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A strong JLPT N4 practice test should do more than give you a score. It should show whether your weak point is 漢字, vocabulary, grammar, or reading speed. This page gives you a free N4-style sample set with answers, then shows how to turn every wrong answer into a review task. Use it as a practical checkpoint before deeper work on grammar, kanji, vocabulary, and reading so your study time goes into the categories that will move your score first.
| Area | What you should check | Typical repair task |
|---|---|---|
| Kanji | Can you read common N4 characters fast enough in context? | Review the N4 kanji list in 15–20 character blocks. |
| Vocabulary | Do you know the high-frequency words without translating every line? | Study the N4 vocabulary list by category. |
| Grammar | Can you choose the correct form under time pressure? | Repair the specific pattern in the N4 grammar guide. |
| Reading | Can you scan for the answer without getting stuck on one sentence? | Do short sets on N4 reading practice. |
| Timing | Do you lose points because you run out of time? | Use short timed sets three times per week, not only untimed drills. |
Quick rule: a practice test is most useful when you tag each mistake by category instead of only counting your total score.
| # | Question | Options | Answer | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | きのうは つかれていたので、すぐ ＿＿。 | A) ねます B) ねた C) ねる D) ねて | B | Past context calls for ねた. |
| 2 | この くつは すこし ＿＿ ですが、あるきやすいです。 | A) たかい B) たかく C) たかかった D) たかくて | A | The sentence needs the plain adjective before ですが. |
| 3 | あした ひまなら、いっしょに えいがを ＿＿ か。 | A) みます B) みません C) みましょう D) みました | C | 〜ましょうか is the natural suggestion form. |
| 4 | わたしは でんしゃ ＿＿ がっこうへ かよっています。 | A) で B) に C) を D) と | A | でんしゃで marks the means of transport. |
| 5 | この かんじの いみを しっています ＿＿。 | A) か B) が C) から D) まで | A | The sentence ends with the question particle か. |
| 6 | せんせいに しつもんしたら、ていねいに ＿＿ くれました。 | A) せつめいして B) せつめいし C) せつめいした D) せつめいする | A | 〜て くれました requires the て-form. |
| 7 | 日曜日は うちで 本を ＿＿ つもりです。 | A) よむ B) よんで C) よみ D) よんだ | A | つもりです takes the dictionary form for an affirmative plan. |
| 8 | この バスは えきの 前に ＿＿。 | A) とまります B) とめます C) とまりました D) とめました | A | The intransitive verb とまります fits “the bus stops.” |
If grammar is the weakness, go straight to JLPT N4 Grammar Guide. If the bottleneck is long passages, use JLPT N4 Reading Practice. If everything feels unstable, reset with the 3-month N4 study plan.
| What happened in the set | Study next | What to do this week |
|---|---|---|
| Kanji readings caused most misses | JLPT N4 Kanji List | Review 10–15 readings daily, then retest with mixed words. |
| Particles or verb forms caused most misses | JLPT N4 Grammar Guide | Write five short contrast sentences for each missed pattern. |
| You understood the words but ran out of time | N4 Reading Practice | Do one short passage under a timer every day. |
| Vocabulary meanings were unstable | JLPT N4 Vocabulary List | Review missed words in sentences, not as isolated translations. |
A practice-test score is only useful when it changes the next study session. Keep a one-line error log after every timed set: question number, category, correct clue, and the page you will use to repair it.
Yes. This page gives you a free N4-style sample with answers and a review workflow, and it links to the grammar, vocabulary, kanji, and reading pages you should repair next.
Study the weakest category first. Use the N4 grammar guide, N4 vocabulary list, N4 kanji list, or N4 reading practice depending on what went wrong.
A short timed practice set once or twice a week is usually enough. Full mocks are useful later, but category-focused drills should happen more often.
Yes. The jump from N5 to N4 is large because the amount of vocabulary, kanji, grammar, and reading density all increase at the same time.
Aim for stable improvement by category first. Once your weak areas stop collapsing, your total score rises more reliably.
Most learners should go to N4 reading practice, the N4 grammar guide, or the 3-month N4 study plan depending on whether their problem is speed, form choice, or overall structure.
YoruLearn helps you convert practice-test mistakes into spaced-repetition flashcards, fill-in-the-blank grammar drills, kanji review, and adaptive reading follow-up.