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WorksheetsUnderstanding the Japanese Language (Yr 6)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many scripts (ways of writing) does the Japanese language use?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Which script is used for writing words that are borrowed from a different language?
a)
Hiragana
b)
Katakana
c)
Kanji
d)
Romaji
3.
How many basic sounds are there in hiragana/katakana?
a)
40
b)
36
c)
46
d)
84
4.
The following word is written using which script?
あつい
あつい
a)
Romaji
b)
Kanji
c)
Hiragana
d)
Katakana
5.
Which script would you use for the following word:
Kangaruu
Kangaruu
a)
Katakana
b)
Hiragana
c)
Romaji
d)
Kanji
6.
The following word is written in which script?
日本語
日本語
a)
Romaji
b)
Hiragana
c)
Katakana
d)
Kanji
7.
Which script is this?
Konnichiwa
Konnichiwa
a)
Katakana
b)
Romaji
c)
Kanji
d)
Hiragana
8.
How do the Japanese write particle wa?
a)
わ
b)
ワ
c)
は
d)
を
9.
Which script would be used to write the following word?
Shirokuma
Shirokuma
a)
Hiragana
b)
Kanji
c)
Romaji
d)
Katakana
10.
How many sounds are represented by each hiragana/katakana character?
a)
2
b)
more than 1
c)
1 or more
d)
1
11.
How many sounds are represented by each kanji character?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
1 or more
d)
more than 1
12.
How do you recognise if a word is written in hiragana?
a)
Square and Straight Characters
b)
Curvy and Loopy Characters
c)
Complex characters with up to 18 strokes each
d)
English letters
13.
What is romaji?
a)
Japanese Characters to write Japanese words
b)
Japanese characters to write borrowed words
c)
English letters to write Japanese words
d)
Numbers used to write Japanese words
14.
What is used to represent a double consonant in hiragana and katakana?
a)
particle o
b)
a hyphen
c)
the 'u' character
d)
small tsu
15.
How many kanji are there in the entire Japanese language?
a)
Approximately 10000
b)
Approximately 70000
c)
Approximately 50000
d)
Approximately 100000
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