Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Japanese texts on familiar matters
This standard asks you to listen to Japanese conversations, reports, or stories about everyday topics and show you understand what's being said. You'll need to pick out the key information and ideas, then explain what you've understood in English, Te Reo Māori, or Japanese — going beyond just translating word-for-word.
You show you understood the general meaning of the passage and can identify key factual information, even if your answer is brief or bullet-pointed.
You show clear understanding of the overall meaning (not just individual details), structure your response to show how ideas connect together, and use specific examples from the passage to support your answer.
You provide comprehensive answers that engage fully with the passage, include supporting details that justify your conclusions, and show you understood implied meanings and the bigger picture beyond what was directly stated.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.