NAT-TEST Format
1. Difficulty Levels
  • Level 1 = JLPT Level N1
  • Level 2 = JLPT Level N2
  • Level 3 = JLPT Level N3
  • Level 4 = JLPT Level N4
  • Level 5 = JLPT Level N5
    • 2. Test Format
    1 st Grade (Same as JLPT N1) 180pts
    Level Criteria
    1) Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) / Reading 110 minutes ----120pts
    Vocabulary: Kanji reading/ Contextually-defined expressions/ Paraphrases/ Usage
    Grammar: Selecting grammar form/ Sentence composition/ Text grammar
    Reading: Comprehension (Short passages/ Mid-size passages/ Long passages)/ Integrated comprehension/ Thematic comprehension/ Information retrieval
    2) Listening 60 min ----60 pts
    Task-based comprehension/ Comprehension of key points/ Comprehension of general outline/ Quick response/ Integrated comprehension
    2 nd Grade (Same as JLPT N2) 180pts
    Level Criteria
    1) Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) / Reading 105 minutes ----120pts
    Vocabulary: Kanji reading/ Orthography Word formation/ Contextually-defined expressions/ Paraphrases/ Usage
    Grammar: Selecting grammar form/ Sentence composition/ Text grammar
    Reading: Comprehension (Short passages/ Mid-size passages/ Long passages)/ Integrated comprehension/ Thematic comprehension/ Information retrieval
    2) Listening 50 min ----60 pts
    Task-based comprehension/ Comprehension of key points/ Comprehension of general outline/ Quick response/ Integrated comprehension
    3 rd Grade (Same as JLPT N3) 180pts
    Level Criteria
    1) Language Knowledge (Vocabulary) / Reading 30 minutes ----60pts
    Vocabulary: Kanji reading/ Orthography/ Contextually-defined expressions/ Paraphrases/ Usage
    2)Language Knowledge (Grammar) / Reading 70 minutes ----60pts
    Grammar: Selecting grammar form/ Sentence composition/ Text grammar
    Reading: Comprehension (Short passages/ Mid-size passages/ Long passages)/ Integrated comprehension/ Thematic comprehension/ Information retrieval
    3) Listening 40 min ----60 pts
    Task-based comprehension/ Comprehension of key points/ Comprehension of general outline/ Quick response
    4 th Grade (Same as JLPT N4) 180pts
    Level Criteria
    1) Language Knowledge (Vocabulary) / Reading 30 minutes ----60pts
    Vocabulary: Kanji reading/ Orthography/ Contextually-defined expressions/ Paraphrases/ Usage
    2)Language Knowledge (Grammar) / Reading 60 minutes ----60pts
    Grammar: Selecting grammar form/ Sentence composition/ Text grammar
    Reading: Comprehension (Short passages/ Mid-size passages)/ Information retrieval
    3) Listening 35 min ----60 pts
    Task-based comprehension/ Comprehension of key points/ Verbal Expressions/ Quick response
    5 th Grade (Same as JLPT N5) 180pts
    Level Criteria
    1) Language Knowledge (Vocabulary) / Reading 25 minutes ----60pts
    Vocabulary: Kanji reading/ Orthography/ Contextually-defined expressions/ Paraphrases/ Usage
    2)Language Knowledge (Grammar) / Reading 50 minutes ----60pts
    Grammar: Selecting grammar form/ Sentence composition/ Text grammar
    Reading: Comprehension (Short passages/ Mid-size passages)/ Information retrieval
    3) Listening 30 min ----60 pts
    Task-based comprehension/ Comprehension of key points/ Verbal Expressions/ Quick response
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