JLPT N4 Probetest 2

Lösung: 2 いがい

以外 is read いがい (except). Note the voiced が. The sentence means "Everyone came except Mr. Tanaka."

Lösung: 4 けいかく

計画 is read けいかく (plan). けい is long and かく is not voiced. The sentence means "I made plans for the summer vacation."

Lösung: 1 いそいで

急ぐ is read いそぐ (to hurry), so 急いで is いそいで. およいで means swimming and ぬいで means taking off. The sentence means "I had no time, so I hurried to the station."

Lösung: 3 かるくて

軽い is read かるい (light), so 軽くて is かるくて. おもくて is 重くて (heavy), the opposite. The sentence means "This bag is light and convenient."

Lösung: 1 こうじょう

工場 is read こうじょう (factory). Both こう and じょう are long sounds. The sentence means "My father works at a car factory."

Lösung: 4 つごう

都合 is read つごう (convenience, circumstances). 都 is often と, but here it is つ. The sentence means "Tomorrow is not convenient for me."

Lösung: 2 あじ

味 is read あじ (taste). み is used inside words like 意味, not alone. The sentence means "This soup tastes weak."

Lösung: 3 重い

おもい (heavy) is written 重い. 軽い is かるい (light), the opposite. 動 and 里 look similar but are not used for おもい. The sentence means "This book is very heavy."

Lösung: 1 貸して

かす (to lend) is written 貸す. 借 is used for 借りる (to borrow), so 借して is wrong. The sentence means "I lent my umbrella to a friend."

Lösung: 4 冬

ふゆ (winter) is written 冬. 各, 条 and 終 have similar parts but are different kanji. The sentence means "I like winter the best."

Lösung: 2 質問

しつもん (question) is written 質問. 門 and 間 look like 問, and 貿 looks like 質, but they are different kanji. The sentence means "I asked the teacher a question."

Lösung: 3 鳥

とり (bird) is written 鳥. 烏 has one less stroke and means crow. 島 is しま (island) and 馬 is うま (horse). The sentence means "There is a small bird in the tree."

Lösung: 4 やくそく

やくそくをする means to make a promise or plan with someone. The other words do not fit with 会う (to meet). The sentence means "I promised to meet my friend at 3 o'clock."

Lösung: 1 うけつけ

うけつけ is the reception desk, where you first give your name at a hospital. おくじょう is the rooftop, 食堂 is a dining hall, and ろうか is a hallway. The sentence means "When you arrive at the hospital, first give your name at reception."

Lösung: 2 とどきました

にもつがとどく means a package arrives. 送る, もらう and わたす take を (にもつを), so they do not fit with にもつが. The sentence means "A package arrived from my mother in my home country."

Lösung: 3 わかします

わかす means to boil water. You do not やく (grill), ひやす (cool) or 洗う (wash) hot water to make tea. The sentence means "I will boil water to make tea."

Lösung: 2 にがい

にがい (bitter) describes the taste of medicine. 広い (wide), わかい (young) and ふかい (deep) do not describe medicine. The sentence means "This medicine is bitter, but it works well."

Lösung: 4 ねっしん

ねっしんに means eagerly or hard. 上手に, 大切に and ひまに do not go with 勉強する. The sentence means "Lin studies Japanese hard every day."

Lösung: 1 はっきり

はっきり見える means to see clearly. ゆっくり means slowly, しっかり means firmly, and すっかり means completely. The sentence means "When I wear glasses, I can see the letters clearly."

Lösung: 3 ガソリン

ガソリン (gasoline) is what you put in a car. ニュース (news), テキスト (textbook) and スーツ (suit) do not fit. The sentence means "The car is out of gas, so I'm going to fill it up."

Lösung: 1 その ニュースを 聞いて、びっくりしました。

おどろく and びっくりする both mean to be surprised. わらう (laugh), なく (cry) and おこる (get angry) are different. The sentence means "I was surprised to hear that news."

Lösung: 3 田中さんは 今 家に いません。

るす means being away from home. いそがしい (busy) and 寝ています (sleeping) are different ideas, and 家にいます is the opposite. The sentence means "Mr. Tanaka is not at home now."

Lösung: 4 学校の ルールを 読んで ください。

きそく means rules, the same as ルール. 地図 (map), 名前 (name) and 新聞 (newspaper) are different things. The sentence means "Please read the school rules."

Lösung: 2 けさは 起きるのが おそく なりました。

ねぼうする means to oversleep, to get up late. 早く起きました (got up early) is the opposite, and skipping breakfast or not sleeping well is not ねぼう. The sentence means "I overslept this morning."

Lösung: 3 友だちを たんじょう日の パーティーに しょうたいしました。

しょうたい means to invite someone to a party or event. In 1 しょうかい (introduce), in 2 そうだん (consult), and in 4 あんない (show the way) fit. Sentence 3 means "I invited my friend to my birthday party."

Lösung: 1 外に ほした せんたくものが もう かわきました。

かわく means to become dry. In 2 はれました (cleared up), in 3 すきました (became hungry), and in 4 さめた (got cold) fit. Sentence 1 means "The laundry I hung outside is already dry."

Lösung: 2 わたしの 父は 時間に とても きびしい 人です。

きびしい means strict. In 1 からくて (spicy), in 3 重くて (heavy), and in 4 多い (many) fit. Sentence 2 means "My father is very strict about time."

Lösung: 4 学校へ 行く とちゅうで、先生に 会いました。

とちゅう means on the way or in the middle of doing something. In 1 まんなか (center), in 2 ごろ (around), and in 3 前 (before) fit. Sentence 4 means "I met my teacher on the way to school."

Lösung: 3 ばかり

N + ばかり means "only / nothing but N." The sentence means "My little brother eats only sweet things and doesn't eat vegetables." しか needs a negative verb after it, and より and ほど are used for comparison.

Lösung: 2 ほめられました

The passive ほめられました (was praised) fits 先生に (by the teacher). The sentence means "I did well on the test, so I was praised by my teacher." In 1, 3 and 4, I am the one doing the praising, which does not match 先生に.

Lösung: 1 と

〜と shows a natural result: whenever A happens, B follows. The sentence means "When spring comes, many flowers bloom near this river." のに and ても express an unexpected result, and まで (until) does not make sense here.

Lösung: 2 ふっても

〜ても means "even if." The sentence means "Lin runs for an hour every morning even if it rains." ふるので (because it rains) gives a wrong reason, and ふるまで and ふったのに do not fit a daily habit.

Lösung: 4 おきます

〜ておく means doing something in advance to prepare. B says, "I'll buy the drinks today (in advance), because preparations are busy." 買ってみます means "try buying," 買っています is an ongoing action or habit, and 買ってあります does not fit with きょう.

Lösung: 1 しまいました

〜てしまう shows regret about something that happened. The sentence means "I (unfortunately) left my umbrella on the train. I have to go to the station again." おきました means doing something on purpose in advance, and みました means trying something.

Lösung: 3 帰ろう

Volitional form + と思っています expresses one's plan or intention. The sentence means "I'm thinking of going back to my country during summer vacation." 帰って and 帰ります cannot come before と思う, and 帰れ is a command form.

Lösung: 4 かもしれません

〜かもしれません means "might / may." The sentence means "It's getting dark outside. It might rain from the evening." つもり and ようにします describe what a person intends to do, not rain, and ほうがいい gives advice.

Lösung: 2 ので

〜ので shows a reason. The sentence means "I had a fever yesterday, so I was absent from school." のに and けど connect opposite ideas, and まで means "until."

Lösung: 4 くれた

Someone が 〜てくれる means another person does something for me. B says, "Three friends came and helped me, so it finished quickly." With もらった, the helper would be marked with に, and あげた and やった are for actions done by me for others.

Lösung: 1 そう

The stem of an い-adjective + そう means "looks ~." The sentence means "This cake looks very delicious. Let's buy one." よう, みたい and らしい attach to the full form おいしい, so they cannot follow おいし.

Lösung: 2 方

V-masu stem + 方 means "the way of doing." The sentence means "Excuse me. Please tell me how to use this camera." ながら and たく are not nouns, so they cannot come before を, and 使い中 is not a word.

Lösung: 4 し

〜し lists several reasons. The sentence means "This apartment is close to the station and the rooms are big, so I really like it." のに and けど connect opposite ideas, and 近いても is not a correct form.

Lösung: 1 わすれて

The correct order is 3→4→1→2: かぎを どこに おいたか わすれて しまって こまって います。 (I forgot where I put my key, and I'm in trouble.) A question word + か makes どこに おいたか one unit.

Lösung: 2 ふり

The correct order is 4→1→2→3: さっきまで はれて いたのに、急に 強い 雨が ふり始めました。 (It was sunny until a moment ago, but suddenly heavy rain started to fall.) V-masu stem + 始める means "start to ~."

Lösung: 3 にくい

The correct order is 4→1→3→2: この くつは 重くて 歩きにくいので、あまり はいて いません。 (These shoes are heavy and hard to walk in, so I don't wear them much.) V-masu stem + にくい means "hard to ~."

Lösung: 2 においが

The correct order is 4→1→2→3: 台所から あまくて いい においが しますね。 (There's a sweet, nice smell coming from the kitchen.) においがする means "to smell / there is a smell."

Lösung: 3 しかし

The sentence before says many people talk loudly on trains in the writer's country, and the sentence after says people in Japan hardly talk. しかし (however) connects opposite ideas. だから shows a result, それに adds information, and たとえば gives an example.

Lösung: 1 それ

それ refers to what was written just before: people hardly talk on trains in Japan. "At first, that seemed strange to me." あれ is not used to point back to something in a written text, and どれ and だれ are question words.

Lösung: 4 からです

The previous sentence says "I understood the reason," so this sentence explains it: "It is because they try not to bother others." 〜からです ends a sentence that gives a reason. The other choices do not express a reason.

Lösung: 3 いませんでした

一度も (not even once) must be followed by a negative form. "When I was in my country, I had never thought about such a thing." So 考えていませんでした is correct.

Lösung: 2 しゅくだいの 作文を どうやって 出せば いいか

Lin asks whether she may bring the essay to the office or should send it by email, so she wants to know how to hand in the homework. She only informs the teacher that she will miss class; she does not ask permission. The essay topic and whether the teacher will be in the office are not mentioned.

Lösung: 4 色や 体に いいか どうかを 考える こと

The text says people care about color as well as taste, and think about whether the food is good for the body. Rice and side dishes go in one box, so 1 is wrong. Some people only prepare a little the night before, so 2 is wrong. The text says not to use only meat, so 3 is wrong.

Lösung: 1 雨の 音を 聞きながら 家で 本を 読むのが 気持ちいいから

The writer says reading at home while listening to the rain feels very good, and that is why they now like rainy days. They go to the library the day before the rain, so 2 is wrong. Wet shoes and not being able to do laundry were reasons they used to dislike rain.

Lösung: 3 自分の 日本語が どのくらい 上手に なったか 知りたかったから

The first paragraph gives the reason: the writer wanted to know how much their Japanese had improved. The text does not say a teacher told them to enter. The story about the old woman was the speech topic, not the reason for entering.

Lösung: 1 スピーチの とちゅうで、つぎの ことばが 出て こなかった こと

The next sentence explains it: halfway through the speech, the writer forgot the next words. The old woman was at the hall and smiled, so 3 is wrong. The writer practiced every day, so 4 is wrong. Nothing says their voice could not be heard.

Lösung: 4 まちがえても、気持ちを つたえる ことの ほうが 大切だ。

The last paragraph says the writer now thinks conveying their feelings matters more, even if they make mistakes. Option 1 was their idea before the contest. They want to enter again next year, so 2 is wrong. Option 3 is not mentioned.

Lösung: 2 B

Kim has another job on weekends, so A and D are out. C runs 6:00-10:00 on weekdays, which overlaps with school starting at 9:00. B is on weekdays from 17:00 to 21:00, after school ends, so Kim can do B.

Lösung: 3 店に 電話を して、めんせつの 日を 決める。

The notice says you must call the shop and set an interview date before applying. The résumé with a photo is brought on the interview day. October 20 is the application deadline, not a day to visit the shop.