Lesson test: Speaking casually

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Speaking casually

1.[4p]
Match each full form to its casual contraction.

ている
ておく
てしまう
なければ

とく
ちゃう
なきゃ
てる

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ている: てるておく: とくてしまう: ちゃうなければ: なきゃ

2.[3p]
Contract 忘わすれてしまった into its casual form. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: わすれちゃった

3.[3p]
Contract 買かっておく into its casual form. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: かっとく

4.[3p]
Your friend has just walked in out of the rain. Which do you say?

雨あめだね

Correct

雨あめだよ

The answer is: [雨]{あめ}だね

雨あめだっけ

The answer is: [雨]{あめ}だね

雨あめだかな

The answer is: [雨]{あめ}だね

5.[3p]
What does よ mark?

Information the listener does not already have

Correct

Emphasis, like English "you know"

The answer is: Information the listener does not already have

Agreement with the listener

The answer is: Information the listener does not already have

A question the speaker is unsure about

The answer is: Information the listener does not already have

6.[3p]
Which particles drop most freely in casual speech?

は, が and を

Correct

に and で

The answer is: は, が and を

から and まで

The answer is: は, が and を

と and や

The answer is: は, が and を

7.[3p]
What did Satoshi Kinsui's 2003 term 役割語やくわりご name?

Speech patterns that mark a character type in fiction rather than reflecting real usage

Correct

The honorific forms used in business

The answer is: Speech patterns that mark a character type in fiction rather than reflecting real usage

Regional dialects of western Japan

The answer is: Speech patterns that mark a character type in fiction rather than reflecting real usage

The vocabulary specific to each profession

The answer is: Speech patterns that mark a character type in fiction rather than reflecting real usage

8.[3p]
Why is a quietly attentive listener a problem in a Japanese conversation?

Japanese requires frequent spoken acknowledgement, so silence reads as boredom or disagreement

Correct

Interrupting is expected, and silence is seen as rudeness

The answer is: Japanese requires frequent spoken acknowledgement, so silence reads as boredom or disagreement

The speaker cannot continue without permission

The answer is: Japanese requires frequent spoken acknowledgement, so silence reads as boredom or disagreement

Silence is reserved for formal speech only

The answer is: Japanese requires frequent spoken acknowledgement, so silence reads as boredom or disagreement

9.[2p]
Moving from polite to plain form mid-conversation is normally initiated by the senior or older party.

True

Correct

False

The answer is: True

1.[4p] Match each full form to its casual contraction.

2.[3p] Contract 忘わすれてしまった into its casual form. Answer in kana.

3.[3p] Contract 買かっておく into its casual form. Answer in kana.

4.[3p] Your friend has just walked in out of the rain. Which do you say?

5.[3p] What does よ mark?

6.[3p] Which particles drop most freely in casual speech?

7.[3p] What did Satoshi Kinsui's 2003 term 役割語やくわりご name?

8.[3p] Why is a quietly attentive listener a problem in a Japanese conversation?

9.[2p] Moving from polite to plain form mid-conversation is normally initiated by the senior or older party.

1.[4p]
Match each full form to its casual contraction.

2.[3p]
Contract 忘わすれてしまった into its casual form. Answer in kana.

3.[3p]
Contract 買かっておく into its casual form. Answer in kana.

4.[3p]
Your friend has just walked in out of the rain. Which do you say?

5.[3p]
What does よ mark?

6.[3p]
Which particles drop most freely in casual speech?

7.[3p]
What did Satoshi Kinsui's 2003 term 役割語やくわりご name?

8.[3p]
Why is a quietly attentive listener a problem in a Japanese conversation?

9.[2p]
Moving from polite to plain form mid-conversation is normally initiated by the senior or older party.