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Japanese Reading Practice: A Library Closure and a Return Box
Read an invented library notice and distinguish the closed day from the usual opening hours. Find the alternative place to return a book.
Japanese Reading Practice: A Café Order Slip with Quantities and a Total
Read a fictional order slip and calculate a total from stated item prices. The numbers are exercise data rather than current prices at a real café.
Japanese Reading Practice: Rain Changes a Picnic Plan
Follow a short message that changes the place and day of a plan. Distinguish the abandoned picnic from the replacement indoor meeting.
Japanese Reading Practice: A Community Event Invitation
Find the meeting point, required item, and registration deadline in a fictional event invitation. Not every time in the text describes the event itself.
Japanese Reading Practice: A Message About Swapping a Work Shift
Read a fictional exchange between two coworkers. Work out which person will cover each day after the proposed swap is accepted.
Japanese Reading Practice: A Train Notice with a Changed Departure Time
Read a short fictional station notice and distinguish the original departure from the replacement time. Use the final instruction to decide when to arrive.
Japanese Reading Practice: A Part-Time Job Notice and Its Schedule
Find the workdays, start time, and contact instruction in a fictional job notice. Distinguish the actual listed shift from a day the shop is closed.
Japanese Reading Practice: A School Timetable and a Free Period
Read a student’s morning timetable and identify what happens before and after a break. Use the start and end times to calculate the length of one lesson.
Japanese Reading Practice: A Delivery Note with a Date and Contact Detail
Find when a package arrived and how the fictional recipient should request another delivery. Keep the delivery attempt separate from the requested next action.
Japanese Reading Practice: Apartment Rules About Bicycles and Rubbish
Read an invented apartment notice and separate an allowed location from a prohibited one. Find the day and time limit in the rubbish instruction.
Japanese Message Practice: Tell Someone You Will Be Late
Write a brief delay message that includes an apology, the reason, and a usable arrival estimate. The workplace and transport problem here are fictional.
Japanese at Clinic Reception: Appointment, Name, and Where to Wait
Practise identifying yourself and understanding a simple reception instruction. This exercise covers language at the desk, without giving medical advice.