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N5 graded Japanese story
ボウリングの十本目
Haru’s First Bowling Game
20 sentences · about 7 minutes
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Reinforce the reading
Notice what the story just taught you
A repetitive game sequence reinforces numbers, the 本 counter, common action verbs, adjective contrasts, comparisons, and the desire form たい through twenty short sentences.
Key words in context
- 重いおもい
- heavy
- 軽いかるい
- light in weight
- みぞ
- side channel or bowling gutter
- 投げるなげる
- to throw or roll the ball
- たおす
- to knock down
What to notice
Sentence bowling-02
そう describes appearance
強そう means the ball looks strong; で connects that impression to the factual adjective 重い, heavy.
Sentence bowling-08
本 counts the pins
四本 specifies four pins, while 投げて links Haru’s roll to the result, knocking them down.
Sentence bowling-20
Comparing with his own score
自分の点より establishes his previous score as the comparison point, and 高くしたい expresses his desire to make the next score higher.
Check your understanding
1. Why does Haru change bowling balls?
- The first ball is too difficult to hold.
- The first ball is broken.
- His brother wants the heavier ball.
Answer: The first ball is too difficult to hold. — Bowling-02–04 say the heavy ball is difficult for Haru to hold, so his brother helps choose a lighter one.
2. What happens on Haru’s roll after the initial zero?
- He knocks down four pins.
- He knocks down all ten pins.
- The ball enters the side channel again.
Answer: He knocks down four pins. — Bowling-07–09 show his brother encouraging him, followed by a roll that knocks down four pins.
3. Why do Haru and his brother celebrate at the end?
- Haru has the highest total score.
- The tenth pin falls and Haru has improved.
- They receive a new bowling ball.
Answer: The tenth pin falls and Haru has improved. — Bowling-17 says the last pin falls; bowling-18 clarifies his total is not the highest, and bowling-19 shows their high five.
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