taking tests and others when studying, kind of preseason-season?
I'm not very good at studying but I like to take tests to measure my improvement. The Japanese tests can be somewhat helpful for gaining employment. Usually, it is the off-season.
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