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JLPT N3 practice: 10 free questions

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  1. 1How is the underlined word read?

    駅前に新しいビルが完成した。

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    Answer: 2

    A new building has been completed in front of the station.

    完成 is read かんせい (completion). 成 is せい here, with a long vowel; かんせ drops it, がんせい voices the first sound, and しょう is a reading of 成 used in other words.

  2. 2How is the underlined word written?

    明日までにしりょうを準備してください。

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    Answer: 3

    Please prepare the documents by tomorrow.

    しりょう is written 資料 (materials, documents). 科 looks like 料, and 姿 and 次 look like 資.

  3. 3What goes in the (　　)?

    試験の結果が（　　）で、夜も眠れない。

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    Answer: 4

    I'm so worried about the test results that I can't sleep at night.

    心配 (worry) explains why the speaker can't sleep. 安心 (relief), 満足 (satisfaction) and 自信 (confidence) would not keep someone awake.

  4. 4What goes in the (　　)?

    このレストランは人気があるので、（　　）しないと入れない。

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    Answer: 1

    This restaurant is popular, so you can't get in without a reservation.

    予約 means a reservation. 予定 (plan), 予習 (preparing for a lesson) and 予報 (forecast) all start with 予 but don't fit here.

  5. 5Which sentence means almost the same as the underlined sentence?

    テストの結果を見て、がっかりした。

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    Answer: 3

    I was disappointed when I saw my test results.

    がっかりする means to feel disappointed, which is close to 残念に思う.

  6. 6Which sentence uses the word correctly?

    うっかり

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    Answer: 2

    うっかり (carelessly): I wasn't paying attention and left my bag on the train.

    うっかり describes a careless mistake. Careful preparation is しっかり, a quiet room is ひっそり, and a strong build is がっしり.

  7. 7What goes in the (　　)?

    この店の料理は高いが、おいしい（　　）。

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    Answer: 4

    The food at this restaurant is expensive, but that doesn't mean it is delicious.

    わけではない means it doesn't necessarily follow. The other choices would say it is impossible or unnecessary for the food to be delicious, which doesn't match 高いが.

  8. 8What goes in the (　　)?

    あと1分遅かったら、電車に乗り遅れる（　　）。

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    Answer: 1

    If I had been one minute later, I would have missed the train.

    Dictionary form + ところだった means something almost happened but didn't.

  9. 9What goes in the (　　)?

    A「社長はもう（　　）か。」
    B「はい、30分ほど前に。」

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    Answer: 3

    A: Has the company president already gone home? B: Yes, about 30 minutes ago.

    お + ます-stem + に なる is the respectful form used for the president's action. お帰りする and お帰りいたす are humble forms for the speaker's own actions, and 帰られになる is not a correct form.

  10. 10Put the four words in order. Which one goes in the ★ slot?

    彼は★、一度も仕事を休んだことがない。

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    Answer: 2

    彼は会社に入ってから10年間、一度も仕事を休んだことがない。

    He hasn't missed a single day of work in the ten years since he joined the company.

    Correct order: 彼は 会社に 入って から 10年間、一度も仕事を休んだことがない. て-form + から means since. The ★ word is から.

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