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
PpromptstudioยทOct 7, 2026
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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.
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.
