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N3 Reading · Test 29

Questions from the JLPT July 2012 past paper

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  1. 1.原さんは、来週の木曜日の午後に読書クラブの活動を行う会場を探している。参加者は 30 名程度で、料理は必要ないので、飲み物だけ買って持っていきたい。原さんの希望に合う会場はいくつあるか。

    1. 1 1つ
    2. 2 2つ
    3. 3 3つ
    4. 4 4つ
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    Answer: 1. 1つ

    The correct answer is 1 (1つ). Only venue ④ 市民センター meets all of 原さん's requirements. Let's check each condition: (1) Next Thursday afternoon — ④'s 定休日 is 月曜日, so Thursday is open; 利用時間 11:00～21:00 covers the afternoon. (2) About 30 participants — ④'s 最大 40 名 accommodates 30. (3) No food needed, wants to bring only drinks — ④ says 注文はできません（必要な場合は利用者がご用意ください）, meaning you cannot order food and must bring your own if needed. This perfectly matches 原さん's wish to bring only drinks. So exactly one venue works.

    • 22つ is wrong because only one venue (④) satisfies all conditions. No other venue qualifies.
    • 33つ is wrong because only one venue (④) satisfies all conditions.
    • 44つ is wrong because only one venue (④) satisfies all conditions.
    • 定休日ていきゅうび — regular closing day / regular day off
    • 徒歩とほ — on foot / walking
    • 程度ていど — about / approximately (used with numbers to indicate an approximate amount)
    • 持もっていく — to bring (something with you to a place)

  2. 2.マイさんは、友達から「交流会の会場を探してほしい」と下のメモを渡された。友達の希望に合う会場はどれか。 メモ： ・来週の土曜日のお昼 ・人数は 20 人ぐらい ・安見駅から歩いて 20 分以内 ・料理は 2,000 円以内で会場で注文したい

    1. 1 ①
    2. 2 ②
    3. 3 ③
    4. 4 ④
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    Answer: 2. ②

    The correct answer is 2 (② 花の家). Let's check each requirement from the memo against each venue: (1) Next Saturday noon: ②'s 定休日 is 木曜日 (and 祝日の場合は水曜日), so Saturday is open; 利用時間 11:00～20:00 covers noon. ✓ (2) About 20 people: ②'s 利用人数 is 10～50名, so 20 fits. ✓ (3) Within 20 minutes walk from 安見駅: ② is 徒歩15分, which is ≤ 20. ✓ (4) Order food at the venue within 2,000 yen: ②'s 料理 is 1人1,500円から, and 1,500 ≤ 2,000. ✓ All four conditions are satisfied only by ②.

    • 1① 安見ホール fails on transportation: 安見駅から徒歩30分 exceeds the 20-minute limit. Also, 料理 is 1人2,000円から (starting from 2,000 yen), which is borderline for the 2,000円以内 requirement, but the 30-minute walk already disqualifies it.
    • 3③ レストラン海 fails on food budget: 料理 is 1人3,000円から, which exceeds the 2,000円以内 limit.
    • 4④ 市民センター fails on food: 注文はできません, meaning you cannot order food at the venue, but the memo requires ordering food there.
    • 以内いない — within (a limit, inclusive of the boundary)
    • ～から — starting from (indicates a minimum price, e.g., 1,500円から = from 1,500 yen)
    • 交流会こうりゅうかい — exchange meeting / social gathering
    • お昼（おひる） — noon / midday

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