Copies of the JLPT (and the answers) have very quickly found there way online, so now I have a pretty good idea how I scored on the test. I wrote out my answers as best I could remember and scored the test. I’m right on the borderline There were a few problems where I didn’t remember my answer. Typically, those questions were ones that I didn’t really get…so I counted them as wrong, trying to err on the side of being strict.
Doing that, I got a 72 on the Kanji/vocab, a 108 on the Reading/grammar and a 51 on listening…for a grand total of 232 or about 58%. 60% is passing, but hopefully some of my uncertain answers that I marked wrong will turn out to be correct and push me over the edge. I think I can narrow my score into the range of 58-62%.
My listening score was about 20 points lower than all my practice tests. I’m going to blame this on:
1) The speakers…loud enough, but with some distortion. To be fair it was very light…but it was enough to make me strain to hear some of the mumbly male voices
2) Noise – The JLPT people are so strict about cell phones ringing, etc; however, you can make as much noise as you want turning the pages…every we moved to the next page, I had to strain to hear the beginning of the next question over the rustling of 200 test booklets.
3) The listening section with pictures seemed a little harder than previous tests.
4) Nervousness, which probably didn’t help my listening ability, either.
sneaky
Don’t get yourself down man, you did a good job, and I bet you may have done better than you think. I never have taken the JLPT, but as a Japanese degree holder I know how hard Japanese tests like it can be. Especially ones of the level you took as I took those in my college courses many times. I remember taking so many tests at Sophia and UT, particularly in my final year of college, where I thought I had certainly failed. But I had actually passed. I say don’t worry about the results. When they come, whatever happens, happens. If you passed than awesome! If not, you can join my in July in taking it. Its all good
! Remember what’s really important is not this paper, but your ability. Being able to take the test and getting half right is really good no matter what. And you will do better next time no matter what grade you make.
ya, I’m not sweating it too much. I’m sure I’ll be able to pass in July if I have to take it again.
And now that the test is done, I want to focus more on practical speaking skills and reading, so that will be good.
hey, where are the results posted online? i search everywhere and to be honest, i would build you a shrine if you’d help me out.
goddamn it, i dream about the JLPT everynight T_T
thank youuu~.
Here is a link to a forum that links to the results:
http://forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?pid=35045#p35045
Hi ! I love cats, what a great page this is, could any one advise me how to recognise when the real question in the listening test of jlpt 4 is asked ? I heard renshushimasu, somewhere in the tape, but I panicked and answered the practise question, I and am very depressed now… I want to pass the test this year but my teacher has little experiance with the test. Are there any step by step instructions or replica of just what I will hear on the day, availible ? Thank you.