JLPT N3 Reading
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๐ Exam Structure
N3 Section Score Structure
Language Knowledge (Vocabulary / Grammar)
Reading
Listening
โป Even with a passing total score, you fail if any section is below 19 points.
๐งฉ Question Types
Question types covered in JLPT N3 Reading
๐ฏ Real Examples
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1Short Passage
ๆ่ฟใใชใขใผใใฏใผใฏใๅฐๅ ฅใใไผ็คพใๅขใใฆใใใ้ๅคๆ้ใๆธใใ่ชๅใฎใใผในใงๅใใใจใใๅฉ็นใใใไธๆนใงใๅๅใจใฎใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใๆธใใๅญค็ฌๆใๆใใไบบใใใใจใใใ
ใชใขใผใใฏใผใฏใฎๅ้ก็นใจใใฆใใใใใฆใใใฎใฏไฝใใ
- CorrectๅๅใจใฎใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใๆธใใใจCorrect โ the downside stated in the latter half of the passage.
- Wrong้ๅคๆ้ใๅขใใใใจThe passage says commute time decreases, the opposite.
- Wrong่ชๅใฎใใผในใงๅใใชใใใจActually mentioned as an advantage.
- Wrongไผ็คพใฎๆฐใๅขใใใใจJust background about companies adopting remote work, not a problem.
๐ก Explanation. You need to distinguish the advantage (ๅฉ็น) from the problem (introduced after ไธๆนใง).
2Medium Passage
ๅญไพใฎ้ ใไธก่ฆชใซใๅฅฝใใชใใจใ็ถใใชใใใใจใใ่จใใใใๅฝๆใฏใใฎๆๅณใใใใใใใชใใฃใใใๅคงไบบใซใชใฃใไปใๅฅฝใใชใใจใไปไบใซใงใใๅไบบใใกใ่ฆใฆใไธก่ฆชใฎ่จ่ใฎๆๅณใใใฃใจๅใใฃใๆฐใใใใใใ ใๅฅฝใใชใใจใ่ฆใคใใใใจ่ชไฝใ็ฐกๅใงใฏใชใใจใๆใใ
ใใฎๆ็ซ ใง็ญ่ ใๆใไผใใใใใจใฏไฝใใ
- Correctๅฅฝใใชใใจใ่ฆใคใใฆ็ถใใใใจใฎๅคงๅใใจ้ฃใใCorrect โ captures both the meaning of the parents' words and the closing point that finding what you love isn't easy.
- Wrongไธก่ฆชใฎ่จ่ใซใฏๆๅณใใชใใฃใใใจOpposite of "I finally understand the meaning now".
- Wrongๅคงไบบใซใชใใฐ่ชฐใงใๅฅฝใใชใใจใไปไบใซใงใใใใจThe passage doesn't claim "anyone" can.
- Wrongๅญไพใฎ้ ใฎใปใใๆฅฝใใใฃใใใจNot mentioned in the passage.
๐ก Explanation. You need to combine the opening (the meaning of the parents' words) and the final sentence to grasp the writer's core point.
3Long Passage
ๆฅๆฌใงใฏใใณใณใใใจใณในในใใขใ็ๆดปใซๆฌ ใใใชใๅญๅจใซใชใฃใฆใใใ24ๆ้ๅถๆฅญใใฆใใๅบใๅคใใ้ฃๅใๆฅ็จๅใฏใใกใใใๅ ฌๅ ฑๆ้ใฎๆฏๆใใๅฎ ้ ไพฟใฎๅใๅใใพใงใงใใใไธๆนใงใ24ๆ้ๅถๆฅญใ็ถใใใใใซใฏๅคใใฎไบบๆใๅฟ ่ฆใงใไบบๆไธ่ถณใซๆฉใๅบใๅฐใชใใชใใๆ่ฟใงใฏใๅถๆฅญๆ้ใ็ญ็ธฎใใๅบใๅขใใฆใใใไพฟๅฉใใจๅใไบบใฎ่ฒ ๆ ใฎใใฉใณในใ่ชฒ้กใซใชใฃใฆใใใ
ใใฎๆ็ซ ใซใใใจใใณใณใใใจใณในในใใขใใใใใ่ชฒ้กใฏไฝใใ
- Correctไพฟๅฉใใจๅใไบบใฎ่ฒ ๆ ใฎใใฉใณในCorrect โ the challenge stated in the final sentence.
- Wrong้ฃๅใๆฅ็จๅใฎ็จฎ้กใๅฐใชใใใจNot mentioned in the passage.
- Wrongๅ ฌๅ ฑๆ้ใฎๆฏๆใใใงใใชใใใจThe passage says the opposite โ it is possible.
- Wrongๅถๆฅญๆ้ใ็ญใใใใใจSome stores are cutting hours, but that doesn't mean hours are already too short.
๐ก Explanation. You need to balance convenience (ๅฉ็น) against the burden on workers (problem).
4Information Search
ใขใซใใคใใใผใใ ใ โ ใฌใธใใใ๏ผใใใ ใ1,100ใใใใใคใใใ 17:00ใ21:00 โกใญใใใณในใฟใใ๏ผใใใ ใ1,200ใใใใฉใปใซใก 10:00ใ15:00 โขใฏใใใ๏ผใใใ ใ1,300ใใใใใคใใซใก ใใใ ใ๏ผใใ ใใซ ใซใใใ๏ผ โปใฟใใใใใใ ใใใใใใใ ใใใฏใใใใฏ ใใฉใใใใใใใ ใฒใคใใใ
ใใ ใใพใคใ ใใใฏใใใใใใใใใฆใใใใใใฏใใใฃใฆใใชใใใฉใฎใใใใจใใใใในใใใ
- CorrectใญใใใณในใฟใใCorrect โ weekend shifts (Sat/Sun) and no license required.
- WrongใฌใธใใใWeekday (Mon-Fri) shifts, which doesn't fit 'weekends only'.
- WrongใฏใใใRequires a driver's license, which doesn't fit the condition.
- WrongใฉใใใใในใชใIncorrect, since a matching job does exist.
๐ก Explanation. You need to find the listing that satisfies both conditions: 'weekends only' and 'no driver's license'.
โ Study Methods
- โSummarizing the main idea of each paragraph in one line will save you time on long passages.
- โFor information-search questions, note the conditions first, then check them off one by one against the passage.
โ ๏ธCommon Mistakes
- !Missing one condition in information-search questions and picking the wrong answer.
- !Confusing the writer's argument with the examples they use to illustrate it in long passages.