JLPT Listening Point Comprehension 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A news report states that a local park will be closed for renovation from March 1 to March 20, except on weekends when it will remain open. A family wants to visit on Saturday, March 15. Can they go?
- No, the park is closed all of March
- Yes, because weekends are exempt from the closure (Correct answer)
- No, only residents may enter on weekends
- Yes, but only the eastern section is open
Correct answer: Yes, because weekends are exempt from the closure
The report specifies weekends are excluded from the closure, so Saturday March 15 is open.
Question 2: A woman calls a cooking class to enroll. The instructor says beginner classes start every month on the first Monday, but this month the first Monday is a holiday, so it starts on the second Monday instead. When does this month's class begin?
- The first Monday of the month
- The second Monday of the month (Correct answer)
- The first Tuesday of the month
- The last Monday of the month
Correct answer: The second Monday of the month
Because the usual first Monday is a holiday, the class is moved to the second Monday.
Question 3: Two colleagues discuss their lunch options. One suggests the Italian restaurant, but the other says it is expensive on weekdays and they should go there on the weekend for the lunch special instead. They decide to go to a nearby soba shop today. Why not the Italian place today?
- It is too far to walk
- It is closed on weekdays
- It is too expensive on weekdays (Correct answer)
- It does not have a vegetarian menu
Correct answer: It is too expensive on weekdays
The Italian restaurant is rejected for today because weekday prices are too high.
Question 4: A student asks an advisor which course to take first: Economics or Statistics. The advisor says Statistics is a prerequisite for Economics, so the student must take Statistics first. Which should the student register for now?
- Economics, then Statistics
- Statistics, then Economics (Correct answer)
- Both simultaneously
- Neither; prerequisites must be waived first
Correct answer: Statistics, then Economics
Statistics is listed as the prerequisite, meaning it must be completed before Economics.
Question 5: A store announcement says all winter clothing is 30% off, except for items marked with a red tag, which are already at their lowest price and not further discounted. A shopper picks a red-tagged coat. How much is her discount?
- 30% off
- 50% off
- No additional discount (Correct answer)
- 10% off
Correct answer: No additional discount
Red-tagged items are explicitly excluded from the 30% sale discount.
Question 6: A man is told by his doctor that he should take the new medication twice a day with food, but if he experiences dizziness he should reduce it to once a day and call the clinic. He later feels dizzy. What should he do?
- Stop the medication completely
- Continue taking it twice a day and rest
- Take it once a day and contact the clinic (Correct answer)
- Double the dose to build tolerance
Correct answer: Take it once a day and contact the clinic
The doctor's instruction specifies reducing to once daily and calling the clinic if dizziness occurs.
Question 7: A host introduces a guest speaker at a seminar, saying she is a professor of environmental science from Tokyo University and has written three books, two of which are in English. How many of her books are in English?
- One
- Two (Correct answer)
- Three
- All of them
Correct answer: Two
The introduction states two of her three books are in English.
JLPT Listening Point Comprehension 4
A news report states that a local park will be closed for renovation from March 1 to March 20, except on weekends when it will remain open.
A family wants to visit on Saturday, March 15.
Can they go?