JLPT N3 - Day 7 - 9 (Question Skills Practice)
JLPT Question Skills Practice (Optional)
Before solving full JLPT-style questions, practice the smaller skills that help you understand how each question type works.
These exercises focus on recognizing clues, reducing possible answers, finding relevant evidence, and understanding how information is connected.
After completing the skill practice, continue to the regular JLPT-style exercise page.
Try each exercise first without opening the answer. After answering, use Show to check the answer and the short strategy explanation.
1. Sentence Completion
Goal: Learn to identify what grammatical or semantic function the sentence requires before choosing a form.
Instead of guessing from grammar shapes alone, look for clues such as purpose, cause, possibility, obligation, condition, or result.
đ Level 1 — Function Recognition
Identify the relationship the sentence is trying to express before thinking about a specific grammar pattern.
Goal: Train yourself to ask “What meaning is required here?”
1: ç¸ćăŤĺ¤ąç¤źăŞăă¨ăć¸ăăŞăăăăŤ、ăĄăźăŤăéăĺăŤč¨čă調ăšăžăă。
What relationship does 「ć¸ăăŞăăăăŤ」 express?
C
Explanation: 「ć¸ăăŞăăăăŤ」 expresses a preventive purpose: the speaker checks the wording before sending the email in order to avoid writing something rude. In similar questions, look for an action taken to prevent an undesirable result; negative verb + 「ăăăŤ」 often signals that relationship.
2: ĺ
çăŤ、ć°ăăćŠćă使ăăăŚăăăăžăă。
What does 「使ăăăŚăăăăžăă」 express?
B
Explanation: 「使ăăăŚăăăăžăă」 combines the causative with 「ăăă」 to show that the speaker was allowed by the teacher to use the new equipment. In similar questions, recognize 「V-ăăăŚăăă」 as the speaker receiving permission or consent to perform the action.
3: ăăŽĺŻŽăŤä˝ăă§äťĽćĽ、ćŻćŠ、čŞĺă§ćçăăăŚăăžă。
What relationship does 「䝼ćĽ」 establish?
C
Explanation: 「䝼ćĽ」 marks the point from which a situation or habit has continued up to the present. Here, moving into the dorm is the starting point, and cooking every night is the ongoing habit; in similar questions, look for a past event followed by a continuing state or repeated action.
⚖️ Level 2 — Grammar Contrast
Compare grammar forms that are all familiar but do not express the same relationship.
Goal: Eliminate forms that are grammatically possible in other contexts but do not fit this meaning.
1: ăăŽćăŽä˝ć°ăŻ、ä¸ĺš´ĺăŻĺäşş、ĺťĺš´ăŻĺ Ťçžäşş、äťĺš´ăŻä¸çžäşşă§ăă。ä˝ć°ăŽć°ăŻ、ä¸ĺš´ĺăă( )。
ChoicesA
Explanation: The sequence 1000 → 800 → 700 shows a continuing downward trend over several years, so 「ć¸ăä¸ćšă§ă」 fits. 「~ä¸ćšă 」 is used when a change keeps progressing in one direction, while 「~ĺ§ăăă¨ăăă 」 would mean the decrease has only just begun.
2: ç§ăŻćŠćăŽä˝żăćšăçĽăăŞăăŁăăŽă§、ç°ä¸ăăăŤăéĄăăăžăă。ç°ä¸ăăăćŠćă使ăŁăŚăăé、ç§ăŻéŁă§čŚăŚăăžăă。ç§ăŻç°ä¸ăăăŤćŠćă( )。
ChoicesA
Explanation: The context says Tanaka operated the equipment while the speaker only watched, so 「使ăŁăŚăăăăžăă」 fits: the speaker received the benefit of Tanaka performing the action. In similar questions, distinguish 「VăŚăăă」 (someone does the action for you) from 「VăăăŚăăă」 (you receive permission to do the action yourself).
3: ć¨ćĽ、ĺ çă¨ăŹăăźăăŽĺ 厚ăŤă¤ăăŚčŠąă、ăăŽă¨ăăŽćčŚăăăčăăžăă。ăăăă、ć¸ăç´ăăă¨ăŤăăžăă。ĺ çă¨( )、ć¸ăç´ăăŽăŻäťĺ¤ă§ă。
ChoicesB
Explanation: The context shows that the speaker first discussed the report with the teacher, considered the teacher’s opinion, and then decided to rewrite it. 「Văä¸ă§」 expresses making a decision or taking an action after first completing and considering an earlier step, so it matches that sequence.
đ§ Level 3 — Constraint Identification
Identify the decisive grammatical or semantic clue that makes one form fit and rules out competing forms.
Goal: Use sentence constraints independently to justify your choice instead of relying on familiarity or intuition.
1: ăăŽććăŻ、ćĽćŹčŞăĺăăŚĺ埡ăăäşşă使ăăăăŤ、ĺ
çăăĄăä˝ăăžăă。ĺĺżč
ăŽçć´ťăć°ćăĄă誏ćăăćŹă§ăŻăăăžăă。ăăăŻ( )ććă§ă。
Candidates:
1. ĺĺżč
ăŤăă
2. ĺĺżč
ĺăăŽ
3. ĺĺżč
ăŤă¤ăăŚăŽ
Choose the candidate and quote the evidence that distinguishes the intended users from the creators and the topic.
2 — ĺĺżč ĺăăŽ
「ćĽćŹčŞăĺăăŚĺ埡ăăäşşă使ăăăăŤ」/「ĺ çăăĄăä˝ăăžăă」/「ĺĺżč ăŽçć´ťăć°ćăĄă誏ćăăćŹă§ăŻăăăžăă」
Explanation: The phrase 「ćĽćŹčŞăĺăăŚĺ埡ăăäşşă使ăăăăŤ」 identifies beginners as the intended users, so 「ĺĺżč ĺăăŽ」 fits. The other evidence separates this from authorship (「ĺ çăăĄăä˝ăăžăă」) and topic (「ĺĺżč ăŽçć´ťăć°ćăĄă誏ćăăćŹă§ăŻăăăžăă」); in similar questions, classify whether the noun phrase means “made by,” “intended for,” or “about” someone.
2: ć¨ćĽ、çśăćŠć˘°ă調ăšăŚăăžăă。ç§ăŻçśăăă( )、ăăŽćŠć˘°ă使ăăă¨ăăžăă。ăăă、çśăŤ「ăžă ç´ăăŚăăŞăăă、使ăăŞăă§」ă¨č¨ăăăžăă。
Candidates:
1. ç´ăă¤ăăă ă¨ćăŁăŚ
2. ç´ăăŚăťăăă¨ćăŁăŚ
3. ç´ăăăă¨ćăŁăŚ
Choose the candidate that expresses a mistaken belief about a completed action. Quote the evidence that the belief was wrong.
3 — ç´ăăăă¨ćăŁăŚ
「ăžă ç´ăăŚăăŞăăă、使ăăŞăă§」
Explanation: 「ăăç´ăăăă¨ćăŁăŚ」 shows that the speaker believed the repair had already been completed and acted on that assumption. The father’s 「ăžă ç´ăăŚăăŞă」 directly contradicts that belief; in similar questions, look for later information that disproves an earlier assumption about whether an action was completed.
3: ĺ
ćăăćŻćĽ、ćĽćŹčŞă§ćĽč¨ăć¸ăăŚăăžă。ĺăăŻä¸ćăŤĺĺăăăăžăăă、äťăŻäşĺă§ć¸ăăžă。ăăăăăć¸ă( )、ăăŁă¨ćŠăć¸ăăăăăŤăŞăăăă§ă。
Candidates:
1. çśăăŚ
2. ĺ§ăăŚ
3. çľăăŁăŚ
Choose the candidate and quote the clues that determine the stage of the activity.
1 — çśăăŚ
「ĺ ćăăćŻćĽ、ćĽćŹčŞă§ćĽč¨ăć¸ăăŚăăžă」/「ăăăăă」
Explanation: 「ĺ ćăăćŻćĽ」 shows that writing the diary has already been continuing, and 「ăăăăă」 shows the speaker intends to keep doing it. In similar questions, determine the activity’s stage from time expressions: whether it is starting, continuing, or ending.
2. Sentence Ordering
Goal: Learn to see sentence fragments as connected chunks instead of trying every possible order.
Focus on grammatical dependencies, particles, noun modification, and fixed patterns.
đ Level 1 — Connection Recognition
Find fragments that naturally or grammatically connect to each other.
Goal: Build the habit of recognizing strong chunks such as 「V㌠+ ăăă」 or 「NăŤă¤ăăŚăŽ + N」.
1: Choose the connection that makes 「čŞăżăă」 modify 「ćŹ」.
čŞăżăă → __ → ćŹ
B
Explanation: 「čŞăżăă」 functions as a noun meaning “partway through reading,” so it connects to 「ćŹ」 with 「ăŽ」: 「čŞăżăăăŽćŹ」. In similar ordering questions, first identify the grammatical category of the modifier and then choose the particle that links it naturally to the noun.
2: Choose the continuation that connects directly and expresses a strong feeling.
厜ćăŤäźăăă㌠→ ____
C
Explanation: 「~ăăăŚăăžăăžăă」 is a fixed pattern expressing an intense, hard-to-control desire, so 「厜ćăŤäźăăăăŚăăžăăžăă」 connects naturally. In similar ordering questions, recognize set grammar chunks rather than judging each part separately.
3: Choose the connection that identifies the speaker’s role when participating.
ĺ°ĺăŽä˝ć° → ____
B
Explanation: 「ĺ°ĺăŽä˝ć°ă¨ăăŚ」 marks the role or capacity in which the speaker participates: as a local resident. In similar ordering questions, look for 「Nă¨ăăŚ」 when the sentence needs to identify someone’s position, status, or role in an action.
đ§Š Level 2 — Constraint & Elimination
Identify required connections and impossible connections without reconstructing the whole sentence immediately.
Goal: Reduce the search space before solving the final JLPT ordering question.
1: Identify the TWO connections needed to build the embedded question.
ăăŽćŠćă__ __ __ __。
1. ćăăŚăă ăă
2. 使ăă°
3. ăŠă
4. ăăă
B
Explanation: The embedded question is built as 「ăŠă使ăă°ăăă」, where 「ăŠă」 modifies 「使ăă°」 and 「使ăă°」 connects to 「ăăă」. In similar ordering questions, first reconstruct the fixed question pattern 「ăŠă V-ă° ăăă」, then attach the reporting/request phrase after the completed embedded question.
2: Which connection is impossible in the completed sentence?
ăăăŻ、__ __ __ __。
1. ĺäž
2. ä˝ăŁă
3. ĺăăŤ
4. ăčĺă§ă
C
Explanation: The natural structure is 「ĺäžĺăăŤä˝ăŁăăčĺă§ă」, so 「ĺäž」 must connect to 「ĺăăŤ」, not follow it. In similar ordering questions, identify fixed noun patterns such as 「NĺăăŤ」 first, then build the modifying clause around them.
3: Identify the TWO connections that form the grammar pattern and the noun-modifying phrase.
äťäşă__ __ __ __。
1. ćéă
2. ĺżăăăŞăăŤ
3. ć¸ăăžăă
4. ă¤ăăŚ、äźă
C
Explanation: The grammar pattern is 「VăăŤă¤ăăŚ」, so 「ĺżăăăŞăăŤ」 must connect to 「ă¤ăăŚ」. Then 「äźă」 modifies 「ćé」, forming 「äźăćé」; in similar ordering questions, first lock in fixed grammar patterns, then identify any verb that directly modifies a following noun.
3. Grammar in Context
Goal: Understand how grammar works across connected sentences, not only inside one isolated sentence.
Track result, contrast, sequence, reference words, and the logical flow of the text.
đ Level 1 — Relation Identification
Identify the relationship between sentences before selecting a connector or grammar form.
Goal: Recognize discourse functions such as result, contrast, limitation, and sequence.
1: 寎ă§ăŻ、ĺťä¸ăŤčŞčť˘čťă罎ăăŞăă§ăă ăă。çŤäşăŽă¨ă、ĺ¤ă¸ĺşăŤăăăŞăăăă§ă。
How does the second sentence support the first?
C
Explanation: The second sentence gives the reason for the prohibition: bicycles in the hallway would make evacuation more difficult during a fire. In similar context questions, look for expressions like 「~ăăă§ă」 that explicitly explain why the previous instruction, opinion, or action is given.
2: 䝼ĺăŻ、ăăŽĺşĺ ´ă§éăśĺäžăăăăăăăžăă。äťăŻ、ĺäžăă大人ăŽăťăăĺ¤ă、ăăłăă§äźăă§ăăäşşăăăčŚăžă。
What relationship connects the two sentences?
C
Explanation: 䝼ĺăŻ」 sets up the past situation, while 「äťăŻ」 introduces the present one, so the passage contrasts how the same place has changed over time. In similar context questions, use explicit time markers to identify whether the relationship is temporal contrast, cause-result, or comparison between different subjects.
3: ć¨ćĽ、é¨ĺąăŽéľăčŚă¤ăăăŞăăŚĺ°ăăžăă。ăă°ăăŽä¸ăĺ
¨é¨čŚăŚăăăăžăăă§ăă。ćĺžăŤ、ăłăźăăŽăăąăăăăĺşăŚăăžăă。
What role does the final sentence play?
A
Explanation: The first two sentences describe the problem and an unsuccessful search, while 「ćĺžăŤ」 signals the resolution: the key was eventually found in the coat pocket. In similar context questions, track the passage sequence and look for markers that introduce the final result or resolution.
đ Level 2 — Reference & Flow
Track what words such as 「ăă」 and 「ăă」 refer to, or decide where a sentence fits naturally.
Goal: Follow the flow of information instead of reading each sentence independently.
1: ĺ
ăŻ、éąćŤăŤçşăŽĺçăćŽăŁăŚăăžă。ĺ
ć、ăăŽĺçă使ăŁăŚ、ĺ°ăăăŤăŹăłăăźăä˝ăăžăă。ćŻăŻĺ°ćăŽĺŁăăăăăŤăăŚăă、ăăăŤăăăćăăžăă。ćŻć、ăŤăŹăłăăźăčŚăŚ、äťćĽăä˝ćĽă確čŞăăŚăăžă。
What does 「ăă」 refer to?
C
Explanation: 「ăă」 refers to the calendar because it is the most recently introduced object that can naturally be 「ćăăžăă」 on the wall. In similar reference questions, trace the recent nouns and test which one fits both the grammar and the action that follows.
2: 寎ă§ăŻ、éŁăšçŠăŤčŞĺăŽĺĺăć¸ăăŚăă、ĺˇčľĺşŤăŤĺ
Ľăăžă。ĺĺăć¸ăăŽăŻĺ°ăé˘ĺă§ăă、ăăăăŚăăă°、ăťăăŽäşşăŽçŠăééăăŚéŁăšăăă¨ăŻĺ°ăŞăăŞăăžă。
What does 「ăăăăŚăăă°」 refer to?
B
Explanation: 「ăăăăŚăăă°」 refers back to writing your own name on the food, because that is the precaution that prevents people from confusing whose food it is. In similar reference questions, identify which earlier action logically produces the result described afterward.
3: Choose where the following sentence belongs.
ă§ă、玹ăéăăă¨、ä¸ăŤăŻä˝ăĺ
ĽăŁăŚăăžăăă§ăă。
[A]
ćźăĺ
Ľăă§、ć使ăŁăŚăăăŤăĄăŠăŽçŽąăčŚă¤ăăžăă。
[B]
ä¸ăŤăŤăĄăŠăăăă¨ćăŁăŚ、äš
ăăśăăŤĺçăćŽăăă¨ăăžăă。
[C]
ćŻăŤčăă¨、ăŤăĄăŠăŻĺźă使ăŁăŚăăă¨ĺăăăžăă。
C
Explanation: The sentence belongs after the speaker expects the camera to be inside the box, because 「ă§ă」 introduces the contrast between that expectation and finding the box empty. It must also come before asking the mother, since discovering the empty box creates the reason to ask where the camera is.
đ§ Level 3 — Missing Flow Element
Choose the missing sentence or information that makes the whole paragraph logically consistent.
Goal: Combine information before and after the blank instead of solving from one sentence alone.
1: ĺĺŁă§ăŻ、ăă¤ăĺăäşşă¨ä¸çˇăŤçˇ´çżăăŚăăžăă。ćĽćăŽčĺą ă§ăŻ、ćĽăŤăăŁăŚä¸çˇăŤĺşăäşşăĺ¤ăăăžă。____。声ăŽĺ¤§ăăă芹ăéăăéăŁăŚă、ç¸ćăŽč¨čăăăčăăŚčŠąăăăăăŤăŞăăăă§ă。
ChoicesB
Explanation: The missing sentence must connect the changing cast with the goal of adapting to different speaking styles, so practicing with various people fits the flow. In similar questions, choose the sentence that creates a logical bridge between the situation described before the blank and the goal or consequence described after it.
2: ć čĄä¸、ăăŠăłăăŽčąăŤć°´ăăăŁăŚăăăăăăŤĺźăŤé źăżăžăă。帰ăŁăŚăă、ćŻăćŻćć°´ăăăŁăŚăăă¨çĽăăžăă。äşäşşăŻ、ăäşăăć°´ăăăŁăŚăăăă¨ăçĽăăžăăă§ăă。____。揥ăŽć čĄă§ăŻ、ćŻăĺźăŽăŠăĄăăä¸äşşăŤé źăăă¨ăŤăăžă。
ChoicesB
Explanation: The previous sentences establish that both the mother and brother watered the flowers without knowing the other was doing it, so the missing sentence must summarize that duplicated action. In similar flow questions, look for a sentence that restates the discovered situation and naturally explains the decision that follows.
3: ć°ăăäťäşă§ăŻ、ćŻćĽăă˝ăłăłă使ăăžă。ĺăăŻ、ĺăăăŞăăă¨ăăăă¨、ăăăŤéŁăŽäşşăŤčăăŚăăžăă。äťăŻ、ĺăŤćăăŚăăăŁăăă¨ăăăźăă§čŞżăšăŚăă、質ĺăăŚăăžă。____。ăăă§ăĺăăăŞăă¨ăăŻ、ä¸äşşă§čăçśăăŞăă§、čăăăăŤăăŚăăžă。
ChoicesB
Explanation: The passage shows a change from asking immediately to first checking previous notes, so the missing sentence should describe the benefit of that new habit. 「čăăŞăăŚăă§ăăăă¨ăĺ˘ăăžăă」 fits, and 「ăăă§ă」 then introduces the remaining cases where asking is still necessary.
4. Short Passage
Goal: Learn to identify exactly what the question asks and where the evidence is in a short text.
Do not choose an answer just because it repeats words from the passage.
đŻ Level 1 — Question Target
Decide what information the question is asking you to locate.
Goal: Distinguish the target from other true details in the passage.
1: Passage
ĺććĽăŻ、寎ăŽăżăăŞă§ĺşăćé¤ăăžă。ćé¤ăŤä˝żăçŠăŻ、çé˘ăŽć¨ŞăŤç˝ŽăăŚăăăžă。使ăŁăăă¨ăŻ、ćąăăč˝ă¨ăăŚ、ĺăĺ ´ćăŤćťăăŚăă ăă。
Question
ćé¤ăŤä˝żăŁăçŠăŻ、ćťăĺăŤăŠăăăŞăăă°ăŞăăžăăă。
What information should you look for?
B
Explanation: The question asks specifically what must happen before the cleaning equipment is returned, so the target information is the action immediately preceding 「ĺăĺ ´ćăŤćťăăŚăă ăă」. In similar short-passage questions, identify the exact condition or time relation in the question first, then locate the matching instruction in the passage.
2: Passage
äťćăă、çşăŽăšăăźăć厤ă§ĺăăŚăăžă。ç§ăŻĺäžăŤćłłăćšăćă、ĺąąç°ăăăŻĺ¤§äşşăŤćăăŚăăžă。ć厤ăŽćĽç¨ăŻ、äşäşşă§čŠąăĺăŁăŚćąşăăŚăăžă。
Question
ĺäžăŤćłłăćšăćăăŚăăăŽăŻčްă§ăă。
What information should you look for?
B
Explanation: The question asks specifically who teaches the children, so you should find the sentence that assigns that responsibility: 「ç§ăŻĺäžăŤćłłăćšăćă」. In similar short-passage questions, match the key noun and action in the question to the sentence that directly identifies the responsible person.
3: Passage
ăăŽăŤăĄăŠăŻ、ä¸ćĽäşçžĺă§ĺăăăăžă。使ăćšăçĽăŁăŚăăäşşăŻ、ä¸äşşă§ä˝żăăžă。ĺăăŚä˝żăäşşăŻ、ĺşă§čŞŹćăčăăŚăăĺăăŚăă ăă。
Question
ĺăăŚä˝żăäşşă、ăăŽăŤăĄăŠăĺăăăăăŤăŻ、ä˝ăăăĺż
čŚăăăăžăă。
What information should you look for?
C
Explanation: The question asks what a first-time user must do in order to borrow the camera, so the target is the special requirement attached to 「ĺăăŚä˝żăäşş」. In similar short-passage questions, identify the specific group named in the question and find the rule or condition stated for that group.
đ Level 2 — Evidence Matching
Find which part of the passage contains the information needed to answer the question.
Goal: Separate relevant evidence from details that are true but do not answer the question.
1: Passage
ćĽććĽăŤ、ĺéă¨ĺąąă¸čĄăăžăă。ç§ăŻčąăŽĺçăćŽăăă¨ćăŁăŚ、ăŤăĄăŠăćăŁăŚăăăžăă。čąăŻăžă ĺ°ăŞăăŁăăŽă§ăă、ĺąąăŽä¸ăăçşĺ
¨ä˝ăăăčŚăăăŽă§、çşăŽĺçăăăăăćŽăăžăă。帰ăŁăŚăă、ä¸ćăçśăŤčŚăăă¨、ă¨ăŚăĺăă§ăăăžăă。
Question
ăăŽäşşăçşăŽĺçăăăăăćŽăŁăăŽăŻ、ăŠăăăŚă§ăă。
Which information provides the strongest evidence?
B
Explanation: The strongest evidence is the clause 「ĺąąăŽä¸ăăçşĺ ¨ä˝ăăăčŚăăăŽă§」, because 「ăŽă§」 directly gives the reason for taking many photos of the town. In similar evidence-matching questions, prioritize the sentence that explicitly answers the question’s causal relationship rather than nearby background or later results.
2: Passage
ç§ăŻ、ĺŻăĺăŤăăćŹăčŞăă§ăăžăă。ăăă、é˘ç˝ăćŹă ă¨éä¸ă§ăăăăăŞăăŚ、揥ăŽćĽăŽć、ç ăăŚĺ°ăăžăă。äťăŻ、ĺ¤ăŻčŞăžăŞăă§、ćźäźăżăŤčŞăăăăŤăăŚăăžă。ćŹăčŞăćéăŻçăăŞăăžăăă、ćăŻčľˇăăăăăŞăăžăă。
Question
ăăŽäşşăŻ、ăŠăăŞĺéĄăć¸ăăăăăŤ、ćŹăčŞăćéăĺ¤ăăžăăă。
Which information provides the strongest evidence?
C
Explanation: The problem is identified before the change in habit: reading at night caused the speaker to keep reading and then feel sleepy the next morning. In similar evidence-matching questions, distinguish the original problem from the later solution and result, and choose the evidence that directly explains why the behavior was changed.
3: Passage
çşăŽĺşĺ ´ăŤ、ć°ăăăăłăă罎ăăăžăă。ĺăăăăăăłăăŻć¨ăŽä¸ăŤăăăžăă、ć°ăăăăłăăŤăŻĺąć šăăăăžă。ç§ăŻé¨ăŽćĽ、ăăšăĺž
ă¤ă¨ăăŤć°ăăăťăă使ăŁăŚăăžă。ć´ăăćăćĽăŻ、ć¨ăŽä¸ăŽăťăăćśźăăăŽă§、ĺăăăăăăłăăŤĺş§ăăžă。
Question
ăăŽäşşăŻ、夊ć°ăŤăăŁăŚ、ĺş§ăăăłăăăŠăé¸ăă§ăăžăă。
Which pair of details provides the necessary evidence?
C
Explanation: The question asks how the speaker changes the choice of bench depending on the weather, so the necessary evidence must cover both conditions: the new bench on rainy days and the older bench on hot, sunny days. In similar questions, when 「ăŤăăŁăŚ」 signals a changing condition, look for the paired details that show how the response changes with that condition.
After completing these skill exercises, continue to the JLPT-style practice page and apply the same strategies without the extra guidance.
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