JLPT N5

JLPT N5 practice test

32 questions in the question types of the real N5 paper. Choose an answer for each, then check them at the end for a score per part and a reason for every answer.

Last reviewed · By the My Senpai team

Part 1: Vocabulary

Kanji reading

How is the underlined word read? Choose one.

  1. 1この みせは 安いです。

    Question 1

  2. 2毎日 がっこうへ いきます。

    Question 2

  3. 3へやに 女の ひとが います。

    Question 3

  4. 4けさ 九時に おきました。

    Question 4

  5. 5みずを 飲みます。

    Question 5

Orthography

How is the underlined word written? Choose one.

  1. 6よる てれびを みます。

    Question 6

  2. 7にちようびに やまに のぼります。

    Question 7

  3. 8あたらしい くるまを かいました。

    Question 8

Words in context

What goes in （　　）? Choose one.

  1. 9きのう ともだちと えいがを （　　）。

    Question 9

  2. 10さむいですから、まどを （　　） ください。

    Question 10

  3. 11この りょうりは とても （　　）です。

    Question 11

  4. 12ゆうびんきょくで きってを （　　）。

    Question 12

  5. 13わたしは まいあさ シャワーを （　　）。

    Question 13

Paraphrase

Which sentence means almost the same as the one shown? Choose one.

  1. 14この へやは くらいです。

    Question 14

  2. 15おととい としょかんへ いきました。

    Question 15

Part 2: Grammar

Sentence grammar

What goes in （　　）? Choose one.

  1. 16わたしは バス（　　）がっこうへ いきます。

    Question 16

  2. 17つくえの うえ（　　）ほんが あります。

    Question 17

  3. 18これは わたし（　　）かばんです。

    Question 18

  4. 19きのうは どこ（　　）いきませんでした。

    Question 19

  5. 20じかんが ありません（　　）、タクシーで いきましょう。

    Question 20

  6. 21この りんごは あまく（　　）おいしいです。

    Question 21

  7. 22あした えいがを みに （　　）ませんか。

    Question 22

  8. 23A「この ほんは （　　）ですか。」　B「たなかさんのです。」

    Question 23

  9. 24ここで しゃしんを （　　）ないで ください。

    Question 24

  10. 25きょうは きのう（　　）あついです。

    Question 25

Sentence order

Put the four parts in order. Which one goes in the place marked ★? Choose one.

  1. 26あの ＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ ですか。

    Question 26

  2. 27きのう ＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ おもしろかったです。

    Question 27

Part 3: Reading

Short passage

Read the note and answer the questions.

リンさんへ

きょうは ともだちと えいがを みに いきます。ばんごはんは れいぞうこに あります。たべて ください。９じごろ かえります。

あね

  1. 28おねえさんは きょう なにを しますか。

    Question 28

  2. 29リンさんは なにを しますか。

    Question 29

Short passage

Read the text and answer the questions.

わたしは まいあさ ６じに おきます。あさごはんを たべてから、こうえんを さんぽします。こうえんは うちから あるいて ５ふんです。しごとは ９じに はじまりますから、８じに うちを でます。うちから かいしゃまで でんしゃで ４０ぷん かかります。どようびと にちようびは しごとが やすみです。

  1. 30この ひとは あさごはんの あとで なにを しますか。

    Question 30

  2. 31うちから かいしゃまで どのくらい かかりますか。

    Question 31

  3. 32この ひとは いつ しごとを しますか。

    Question 32
Answer key (opens the answers)

1 やすい; 2 まいにち; 3 おんな; 4 くじ; 5 のみます; 6 テレビ; 7 山; 8 新しい; 9 みました; 10 しめて; 11 おいしい; 12 かいます; 13 あびます; 14 この へやは あかるくないです; 15 ふつかまえに としょかんへ いきました; 16 で; 17 に; 18 の; 19 へも; 20 から; 21 て; 22 いき; 23 だれの; 24 とら; 25 より; 26 は; 27 は; 28 ともだちと えいがを みます; 29 れいぞうこの ばんごはんを たべます; 30 こうえんを さんぽします; 31 ４０ぷん; 32 げつようびから きんようびまで

How this compares with the real N5 test

This practice test has 15 vocabulary questions, 12 grammar questions and 5 reading questions. It has no listening section and no time limit; most people finish in about 20 minutes. The questions were written for this page and are not past test questions.

N5 test sections and times (jlpt.jp; section times can change and listening varies with the recordings)
SectionTime
Language Knowledge (Vocabulary)20 min
Language Knowledge (Grammar) and Reading40 min
Listening30 min
Total90 min
N5 scoring: 80 of 180 to pass, and every scoring section at or above its minimum (jlpt.jp)
Scoring sectionScore rangeMinimum
Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) and Reading0 to 12038
Listening0 to 6019

Source: jlpt.jp test sections and scoring pages, read 6 November 2026.

The real N5 paper mixes the same question types you answered above with a listening section. Part 1 here matches "Language Knowledge (Vocabulary)", and Parts 2 and 3 match "Language Knowledge (Grammar) and Reading". To study what you missed, use the JLPT N5 study guide: it lists the grammar, the words and the reading practice for this level.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this JLPT N5 practice test free?

Yes. All 32 questions, the scoring and the explanations are free, with no sign-up. Your answers are saved in your browser only, so you can stop and come back.

How is this different from the real JLPT N5?

The real test takes 90 minutes in 3 sections (Language Knowledge (Vocabulary), 20 minutes; Language Knowledge (Grammar) and Reading, 40 minutes; Listening, 30 minutes) and is scored out of 180. This practice test has 32 questions on vocabulary, grammar and reading in the same question types, with no listening section and no time limit. The questions were written for this page; they are not past test questions.

What score do I need to pass JLPT N5?

80 out of 180 overall, and at least the minimum in every scoring section (38 for Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) and Reading, 19 for Listening). This practice test reports the number of correct answers per part, not a scaled score, because the JLPT does not publish how raw answers convert to scaled points.

How many questions should I get right before taking N5?

There is no official conversion. As a rule of thumb, about 26 of 32 (80%) with no part far below the others suggests the written half of N5 is within reach. Listening is a third of the real score and has its own minimum, so practice it separately.

Where can I find official JLPT sample questions?

The JLPT publishes official sample questions and past-style workbooks for every level on jlpt.jp. Use them for a timed mock of the full test, including listening, a few weeks before your test date.