JLPT N4 Reading
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Train short, medium, long, and information-search reading skills with evidence-based questions.
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๐ Exam Structure
N4 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 N4 Reading
๐ฏ Real Examples
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1Short Passage
ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใฏไผ็คพๅกใงใใๆฏๆใ้ป่ปใงไผ็คพใซ่กใใพใใใ้ป่ปใฏใใคใ่พผใใงใใพใใใ ใใใๆ่ฟใฏ่ช่ปข่ปใงไผ็คพใซ่กใใใจใซใใพใใใ่ช่ปข่ปใ ใจ30ๅใใใใใใใพใใใ้ๅใซใใชใใฎใงๆฐใซๅ ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ
ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใฏใฉใใใฆ่ช่ปข่ปใงไผ็คพใซ่กใใใใซใชใใพใใใใ
- Correct้ป่ปใใใคใ่พผใใงใใใใCorrect โ the reason stated explicitly in the passage.
- Wrong่ช่ปข่ปใฎใปใใใฏใใใใThe passage only says it takes about 30 minutes by bike, not that it's faster.
- Wrong้ๅใใใใ ใฃใใใExercise turned out to be a nice side effect, not the original reason.
- Wrongไผ็คพใใกใใใชใฃใใใNot mentioned in the passage.
๐ก Explanation. You need to find the sentence that states the reason (้ป่ปใฏใใคใ่พผใใงใใพใใใ ใใ๏ฝ).
2Medium Passage
ๅ ้ฑใๅใใฆไธไบบใงๆ ่กใซ่กใใพใใใ่กใๅใฏๅฐใๅฟ้ ใงใใใใ็ใใฆใฟใใจ็บใฎไบบใใจใฆใ่ฆชๅใงใๅฎๅฟใใพใใใ็นใซใ้ใซ่ฟทใฃใๆใซๆกๅ ใใฆใใใใใฐใใใใฎใใจใฏๅฟใใใใพใใใไปๅบฆใฏๅ้ใ่ชใฃใฆใพใ่กใใใใงใใ
ใใใใใใๆ ่กใงไธ็ชๅฟใซๆฎใฃใฆใใใฎใฏไฝใงใใใ
- Correct้ใๆกๅ ใใฆใใใใใฐใใใCorrect โ explicitly described as unforgettable.
- Wrongไธไบบใงๆ ่กใใใใจJust background describing the situation before the trip.
- Wrong็บใใใใใ ใฃใใใจNot mentioned in the passage.
- Wrongๅ้ใ่ชใใชใใฃใใใจThe opposite of what's mentioned as a future plan.
๐ก Explanation. You need to identify exactly what the phrase ใๅฟใใใใพใใ (unforgettable)ใ is attached to.
3Long Passage
็งใฎ็ฅๆฏใฏ90ๆญณใงใใใไปใๅ ๆฐใซ็ไปไบใใใฆใใพใใ่ฅใ้ ใฏๅฟใใใฆ้ๅใใๆ้ใใชใใฃใใใใงใใใ็ไปไบใๅงใใฆใใไฝใฎ่ชฟๅญใใใใชใฃใใจ่จใฃใฆใใพใใ็ฅๆฏใ่ฆใฆใใใจใ็ก็ใซ้ๅใใใชใใฆใใๅฅฝใใชใใจใไฝใๅใใใชใใ็ถใใใใจใๅฅๅบทใฎ็ง่จฃใชใฎใใใใใชใใจๆใใพใใ
ใใใใใใฏ็ฅๆฏใ่ฆใฆใไฝใๅฅๅบทใฎ็ง่จฃใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ
- Correctๅฅฝใใชใใจใไฝใๅใใใชใใ็ถใใใใจCorrect โ explicitly stated as the writer's view in the final sentence.
- Wrong่ฅใ้ ใใ้ๅใใใฆใใใใจThe passage says she had no time to exercise when young.
- Wrongๅฟใใๅใ็ถใใใใจUnrelated to the passage's point.
- Wrong็ ้ขใซๅฎๆ็ใซ้ใใใจNot mentioned in the passage.
๐ก Explanation. You need to identify the final sentence containing the writer's opinion (๏ฝใใใใใชใใจๆใใพใ).
4Information Search
ใซใปใใ ใใใใใค ใใใชใ ใใใใ ใ๏ผใใคใปใใ 19:00ใ20:30๏ผ3,000ใใ/ใคใ๏ผ ใกใ ใใใ ใ๏ผใใปใใ 19:00ใ20:30๏ผ3,500ใใ/ใคใ๏ผ ใใใใใ ใ๏ผใฉ 10:00ใ12:00๏ผ4,000ใใ/ใคใ๏ผ โปใใใใใใ ใใใใฏ ใใใใใงใใ
ใใใจใ ใใใฃใ ใใจใใธใใใคใฎ ใใใซ ใใใใใใงใใใซใปใใใ ใชใใ ใฏใใใใฐใใใฎ ใฒใจใฏ ใฉใฎใฏใฉในใ ใใในใฐ ใใใงใใใ
- Correctใใใใ ใ๏ผใใคใปใใ๏ผCorrect โ fits both weekday evenings and the beginner condition.
- Wrongใกใ ใใใ ใ๏ผใใปใใ๏ผThe days are weekdays, but โintermediate' doesn't fit someone just starting out.
- Wrongใใใใใ ใ๏ผใฉ๏ผA Saturday daytime class, which doesn't match the โweekday evening' condition.
- Wrongใใใใใใ ใใใNot a regular class matching the conditions.
๐ก Explanation. You need to find the class that satisfies both conditions: 'weekday evening' and 'beginner'.
โ Study Methods
- โRead the question first, then scan the passage for just the information you need.
- โMark conjunctions (ใ ใใ/ใใใ/ใใใง, etc.) as you read so you don't lose track of the flow.
โ ๏ธCommon Mistakes
- !Reading the whole passage closely before the question, running short on time.
- !Picking a similar-but-different sentence as the answer to detail questions.