N4 Reading · Test 8

Questions from the JLPT 2012 past paper

Flyer from the JLPT N4 2012 exam paper — the information the questions below ask about
Flyer from the JLPT N4 2012 exam paper — the information the questions below ask about
  1. 1.自転車を借りて乗りたい人は、いくら払わなければなりませんか。

    1. 1 ただ
    2. 2 100 円
    3. 3 200 円
    4. 4 300 円
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    Answer: 3. 200 円

    The question asks how much a person who borrows a bicycle must pay. The passage clearly states in the note marked with ※: '自転車を借りる人は 200 円かかります' (People who borrow a bicycle must pay 200 yen). In the table, 自転車 (bicycle) is listed as 'ただ※' (free, with a note), and the note explains that borrowing one costs 200 yen. Therefore, the correct answer is option 3 (200 円).

    • 1'ただ' means 'free.' While the table lists 自転車 as 'ただ※,' the ※ mark directs you to the note below, which says borrowing a bicycle costs 200 yen. So it is not free if you borrow one.
    • 2100 円 is the fee for サッカー and バスケットボール, not for borrowing a bicycle.
    • 4300 円 is the fee for 水泳 (swimming), not for borrowing a bicycle.
    • 自転車じてんしゃ — bicycle
    • りる — to borrow, to rent
    • ただ — free (of charge)
    • かかる — to cost (money/time)
    • はら — to pay
  2. 2.バスケットボールのルールや、やり方を習ってから試合に出たい人は、まずどうしなければなりませんか。

    1. 1 10:00 までに受付に行きます。
    2. 2 10:00 までに体育館に行きます。
    3. 3 13:00 までに受付に行きます。
    4. 4 13:00 までに体育館に行きます。
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    Answer: 2. 10:00 までに体育館に行きます。

    The question asks what a person who wants to learn basketball rules/methods and then participate in a match must do first. In the passage, under ② (サッカー、バスケットボール), the 午前 (morning) section says: 'ルールや、やり方を先生が教えます' (the teacher will teach rules and methods) and 'バスケットボールは体育館に、10:00 までに来てください' (for basketball, come to the gymnasium by 10:00). The 午後 (afternoon) section is for the actual 試合 (match), where you go to 受付 (reception) by 13:00. Since the person wants to learn rules first (午前) and then play in a match (午後), the first thing they must do is go to 体育館 by 10:00. This is option 2.

    • 1'10:00 までに受付に行きます' (go to reception by 10:00) is incorrect. For the morning session, basketball participants must go to 体育館 (gymnasium), not 受付 (reception). Reception is where you go by 13:00 for the afternoon match.
    • 3'13:00 までに受付に行きます' (go to reception by 13:00) is what you do for the afternoon match, but the question asks what to do first — to learn the rules you must attend the morning session at 体育館 by 10:00 first.
    • 4'13:00 までに体育館に行きます' (go to the gymnasium by 13:00) is incorrect. The gymnasium is where the morning lesson takes place (by 10:00), and the afternoon match requires going to 受付 (reception) by 13:00, not the gymnasium.
    • ルール(るーる) — rules
    • やり方(やりかた) — how to do something, method
    • なら — to learn (from someone), to be taught
    • 試合しあい — match, game
    • — to participate in, to appear in
    • 体育館たいいくかん — gymnasium
    • 受付うけつけ — reception, desk
    • まず — first of all

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