If you're preparing for the JLPT N3, you know the gap between N4 and N3 is significant. N3 expects you to handle slightly more complex grammar, read longer passages, and follow natural-speed conversations. These 10 sample questionsโdrawn from the vocabulary, grammar, reading, and listening sectionsโwill give you a realistic taste of what the exam demands. Each solution explains the reasoning so you can learn the patterns, not just the answer.
Vocabulary: Kanji Reading (ๅ้ก1)
Question 1: ๅฝผใฏๆฏๆใๆฐ่ใ่ชญใ็ฟๆ ฃใใใใ
Choices:
- 1ใใ
- 2ใใ
- 3ใฏใชใ
- 4ใใ
Solution: The correct reading for ่ชญใ is ใใ (to read). Option 2 (ใใ) is ๆธใ (to write), option 3 (ใฏใชใ) is ่ฉฑใ (to speak), and option 4 (ใใ) is ่ใ (to listen). The sentence says "He has a habit of reading the newspaper every morning." So the answer is 1.
Vocabulary: Contextual Meaning (ๅ้ก2)
Question 2: ใใฎใฌในใใฉใณใฏ้ฐๅฒๆฐใใจใฆใใใใ
Choices:
- 1ใใ
- 2ใใใ
- 3ใตใใใ
- 4ใซใปใ
Solution: ้ฐๅฒๆฐ means "atmosphere" and is read ใตใใใ. Option 1 (ใใ) is ๅณ (taste), option 2 (ใใใ) is ้ฆใ (scent), option 4 (ใซใปใ) is ๆฅๆฌ (Japan). The sentence says "This restaurant has a very good atmosphere." Answer: 3.
Grammar: Sentence Completion (ๅ้ก3)
Question 3: ๅคฉๆฐไบๅ ฑใซใใใจใๆๆฅใฏ้จใ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใใใ ใ
Choices:
- 1้ใ
- 2้ใ
- 3้ใฃใฆ
- 4้ใฃใ
Solution: The pattern ใใใใ (hearsay) attaches to the plain form of a verb or adjective. For verbs, it attaches to the stem (ใพใ-form minus ใพใ) or the dictionary form? Actually, for hearsay ใใใ , you use the plain form of the verb: ้จใ้ใใใใ (I heard it will rain). Option 1 (้ใ) is the dictionary form. Option 2 (้ใ) is the stem, used for ใใใใ (appearance) but not hearsay. Option 3 (้ใฃใฆ) is te-form, option 4 (้ใฃใ) is past. The correct answer is 1.
Grammar: Sentence Connector (ๅ้ก4)
Question 4: ใใฎๆฌใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใใจใฆใ้ข็ฝใใ
Choices:
- 1้ฃใใใฎใซ
- 2้ฃใใใชใ
- 3้ฃใใใฎใง
- 4้ฃใใใ
Solution: The sentence means "This book is difficult, but very interesting." The contrast requires ใใฎใซ (although). Option 1 (้ฃใใใฎใซ) fits. Option 2 (้ฃใใใชใ) means "if it's difficult," option 3 (้ฃใใใฎใง) means "because it's difficult," option 4 (้ฃใใใ) means "it's difficult and also..." Answer: 1.
Reading: Short Passage (ๅ้ก5)
Question 5: ๆฌกใฎๆ็ซ ใ่ชญใใงใ่ณชๅใซ็ญใใชใใใ
ใ็ฐไธญใใใฏๆฏๆ6ๆใซ่ตทใใฆใใธใงใฎใณใฐใใใพใใใใใใใใทใฃใฏใผใๆตดใณใฆใ7ๆๅใซๅฎถใๅบใพใใไผ็คพใพใง้ป่ปใง1ๆ้ใใใใพใใไปไบใฏ9ๆใใ5ๆใพใงใงใใใ
่ณชๅ๏ผ็ฐไธญใใใฏไฝๆใซๅฎถใๅบใพใใใ
Choices:
- 16ๆ
- 27ๆๅ
- 38ๆ
- 49ๆ
Solution: The passage explicitly says "7ๆๅใซๅฎถใๅบใพใ" (leaves home at 7:30). The answer is 2.
Reading: Medium Passage (ๅ้ก6)
Question 6: ๆฌกใฎๆ็ซ ใ่ชญใใงใ่ณชๅใซ็ญใใชใใใ
ใๆ่ฟใๅคใใฎไบบใใชใณใฉใคใณใง่ฒทใ็ฉใใใพใใใใใใๅฎ้ใซๅบใซ่กใฃใฆๅๅใ่ฆใใใจใๅคงๅใงใใ็นใซๆใ้ดใฏใใตใคใบใ่ฒใๅ็ใจ้ใใใจใใใใใใงใใ็งใฏใใพใๅบใง่ฉฆ็ใใฆใใใใชใณใฉใคใณใงๅฎใ่ฒทใใใจใๅคใใงใใใ
่ณชๅ๏ผ็ญ่ ใฏใชใๅฎ้ใซๅบใซ่กใใใจใๅคงๅใ ใจ่จใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Choices:
- 1ใชใณใฉใคใณใฎๆนใๅฎใใใ
- 2ๅๅใๅ็ใจ้ใใใจใใใใใ
- 3ๅบใงใใ่ฒทใใชใใใฎใใใใใ
- 4ๅบใฎๆนใๅๆใใใใใใ
Solution: The writer says "็นใซๆใ้ดใฏใใตใคใบใ่ฒใๅ็ใจ้ใใใจใใใใใใงใ" (especially for clothes and shoes, because the size or color can differ from the photo). So the reason is that products can be different from the photo. Answer: 2.
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Listening: Task-Based Comprehension (ๅ้ก7) โ Script
Question 7: ๅฅณใฎไบบใจ็ทใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ็ทใฎไบบใฏใใใใไฝใใใพใใใ
ๅฅณ๏ผใใ็ฐไธญใใใๆธ้กใใงใใพใใใใ ็ท๏ผใใฟใพใใใใพใ ๅๅใใ็ตใใฃใฆใใพใใใๅๅพใพใงๅพ ใฃใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใพใใใใงใฏใ2ๆใพใงใซใ้กใใใพใใ ็ท๏ผใฏใใๆฅใใพใใ
Choices:
- 1ๆธ้กใๅฎๆใใใ
- 2ๆธ้กใใณใใผใใ
- 3ๆธ้กใๅฑใใ
- 4ๆธ้กใๆจใฆใ
Solution: The man says he is only half done with the documents and asks to wait until afternoon. The woman says to finish by 2:00. So he will complete the documents. Answer: 1.
Listening: Quick Response (ๅ้ก8) โ Script
Question 8: ้ฉๅใช่ฟไบใ้ธใณใชใใใ
ใใใฎใฑใผใญใใใใใใใใใญใใฉใใง่ฒทใฃใใฎ๏ผใ
Choices:
- 1ใใใ็งใใใๆใใพใใ
- 2้ง ๅใฎๆฐใใใๅบใงใใ
- 3ใฏใใใใใ ใใพใใ
Solution: The question is "Where did you buy it?" The appropriate response is to state the place: "้ง ๅใฎๆฐใใใๅบใงใ" (the new shop in front of the station). Option 1 is a general agreement, option 3 is for receiving something. Answer: 2.
Grammar: Sentence Order (ๅ้ก9)
Question 9: ๆฌกใฎๆใๆญฃใใไธฆในๆฟใใชใใใ
ใ็งใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ใใจใใใใใ
A. ไธๅบฆใ B. ้ฃ่กๆฉใซ C. ไนใฃใ D. ๅคๅฝใธ
Choices (order):
- 1B โ D โ C โ A
- 2D โ B โ A โ C
- 3A โ D โ B โ C
- 4D โ B โ C โ A
Solution: The correct sentence is: ใ็งใฏๅคๅฝใธ้ฃ่กๆฉใซไนใฃใใใจใไธๅบฆใใชใใใBut the options given are fragments. Let's parse: The base is ใ็งใฏใใใจใใใใ(I have experience of ~). The verb should be in past tense: ไนใฃใ (rode). The order should be: ๅคๅฝใธ (to a foreign country) โ ้ฃ่กๆฉใซ (by airplane) โ ไนใฃใ (rode) โ ไธๅบฆใ (not even once). That is D โ B โ C โ A. Answer: 4.
Reading: Information Retrieval (ๅ้ก10)
Question 10: ๆฌกใฎๆกๅ ใ่ชญใใงใ่ณชๅใซ็ญใใชใใใ
ใๅณๆธ้คจใใใฎใ็ฅใใ
ๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅ๏ผ5ๆ10ๆฅ๏ผใฏใ้คจๅ ๆด็ใฎใใใ็ตๆฅไผ้คจใใพใใ็ซๆๆฅใใ้ๅธธ้ใ้้คจใใพใใใพใใๅๆๆฅใจๆฅๆๆฅใฏๅๅ9ๆใใๅๅพ5ๆใพใงใๅนณๆฅใฏๅๅ9ๆใใๅๅพ8ๆใพใงใงใใใใ ใใๆฏๆๆ็ต้ๆๆฅใฏๅๅพ3ๆใพใงใงใใใ
่ณชๅ๏ผ5ๆ10ๆฅใฏไฝๆๆฅใงใใใ
Choices:
- 1ๆๆๆฅ
- 2็ซๆๆฅ
- 3้ๆๆฅ
- 4ๅๆๆฅ
Solution: The notice says "ๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅ๏ผ5ๆ10ๆฅ๏ผ" โ next Monday, May 10. So May 10 is Monday. Answer: 1.
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