JLPT N4 Reading Practice
スピーチの日の思い出 - Memory of the Speech Day
高校生（こうこうせい）の時（とき）、私は一度（いちど）だけクラスの代表（だいひょう）としてスピーチをしたことがあります。
とても緊張（きんちょう）して、前（まえ）の晩（ばん）はほとんど眠（ねむ）れませんでした。
当日（とうじつ）、体育館（たいいくかん）には全校生徒（ぜんこうせいと）が集（あつ）まっていて、私はマイクの前に立（た）つと手（て）が震（ふる）えました。
でも、話（はな）し始（はじ）めると、少（すこ）しずつ落（お）ち着（つ）いてきて、最後（さいご）までしっかり話（はな）すことができました。
スピーチが終（お）わった後（あと）、たくさんの友達（ともだち）や先生（せんせい）が「よかったよ！」と言（い）ってくれて、本当（ほんとう）にうれしかったです。
あの時（とき）の緊張（きんちょう）と達成感（たっせいかん）は、今（いま）でも忘（わす）れられません。
質問： この話（はなし）からわかることは何（なん）ですか？
スピーチで失敗（しっぱい）してしまった。
スピーチの前（まえ）はよく眠（ねむ）れた。
多（おお）くの人（ひと）の前（まえ）でスピーチをした。
先生にスピーチを手伝（てつだ）ってもらった。
Translation
When I was in high school, I once gave a speech as the class representative.
I was so nervous that I could hardly sleep the night before.
On the day of the speech, all the students in the school had gathered in the gymnasium, and when I stood in front of the microphone, my hands were shaking.
But once I started talking, I gradually calmed down and was able to speak clearly until the end.
After the speech, many friends and teachers said, “That was great!” and I was truly happy.
The nervousness and the sense of accomplishment I felt at that time are things I still can’t forget.
Answer
質問：（３）多（おお）くの人（ひと）の前（まえ）でスピーチをした。Gave a speech in front of many people.
The passage says:
The passage states that “全校生徒（ぜんこうせいと）が集（あつ）まっていて” (“all the students in the school had gathered”) and the speaker stood in front of a microphone. This clearly indicates the speech was given in front of many people.
Option 1 is incorrect because the speaker successfully finished the speech.
Option 2 is incorrect as the speaker couldn’t sleep well due to nervousness.
Option 4 is incorrect because there’s no mention of help from a teacher.
Tip for Solving Similar Questions
Look for direct evidence in the passage.
When answering JLPT-style questions, focus on the exact phrases and facts mentioned in the text. If an option includes details that were not stated or changes the meaning slightly, it’s likely incorrect. For example, if the passage says “I could hardly sleep,” but the answer says “slept well,” that’s a clear mismatch.
Reading carefully and matching facts will help you eliminate wrong choices efficiently.