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N4 Reading · Test 28

Questions from the JLPT 2018 past paper

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Flyer from the JLPT N4 2018 exam paper — the information the questions below ask about
Flyer from the JLPT N4 2018 exam paper — the information the questions below ask about

  1. 1.ハメスさんとマリアさんは、「春を楽しもう」に行きたいと思っています。4月に行われるもので、お店の中で音楽を聞きながら、お昼に食事ができるものがいいです。ハメスさんたちが選べるのは、どれですか。

    1. 1 ②
    2. 2 ③
    3. 3 ⑤
    4. 4 ⑥
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    Answer: 4. ⑥

    Option 4 (⑥) is correct. The conditions are: (1) held in April (4月), (2) inside a shop/store (お店の中), (3) listening to music (音楽を聞きながら), and (4) can eat lunch (お昼に食事ができる). Event ⑥ is on 4/29 (April ✓), held at レストラン「黒川」 (a restaurant = お店 ✓), the description says レストランで食事をしながら、ピアノを楽しみましょう (eat while enjoying piano = music + meal ✓), and the time is 12時～14時 (lunch time ✓). All four conditions are satisfied.

    • 1Option 1 (②) is wrong. Event ② is on 3/11, which is in March, not April. Also, it is held at さくら寺 (a temple, not a shop), and only お茶とお菓子 (tea and snacks) are served — not a proper lunch meal.
    • 2Option 2 (③) is wrong. Event ③ is on 4/8 (April ✓), but it is held at 市民体育館 (a gymnasium, not a shop), and the description only mentions a ピアノやバイオリンのコンサート (piano and violin concert) with no meal mentioned.
    • 3Option 3 (⑤) is wrong. Event ⑤ is on 4/23 (April ✓), but it is held at 東公園 (a park, not a shop), and it is an お祭り (festival) with 歌や踊り (singing and dancing) — no meal is mentioned.
    • お店（おみせ） — shop, store, restaurant
    • お昼（おひる） — lunch, midday
    • 食事しょくじ — meal
    • レストラン（れすとらん） — restaurant

  2. 2.ジーナさんは、「春を楽しもう」に行こうと思っています。土曜日に行きたいですが、集まる時間が13時より早いものには行けません。料金は1,000円以下がいいです。ジーナさんが選べるのは、どれですか。

    1. 1 2 と 3
    2. 2 2 と 3 と 4
    3. 3 2 と 3 と 5
    4. 4 3 と 5
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    Answer: 1. 2 と 3

    Option 1 (2 と 3) is correct. The conditions are: (1) Saturday (土曜日), (2) gathering time (集まる時間) must NOT be earlier than 13:00 — i.e., 13:00 or later, and (3) fee 1,000 yen or less (1,000円以下). Event ② is on 3/11 (土/Saturday ✓), gathering time 13時50分 (after 13:00 ✓), fee 800円 (≤1000 ✓). Event ③ is on 4/8 (土/Saturday ✓), gathering time 16時50分 (after 13:00 ✓), fee 950円 (≤1000 ✓). Both ② and ③ satisfy all conditions, so the answer is '2 と 3'.

    • 2Option 2 (2 と 3 と 4) is wrong because it includes event ④. Event ④ is on 4/15 (土/Saturday ✓) and costs 800円 (≤1000 ✓), but its gathering time is 8時 (8:00), which is earlier than 13:00. Since ジーナさん cannot attend anything with a gathering time before 13:00, ④ must be excluded.
    • 3Option 3 (2 と 3 と 5) is wrong because it includes event ⑤. Event ⑤ is on 4/23, which is a 日 (Sunday), not a Saturday. It fails the Saturday condition.
    • 4Option 4 (3 と 5) is wrong for two reasons: it excludes ② (which is valid — Saturday, 13:50 gathering time, 800円) and it includes ⑤ (which is on Sunday, not Saturday).
    • 土曜日どようび — Saturday
    • 集あつまる — to gather, to assemble
    • 以下いか — ...or less, not exceeding
    • 料金りょうきん — fee, charge

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