JLPT N4 level practice questions

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Q1Vocabulary

How is the underlined word written in hiragana?

あしたは早く起きます。

1あきます2いきます3おきます4すきます

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Answer: 3 “おきます”

起きる is read "okiru" (to get up). The other choices are different verbs (開く "open", 行く "go", 空く "become empty").

Q2Vocabulary

How is the underlined word written in hiragana?

この店は野菜が安いです。

1のさい2やさい3やざい4のざい

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Answer: 2 “やさい”

野菜 (vegetables) is read "yasai". 野 = "ya", 菜 = "sai"; it is not voiced ("zai").

Q3Vocabulary

How is the underlined word written in kanji?

えきのちかくにあたらしいびょういんができました。

1病員2秒院3病園4病院

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Answer: 4 “病院”

びょういん (hospital) is written 病院. 院 means an institution or building; the other combinations are not real words.

Q4Vocabulary

Which word best fits in the blank?

さむいですから、まどを（　　）ください。

1しめて2けして3とめて4つけて

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Answer: 1 “しめて”

You "shimeru" (close) a window. けす/つける are for lights or TVs, and とめる is for cars or machines.

Q5Vocabulary

Which word best fits in the blank?

かぜをひいたので、きょうは会社を（　　）。

1ねむりました2つかれました3やすみました4なおりました

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Answer: 3 “やすみました”

会社を休む means "to take a day off work". The other verbs cannot take 会社を as their object.

Q6Grammar

What goes in the blank? Choose the best answer.

おんがくを聞き（　　）、べんきょうします。

1ながら2あいだ3まえに4から

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Answer: 1 “ながら”

Verb masu-stem (聞き) + ながら means doing two things at the same time. The other options do not attach to the masu-stem.

Q7Grammar

What goes in the blank? Choose the best answer.

わたしはピアノをひく（　　）ができます。

1ため2もの3ところ4こと

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Answer: 4 “こと”

Dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability ("I can play the piano").

Q8Grammar

What goes in the blank? Choose the best answer.

あのケーキはおいし（　　）ですね。

1よう2そう3らしい4みたい

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Answer: 2 “そう”

Drop the final い of an i-adjective and add そう to say how something looks (おいしそう = looks delicious). よう/らしい/みたい attach to the full form おいしい, not おいし.

Q9Reading

Read the passage and answer the question.

わたしは毎朝七時に起きて、公園を三十分走ります。先週は雨が多かったので、あまり走れませんでした。そのかわりに、家でテレビを見ながらたいそうをしました。来週は天気がいいそうなので、また公園を走りたいです。

先週、この人は朝何をしましたか。

1毎日公園を走った2家でたいそうをした3テレビを見なかった4七時に寝た

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Answer: 2 “家でたいそうをした”

Last week it rained a lot, so the writer couldn't run much. Instead, they did exercises at home while watching TV.

Q10Reading

Read the passage and answer the question.

この人は来週どうしたいですか。

1家でテレビを見たい2たいそうをしたい3公園を走りたい4早く寝たい

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Answer: 3 “公園を走りたい”

The last sentence says the weather will be good next week, so the writer wants to run in the park again.

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