YAPONSKII BOT · KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Japanese Level Tests

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PLACEMENT TEST · N5

Basic Test — Japanese from Scratch

10 questions · one correct answer · results at the end

10
questions

1. Choose the correct sentence: “I am a student.”

2. Which particle usually follows the topic of a sentence?

3. What does 「わたしも」 mean?

4. Choose the correct option: 「これは__です。」 — This is a book.

5. What does 「あの人(ひと)」 mean?

6. How do you ask “What is this?”

7. Choose the correct meaning of 「田中(たなか)さんの本」.

8. Which word means “here” (a place near the speaker)?

9. How do you politely answer “Yes” to 「学生ですか。」?

10. What does the particle の mean in 「日本語(にほんご)の先生(せんせい)」?

PLACEMENT TEST · N4

N4 Test — Lower-Intermediate Level

10 questions · grammar and vocabulary · results at the end

10
questions

1. Choose the correct response: 「どうして会社を休んだんですか。」 — Why didn’t you go to work?

2. How do you say “I can read Japanese”?

3. Choose the correct form: 「時間が__、手伝ってください。」 — If you have time, please help me.

4. What does 「窓が開けてあります」 mean?

5. Choose the natural expression for “Try this dish.”

6. What does 「雨が降りそうです」 express?

7. Choose the correct option: 「薬を飲んだ__、まだ頭が痛いです。」 — Even though I took medicine, my head still hurts.

8. How do you say “I decided to study Japanese every day”?

9. Choose the correct passive form: 「先生は私をほめました。」 — The teacher praised me.

10. What does 「電車に遅れないように、早く家を出ます」 mean?

PLACEMENT TEST · N3

N3 Test — Intermediate Level

10 questions · grammar, vocabulary, and context · results at the end

10
questions

1. Choose the most polite request: “Could you wait a moment?”

2. Choose the correct option: 「彼はまるで先生__話しています。」 — He speaks as if he were a teacher.

3. Which sentence naturally expresses the idea “Studying abroad is a good experience”?

4. Choose the suitable expression: 「『いただきます』は食事の前に言う__です。」 — “Itadakimasu” is what people say before a meal.

5. How do you say “This is called tatami”?

6. Choose the correct option: 「田中さん__方から電話がありました。」 — A person named Tanaka called.

7. What does 「どこへ行っても人が多い」 mean?

8. Choose the natural continuation: 「どんなに忙しくても、__。」 — No matter how busy I am…

9. Which sentence means “I want to ask the teacher to write a recommendation”?

10. Choose the suitable expression: 「この町は静かで、まるで時間が止まった__です。」 — This town is so quiet, as if time had stopped.

This test is an original assessment of basic knowledge based on topics from the early Minna no Nihongo lessons. It is a learning tool, not an official JLPT exam.

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