Free JLPT N4 Question Bank: 1,200 Vocabulary, Grammar & Sentence-Pattern Questions
JLPT N4 is a major milestone in basic Japanese ability. Nihongo to Japan offers 1,200 hand-picked N4 questions focused on advanced te-form usage, giving-and-receiving verbs and conditionals, helping you solidify your lower-intermediate Japanese.
Who it's for
- Those who have passed JLPT N5 or who rate themselves at an equivalent level
- Learners preparing for the JLPT N4 exam who need plenty of drilling
- People who want to improve their Japanese before traveling, doing a working holiday or a language exchange in Japan
- Those who've finished the N4 chapters in the materials and want to test what they've absorbed
What's inside and the question types
- 1,200 hand-picked JLPT N4 vocabulary and grammar questions
- Giving-and-receiving verbs: fully mastering the four groups あげる・もらう・くれる・いただく
- Conditionals: comparing the four main uses of と・ば・たら・なら
- Advanced te-form: 〜てしまう・〜ておく・〜てみる・〜てある
- Introductory keigo: getting started with 丁寧語, 尊敬語 and 謙讓語
Tips for using it
- Giving-and-receiving verbs are where N4 learners lose the most points — focus on being clear about "who gives to whom"
- Remember the four conditionals (と・ば・たら・なら) as "natural result / hypothesis / after completion / premise" respectively
- When you get a pattern wrong, head straight to the N4 grammar explanations to find the matching article and reinforce it
- For the best results, pair the drills with the N4 chapters of the self-study materials — learn first, then drill
Common pitfalls
- The subject of 「もらう」 is the receiver and the subject of 「あげる」 is the giver — don't get them backward
- 「〜たら」 is used for something completed or a hypothetical completion, while 「〜なら」 takes what the other person said as its premise
- 「〜てしまう」 has two meanings — "accidentally / with regret" and "completely finished" — judge by context
- Don't mix up 尊敬語 and 謙讓語: 尊敬語 raises the other person up, while 謙讓語 lowers yourself
Daily practice plan
- 20–30 questions a day, focused on the single category you're weakest in
- Spend one intensive week each on giving-and-receiving verbs and on conditionals — that's more effective than spreading them out
- Take notes on the keigo questions you get wrong often, and review them once a week
- Start timed practice a month before the exam to train your reaction speed under time pressure
Your next step after the challenge
Once you've passed N4, we recommend moving on to the N3 question bank (1,450 questions), or first reading the complete JLPT N4 guide to organize everything systematically.
Learning resources to pair with
- Complete JLPT N4 guide: exam structure, key grammar and a study plan
- N4 grammar explanations: detailed breakdowns of giving-and-receiving verbs and conditionals
- Self-study materials (128 chapters): learn the N4 grammar chapters systematically
- Back to the Challenge Zone to keep practicing other levels