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.
Read the text
月曜日の時間割
日本語の授業は九時から十時までです。十時から十時半までは休み時間です。
十時半から図書館で勉強します。昼ご飯は十二時に食堂で食べます。
午後は授業がありません。
How to read this text
Read the schedule as separate blocks. The end of Japanese class is also the start of the break, but library study begins only at ten thirty. The lunch sentence supplies a different place, 食堂.
午後は授業がありません states that there are no classes in the afternoon. It does not say that the library is closed or that the student has no other plans. Answer only what the text supports. In the place expressions, 図書館で and 食堂で mark where studying and eating happen.
English translation — check after your first reading
Monday’s timetable: Japanese class is from nine to ten. The break is from ten to ten thirty. From ten thirty, I study in the library. I eat lunch at twelve in the cafeteria. There are no classes in the afternoon.
Examples to read before you practise
Japanese | Reading / English |
|---|---|
時間割 | じかんわり — timetable |
授業 | じゅぎょう — class / lesson |
休み時間 | やすみじかん — break |
図書館 | としょかん — library |
食堂 | しょくどう — cafeteria |
午後 | ごご — afternoon |
The notice or message above is fictional and was written for this exercise. Answer from this text; do not assume that a real service follows these hours or rules.
Try six questions
Try these self-check questions from memory, then compare your answers with the explanations. For automatic checking and saved progress, open the related practice after this article.
What subject is taught from nine?
How many minutes does the Japanese class last? Type digits only.
What time does library study begin?
Where does the student eat lunch?
Are there afternoon classes? Type はい or いいえ.
What time is lunch?
Answer key and explanations
日本語 / にほんご — The first lesson is Japanese.
60 — Nine to ten is sixty minutes.
十時半 / じゅうじはん / 10時半 — Library study begins after the break.
食堂 / しょくどう — Lunch is in the cafeteria.
いいえ — 授業がありません denies afternoon classes.
十二時 / じゅうにじ / 12時 — The lunch sentence says 十二時に.
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