Follow a short message that changes the place and day of a plan. Distinguish the abandoned picnic from the replacement indoor meeting.
Read the text
明日は雨なので、公園には行きません。
日曜日のピクニックは中止です。
その代わり、日曜日の午後一時に駅前のカフェで会いませんか。
月曜日は晴れるそうですが、私は仕事があります。
How to read this text
The replacement meeting is still on Sunday. The Monday sentence provides background about why the writer does not simply move the picnic to the sunny day. Do not choose Monday just because it appears last.
中止 describes cancellation. その代わり introduces an alternative. The new invitation uses 会いませんか, and the meeting location is カフェで. Treat the weather as fictional information within this message, not as a forecast for the current date.
English translation — check after your first reading
Because it will rain tomorrow, we will not go to the park. Sunday’s picnic is cancelled. Instead, shall we meet at the café in front of the station at one on Sunday afternoon? Apparently it will be sunny on Monday, but I have work.
Examples to read before you practise
Japanese | Reading / English |
|---|---|
雨 | あめ — rain |
中止 | ちゅうし — cancellation |
その代わり | そのかわり — instead |
駅前 | えきまえ — in front of the station |
晴れる | はれる — become sunny / clear |
仕事 | しごと — work |
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
Use the interactive practice below. Type only the requested expression. Kanji and kana alternatives are accepted where listed in the answer key. Completing a question records a result; opening the answer key does not.
What activity is cancelled? Copy the katakana noun.
What day is the replacement meeting?
At what time in the afternoon?
Where will they meet? Copy the establishment noun.
Why can the writer not use Monday? Copy the noun.
What causes the park plan to change? Copy the weather noun.
Answer key and explanations
ピクニック — The picnic is cancelled.
日曜日 / にちようび — The café invitation is for Sunday.
一時 / いちじ / 1時 — The new time is 午後一時.
カフェ — They are invited to meet in a café.
仕事 / しごと — The writer has work on Monday.
雨 / あめ — The first sentence gives rain as the reason.
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