PRACTISE · REVIEW · REPEAT
Learn how to use Japanese mock exams and practice papers for JLPT, JFT-Basic and SSW: choose a format, practise with a timer and review your answers.
A practice paper is most useful when it helps you decide what to study next. This public guide explains how to choose and review a paper. Your attempts, saved answers and results stay in your account. Open the practice-paper library when you are ready; signing in is required for the library and exam sessions.
01 / YOUR PRACTICE ROUTINE
Choose, prepare, practise, then come back to what needs work.
Use a short practice session to check a topic you have just studied. Use a timed paper to practise keeping your concentration and moving between questions. A score alone cannot explain why you struggled, so decide what you want to learn from the session before starting.
For level-based language study, begin with the JLPT N5–N1 study hub. For everyday and workplace language, use the JFT-Basic roadmap and JFT and SSW Japanese preparation.
Interactive practice lets you answer questions in your account and return to the recorded result. Reading a PDF supports a different routine: make your own answer sheet and check the instructions that accompany the material. Available formats depend on the selected category and your account access.
Use the paper library to see the current categories and formats. The resource library provides the available supporting materials. Both account libraries retain their existing access rules.
Choose a quiet period and read the paper’s instructions. Check the displayed time limit, question count and permitted tools. Have any permitted notes or answer sheet ready before you start. When practising exam conditions, avoid pausing to search for every unfamiliar word.
Keep a separate note of topics to revisit after the session. If you are preparing for an official test, use that test provider’s current instructions for the actual exam; practice-site settings are not a replacement for official rules.
For each mistake, decide whether the difficulty was vocabulary, grammar, reading the question, listening or time management. Find the sentence or rule that supports the answer. Then explain why your chosen option did not fit and write a short example that corrects the misunderstanding.
Return to a relevant Japanese study guide before attempting a similar question. Repeating the same paper immediately can test memory of the answers rather than understanding of the language.
YOUR NEXT SESSION
Choose one or two weak topics from your review instead of trying to fix everything at once. Study those topics, practise new examples and revisit them after a break. Keep a brief record of what changed in your understanding. Your next timed attempt then becomes a way to check that learning, rather than simply chase a higher number.
Go to your practice-paper libraryGetting your study space ready.
