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Aug 3rd
・SKM N2: Did the exercises on page 90-93 + mock exam (42 min).
First of all, yay! I finished the textbook 
Second, I need more practice xD
Mock exam results
| 問題 | Raw score | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 out of 5 | 60% |
| 2 | 5 out of 6 | 83% |
| 3 | 5 out of 5 | 100% |
| 4 | 7 out of 12 | 58% |
| 5 | 4 out of 5 | 80% |
| Total | 24 out of 33 | 73% |
Last year when I took the N2, I got 46/60 (76%) on listening. Even though the scores aren’t really comparable because exam result uses scaled scores instead of raw scores, I guess I can say I’m probably roughly at the same level as back then. Which isn’t bad considering I haven’t been practicing listening much. (Only did half of July? whoops xD)
For those of you who are familiar with the jlpt listening section, 問題 4 was the type of questions I struggle with the most: “one person says something - pick the most suitable out of three responses”. Ugh 
If only it was possible to listen twice.
More things I struggle with:
- humble vs honorific language,
- ～てもらえるとありがたい,
- filtering a ton of information into four options on the first try, ie.
- 4 different menu sets (pasta, pizza, drinks, salad, dessert, one set is this other set + extra stuff)
- 4 different train cars (指定席 vs 自由席, 喫煙席 vs 禁煙席, etc)
- Also, simply not knowing certain words in spoken form.
I finished textbook, so now I don’t have to bring it with me. Yay, mission accomplished :3