Use these original N3-level questions to practise reading notices and expressing uncertainty.

The idea

J.TEST is a separate Japanese proficiency test with its own levels and scoring; N3 here describes the practice difficulty, not an official J.TEST level. The provider supplies information and sample questions. In a notice, までに sets a deadline; ので gives a reason, and かもしれません expresses possibility.

Examples

  • 会議かいぎは二時にじからなので、一時いちじ五十分ごじゅっぷんまでに来きてください。The meeting starts at two, so please arrive by ten to two.
  • 図書館としょかんは月曜日げつようびが休やすみなので、火曜日かようびに本ほんを返かえします。The library is closed on Monday, so I will return the book on Tuesday.
  • 遅おくれる場合ばあいは、連絡れんらくをしてください。Please contact me if you will be late.
  • 家いえを出でる前まえに、時刻表じこくひょうを確認かくにんしました。I checked the timetable before leaving home.
  • 電車でんしゃが遅おくれているので、間まに合あわないかもしれません。Since the train is delayed, I may not make it on time.
  • 答こたえる前まえに、説明せつめいをよく読よんでください。Please read the instructions carefully before answering.

Read-aloud uses a synthetic Japanese voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.

Watch out

Do not assume JLPT N3 and a J.TEST score are interchangeable. Check the provider for the current format, dates and registration details; these exercises are not official questions.

Try it yourself

  1. 会議かいぎは二時にじからです。一時いちじ五十分ごじゅっぷんまでに来きてください。いつまでに来きますか。(一時五十分/二時/二時十分)

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    一時五十分

    一時五十分: までに means arrival by 1:50, ten minutes before the meeting.

  2. 図書館としょかんは月曜日げつようびが休やすみです。火曜日かようびに本ほんを返かえします。いつ返かえしますか。(月曜日/火曜日/水曜日)

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    火曜日

    火曜日: Monday is the closure; the sentence says the book will be returned Tuesday.

  3. 電車でんしゃが遅おくれているので、間まに合あわない__。(かもしれません/ことにしました/ほうがいいです)

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    かもしれません

    かもしれません: the delay makes missing the time a possibility, not a decision or advice.

Use it today

Read each notice and choose the answer supported by its wording. For the last item, choose the form expressing possibility.