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CTHC 1012

Name: ___________________________________________ Section:_____________________

Date: ____________________________________________ Score: __________________

JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read and understand each statement/item carefully. Avoid unnecessarily
erasures. If you want to change your answer, enclose it in parenthesis and write your final answer
in the space provided before each number. Use black or blue pen only.Pencils are not allowed.

1. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the correct answer. ( 10 x2 )


______1. Japanese combines 4 types of writing.  What kind of characters are these?  →   日本 

A. Rōmaji B. Hiragana C. Katakana

D. Kanji E. Eigo

______ 2. Which writing system is used to write words borrowed from other languages?

A. Rōmaji B. Hiragana C. Katakana

D. Kanji E. Eigo

______ 3. Which is the most correct phonetic spelling of "karaoke"?

A. Kah-roh-key

B. Kah-rah-oh-kay

C. Kah-ree-oh-key

D. Kare-ee-oh-key

E. Kar-rah-oh-key

______4. How many writing systems exist In Japanese?

A. 3 B. 1 C. 5 D. 4

______5. Kanji Derives From Chinese Characters

A. True

B. False

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______ 6. Which of the following characters is Hiragana.

A. エ B. ‫ي‬ C. 極 D. え

______ 7.  Which of the following characters is Katakana.

A. あ B. タ C. 仮 D. ‫ش‬

______ 8. Which of the following characters is Kanji

A. ゆ B. ‫ك‬ C. 雄 D. ヤ

______ 9. Which writing is considered the most difficult and it represents both sounds and

meanings.

A. Hiragana

B. Katakana

C. Kanji

D. Romaji

______ 10. Which of the following writing system use for writing loan words , foreign names,
and onomatopoeia?

A. Hiragana

B. Kanji

C. Romaji

`D. Katakana

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