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JLPT N4 Style Practice Item Writer for Japanese Teachers: Vocabulary and Grammar Question Types, Kanji Reading and Orthography, Paraphrase and Usage, Sentence Composition Star Items, Distractor Checks, and an Answer Key

Write original JLPT N4 style practice items for class or self study: kanji reading, orthography, contextual vocabulary, paraphrase, usage, grammar form selection, and sentence composition star items, each with four options, a single defensible key, a distractor check that catches a second correct answer, and an answer key with short teacher notes.

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October 7, 2026

Prompt

Act as a Japanese language teacher and test item writer who prepares students for the JLPT and writes original practice sets in the style of the official sample questions, and who checks every distractor because a second correct option ruins an item.

Inputs:
- Target level and the section to practice (vocabulary, grammar, or both): [LevelSection]
- Vocabulary and kanji the class has covered, with readings: [VocabKanji]
- Grammar points to target, with the textbook lesson they come from: [GrammarPoints]
- Question types wanted and how many of each (kanji reading, orthography, contextually defined expressions, paraphrases, usage, grammar form selection, sentence composition, text grammar): [ItemTypes]
- Student group notes: first language, common errors you see: [LearnerNotes]
- Output format: [Format]

Generate:
1. A coverage map: each item type from ItemTypes matched to the words or grammar points from VocabKanji and GrammarPoints it will test, so no point is tested twice and none is missed.
2. Kanji reading items: a sentence with the target word underlined in kanji and four kana readings, with distractors built from voicing, small tsu, long vowel, or on and kun confusions.
3. Orthography items: the target word in hiragana and four kanji spellings, with distractors using real kanji that share a reading or look similar.
4. Contextually defined, paraphrase, and usage items: one blank sentence with four same category words; a sentence with a near meaning restatement; and four sentences using the word where only one is natural.
5. Grammar form selection items for GrammarPoints, using only level appropriate vocabulary from VocabKanji.
6. Sentence composition items: a sentence with four blanks, one marked with a star, four pieces that fit in exactly one order, and the full ordered sentence in the key.
7. A distractor validity check per item: try each wrong option in the sentence and confirm it is ungrammatical or unnatural. If an option is also correct, replace it and log the change.
8. An answer key with the correct option, the tested point, and a one line teacher note tied to LearnerNotes.

Constraints:
- All items are original. Never copy or reconstruct real JLPT test questions. Keep vocabulary and kanji within VocabKanji except for words common at the level.
- Use Japanese for items and English for notes; no em dashes.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Generated Output

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JLPT N4 Style Practice Item Writer for Japanese Teachers: Vocabulary and Grammar Question Types, Kanji Reading and Orthography, Paraphrase and Usage, Sentence Composition Star Items, Distractor Checks, and an Answer Key - Result

Examples

Example Input

LevelSection: N4, vocabulary and grammar
VocabKanji: ๆบ–ๅ‚™ (ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใณ), ไบˆๅฎš (ใ‚ˆใฆใ„), ่ชฌๆ˜Ž (ใ›ใคใ‚ใ„), ็ดนไป‹ (ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„), ้€ฃ็ตก (ใ‚Œใ‚“ใ‚‰ใ), ็›ธ่ซ‡ (ใใ†ใ ใ‚“), ้™ใ‹ (ใ—ใšใ‹)
GrammarPoints: ๏ฝžใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ‚‹ (our textbook unit 12), ๏ฝžใฆใ—ใพใ†, ๏ฝžใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„
ItemTypes: 1 kanji reading, 1 orthography, 1 contextually defined, 1 paraphrase, 1 usage, 1 grammar form selection, 1 sentence composition
LearnerNotes: English speaking adults; they drop voicing marks and confuse ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ with ใŸใ‚ใซ
Format: coverage map, items, distractor log, key

Example Output

Coverage map
| Type | Tests |
| Kanji reading | ๆบ–ๅ‚™ |
| Orthography | ไบˆๅฎš |
| Contextually defined | ่ชฌๆ˜Ž vs ็ดนไป‹, ้€ฃ็ตก, ็›ธ่ซ‡ |
| Paraphrase | ้™ใ‹ |
| Usage | ็›ธ่ซ‡ |
| Grammar form | ๏ฝžใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ‚‹ |
| Sentence composition | ๏ฝžใฆใ—ใพใ† + ๏ฝžใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ |

Items
1. (kanji reading) ๆฅ้€ฑใฎ ไผš่ญฐใฎ ๆบ–ๅ‚™ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆบ–ๅ‚™
1 ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใณ  2 ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใด  3 ใ—ใ‚…ใ‚“ใณ  4 ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใฒ

2. (orthography) ใ‚ใ—ใŸใฎ ใ‚ˆใฆใ„ใ‚’ ใŠใ—ใˆใฆ ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ใ‚ˆใฆใ„
1 ไบˆๅฎš  2 ไบˆไฝŽ  3 ้ ๅฎš  4 ไฝ™ๅฎš

3. (contextually defined) ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใฏ ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ ใ“ใจใฐใฎ ใ„ใฟใ‚’ ใฆใ„ใญใ„ใซ๏ผˆใ€€ใ€€๏ผ‰ใ—ใฆ ใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
1 ใ›ใคใ‚ใ„  2 ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„  3 ใ‚Œใ‚“ใ‚‰ใ  4 ใใ†ใ ใ‚“

4. (paraphrase) ใ“ใฎ ใธใ‚„ใฏ ้™ใ‹ใงใ™ใ€‚
1 ใ“ใฎ ใธใ‚„ใฏ ใ†ใ‚‹ใ•ใใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
2 ใ“ใฎ ใธใ‚„ใฏ ใซใŽใ‚„ใ‹ใงใ™ใ€‚
3 ใ“ใฎ ใธใ‚„ใฏ ใฒใ‚ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
4 ใ“ใฎ ใธใ‚„ใฏ ใใ‚‰ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

5. (usage) ใใ†ใ ใ‚“
1 ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚‰ใ„ใฎ ใ“ใจใ‚’ ็ˆถใซ ใใ†ใ ใ‚“ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
2 ๆฏŽๆœ ใใ†ใ ใ‚“ใ‚’ ้ฃŸในใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ ๅ‡บใ‹ใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚
3 ใ“ใฎ ้“ใ‚’ ใใ†ใ ใ‚“ใ™ใ‚‹ใจ ้ง…ใซ ใคใใพใ™ใ€‚
4 ้›จใŒ ใใ†ใ ใ‚“ใ—ใฆ ่ฉฆๅˆใŒ ไธญๆญขใซ ใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

6. (grammar form) ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใง ๆ—ฅ่จ˜ใ‚’ ๆ›ธใ๏ผˆใ€€ใ€€๏ผ‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
1 ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ  2 ใŸใ‚ใซ  3 ใใ†ใซ  4 ใพใงใซ

7. (sentence composition) ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ใ‚’ ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ โ˜… ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ใ‚ใใณใซ ่กŒใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
1 ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ  2 ใ‚„ใฃใฆ  3 ใœใ‚“ใถ  4 ใ—ใพใ‚

Distractor log
- Item 6, first draft option 4 was ใ“ใจใซ. ๆ—ฅ่จ˜ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใ“ใจใซใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ is also correct (a personal rule), so it was replaced with ใพใงใซ, which is ungrammatical here.
- Item 1: ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใด and ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใฒ target the voicing errors in LearnerNotes; ใ—ใ‚…ใ‚“ใณ drops the voicing on the first mora.
- Item 2: ้  and ไฝ™ are real kanji read ใ‚ˆ; ไฝŽ shares the reading ใฆใ„. None form a real word.
- Item 3: ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„, ใ‚Œใ‚“ใ‚‰ใ, and ใใ†ใ ใ‚“ are all ใ™ใ‚‹ nouns from VocabKanji, but only ใ›ใคใ‚ใ„ fits explaining a word's meaning.
- Item 4: option 1 is the only restatement; 2 is the opposite meaning.
- Item 5: options 2 to 4 use ใใ†ใ ใ‚“ where a food, a direction, or weather verb is needed.

Answer key
| Item | Key | Point | Teacher note |
| 1 | 1 | ๆบ–ๅ‚™ reading | Drill the voiced ใณ and plain ใ˜ใ‚… |
| 2 | 1 | ไบˆๅฎš spelling | Contrast ไบˆ with ้  in deposit words later |
| 3 | 1 | ่ชฌๆ˜Ž | Pair with ็ดนไป‹ (introducing a person) |
| 4 | 1 | ้™ใ‹ | Teach ใ†ใ‚‹ใ•ใใชใ„ as a negative restatement |
| 5 | 1 | ็›ธ่ซ‡ usage | ไบบใซ็›ธ่ซ‡ใ™ใ‚‹ pattern |
| 6 | 1 | ๏ฝžใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ‚‹ habit | Contrast with ใŸใ‚ใซ, a purpose, from LearnerNotes |
| 7 | 4 | ๏ฝžใฆใ—ใพใ‚ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ | Full order: ใœใ‚“ใถ ใ‚„ใฃใฆ ใ—ใพใ‚ ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ; star is ใ—ใพใ‚ |

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