JLPT N5 practice ·

Listening: Key Points

Hear the question and read the four options, then listen for one detail: a time, a reason, a person. Watch out for the first answer that changes.

30 questions. Practice them in sets, with the explanation after each answer.

Sample question (what you hear, written out)

N

女

男

女

男

女

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Answer and explanation

2. He usually gets home around 七時 and first says 九時ごろ because of work. But guests are coming at 八時, so he changes his plan: しごとは あしたに して、七時半ごろ かえるよ.

Trick: あ、そうだった! ("Oh, that's right!") is a sign that the speaker is about to change what he just said. The answer is in the sentence after it.