JLPT N5 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
N5 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 N5 Reading
๐ฏ Real Examples
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1Short Passage
ใใใใฏใใพใใใใ6ใใซใใใใพใใใใใใฏใใใใในใฆใใใใใใใใใใใใฝใใพใใใใฎใใจใใใฃใใใซใใใใพใใ
ใใใใใใฏใใใใใฏใใฎใใใจใงใใชใซใใใใพใใใ
- CorrectใใใใใใใใใฝใใพใCorrect โ the passage says a walk in the park follows breakfast.
- WrongใใฃใใใซใใใใพใThis happens after the walk.
- WrongใใใใฏใใใใในใพใThis has already happened by that point.
- Wrong6ใใซใใใใพใThis is the very first action.
๐ก Explanation. You need to track the time order in the passage precisely (wake up โ breakfast โ walk โ school).
2Medium Passage
ใใฎใใใจใใ ใกใจใใใใใใใฟใซใใใใพใใใใใใใฏใใจใฆใใใใใใใใฃใใงใใใใใใฎใใใจใงใใฌในใใฉใณใงใใใฏใใใใในใพใใใใฌในใใฉใณใฎใใใใใใฏใใใพใใใใใใใชใใฃใใงใใ
ใฌในใใฉใณใฎใใใใใใซใใคใใฆใใใ ใใใฎใฏใใฉใใงใใใ
- CorrectใใพใใใใใใใชใใฃใCorrect โ stated directly in the passage.
- WrongใจใฆใใใใใใใฃใConfuses the restaurant's food with the opinion about the movie.
- WrongใใใใใใใใใใใใฃใNot mentioned in the passage.
- Wrongใจใใ ใกใใใคใใฃใNot mentioned in the passage.
๐ก Explanation. You need to distinguish the writer's opinion about the movie from their opinion about the food.
3Long Passage
ใใใใฎใใใใใฏใ4ใซใใงใใใกใกใฏใใใใใใใใงใใพใใซใกใใใใใใใงใใใฏใฏใฏใใใฃใใใฎใใใใใใงใใใใซใฏใใ ใใใใใใงใใใใใใใจใใใใ ใใใใซใใใใฃใฆใใพใใใ ใใใใใซใจใฏใใใ ใใพใคใใใใใใพใใใใใใใฏใใใใใใใใงใใ
ใใใใใใฏใใฉใใใฆใใใซใจใใใ ใใพใคใใใใใใพใใใใ
- Correctใใซใฎใใ ใใใใใใใใใใใจใใใใCorrect โ matches the reason given in the passage.
- Wrongใใซใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ ใใ"Company employee" describes the father, not the brother.
- Wrongใกใกใใใจใใใใ ใใใใซใใใใฃใฆใใใใThe person attending a far-away university is the brother.
- Wrongใใใใใใใใใใใใ ใใUnrelated to the stated reason.
๐ก Explanation. Don't mix up each family member's role (office worker/teacher/university student/high schooler).
4Information Search
ใจใใใใใใใใใใใ ใใคใใใณใใใใใใณ๏ผ9ใใ19ใ ใฉใใใณ๏ผ9ใใ17ใ ใซใกใใใณใใใ ใใใค๏ผใใใฟ
ใฉใใใณใซใใจใใใใใธใใใใใใงใใใชใใใพใงใซใใใใฐใใใใงใใใ
- Correct17ใใพใงCorrect โ the library is open until 5pm on Saturdays.
- Wrong19ใใพใงThat's the weekday hours.
- Wrong9ใใพใงThat's the opening time, not the closing time.
- WrongใใคใงใใใใThe library is closed on Sundays and holidays.
๐ก Explanation. You need to distinguish the different hours for each day of the week.
โ Study Methods
- โRead short passages aloud repeatedly, guessing the meaning of unknown words from context.
- โRead the question first, then practice locating the answer within the passage.
โ ๏ธCommon Mistakes
- !Stopping and spending too much time when an unknown word appears.
- !Reading the whole passage closely without reading the question first, running out of time.