Victorian Certificate of Education 2006

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JAPANESE SECOND LANGUAGE

Written examination Monday 13 November 2006

Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK Structure of book

Section Number of questions

Number of questions to be answered

Number of marks

Suggested times (minutes)

1 Part A Part B

7 4

7 4

15 15 30

2 Part A Part B

4 2

4 2

20 10 40

3 5 1 15 50 Total 75 120

Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers and any printed monolingual or bilingual dictionary in one or two separate volumes.

Dictionaries may be consulted during the reading time and also during the examination. Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white

out liquid/tape. No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied Question and answer book of 16 pages, including Assessment criteria on page 16. Instructions Write your student number in the space provided above on this page. Write all your answers in the spaces provided in this question and answer book. The spaces provided

give you an idea of how much you should write. At the end of the examination Hand in this question and answer book at the end of the examination.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2006

2006 JAPSL EXAM 2

SECTION 1 continued

SECTION 1 Listening and responding

Instructions for Section 1 Part A Texts 1 and 2, Questions 17 You will hear two texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time. Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH. All answers must be based on the texts.

TEXT 1 Answer the following questions in ENGLISH. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit.

Question 1 Who is this announcement for?

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1 mark

Question 2 Complete the table with information from the announcement.

Old schedule New schedule

Meeting place

Visiting place

4 marks

Question 3 Why is the lunch venue yet to be decided?

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1 mark

You may make notes in this space.

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SECTION 1 continued TURN OVER

TEXT 2 Answer the following questions in ENGLISH. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit.

Question 4 a. What is the rule being discussed?

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b. What is the reason for introducing the rule?

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c. What is the difficulty with implementing the rule?

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3 marks

Question 5 Give three reasons why Akira lost interest in going to the Expo.

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3 marks

Question 6 Why does Akira suggest they go to Tokyo Disneyland? Give two reasons.

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2 marks

Question 7 How does the language indicate that the two speakers are friends?

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1 mark Total 15 marks

You may make notes in this space.

2006 JAPSL EXAM 4

SECTION 1 continued

Instructions for Section 1 Part B Texts 3 and 4, Questions 811 You will hear two texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time. Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in JAPANESE. All answers must be based on the text.

TEXT 3 Answer the following questions in JAPANESE. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit.

Question 8 How much will the customer have to pay per night for each pet?

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Question 9 Explain why the customer changed the booking.

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Question 10 a. When will the customer drop off his pets?

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b. When will the customer pick up his pets?

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You may make notes in this space.

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END OF SECTION 1 TURN OVER

TEXT 4 Answer the following question in JAPANESE. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit.

Question 11 While listening to a Japanese radio program Miki heard about a new baseball team. She decided to pass on this information to her friends, Tom and Kensuke. Complete the following memo including five points from the text. Answer in full sentences.

Total 15 marks

You may make notes in this space.

2006 JAPSL EXAM 6

SECTION 2 continued

SECTION 2 Reading and responding

Instructions for Section 2 Part A Text 5, Questions 1215 Read the text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH. All answers must be based on the text.

TEXT 5 Answer the following questions in ENGLISH. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit.

mirror duct

light

sun

charges

hot water system

pollution energy to live

traditional sliding door to take off

wooden veranda

You may make notes in this space.

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SECTION 2 continued TURN OVER

Question 12 Complete the following table with information about the three special features of Hanakos new house.

Feature How it works Result/effect

9 marks

Question 13 What four things does Hanako think we can do to preserve our environment?

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4 marks

You may make notes in this space.

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SECTION 2 continued

Question 14 Complete the following table with information about the traditional features of the grandmothers house.

Feature How it works Result/effect

6 marks

Question 15 Why does Hanako compare her house with her grandmothers house?

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1 mark Total 20 marks

You may make notes in this space.

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SECTION 2 continued TURN OVER

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2006 JAPSL EXAM 10

SECTION 2 continued

Instructions for Section 2 Part B Text 6, Questions 16 and 17 Read the text and then answer the questions in JAPANESE. All answers must be based on the text.

TEXT 6 Answer the following questions in JAPANESE. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit.

70%

to come together at once

amount of money

usually

save

teaching about the use of money when

You may make notes in this space.

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END OF SECTION 2 TURN OVER

Question 16 According to the text, explain how a persons opinion of otoshidama might change from childhood to adulthood.

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Question 17 Explain why the writer used the title for this article. Support your answer with two examples from the text.

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Total 10 marks

You may make notes in this space.

2006 JAPSL EXAM 12

SECTION 3 continued

SECTION 3 Writing in Japanese

Instructions for Section 3 Answer one question in 400500 ji in JAPANESE. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit. Space is provided on the following page to make notes.

Question 18 Your Japanese friends family wants to come to Australia next year. In order to help them plan their itinerary they have asked you to tell them about Victorias annual international events; for example, music, sports or culture. Write an email to your friend about some of these events. Make up a name for yourself and your friend.

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Question 19 You were recently invited to your girl/boyfriends house for the first time. You met their family for the first time and ate dinner together. It was a very tense night. Write a diary entry about that experience.

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Question 20 Your one-year home-stay in Japan is coming to an end and you will return to Australia soon. Your Japanese school would like your opinion of the home-stay program in order to make improvements. Write an evaluative report for your Japanese teacher outlining the good and bad points of your home-stay experience. Make up a name for yourself.

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SECTION 3 continued TURN OVER

Question 21 The Japanese Government is offering five scholarships to spend a year at a Japanese university. Write a formal letter to the Overseas Students Program Director, Mr Suzuki, giving reasons why you should be awarded one of the scholarships. Make up a name for yourself.

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Question 22 There is a mysterious house in the forest. Nobody else can see this house but you. The house has a red door and a green door. You discover that each door opens into a different world. Write a childrens story about what is behind each door. Make up a name for yourself.

Total 15 marks You may makes notes in this space.

Write your response on the following pages.

2006 JAPSL EXAM 14

SECTION 3 continued

Question No. (Mark in the box the number of the question you are answering.)

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END OF SECTION 3 TURN OVER

A script book is available from the supervisor if you need extra paper to complete your answer. Please ensure you write your student number in the space provided on the front cover of the script book. At the end of the examination, place the script book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.

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Assessment criteria

Section 1: Listening and responding Part A The capacity to understand and convey general and specific aspects of texts Part B The capacity to understand general and specific aspects of texts The capacity to convey information accurately and appropriately

Section 2: Reading and responding Part A The capacity to understand and convey general and specific aspects of texts Part B The capacity to understand general and specific aspects of texts The capacity to convey information accurately and appropriately

Section 3: Writing in Japanese Relevance, breadth and depth of content Appropriateness of structure and sequence Accuracy, range and appropriateness of vocabulary and grammar

END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

2006 Japanese Second LanguageSection 1 Listening and respondingPart APart B

Section 2 Reading and respondingPart APart B

Section 3 Writing in JapaneseAssessment criteria

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