NCEA Level 1
Assessment Specifications
General Information
Domain
Japanese
Level
1
Mode of Assessment
Written examination
For Year
2008
This document contains the assessment specifications for achievement standards 90102,
90105 and 90106.
Specific Information for Individual External Achievement Standards
Achievement Standard Number
90102
Title
Listen to and understand spoken Japanese in familiar
contexts
Version
2
Number of Credits
6
Format of the assessment
There will be 2 or 3 texts, which will be read four times by a teacher or teachers nominated by the
school. The first and last time candidates will hear it read as a whole. The second and third times
they will hear it read in sections, with a pause after each section.
There will be 8 questions designed to provide evidence of achievement, 6 for merit and 4 for
excellence. The requirements for achieving the standard are:
Achievement: any eight correct answers
Merit: achievement plus five additional correct answers (three of which must be merit/excellence
answers)
Excellence: merit plus three additional correct answers (two of which must be excellence answers).
Titles, instructions and questions will be in English. All answers are to be written in English.
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Achievement Standard Number
90105
Title
Read and understand written Japanese in familiar
contexts
Version
2
Number of Credits
6
Format of the assessment
There will be 2 or 3 reading texts.
There will be 8 questions designed to provide evidence of achievement, 6 for merit and 4 for
excellence. The requirements for achieving the standard are:
Achievement: any eight correct answers
Merit: achievement plus five additional correct answers (three of which must be merit/excellence
answers)
Excellence: merit plus three additional correct answers (two of which must be excellence answers).
Titles, instructions and questions will be in English. All answers are to be written in English.
Achievement Standard Number
90106
Title
Write text in Japanese on a familiar topic
Version
2
Number of Credits
3
Format of the assessment
Candidates will be expected to write a minimum of 150 kana including relevant kanji, choosing one
topic from four possible topics.
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