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Edexcel GCSE
Japanese
Unit 3: Reading and Understanding in Japanese

Tuesday 2 June 2015 – Afternoon Paper Reference

Time: 55 minutes 5JA03/01

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Instructions
t Use black ink or ball-point pen.
t Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
t Answer all questions.
t Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
t You must not use a dictionary.
Information
t The
The total mark for this paper is 50.
t – usemarks for each question are shown in brackets
this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
t Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
t Try to answer every question.
t Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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 Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .

Working in a supermarket
1 You are working in a supermarket and have been asked to make price tags for various items.
Put a cross in the correct box to match the price to the item.

 ࠅࠎߏ ¥80 ࡃ࠽࠽ ¥150

 ߱ߤ߁ ¥100 ߦࠎߓࠎ ¥110

 ߚ߹ߏ ¥50 ࡃ࠲࡯ ¥270

 ߚ߹ߨ߉ ¥70 ࠻ࡑ࠻ ¥180

 ࠴࡯࠭ ¥250 ߐߒߺ ¥350

A B C D E F G H I J
¥50 ¥70 ¥80 ¥100 ¥110 ¥150 ¥180 ¥250 ¥270 ¥350

Example:
apple

(i) cheese

(ii) banana

(iii) tomato

(iv) raw fish

(v) butter

(Total for Question 1 = 5 marks)

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 A text message
2 You have received a text message from your home-stay mother.
Read the message and answer the following questions in English.

ߜࠂߞߣ಴߆ߌ߹ߔ‫ߩ࡞ࡉ࡯࠹ޕߔ߹߈ⴕߦ߁ߎࠎ߉ޕ‬਄ߦࡄࡦ߇

޽ࠅ߹ߔ‫ޕߔ߹ࠅ޽߽ࠬ࡯ࡘࠫޕ‬྾ߓߦ߆߃ࠅ߹ߔ‫ߩ߁ࠀ߈߿ޕ‬

ࠇࠎߒࠀ߁ߦⴕߞߡߊߛߐ޿‫ޕ‬

߅߆޽ߐࠎࠃࠅ

going out
Example: Your home-stay mother is ................................................................................................................................. .

(i) She is going to the ........................................................................................................................................................................................ .

(1)

(ii) There is some ..................................................................and some......................................................... on the table.

(2)

(iii) She will be back at ......................................................................................................................................................................................... .

(1)

(iv) You should go to your .............................................................................................................................................. practice.

(1)

(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)

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 Writing an article about your school
3 You are writing an article about your school for a friend in Japan. You are using a
dictionary to find out how to write the following words in kanji.

Put a cross in the box which has the correct kanji.

A B C D E F G H I J
ᧄ ᅚሶ ↵ሶ ᩞᐸ 㜞ᩞ ᢎቶ ቇᩞ ቇ↢ వ↢ ⧷⺆

Example: book

(i) girl

(ii) high school

(iii) teacher

(iv) student

(v) schoolyard

(Total for Question 3 = 5 marks)

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 Helping a friend
4 Your friend has asked you to help her to complete her story.
Choose the answer from the box below and write in the correct letter.

A ߇

B ߩ

C ߣ

D ࠍ

E ߪ
F ߦ
G ߒ߆

H ߢߒߚ
I ߢߔ
J ߹ߒߚ

Example: › . . . . . . . . . . . . .A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ޿߹ߒߚ‫ޕ‬

ߣߡ߽ᄢ߈޿› (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‫ޕ‬

ኅ (ii) ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ೨  (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... ޿߹ߒߚ‫ޕ‬

ࡆࠬࠤ࠶࠻ (iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ޽ ߍ߹ߒߚ‫ޕ‬

⑳ ߽  › ߇ ߶ ߒ ޿  (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... ‫ޕ‬

(Total for Question 4 = 5 marks)

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 An advert in the local paper
5 Read the advert below.

㖸ᭉߩ‫ࡦࠬ࠶࡟ޓ‬
ࡇࠕࡁࠍᢎ߃߹ߔ‫ޕ‬ᄢቇߢ㖸ᭉࠍീᒝߒߡ޿߹ߔ‫ߢߜ߁ߩ⑳ޕ‬
࡟࠶ࠬࡦࠍߒ߹ߔ‫ᤨ৻ߪ߁ࠂ߉ࠀߓޕ‬㑆ੑජ౞ߢߔ‫ߡߒࠍ࡞࡯ࡔޕ‬
ߊߛߐ޿‫ޕ‬
ࡠࡃ࡯࠻

Put a cross in the correct box.

Example: The advert is for a...

A skiing lesson
B music lesson
C yoga lesson

(i) He will teach you the...

A drums
B guitar
C piano

(ii) The teacher is a...

A professional musician
B retired musician
C music student

(iii) The lessons will happen at...

A your school
B your house
C the teacher's house

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(iv) Lessons will cost...

A two hundred yen per hour

B two thousand yen per hour
C twenty thousand yen per hour

(v) If you are interested, you should...

A phone
B email
C write

(Total for Question 5 = 5 marks)

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 Notices at a temple
6 You are visiting a temple with your family. You have seen the following notices at the
temple.
Match the Japanese to the English by writing the correct letter in the box.

A ฎ޿ᧄߦ‫ޕ޿ߐߛߊޓߢ޿ߥࠄࠊߐޓ‬

B ߊߟࠍ‫ޕ޿ߐߛߊޓߢ޿ߧޓ‬

C ౉႐ᢱࠍ‫ޕ޿ߐߛߊޓߡߞࠄߪޓ‬

D ᄢ߈ߥ‫ޓࠍ߃ߎޓ‬಴ߐߥ޿ߢ‫ޕ޿ߐߛߊޓ‬

E ߎߎߦߪ‫ޕ޿ߐߛߊޓߢ޿ߥࠄ౉ޓ‬

F ࠷ࠕ࡯ߪ‫ޕߔ߹ࠅ߹ߓߪޓࠄ߆ߎߎޓ‬

G ੹ᣣߪ‫ޓ‬੖ᤨඨߦ‫ޕߔ߹ࠅ߹ߒޓ‬

H Ἣᦐᣣߪ‫ޓ‬ભߺߢߔ‫ޕ‬

I ߌ޿ߚ޿㔚⹤ࠍ‫ޕ޿ߐߛߊޓߢ޿ߥࠊ૶ޓ‬

Example: Please do not touch the old books. A

(i) The tour starts here.
(ii) Please pay the entrance fee.
(iii) Please take your shoes off.
(iv) Please do not speak loudly.
(v) It will close at half past five today.

(Total for Question 6 = 5 marks)

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 An email from a customer
7 You are working in a shop and have received an email from a customer.
Read the email below.

ߣߌ޿ ߣߌ޿

߈ߩ߁‫ޔ‬ᐫߢᤨ⸘ࠍ⾈޿߹ߒߚ‫ߡߞ߹ߣߪ⸘ᤨᦺ੹ޔ߽ߢޕ‬
޿߹ߒߚ‫ࠎ߱ߚޕ‬ᣂߒ޿ߢࠎߜ߇޿ࠆߣᕁ޿߹ߔ‫ࠍ࠻࡯ࠪ࡟ޕ‬
ߥߊߒ߹ߒߚ߆ࠄ‫߅ޔ‬㊄ߪ⥄ಽߢߪࠄ޿߹ߔ‫ޕ߆ߔ߹ࠅ߆߆ࠄߊ޿ޕ‬
ᢎ߃ߡߊߛߐ޿‫ޕ‬

Put a cross in the correct box.

(i) Yesterday, the customer bought a...

A clock
B computer
C game

(ii) What is wrong with it?

A It is chipped
B It rattles
C It has stopped working

(iii) The customer thinks it will need a new...

A battery
B screen
C case

(iv) The customer has...

A dropped it
B lost the receipt
C thrown away the box

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(v) The customer has asked you to let him know...

A if there is another one in the shop

B if he can get a refund
C how much it will cost

(Total for Question 7 = 5 marks)

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 Helping a friend to prepare a speech
8 Your friend is giving a speech in Japanese at a conference. Your friend has asked you
to help her with pronouncing the kanji on her presentation.
Put a cross in the correct box to match the hiragana readings with the kanji.

A B C D E F G H I
਄ᚻ ᐕ ⚕ ᄢ੐ ᄢಾ ᄙ޿ 㐳޿ ᒝ޿ 㜞޿

Example: ߓࠂ߁ߕ

(i) ߅߅޿

(ii) ߟࠃ޿

(iii) ߚ޿ߖߟ

(iv) ߣߒ

(v) ߆ߺ

(Total for Question 8 = 5 marks)

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 Kitayama village
9 Read the following article about Kitayama village.

Source from: http://www.vill.kitayama.wakayama.jp/hotel

ർጊ᧛ߪࠊ߆߿߹⋵ߩ᧲ߦ޽ࠅ߹ߔ‫ޕ‬ർጊ᧛ߪ‫ᧄޓ‬Ꮊߢ޿ߜ߫ࠎੱญ߇
ዋߥ޿ߢߔ‫᦭ޓߢޠࠄ߫߾ߓޟޓߪ᧛ߩߎޕ‬ฬߢߔ‫ޕߔߢࠎ߆ߺޓߪࠄ߫߾ߓޕ‬
ߖ߆޿ਛߢ‫ޓ‬ർጊ᧛ߛߌ߇‫ޔߪߢ߹੹ޔߚ߹ޕߔ߹޿ߡߞߊߟޓࠍࠄ߫߾ߓޓ‬
ߒࠎߏ߁ߣ߅߁ߛࠎ߶ߤ߁ߣࠦࡦࡆ࠾߇޽ࠅ߹ߖࠎߢߒߚ߆ࠄ‫ޔ‬
᦭ฬߢߒߚ‫ޕ‬

2013ᐕߩᄐߦർጊ᧛ߦߪߓ߼ߡࠦࡦࡆ࠾߇ߢ߈߹ߒߚ‫ߩ᧛ޔߢ߹ࠇߘޕ‬
ᐫߢ‫ޓ߿޿ߐ߿ޓ‬⡺ࠍ‫ߪੱߩ᧛ޔࠄ߆ߔߢޕߚߒߢࠎߖ߹߈ߢޓ߇ߣߎ߁⾈ޓ‬
ࠦࡦࡆ࠾߇ߢ߈ߡࠃࠈߎ߮߹ߒߚ‫ޕ‬

ർጊ᧛ߪዊߐߥ᧛ߢߔ߇‫߇ߊ߾߈߁ߎࠎ߆ޔ‬Ფᐕ੖ਁੱߋࠄ޿᧪߹ߔ‫ޕ‬
ࠦࡦࡆ࠾߇ߢ߈ߡ‫ߩࠎߐߊߚߣߞ߽ޔࠄ߆ߚߒ߹ࠅߥޓߦࠅࠎߴޓ‬
߆ࠎߎ߁߈߾ߊ߇᧪ࠆߣᕁ޿߹ߔ‫ޕ‬

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 Answer the following questions in English.
(a) In which prefecture is Kitayama village?
(1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................................................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) Why is the population of the village specifically mentioned?

(1)

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(c) What fruit is the village famous for?

(1)

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(d) Give two things that the village was famous for not having before 2013.
(2)

1 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e) What happened in 2013?
(1)

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(f ) Name two things people can now buy in the village.

(2)

1 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(g) How many tourists visit the village each year?
(1)

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(h) What does the writer think will happen now?

(1)

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(Total for Question 9 = 10 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 50 MARKS

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