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JLPT N3 Listening Practice Test 1

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Four simple pictures labeled 1 to 4. 1: A man talking to a bank teller. 2: A man putting a letter in a mailbox. 3: A man buying bread at a bakery. 4: A man using a vending machine.

問題1 課題理解

男の人が次にすることは何ですか？

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Question types in Practice Test 1

問題16 questions

Task-based Comprehension

課題理解

What it tests: Following a situation and identifying what someone should do next.
Listen for: The goal, completed actions, sequence words, and the final decision.
Best approach: Read the choices first. Cross out actions that already happened, then confirm the next action when the question is repeated.

The question is heard before and after the conversation. These practice tests use four printed text or picture choices.

問題26 questions

Point Comprehension

ポイント理解

What it tests: Finding one requested fact, reason, condition, time, place, or choice.
Listen for: The exact detail requested in the opening question, plus corrections such as ‘not Tuesday, Wednesday.’
Best approach: Turn the opening question into a target before the dialogue starts. Ignore interesting details that do not answer that target.

The question is heard before and after the conversation. These practice tests use four printed text or picture choices.

問題33 questions

General Outline Comprehension

概要理解

What it tests: Understanding the speaker’s overall point, opinion, purpose, or conclusion.
Listen for: Repeated ideas, contrast words, the speaker’s attitude, and the final sentence.
Best approach: Do not chase every unknown word. Summarize the message in one short phrase before listening to the choices.

The passage comes first. The question and four choices are audio-only in these practice tests.

問題44 questions

Verbal Expressions

発話表現

What it tests: Choosing the most natural line for a pictured situation and relationship.
Listen for: Who is speaking, their role, politeness level, and what the picture requires them to say.
Best approach: Describe the situation to yourself before the choices play, then reject lines with the wrong viewpoint or register.

A picture establishes the situation. Three possible lines are played as audio choices in these practice tests.

問題59 questions

Quick Response

即時応答

What it tests: Responding naturally and immediately to a short utterance.
Listen for: Sentence ending, tense, polarity, social cue, and whether the speaker is asking, inviting, apologizing, or confirming.
Best approach: Predict the type of response before the choices. Eliminate replies that are grammatically possible but socially unnatural.

A short utterance and three responses are audio-only in these practice tests.