Learn Japanese Listening for Key Details Questions and Answers โ Questions and Answers
Question 1: You hear the following announcement in a train station: ใใพใใชใใไธ็ช็ทใซใๆธ่ฐทใๆฐๅฎฟๆน้ข่กใใๅฑฑๆ็ทใใพใใใพใใๅฑใชใใงใใใใ้ป่ฒใ็ทใฎๅ ๅดใพใงใไธใใใใ ใใใใใฎ้ป่ปใฏใๅ้ง ใซๅใพใใพใใใ (The Yamanote Line train for Shibuya and Shinjuku is arriving shortly on Track 1. As it is dangerous, please stand behind the yellow line. This train stops at every station.) Which track should you go to for the train bound for Shinjuku?
- The yellow line (้ป่ฒใ็ท)
- Every track (ๅ้ง )
- Track 1 (ไธ็ช็ท) (Correct answer)
- The Shibuya Line (ๆธ่ฐท็ท)
Correct answer: Track 1 (ไธ็ช็ท)
The announcement clearly states, ใไธ็ช็ทใซ...ๅฑฑๆ็ทใใพใใใพใใ (The Yamanote Line train will arrive on Track 1). '้ป่ฒใ็ท' (yellow line) is a safety instruction, 'ๅ้ง ' (every station) describes where the train stops, not the track, and 'ๆธ่ฐท็ท' (Shibuya Line) is not mentioned.
Question 2: You receive this voicemail from your colleague, Tanaka-san: ใใใใใใ็ฐไธญใงใใไฝ่คใใใใใฟใพใใใไปๆฅใฎๅๅพ๏ผๆใฎไผ่ญฐใงใใใ่ณๆใๅฎถใซๅฟใใฆใใพใฃใใฎใงใๅฐใ้ ใใพใใ๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๅใใใซ็ใใจๆใใพใใ็ณใ่จณใใใพใใใใ (Hello, this is Tanaka. Sato-san, I'm sorry, but regarding the 3:00 PM meeting today, I left the documents at home, so I will be a little late. I think I will arrive around 3:15. I apologize.) Why is Tanaka-san going to be late?
- He has another meeting at 3:15.
- He forgot his documents at home. (Correct answer)
- He cannot find the conference room.
- He feels unwell and cannot attend.
Correct answer: He forgot his documents at home.
Tanaka-san explicitly states the reason for being late: ใ่ณๆใๅฎถใซๅฟใใฆใใพใฃใใฎใงใๅฐใ้ ใใพใใ (Because I left the documents at home, I will be a little late). 3:15 is his estimated arrival time, not a separate meeting. The other reasons are not mentioned in the message.
Question 3: Listen to this short dialogue between two friends: A: ใใใใใใๅฑฑๆฌ๏ผไป้ฑๆซใ็ฉบใใฆใ๏ผใ (Hello, Yamamoto? Are you free this weekend?) B: ใๅๆๆฅใฏใกใใฃใจ...ใใงใใๆฅๆๆฅใฏๅคงไธๅคซใ ใใไฝใใใใฎ๏ผใ (Saturday is a little difficult... but Sunday is okay. What's up?) A: ใๆ ็ปใ่ฆใซ่กใใชใ๏ผๆฐใใใขใใกใฎๆ ็ปใใ (Want to go see a movie? The new anime movie.) B: ใใใใญ๏ผใใใใๆฅๆๆฅใซใใใใใ (Sounds great! Let's do it on Sunday, then.) Based on the conversation, on which day will the two friends go to the movies?
- Saturday (ๅๆๆฅ)
- They did not decide on a day.
- Both Saturday and Sunday
- Sunday (ๆฅๆๆฅ) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Sunday (ๆฅๆๆฅ)
Person B explicitly states that Saturday is not convenient (ใๅๆๆฅใฏใกใใฃใจ...ใ) but that Sunday is fine (ใๆฅๆๆฅใฏๅคงไธๅคซใ ใใ). They then mutually agree on Sunday.
Question 4: You hear the following weather forecast: ใๆๆฅใฎๅคฉๆฐใงใใๆฑไบฌใฏๆใใๆดใใใงใใใใใใใใๅๅพใใใฏ้ฒใๅคใใชใใๅคๆนใใ้จใ้ใ่ฆ่พผใฟใงใใๆ้ซๆฐๆธฉใฏ๏ผ๏ผๅบฆใๆไฝๆฐๆธฉใฏ๏ผ๏ผๅบฆใงใใใใๅใๅฟใใชใใใใซใใฆใใ ใใใใ (Here is tomorrow's weather. Tokyo will be sunny from the morning. However, from the afternoon it will become cloudy, and it is expected to rain from the evening. The high will be 25 degrees, the low 18. Please do not forget your umbrella.) What does the forecast advise people in Tokyo to do for tomorrow?
- Wear warm clothes for the cold.
- Bring an umbrella. (Correct answer)
- Stay inside during the afternoon.
- Enjoy the sun all day.
Correct answer: Bring an umbrella.
The forecast ends with the specific advice, ใๅใๅฟใใชใใใใซใใฆใใ ใใใ (Please do not forget your umbrella), because rain is expected in the evening. While the morning is sunny, this key detail is the main takeaway for preparation.
Question 5: You are at a clothing store and a clerk gives you these instructions for the fitting room: ใใๅฎขๆงใใใกใใฎ่ฉฆ็ๅฎคใใๅฉ็จใใใ ใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใๆดๆใฏ๏ผ็นใพใงๅๆใซใๆใก่พผใฟใใใ ใใพใใ้ดใ่ฑใใงใไธญใฎใใใฏใซใใใใใ ใใใใ (Thank you for using this fitting room. You may bring in up to three items of clothing at one time. Please take off your shoes and use the hook inside.) What is the maximum number of items you can take into the fitting room at once?
- Three items (๏ผ็น) (Correct answer)
- One item (๏ผ็น)
- Two items (๏ผ็น)
- There is no limit mentioned.
Correct answer: Three items (๏ผ็น)
The clerk clearly states, ใใๆดๆใฏ๏ผ็นใพใงๅๆใซใๆใก่พผใฟใใใ ใใพใใ (You may bring in up to three items of clothing at one time). The key phrase is ใ๏ผ็นใพใงใ (up to 3 items).
Question 6: You hear this short news report: ใไปๆฅใฎใใฅใผในใงใใๆจๆฅใไธ้ๅ ฌๅใงๆฐใใๆก็ฅญใใๅงใพใใพใใใ็ฅญใใฏๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใพใง็ถใใพใใๆ้ไธญใๅคใซใฏใฉใคใใขใใใ่กใใใพใใใ (Here is today's news. Yesterday, a new cherry blossom festival began in Ueno Park. The festival will continue until next Monday. During this period, there will also be a light-up event at night.) According to the report, when will the cherry blossom festival in Ueno Park end?
- Yesterday (ๆจๆฅ)
- Today (ไปๆฅ)
- Next Monday (ๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅ) (Correct answer)
- The end date was not mentioned.
Correct answer: Next Monday (ๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅ)
The report states, ใ็ฅญใใฏๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใพใง็ถใใพใใ (The festival will continue until next Monday). 'Yesterday' was the start date, not the end date. The word ใใพใงใ (made) means 'until', indicating the end point.
Learn Japanese Listening for Key Details Questions and Answers
You hear the following announcement in a train station: ใใพใใชใใไธ็ช็ทใซใๆธ่ฐทใๆฐๅฎฟๆน้ข่กใใๅฑฑๆ็ทใใพใใใพใใๅฑใชใใงใใใใ้ป่ฒใ็ทใฎๅ
ๅดใพใงใไธใใใใ ใใใใใฎ้ป่ปใฏใๅ้ง
ใซๅใพใใพใใใ (The Yamanote Line train for Shibuya and Shinjuku is arriving shortly on Track 1.
As it is dangerous, please stand behind the yellow line.
This train stops at every station.)
Which track should you go to for the train bound for Shinjuku?