N3 Reading · Test 60

Questions from the JLPT Dec 2016 past paper

Flyer from the JLPT N3 Dec 2016 exam paper — the information the questions below ask about

1.今日は日曜日である。ソフィさんは14時に入園し、このポスターを見た。動物園が昼間に行っている案内や教室の中で、今から参加できるものはどれか。
1. 1 A だけ
2. 2 A と B
3. 3 A と B と C
4. 4 B と D
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Answer: 2. A と B
Today is Sunday and Sophie entered at 14:00. We need to check which daytime events she can still join from 14:00 onward. A 動物園案内 (zoo guide tour): Runs every day, 3 sessions: ①10:30～ ②14:30～ ③16:00～. Since Sophie is already in the park at 14:00, she can join session ② starting at 14:30. ✓ B 動物教室 (animal class): Every Sunday 13:30～15:00, and crucially it says 「途中からでも参加できます」(you can join even from the middle). Sophie arrived at 14:00, which is mid-session, so she can still join. ✓ C 台所見学 (kitchen tour): Every Saturday 14:30. Today is Sunday, not Saturday, so this is not available. ✗ D 川の生き物教室 (river creatures class): Sunday session is 11:00～12:00, which has already ended by the time Sophie arrives at 14:00. ✗ Therefore, the events Sophie can join are A and B, which is option 2.
- 1A だけ (only A): This is wrong because B is also available. B runs on Sundays from 13:30 to 15:00 and explicitly allows mid-session participation (途中からでも参加できます), so Sophie can join at 14:00.
- 3A と B と C (A, B, and C): This is wrong because C (台所見学) is only held on Saturdays (毎週土曜), and today is Sunday, so C is not available.
- 4B と D (B and D): This is wrong for two reasons: A is available (the 14:30 session), so omitting A is incorrect. Also, D's Sunday session (11:00～12:00) has already ended before Sophie's 14:00 arrival, so D cannot be joined.
- 途中からでも参加できます（とちゅうからでもさんかできます） — you can join/participate even from the middle
- 毎日まいにち — every day
- 毎週日曜まいしゅうにちよう — every Sunday
- 毎週土曜まいしゅうどよう — every Saturday
- 入園にゅうえん — entering the park/zoo
- 案内あんない — guide, guidance
2.カクさんは8月9日の昼に動物園に来て、園内でポスターを見て、その日の「夜の動物園」も見たくなった。「夜の動物園」を見るために、カクさんがしなければならないことはどれか。
1. 1 17時半までに、もう一度入園する。
2. 2 昼とは別に入園料を払って、もう一度入園する。
3. 3 東口から、もう一度入園する。
4. 4 外で食事をすませてから、もう一度入園する。
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Answer: 2. 昼とは別に入園料を払って、もう一度入園する。
Kaku came on August 9 during the daytime. August 9 is one of the night zoo dates. The passage states: 「昼の最終入園時間（16時半）までに入園された方は、17時の閉園時に一度園の外に出て、17時半に夜の動物園が開園後、もう一度入園料を支払って入園していただく必要があります」—Those who entered by the daytime final entry time (16:30) must go outside at the 17:00 closing time, then after the night zoo opens at 17:30, pay the admission fee again and re-enter. Since Kaku came during the daytime, he falls into this category. The key requirement is paying the admission fee again (もう一度入園料を支払う) and re-entering. Option 2 says 「昼とは別に入園料を払って、もう一度入園する」(pay the admission fee separately from the daytime fee and re-enter), which correctly captures this requirement.
- 117時半までに、もう一度入園する (re-enter by 17:30): This is wrong because it omits the crucial requirement of paying the admission fee again. The passage explicitly states that you must pay the admission fee again (もう一度入園料を支払って入園していただく必要があります). Simply re-entering by 17:30 without mentioning the fee is incomplete and incorrect.
- 3東口から、もう一度入園する (re-enter from the east gate): This is wrong because the passage says 「東口は17時で閉めますので、正面口からお入りください」—the east gate closes at 17:00, so visitors must enter from the front gate (正面口), not the east gate.
- 4外で食事をすませてから、もう一度入園する (finish eating outside and then re-enter): This is wrong because the passage never mentions anything about eating meals outside. The requirement is to pay the admission fee again and re-enter, not to eat outside.
- 閉園時へいえんじ — at closing time of the park
- 開園かいえん — opening of the park
- 入園料にゅうえんりょう — admission fee
- 支払しはらう — to pay
- 正面口しょうめんぐち — front gate
- 東口ひがしぐち — east gate
- 必要ひつようがある — it is necessary to (must)

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