Bizarre JLPT Level 1 Listening Question

Mon 2009/12/07 04:53 JST
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Bizarre JLPT Level 1 Listening Question

I am not making this up.

Apparently, today's JLPT Level 1 Listening contained this question:

Man 1: Captain, our second line of defences have been penetrated! The monster is heading straight for the Central Command Centre.

Man 2: At this rate, we won't even last 30 minutes.

Captain: Which Model Fighters can be deployed right now?

Man 1: Just Unit 00.

Captain: Looks like we have no choice but to deplot Unit 04 as well.

Man 2: Testing for Unit 04 is still not completed yet. Besides, we don't have anyone capable of piloting it.

Captain: Unit 00 won't be able to stop that thing. So I will personally pilot Unit 04.

Man 1: You're going yourself!? But Captain, you won't be able to withstand Unit 04's acceleration with that injury!

Woman: I will go!

Captain: Asuka!

Asuka: I will be able to control Unit 04. So please, let me go!

Captain: But you're still a trainee. Now's not the time for kids to show off their skills.

Asuka: Now's not the time to argue about this! (Runs off)

Captain: Hey, Asuka! Wait!

Computer announcer: Unit 04 is now ready for launch.

Captain: Asuka, we're counting on you.


Please choose the right answer:

1. The Captain deployed on Unit 00.
2. The Captain deployed on Unit 04.
3. The woman (Asuka) deployed on Unit 00.
4. The woman deployed on Unit 04.

From the conversation, the correct answer would be 4, though I'm sure everyone must be thinking "Isn't Asuka the pilot of Unit 02!?"

Either that, or my mind must still be fresh after having watched the second Rebuild of Evangelion movie yesterday.

Now why did I decide to wait till next year to take my Level 1 exams?

PS For some reason, I just felt the Captain will end his sentence with "For Great Justice". lol

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    finaljc in NJ, USA (Registered on 2009/05/28)
    Flailing Student

    LOL... well i guess watching anime can help you on japanese exams.

    Mon 2009/12/07 05:30:01 JST (ID #60549)
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      Poofiemus in Education Camp, US (Registered on 2008/07/21)
      University's Slave

      Haha, yeah! Who'd've thunk? But now we all have a reasonable excuse for our parents/other people when they ask why we watch it. . .XD

      Mon 2009/12/07 07:16:28 JST (ID #60560)
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    Camo Max (Registered on 2009/11/07)

    Anything to make it interesting, I guess.

    Mon 2009/12/07 05:35:12 JST (ID #60551)
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    Mycstea in Singapore (Registered on 2009/05/31)
    Student
    http://www.collateralds.com

    What the flying... This is damn cool man... JLPT3 had a lolicon inciting question in Listening Comprehension as well

    Mon 2009/12/07 06:11:05 JST (ID #60555)
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      enrius in Malaysia (Registered on 2009/01/17)
      Undergraduate
      http://enrius.wordpress.com

      い～～～～や～～～だ～～～

      I was trying to keep my coolness there. But give props to the seiyuu. ^^

      Mon 2009/12/07 13:36:05 JST (ID #60617)
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    Yangth in MN, USA (Registered on 2009/05/23)
    Student - Video Game Design & Development

    That was pretty entertaining! I wonder how many snickers were heard amongst the test!

    Mon 2009/12/07 06:41:35 JST (ID #60556)
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    Pedroyox in Brazil (Registered on 2009/01/04)
    Bounty Hunter

    " JLPT3 had a lolicon inciting question in Listening Comprehension as well", the one about the girl with a long sweater?
    o

    Mon 2009/12/07 06:57:56 JST (ID #60557)
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      Mycstea in Singapore (Registered on 2009/05/31)
      Student
      http://www.collateralds.com

      No, it's the one about the Birthday girl... you had to choose one out of 4 of them... i sooo wanted to choose the twin-tail loli...

      Mon 2009/12/07 23:37:04 JST (ID #60705)
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    tsubasa126 in Los Angeles, CA (Registered on 2008/08/24)
    Computer Engineer Student
    http://tsubasa126.wordpress.com/

    I wish I had that kind of question for the JLPT lvl 1 I took a few years ago. (T_T)

    Mon 2009/12/07 09:00:22 JST (ID #60570)
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    Quazacolt in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/10/27)
    IT tech support
    http://www.quazacolt.com

    seriously? rofl

    Mon 2009/12/07 09:10:20 JST (ID #60573)
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    acq128 in Sydney (Registered on 2008/11/19)
    Student

    and i still got it wrong cause i got distracted >.>

    Mon 2009/12/07 10:01:46 JST (ID #60579)
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    Gaoru in Hawaii / San Francisco (Registered on 2008/10/31)
    Manga-ka
    http://d-fox.deviantart.com

    Lol thats just all sorts of awesome :D

    Mon 2009/12/07 10:48:57 JST (ID #60582)
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    Wynn in EVERYWHERE, Singapore (Registered on 2008/04/22)
    Myself-finder

    JLPT 2 had this very interesting old man who got his Onigiri stolen by a monkey.

    Mon 2009/12/07 11:29:43 JST (ID #60591)
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      FishBall in Brunei Darussalam (Registered on 2008/09/22)
      http://jankn.blogspot.com

      Wow, Level 1 and 2 sound pretty fun. 3 is relatively normal, it's about a kid who wants to go shopping with his mom.

      Mon 2009/12/07 15:12:31 JST (ID #60629)
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    yunamon in a comfy chair above you influencing the FigNendo Wars... (Registered on 2009/03/31)
    Otaku Graphic Designer
    http://neoprolacus.spaces.live.com

    LOL We're totally equipped to pass these tests... XD

    Mon 2009/12/07 12:09:58 JST (ID #60602)
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    enrius in Malaysia (Registered on 2009/01/17)
    Undergraduate
    http://enrius.wordpress.com

    Haha, I was totally surprised when I read that they included some game/anime stuff in it - There's also a Dragon Quest question for JLPT 1 listening test!

    Mon 2009/12/07 13:38:07 JST (ID #60619)
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    zyuan in the coolest driver's high! (Registered on 2007/10/12)
    student
    http://gunpla-inochi.com/

    I wish they would test us like that in Japanese class. This is so much more interesting than listening to a monotone speaker

    Mon 2009/12/07 16:42:16 JST (ID #60647)
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    wavehawk in Australia (Registered on 2009/08/25)
    All Decade's Fault
    http://wavehawk.weebly.com

    It's a trap. They'e sorting out who the otaku are in the JLPT tests.

    I am perfectly serious.

    Mon 2009/12/07 19:01:57 JST (ID #60661)
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    spidr245 in Everywhere, Anywhere, and sometimes There too (Registered on 2008/08/25)
    Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)

    Interesting. I'll be looking forward to the JLPT next year to see what interesting tidbit they'll use then. XD

    Mon 2009/12/07 19:50:20 JST (ID #60668)
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    Alafista OTAKU in Singapore (Registered on 2006/12/25)
    Policy & Research Officer
    http://www.alafista.com/

    LOL I would be too distracted laughing to know the correct answer.

    Mon 2009/12/07 21:44:53 JST (ID #60687)
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    Patches in Ohio, USA (Registered on 2008/10/20)
    Upcoming College Student
    http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/Patches418?ref=profile

    That puts a smile on my face ^_^ I would have been more tickled if they used the real seiyuus from Evangelion ^_^ So, they put lolis and anime stuff into the JLPTs? Sounds like even more reason to take one next year ^^

    Tue 2009/12/08 01:29:15 JST (ID #60724)
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    Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03)
    NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)

    I am so glad I didn't take the test... i would have laughed hard, and people might have gotten angry at me

    Tue 2009/12/08 04:53:22 JST (ID #60754)
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    nanomind (Registered on 2009/12/09)

    I took the test on Sunday and this is indeed the last (15th) listening question for JLPT1. People started laughing all the way till the end of the test ^_^

    Wed 2009/12/09 14:14:22 JST (ID #61260)
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    hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
    teacher-to-be :D

    Damn awesome. My Communicative Japanese listening test only touch on boring stuffs.

    Sat 2010/03/27 12:23:26 JST (ID #100373)
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