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Japanese Basic Information Test

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many writing systems are used in Japan?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

2.

Choose the correct answer that correctly names all of the 3 writing systems in Japan?

a)

Kanji, Katakana, Romaji

b)

Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji

c)

Romaji, Hiragana, Kanji

3.

How many characters are there in the Hiragana and Katakana Alphabets?

a)

40

b)

46

c)

35

d)

42

4.

When you first meet someone or say hello in Japan, what is the important thing you need to remember to do?

a)

Shake hands

b)

High Five

c)

Wave

d)

Bow

5.

What is an Obento?

a)

A lunchbox

b)

A type of Japanese drink

c)

A Japanese martial art

d)

The dress worn on special occasions

6.

What 2 colours are the Japanese flag made up of?

a)

Red, Green

b)

Blue, Yellow

c)

Red, White

d)

Black, White

7.

The following characters (け ケ) both represent the sound Ke. What do we know about the Hiragana and Katakana writing systems?

a)

They are pronounced the same way.

b)

They are used for the same purposes.

c)

They never appear together in a sentence.

8.

Which one of the following expressions means 'Hello' in Japan?

a)

こんにちは

b)

さようなら

c)

おはようございます

d)

どうぞよろしく

9.

Which of the following instructions means 'Please sit down' in Japanese?

a)

みてください

b)

たってください

c)

すわってください

d)

よんでください

10.

What is something you need to do when you enter a Japanese home?

a)

Take off your jacket

b)

Bow and say a prayer

c)

Remove your shoes

d)

Say hello

11.

What is a difference that occurs between Japanese and Australian school days?

a)

In Japan, school is never fun.

b)

In Japan, the students do not take their own lunch.

c)

In Japan, the students only have 2 lessons a day.

d)

In Japan, the students clean the school after lunch every day.

12.

In Japanese language, what is Katakana used for?

a)

Words that are very long

b)

Words that are borrowed from other languages

c)

Adjectives

d)

Words that name foods

13.

Where does the Japanese character system originate (Come) from?

a)

Thailand

b)

India

c)

Korea

d)

China

14.

Japan is made up of how many main islands?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

15.

Roughly how many people currently live in Japan?

a)

27 million

b)

127 million

c)

25 million

d)

300 million

16.

If someone said to you ’どうぞよろしく’ what would it mean?

a)

Good morning

b)

Pleased to meet you

c)

How old are you?

d)

What is your name?

17.

What is the name of the food in the image shown?

a)

Gyoza

b)

Onigiri

c)

Sushi

d)

Tempura

18.

What is the name of the structure shown in the picture?

a)

Golden Gate

b)

Torii Gate

c)

Red Gate

d)

Ichi Gate

19.

Name this famous Japanese sport

a)

Judo

b)

Karate

c)

Chess

d)

Kendo

20.

Kanji characters are used to represent meaning. What does the following Kanji character represent?

a)

River

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Tree

21.

Kanji characters are used to represent meaning. What does the following Kanji character represent?

a)

Life

b)

Book

c)

Language

d)

Country

22.

Kanji characters are used to represent meaning. What do the following Kanji characters represent?

a)

Japanese Culture

b)

Japanese Country

c)

Japanese Language

d)

Japanese Person

23.

Why is Australia written as オーストラリア in Japanese?

a)

Because you cant make these sounds using Hiragana.

b)

Because it looks cool.

c)

Because pronunciation of foreign words needs to be changed to fit into the katakana sound system.

d)

Because the Kanji for it would be too difficult.