Recently I went throught the JLPT N5 sample questions on their page and I was surprised by their difficulty. Kanji was easy (Thanks WK! ) Grammar was ok. But listening was difficult for me. I had to pause it and listen to it multiple times before I could answer them. The other difficult thing were the instructions. Sometimes I felt like one had to be at N4 level to properly understand them. But if I took my time and looked things up I was able to answer all the questions. But time is restricted with the real JLPT and you canāt look things up.
Now I already went through Genki I & II and recently even started with Tobira, which is way I am quite shocked that I faced some difficulty with those questions.
So now I looked into books to prepare specifically for N5. There doesnāt seem to be any Shin Kanzen for that? I found quite a few others on white rabbit, though. Do any of you guys have recommendations for me, which one to pick? Or any experience with the mentioned ones?
Listening one: https://shop.whiterabbitjapan.com/products/jlpt-speed-master-n5-listening-comprehension
Offical Workbook: https://shop.whiterabbitjapan.com/products/jlpt-n5-official-practice-workbook
Thanks!