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Which Blue Bag Is Missing?

Use colour, size and contents to identify a missing bag.

An original fictional learning text by LavaJapanese. Places, prices and rules in the passage are invented for practice.

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  1. 1

    忘(わす)れ物(もの)の

  2. 2

    私(わたし)のかばんは青(あお)くてです。

  3. 3

    中(なか)にとが入(はい)っています。

  4. 4

    、の机(つくえ)の下(した)に置(お)きました。

  5. 5

    大(おお)きい黒(くろ)のかばんはのです。

  6. 6

    で青(あお)いかばんを受(う)け取(と)れます。

  7. 7

    今日(きょう)は午後五時(ごごごじ)まで開(あ)いています。

Vocabulary for this text

WordReadingMeaning here
かばんかばんbag
小さいちいさいsmall
本ほんbook
財布さいふwallet
昨日きのうyesterday
図書館としょかんlibrary
友達ともだちfriend
受付うけつけreception; acceptance

How to find the information

Both bags are described. Connect 私の to blue and small, and 友達の to large and black.

The original location and the collection location differ. Look for 受け取れます.

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1. Which bag belongs to the writer?

青くて小さいかばん

The writer’s bag is the small blue one. Evidence: 私のかばんは青くて小さいです。 / 大きい黒のかばんは友達のです。

2. What is inside it besides a book?

財布

The contents are a book and a wallet. Evidence: 中に本と財布が入っています。

3. Where can the blue bag be collected now?

受付

Reception is the collection point. Evidence: 受付で青いかばんを受け取れます。

4. Copy the word for yesterday from the text.

昨日

昨日 identifies when the bag was left. Evidence: 昨日、図書館の机の下に置きました。

5. Copy today’s closing time, including 午後.

午後五時

It closes at five in the afternoon. Evidence: 今日は午後五時まで開いています。

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