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Beginning Japanese 1-5

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Konnichiwa
a)
hi
b)
goodmorning
c)
hello
d)
goodbye
2.
What are the following Japanese Numbers
a)
12
b)
20
c)
21
d)
22
3.
a)
302
b)
32
c)
303
d)
33
4.
a)
20
b)
23
c)
22
d)
21
5.
ohaiyougozaimasu
a)
goodbye
b)
no thank you 
c)
hello my name is mas
d)
good morning
6.

何ですか?

a)

あめ

b)

くもり

c)

ゆき

d)

てんき

7.

何ですか?

a)

ゆき

b)

くもり

c)

はれ

d)

あめ

8.

何ですか?

a)

ゆき

b)

くもり

c)

かぜ

d)

はれ

9.

天気

a)

はれ

b)

てんき

c)

くもり

d)

あめ

10.

a)

くもり

b)

てんき

c)

ゆき

d)

あめ

11.

何ですか?

a)

かぜ

b)

あめ

c)

ゆき

d)

あらし

12.

何ですか?

a)

b)

c)

天気

d)

13.

Hokkaido は あらし です。 十五ど です。

a)

Hokkaido is snowing. It is 16 degrees.

b)

Hokkaido is sunny. It is 15 degrees.

c)

Hokkaido is stormy. It is 15 degrees.

d)

Hokkaido is raining. It is 16 degrees.

14.

Hiroshima は 雨 ときどき はれ です。二十三ど です。

a)

Hiroshima is stormy. It is 13 degrees.

b)

Hiroshima is snowing sometimes cloudy. it is 13 degrees.

c)

Hiroshima is rainy sometimes sunny. It is 23 degrees.

d)

Hiroshima is snowing. It is 23 degrees.

15.

たべもの

a)

drink

b)

food

c)

like

d)

cake

16.

みず

a)

cola

b)

black tea

c)

orange juice

d)

water

17.

さしみ

a)

sushi

b)

sashimi

c)

teriyaki

d)

yakitori

18.

のみもの

a)

drinks

b)

food

c)

cake

d)

chicken

19.

すし

a)

sashimi

b)

teriyaki

c)

sushi

d)

yakisoba

20.
Bushido, "the way of the warrior," represents what?
a)
the rules of daily behavior followed by samurai.
b)
The particular fighting style of the samurai.
c)
The code of loyalty sworn to a peasant..
d)
the religious rituals performed by samurai.
21.
How did Samurai warriors fight?
a)
Knives
b)
Hands to Hand
c)
Two Swords
d)
Firearms
22.
Losing a fight, disobeying an order, or failing to protect his lord were all ways in which a samurai could
a)
be expelled from his position.
b)
earn imprisonment.
c)
lose his honor.
d)
lose land.
23.

Who introduced the first guns into Japan?

a)

Portuguese

b)

British

c)

Koreans

d)

Chinese

24.
What was the main function of the samurai?
a)
write poetry
b)
manage farmland
c)
defend lords
d)
conquer China
25.

Who were the daimyo?

a)

hired warriors

b)

head of a large landowning families

c)

generals, or rulers over Japan

d)

people who ruled for a monarch or emperor

26.
Why would you not disrespect a Samurai?
a)
They could take your money
b)
They could get you fired
c)
They had the legal right to kill you for disrespect
d)
they could run faster than you
27.
What was the name of the storms that helped Japan repel the Mongol's two invasions?
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Bushido
c)
Hakaido
d)
Sopuku
28.
Which list is in the order of most power to least power?
a)
samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant
b)
samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo
c)
shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant
d)
shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant
29.

What is the oldest and most traditional religion of Japan?

a)

Shinto

b)

Yoritomo

c)

Zen Buddhism

d)

Confucianism

30.
a)
ごはん
(gohan)
b)
やきとり
(yakitori)
c)
おにぎり
(onigiri)
d)
すし
(sushi)
31.
a)
ごはん
(gohan)
b)
なっとう
(nattou)
c)
とんかつ
(tonkatsu)
d)
ぎょうざ
(gyouza)
32.
a)
すし
(sushi)
b)
さけ
(sake)
c)
ばさし
(basashi)
d)
まっちゃ
(maccha)
33.
a)
ばさし
(basashi)
b)
ころっけ
(korokke)
c)
すし
(sushi)
d)
さしみ
(sashimi)
34.
What is the name of the Japanese lunches discussed in the article?
a)
Character Bento
b)
Character Lunches
c)
Japanese Bento
d)
Boxed Bento
35.
moday is what in japanese
a)
kayoobi
b)
getsuyoobi
c)
kinyoobi
d)
suiyoobi
36.
tuesday is what in japanese
a)
kayoobi
b)
bokyoobi
c)
anyoobi
d)
getsuyoobi
37.
sunday in japanese
a)
doyoobi
b)
burakoobi
c)
nichiyoobi
d)
insiyoobi
38.
what is saturday in japanese
a)
qwerty
b)
doyoobi
c)
ichyoobi
d)
bokuyoobi
39.
what is ......... in japanese
a)
suiyoobi
b)
it's not this one
c)
mokuyoobi
d)
or this one
40.
Mr zollers favourite song
a)
japanese days of the week song
b)
sorry
c)
were did you get that body from (psy
d)
all songs
41.
Does Hello Kitty have any brothers or sisters?
a)
Yes, she has a twin sister.
b)
Yes, she has an older brother.
c)
No, she's an only child.
42.

おいしい

a)

きびしい

b)

まずい

c)

きれい

d)

しんせつ

43.

ちいさい

a)

ふとい

b)

すばらしい

c)

たのしい

d)

おおきい

44.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

45.
Capital of Japan
a)
東京
b)
京都
c)
広島
d)
大阪
46.
中東
a)
car
b)
in the city
c)
the middle east
d)
big mouth
47.
a)
China
b)
ancient
c)
modern
d)
capital
48.

Tokyo

a)

京都

b)

東京

c)

大阪

d)

広島

49.
a)
tomorrow
b)
yesterday
c)
now
d)
length of time
50.
Time
a)
字間
b)
時間
c)
地間
d)
四間
51.
Which Japanese writing system starts with 'H'
a)
Himeji
b)
Hitakana
c)
Hiragana
d)
Hirakana
52.
Which Japanese writing system starts with 'R'?
a)
Romaji
b)
Homaji
c)
Riragana
d)
Rojima
53.
Which Japanese writing system starts with 'F'?
a)
Fuji
b)
Furigana
c)
Fumaji
d)
Futakana
54.
Which Japanese writing system is used to write your name?
a)
Katakana
b)
Kanji
c)
Hiragana
d)
Furigana
55.
Which Japanese writing system do kids in Japan learn first?
a)
Romaji
b)
Katakana
c)
Kanji
d)
Hiragana
56.
Which Japanese writing system do we 'sprinkle' over Japanese characters to help us read it?
a)
Furigana
b)
Hiragana
c)
Katakana
d)
Romaji
57.
Which Japanese writing system more difficult to write and represent whole words and ideas?
a)
Katakana
b)
Kanji
c)
Hiragana
d)
Furigana
58.
Which Japanese writing system would you use to write the word 'hotdog' in Japanese?
a)
Katakana
b)
Romaji
c)
Kanji
d)
Furigana
59.
What is romaji?
a)
English words
b)
Japanese characters for English words
c)
English letters used for English words
d)
English letters used to sound out Japanese words
60.
What is hiragana?
a)
Japanese characters that represent whole ideas/words
b)
Basic Japanese characters for real japanese words
c)
Japanese characters for non-Japanese words
d)
Basic Japanese characters for English words
61.
What is katakana?
a)
Japaese characters used for Japanese words
b)
Japanese characters used for English words
c)
Japanese characters used for non-Japanese words
d)
Japanese characters from China
62.
What is kanji?
a)
Japanese characters for non-Japanese words
b)
Japanese characters that originally came from China
c)
Japanese characters for real Japanese words
d)

Mini letters sprinkled on top of Japanese characters so that we can read them