Book 1: Commentary and Mock Exams

JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) Guide
How to use and sure-fire passing strategies
Study Plan

01 Character and Vocabulary Practice Test Explanation
02 Grammar Practice Test Explanation
03 Reading Comprehension Practice Test Commentary
04 Answers to the Cheonghae Practice Test
1 mock exam
2 mock exams

Book 2: Understanding the Types and Building a Foundation + 146 Practice Tests

〈1st Period Language Knowledge (Characters, Vocabulary, Grammar) and Reading Comprehension〉

[01 Characters/Vocabulary]

Problem 1: Reading Chinese Characters
- Type identification
- Laying the foundation
- Practice Test 1-20

Problem 2: Chinese character notation
- Type identification
- Laying the foundation
- Practice Test 21-40

Problem 3 Contextualization
- Type identification
- Laying the foundation
- Practice Test 41-60

Problem 4 Replacement Synonyms
- Type identification
- Laying the foundation
- Practice Test 61-75

Problem 5 Usage
- Type identification
- Laying the foundation
- Practice test 76-90

[02 Grammar]

Grammar-based reinforcement
- Mastering basic essential grammar
- Essential grammar directly related to the exam
- Expressions that must be distinguished
- Expressions with high frequency of appearance
- Mandatory particles, adverbs, and conjunctions

Problem 1: Judging Grammatical Form
- Type identification
- Practice test 91-100

Complete the sentence in question 2
- Type identification
- Practice Test 101-110

Problem 3 Grammar of the passage
- Type identification
- Practice Test 111-115

[03 Reading]

Building a foundation for reading comprehension
- Frequently occurring vocabulary by fingerprint type
- Reading comprehension answer skills
- Reading comprehension study plan

Problem 4: Understanding the Content: Short Text
- Type identification
- Practice Test 116-117

Problem 5: Understanding the Content: Chinese
- Type identification
- Practice Test 118-120

Problem 6: Understanding the Content: Long
- Type identification
- Practice Test 121-126

Problem 7: Information Retrieval
- Type identification
- Practice Test 127-132

〈2nd Period Listening〉

[04 Cheonghae]

Strengthening the foundation of Cheonghae
- Distinguishing between easily confusing pronunciations
- Abbreviation
- Listening learning measures

Problem 1 Understanding the Assignment
- Type identification
- Practice Test 133-135

Understanding Problem 2 Points
- Type identification
- Practice Test 136-138

Problem 3 Overview Understanding
- Type identification
- Practice Test 139-141

Problem 4: Speech Expressions
- Type identification
- Practice Test 142-144

Question 5 Immediate Response
- Type identification
- Practice Test 145-146

Special: Final Checkbook

Characters and Vocabulary まとめ (Character Part)
Characters and Vocabulary まとめ (Vocabulary Part)
Grammar まとめ
Reading comprehension
Listening まとめ

Book Features

100% of all past questions from the New Japanese Language Proficiency Test have been reflected.
- Thorough analysis of past 14 years of JLPT questions after revision
- Prepare for all areas and types of questions with concepts and problems that perfectly reflect the latest exam trends.

High-Score Strategies and Commentary from Pagoda 1st Class Instructors
- A comprehensive guide to Japanese Language Proficiency Test study and problem-solving skills based on many years of professional teaching experience.
- Presenting appropriate time management strategies for 17 types.
- Provides clear explanations of each problem, including key points and approaches, in a decentralized book.

A selection of essential vocabulary and expressions to solidify your fundamentals.
- Check the vocabulary from previous exams and organize the vocabulary list by category to learn.
- Summary of key points with access methods and examples to make it easier for test takers with weak grammar foundations to understand.
- Includes review questions to easily check memorized vocabulary and grammar.

The largest number of practice problems, 146 tests by type + 4 mock exams
- 146 sets of the latest trend practice problems to maximize your practical experience.
- Four mock exams provided for final review (two in the textbook + two online)

Additional materials provided in the revised edition
- Final checkbook right before the exam (including MP3 of frequently used vocabulary)
- 'Class Card' vocabulary memorization app to improve vocabulary + automatic vocabulary test generator
- 3 audio versions to improve listening comprehension (basic / 1.2x speed / test site) + dictation worksheet (PDF + MP3)

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