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アダムのトーチャータイム1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Give the hiragana reading for the term 就職活動 [ひら]

(a)  

2.

What is the term for people who choose part-time jobs instead of long-term salaried careers? [カナ]

(a)  

3.

What is the discipline of seated meditation that is typically the primary practice of the Zen Buddhist tradition? [ひら]

(a)  

4.

Which of the three kinds of bullet trains used on the Tokaido shinkansen is the FASTEST?

a)

Kodama

b)

Hikari

c)

Nozomi

5.

What is the phenomenon of a salary man working away from his family? [ひら]

(a)  

6.

What is the name of the offertory box for donations at a shrine? [ひら]

(a)  

7.

Each morning, buyers and sellers gathered at the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. The fish market has since been relaunched in...

a)

Toranomae

b)

Toyosu

c)

Takebashi

d)

Tanabe

8.

What is the term for the "critical years" of one's life that bring bad fortune? [漢]

(a)  

9.

I am the richest person in Japan after knocking Masayoshi Son off the top spot. I own the popular clothing chain Uniqlo. Who am I? [RO]

(a)  

10.

What is a 仲人(なこうど)?

a)

Betrothal gift

b)

Matchmaker

c)

Arranged marriage

d)

Fiancee

11.

The prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Tokyo make up the _______ industrial region.

a)

はんしん

b)

けいひん

c)

きたきゅうしゅう

d)

ちゅうきょう

12.

What is the name of Japan's busiest airport by passenger traffic and the primary hub for both ANA and JAL. [RO]

(a)  

13.

In Tokyo, you can purchase Pasmo or Suica cards. These prepaid transportation cards are called (a)   cards.

14.

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment started a summer dress code campaign in 2005 as a means to help reduce Japanese electricity consumption by limiting the use of air conditioning. This is known as the (a)   campaign. [カナ]

15.

What is the name for the specially designated seats for elderly and disabled passengers on Japan's buses, trains and subways? [カナ]

(a)  

16.

What is the custom of taking a newborn baby on their first visit to a shrine to pray for their healthy growth? [ひら]

(a)  

17.

七五三は何月何日ですか。[漢]

(a)  

18.

Who must attach this symbol to their vehicle in Japan?

a)

Elderly drivers

b)

Inexperienced drivers

c)

Disabled drivers

d)

Drivers with hearing loss

19.

What are the first-class cars on the JR shinkansen that offer reserved seats and additional seating space?

a)

第一車

b)

ゴールド車

c)

特急車

d)

グリーン車

20.

What are the Buddhist family altars found in Japanese homes that generally contain memorial tablets for dead ancestors and representations of various Buddhist divinities? [ひら]

(a)