Got it, thank you for explaining!
So my friend’s just managed to complete the N5 test with this results:
Many people have said that N5 is really close to the real one. Does it mean he has a good chance even at this point (with less than 70%)?
The way N5 results are calculated in the real thing is done by some semi-secret formula, so no one can really say what that percentage on the Bunpro tests would lead to on the actual test.
I would recommend that your friend do some of the other N5 tests to get a better overall idea of what their strengths/weaknesses are (e.g. the first test might have used a lot of grammar points your friend isn’t so strong at, so overall they might perform better on the other test, or vice versa). Then I would recommend they do lots of practice of those specific sections - based on this test alone, probably reading and listening. I assume they’re sitting N5 in July? Over a month is plenty of time, particularly at N5 level, to get those scores up
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My own experience is that while I found those tests to be almost perfectly faithful in terms of difficulty, I did score a little bit lower on the real thing due to circumstantial influences like being outside of my usual environment and a little bit of nervousness. But I do think the 62.7% means he has a decent chance.
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Thanks guys!
But ye, he’s got 40 more days, and he is doing quite a lot of work every day, so I think he’ll get to the point of 80-90% before the actual exam
Your mileage may vary, but I found the Bunpro tests to be easier than the real thing.
The grammar and kanji sections are fairly similar, but Bunpro’s listening is much easier.
And, iirc, the first N5 test on Bunpro was easier than the other 4.
Get your friend to sit another Bunpro test for a comparison.
Or try the onagibun website to sit one under more realistic conditions. The only downside is that the scores for all 3 sections are averaged, so you don’t get an accurate breakdown, but you’ll have a good idea if you’ve passed 
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The metric I’ve heard is that if on a real mock test you get 60-70% of questions right in a reasonably balanced way, you’ll pass the JLPT. Which seems to be what Bunpro is doing, but I’d get your friend to try a more official JLPT mock test to benchmark his performance on it.
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In fact I suspect that the 50% pass mark is quite deceptive and contributes to the relatively low pass rate, as users can try a small number of questions and feel “50% is doable” whereas in practice you need 60-70% to pass.
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Since the July JLPT is coming up, is there a plan maybe to expand the mock exam library? Just a little bit… like or two more per level? 
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We definitely want to expand our practice test library soon, but are not currently in the process of doing it with the other projects that we are working on. Unsurprisingly the tests are actually really time consuming to make 
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Keep an eye out though! There is a non-zero chance that we will decide to do some more before the end of the year.
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One of the difficult things about studying for JLPT is getting good feedback on the tests that we use for practice.
It’s not just about knowing which answer is correct, but also why the other answers are wrong.
I appreciate that Bunpro uses this in its practice tests 
and if I could make a suggestion, it would be to expand on this! I know it’s a lot more work, but maybe make the extra feedback exclusive to subscribers…?
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And as a real live example, I am myself in the middle of a JLPT n4 practice (N4 Grammar Exercises - Part 7 (with Answers)), and i’m having to use the Windows Snipping Tool to copy the low-image-quality questions, paste them into google images and ask AI for a breakdown of the grammar.
It’s effective, but it’s a hassle
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If possible, could you give an example of somewhere that you feel any of the explanations are not adequate? We spent quite a bit of time on the work involved in giving responses to incorrect answers, so it would be valuable for next time to know where something isn’t hitting the mark 
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Sorry I don’t have anything specific to hand, but next time I take a test I’d love to give feedback.
How/Where is the best place to reach you?
P.s. and Bunpro is the only place so far where I’ve found any feedback after I’ve taken a test, so it’s not a criticism, I just want more!
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Feel free to contact me directly on the forums or to send feedback through any of the feedback reporting forms on most pages of the site.
Wow, I just checked this webpage, is it legit? So many practice tests! 1000 n3 grammar questions!!!
It reminds me of my high school years, when I solved entire math practice books, becuase I was so bored and intellectually starved, like 300 pages of math practice questions
Challenge accepted.
I suppose it is the grammar questions from different jlpt exams gathered in one doc, right?
Thank you, I appreciate the quick feedback.
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I think it’s still completely broken, or my profile is somehow bugged. I have done several of the lower level tests, and all the N1 tests, and one was rather recently, but I still don’t have any jlpt tag and there isn’t an option to toggle it in profile settings either.
Not really an issue since that’s not the point of the tests, but these kind of bugs always get stuck in my mind. It might help to run a cron job every other week or so to go through past tests and award anyone who had connection issues at some point. Then it doesn’t really matter if it’s reliable or not.
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You’re right. It wasn’t just a connection problem. There’s a bug too.
I think I found the cause and it should be fixed in our next update.
Anyway, we updated your profile manually so it’s displaying the proper level already.
Thanks for pointing this out.
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I also have the issue 
No need to update it manually, but I’ll be sure to check it again soon if it is to be fixed in the next update 
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