NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION

CENTER FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

M.T. VILLANUEVA AVENUE, NAGA CITY
1 Semester A/Y 2023-2024
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Final Examination for Foreign Language:

Nihongo

Name: Renor N Apela Course, Year & Section: Ph.D. in Criminology 3rd year

Read the instructions and questions CAREFULLY and choose/write the BEST answer
for each item. Each correct answer is equivalent to two (2) points.

I. 数字 / すうじ/ Numbers
Write the equivalent number for the following words written in
romaji. Example: happyaku hachijuu roku Answer: 886
587 1. gohyaku hachijuu nana
23502. nisen sanbyaku gojuu yon
3. kyuuhyaku yonjuu ni 942
4. sen roppyaku hachijuu ichi 1681
5. hyaku gojuu 150

II. Days of the Week

Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer.

6. What is the fifth day of the week in Japan?

a. げつようび c. かようび
b. にちようび d. きんようび

7. What is the Japanese word for Wednesday?

a. にちようび c. もくようび
b. きんようび d. すいようび

8. If today is げつようび, the day after tomorrow is what day?

a. すいようび
c. かようび
b. にちようび
d. すいようび

9. What is the first day of the week in Japan?

a. にちようび c.すいようび
b. げつようび d.かようび

10. What day will it be tomorrow if yesterday is どようび？

a. げつようび c. にちようび
b. かようび d. すいようび

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Mr. Wilhelm Irvin P. Delos
Santos Mr. Jigo S. Zaens, LPT
 NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION
CENTER FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
M.T. VILLANUEVA AVENUE, NAGA CITY
1 Semester A/Y 2023-2024
st

Final Examination for Foreign Language:

III. Writing and Telling Dates Nihongo
Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer.

11. Tanaka-san’s birthdate was on April 3, 1995. Which of the following is equivalent
to the mentioned date?
a. nisen shigatsu nen mikka kyuuhyaku go
b. sen kyuuhyaku kyuujuu go nen shigatsu mikka
c. nisen kuhyaku gojuukyuu nen sannichi
d. none of the above

12. Writing the date in Japanese requires 3 kanji characters that identify the unit of
time being expressed. Which of the following Kanji characters means “year” in
English?
a. 日 b. 月 c. 年 d. えあ

13. きょうはにせんにじゅうさんねんじゅういちがつここのかです。
(Kyou ha nisen nijuusan nen juuichi gatsu kokonoka desu)
Based on the Japanese sentence. Complete this English sentence.
Today is .
a. November 9, 2023 c. April 3, 1995
b. December 30, 2320 d. February 30, 1909

14. “Bunka no hi” is celebrated every 3rd of November in Japan to promote culture,
arts, and academic endeavors. In the year 2024, how would you write the
complete date of the upcoming Bunka no hi?
a. 2024 年 11 月 30 c. 2024 年 11 月 3 日
日 d. 3 月 11 日 2024 年
b. 11 月 3 日 2024 年

15. All of the following months are correctly written EXCEPT one. Choose the letter
of the answer that does not belong to the group.
a. しがつ b. なながつ c. いちがつ d. にがつ

III. Telling the Time in Japanese.

Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer.

16. Chuushoku no jikan wa gogo ichiji desu. Please complete the English translation
based on the underlined word. Lunchtime is at .
a. one o’clock a.m. c. twelve noon
b. eleven o’clock a.m. d. one o’clock p.m.

17. Just before the class ended, their sensei said “またあした”. The word “あした”
means:
a. today c. tonight
b. tomorrow d. next week

18. Valentino Espasol was named after his birthdate because he was born on
Valentine's Day of the year 1987. How would you say his complete birthdate
in Japanese?
a. sen kyuuhyaku hachijuu go feburuari gatsu footinu
b. sen kyuuhyaku hachijuu nana sen nigatsu juuyokka
c. nisen sanjuu ichinichijuu nana sen juuyon nichi
d. all of the above

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Mr. Wilhelm Irvin P. Delos
Santos Mr. Jigo S. Zaens, LPT
 NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION
CENTER FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
M.T. VILLANUEVA AVENUE, NAGA CITY
1 Semester A/Y 2023-2024
st

Final Examination for Foreign Language:

Nihongo
19. One of your Japanese friends told you that you will meet for tomorrow’s
lunchtime. This is what he said: “Chuushoku no jikan wa gogo ichiji desu”. The
underlined words have the same meaning as:
a. 1:55 p.m. b. 1:00 p.m. c. 5:51 a.m. d. 12:00 noon

20. Which of the following is the same as 6:18 p.m.?

a. gogo roku-ji juu happun c. ごご ろくじじゅうはっぷん
b. gogo roku-ji juuhachifun d. A and C

IV. Time Expressions

Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer.

21. How do you say "yesterday" in Japanese?

a. きょう (kyou) c. きのう (kinou)

b. あした(ashita) d. まいにち (mainichi)

22. How do you say “today" in Japanese?

a. きょう (kyou) c. きのう (kinou)

b. あした(ashita) d. まいにち (mainichi)

23. How do you say “everyday" in Japanese?

a. きょう (kyou) c. きのう (kinou)

b. あした(ashita) d. まいにち (mainichi)

24. How do you say “tomorrow" in Japanese?

a. きょう (kyou) c. きのう (kinou)

b. あした(ashita) d. まいにち (mainichi)

25. How do you say “the day after tomorrow" in Japanese?

a. きょう (kyou) c. あさって (asatte)

b. あした(ashita) d. おととい (ototoi)

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Mr. Wilhelm Irvin P. Delos
Santos Mr. Jigo S. Zaens, LPT