Quiz A #1 scheduled on Monday, Sept. 13 will cover the following materials:

• Listening Comprehension <6 points>: Yes/No Questions based on the recorded dialogues from p. 2 to p.7
• Conversational Expressions <8 points>: Identification of appropriate responses of  common conversational situations. Review pp. 2-9.

• Vocabulary <6 points>: You identify the objects in the “Classroom Expressions” picture on p. 10 by listening to their Japanese names.

Quiz A/B #2 Announcement

• Listening Comprehension <6 points>: Yes/No Questions based on  the following dialogues in Getting Started: Dialogues 1-6 (Part II)
• Dialogue completion <8 points>: You will be asked to complete the  short dialogues.  Make sure you are familiar with the recorded dialogues in Getting Started (Part II) and the vocabulary on p. 22 and p. 24.

• Hiragana <6 points>: Writing and reading of the Hiragana from A to TO.

Quiz A/B #3 Announcement

Quiz A #3 scheduled on Monday, Sept. 27 will cover the following materials:
 

• Listening Comprehension <6 points>: Yes/No Questions based on  the following dialogues in Getting Started: Dialogues 4, 5 (Part III), 5 (Part IV) and 1-6 (Part V)
• Dialogue completion <4 points>: You will be asked to complete the  short dialogues.  Make sure you are familiar with the recorded dialogues in Getting Started (Part III-V).
• Vocabulary <4 points>: You will be asked to identify items sold on different floors of a department store.  Study the vocabulary on p. 62 of the textbook.

• Hiragana <6 points>: Writing and reading of the Hiragana from A to YO with special emphasis on those from NA to YO.

Quiz A/B #4 Announcement

Quiz A #4 scheduled on Monday, October 4 will cover the following materials:
 

• Listening Comprehension <4 points>: You will answer Yes/No questions based on  the following dialogues in Chapter I: Activities 1, 2, 7, 8,11,18, 23.

• Dialogue Completion <6 points>: You will be asked to complete short dialogues.  All the dialogues are written in Japanese with the reading of katakana and kanji words shown above them in hiragana.  Make sure you can read hiragana words smoothly.

• Vocabulary identification <4 points>: The instructor will read  words from the vocabulary list (Vocabulary: People at School) on p.83of the textbook, of which you will identify the meanings.

• Kanji <2 points>: Reading and interpreting of the kanji in Kanji #1. You will be asked to show appropriate readings in hiragana and give meanings in English.

NIHON, NIHONJIN, GAKUSEI, NANNENSEI, ICHINENSEI, NINENSEI, SANNENSEI, NANGATSU, NAMAE

• Hiragana <4 points>: Writing and reading of the Hiragana from A to N/M with special emphasis on those from RA to N/M.

Quiz A/B #5 Announcement

Quiz A #5 scheduled on Monday, October 11 will cover the following materials:

• Listening Comprehension <4 points>: You will answer Yes/No questions based on two of the following dialogues in Chapter I: Activities 7, 8, 12, 23.
• Reading and Writing on Personal Information <5 points>: You will answer questions about yourself in Japanese.  Make sure you can read and write hiragana words comfortably.
• Vocabulary identification <5 points>: The instructor will read days of the week randomly, and you have to identify the meanings.

Quiz B #5 scheduled on Friday, October 15 will cover the following materials:

• Kanji <4 points>: Reading, writing and comprehension of the kanji in Kanji #1 and  reading and comprehension of the kanji in Kanji #2.

NIHON, NIHONJIN, GAKUSEI, SENSEI, HANASHIMASU, NIHONGO, DAIGAKU

• Hiragana <2 points>: Writing, reading and comprehension of hiragana words and phrases.

Quiz A/B #6 Announcement

Quiz A #6 scheduled on Monday, October 18 will cover the following materials:

• Listening Comprehension <4 points>: Yes/No questions based on  the following: Activity 1 (p. 127]) and Activity 9,10 (p. 137).
• Adjectives <8 points>: Reading, writing, and understanding of basic adjectives written in hiragana which are covered in class. See Useful Vocabulary: Basic Adjectives (p. 129) for reference.
• Vocabulary Identification <4 points>: The instructor will read  words from the vocabulary list (Vocabulary: Transportation and Commuting) on p.126and p.127of the textbook, of which you will identify the meanings.

• Kanji <4 points>: Reading, writing and comprehension of the kanji characters in Kanji #1 and #2.
          You will be asked following Kanji: NIHONGO, DAIGAKU, GAKUSEI, and Months of the year (ICHIGATSU, NIGATSU...).
• Hiragana <2 points>: Writing, reading and comprehension of hiragana words and phrases.

QuizA/B#7 Announcement

• Listening Comprehension <3 points>: Yes/No questions based on  the following: Activities 18 (p.149), 21 (p.152), 27 (p.158).
• Existence verbs <2 points>: Usage of inanimate ARIMASU and animate IMASU.
• Adjectives <6 points>: Usage of I-adjectives and Na-adjectives.  Review their use before and after nouns as well as their negative forms.
• Place names <3 points>: Japanese words for places such as the library and the movie theater.  Study the vocabulary list (vocabulary: Places around town) on pp.141-142 of the textbook.

• Kanji <4 points>: Reading and comprehension of the Kanji characters in Kanji #3.

• Hiragana <2 points>: Writing, reading and comprehension of Hiragana words and phrases.

Quiz A/B #8 Announcement

Quiz A #8 scheduled on Monday, November 1 will cover the following materials:

• Listening Comprehension <2 points>: Yes/No questions based on  the following: 5 short dialogues in Making Communication Work (pp. 167-168).
• Counters <4 points>: Basic counters and items counted with them.
• Adjectives <2 points>: Two kinds of adjectives in affirmative and negative forms.
• Location and Existence  <6 points>: Describing the locations of things in a room using ARIMASU and IMASU.

Quiz B #8 scheduled on Friday, November 5 will cover the following materials:

• Kanji <4 points>: Reading, comprehension  and  writing of the kanji characters in Kanji #3 and reading and comprehension of the kanji in Kanji #4.

• Hiragana <2 points>: Writing, reading and comprehension of hiragana words and phrases.

Quiz A/B #9 Announcement

Quiz A #9 scheduled on Monday, November 8 will cover the following materials:

• Listening Comprehension <4 points>: Yes/No questions based on a short passage read by your teacher in class. Review counters for people and basic expressions used for self-introduction.
• Adjectives <10 points>: Review Grammar and Practice Activities.[ 5 Adjectives and Adverbs] (pp. 128-131). Concentrate on those adjectives we studied in class. You should know the meanings, positive and negative forms, and prenominal and predicate usage of I-adjectives and Na-adjectives.

Quiz B #9 scheduled on Thursday, November 11 will cover the following materials:

• Kanji <4 points>: Reading, comprehension  and  writing of the kanji characters in Kanji #3 and Kanji #4.
• Hiragana <2 points>: Writing, reading and comprehension of hiragana words and phrases.

Quiz A/B #10 Announcement

Quiz A #10 scheduled on Friday, November 12 will cover the following materials:

• Listening Comprehension <4 points>: Yes/No questions based on a short passage read by your teacher in class, which describes someone's living arrangement (type of residence and things in his room).
<> Places and Locations <10 points>: You will be asked to describe the locations of various types of buildings in relation to others.

• Kanji and Hiragana <6 points>: You will be asked to write or read the Kanji covered this quarter, especially the target Kanji in Kanji #3 and #4.