Simulado JLPT N3 nº 2

Resposta: 2 どりょく

努力 is read どりょく (effort). 努 is a short ど, and 力 is read りょく here. The sentence means "I keep making an effort every day to pass the exam."

Resposta: 4 えいぎょう

営業 is read えいぎょう (sales). Both 営 (えい) and 業 (ぎょう) have long sounds. The sentence means "My older brother works in sales at a car company."

Resposta: 1 ふくざつ

複雑 is read ふくざつ (complicated). 雑 is voiced as ざつ. The sentence means "How to use this machine is complicated, and I don't understand it well."

Resposta: 3 ほうもん

訪問 is read ほうもん (visit). 訪 is a long ほう and 問 is もん. The sentence means "I plan to visit my teacher's home next week."

Resposta: 3 あせ

汗 is read あせ (sweat). 汗をかく means to sweat. The sentence means "I sweated a lot after running."

Resposta: 1 つつんで

包む is read つつむ (to wrap), so 包んで is つつんで. Neither つ is voiced, so つづんで and づつんで are wrong, and there is no long sound as in つうんで. The sentence means "I had the present wrapped in pretty paper."

Resposta: 4 つたえて

伝える is read つたえる (to tell, to pass on), so 伝えて is つたえて. た is not voiced, so つだえて is wrong, and つとえて and つたべて are not readings of this word. The sentence means "Please tell Mr. Tanaka that the meeting time has changed."

Resposta: 2 ふかい

深い is read ふかい (deep). Neither sound is voiced here, so ぶかい and ふがい are wrong (ぶかい appears only at the end of compounds like 注意深い). ふけい is not a reading of this word. The sentence means "This river is deep, so you must not swim."

Resposta: 1 吹いて

For wind, ふく is written 吹く (to blow). 咲く is for flowers, 拭く means to wipe, and 炊く means to cook rice. The sentence means "The wind is blowing hard today."

Resposta: 3 浅い

あさい is written 浅い (shallow). The other kanji look or sound similar but do not make this word. The sentence means "This pool is shallow, so it is safe even for children."

Resposta: 4 関心

In かんしんを持つ (to be interested in), the word is 関心 (interest). 感心 means admiration and is not used with 持つ. The sentence means "Recently, more people are interested in environmental problems."

Resposta: 2 季節

きせつ is written 季節 (season). 秀 and 委 look like 季, and 説 has the same sound as 節, but they are wrong. The sentence means "My favorite season in Japan is autumn."

Resposta: 1 転んで

ころぶ is written 転ぶ (to fall down). 運, 軽 and 伝 look similar but are not read ころぶ. The sentence means "I fell on the road on a snowy day and got hurt."

Resposta: 4 祝いました

いわう is written 祝う (to celebrate). 祈, 視 and 税 look similar but are not read いわう. The sentence means "We all celebrated our friend's birthday together."

Resposta: 3 感想

感想 means one's impressions or thoughts about something. The friend asked "How was it?", so 感想 fits. 返事 (reply) is something you give, not ask for. The sentence means "After the movie, my friend asked me what I thought of it."

Resposta: 2 目的

目的 means purpose. 原因 (cause) is the reason something happened, 結果 is a result, and 方法 is a way of doing something, so they do not fit. The sentence means "The purpose of this trip is to see a famous temple."

Resposta: 1 延期

延期 means postponing something to a later date. Because of 来週に (to next week), 延期 fits. 中止 means canceling, so it does not go with 来週に. The sentence means "Because of rain, tomorrow's soccer game was postponed to next week."

Resposta: 4 節約

節約 means saving or not wasting money or things, as in 電気代を節約する (to save on electricity). 貯金 is saving money in a bank, and 省略 is shortening. The sentence means "I turn off the lights in rooms I'm not using to save on electricity."

Resposta: 4 乾く

乾く means to dry. It is used for laundry. 冷める means to cool down. The sentence means "It is very sunny today, so the laundry will dry quickly."

Resposta: 2 間に合った

間に合う means to be in time. 終電に間に合う means to catch the last train. 似合う means to suit someone. The sentence means "I ran to the station and somehow made the last train."

Resposta: 3 詳しい

詳しい説明 means a detailed explanation. 苦しい (painful), うるさい (noisy) and にがい (bitter) are not used for explanations. The sentence means "If you ask the staff, they will give you a detailed explanation."

Resposta: 1 新鮮

新鮮 means fresh, often used for vegetables and fish. 丈夫 means strong or durable, and 正直 means honest. The sentence means "The vegetables at this store are fresh because they are picked from the field every morning."

Resposta: 2 そっくり

〜にそっくりだ means to look exactly like someone. ぴったり is used when size or time fits exactly. The sentence means "People often say my older sister looks just like our mother."

Resposta: 3 なるべく

なるべく means "as much as possible" and is often used in requests. たまに, ほとんど and やっと do not make sense before 早く. The sentence means "It would help if you could reply as soon as possible."

Resposta: 1 マナー

マナー means manners, and マナーを守る means to follow good manners. サービス, メニュー and カロリー do not go with 守る. The sentence means "It is important to follow table manners, such as using chopsticks correctly."

Resposta: 4 何度も

たびたび means "many times, often," close to 何度も. 一度だけ (only once) and はじめて (for the first time) mean the opposite. The sentence means "Mr. Tanaka often comes to this shop."

Resposta: 1 よくないところ

欠点 means a weak point or fault, so it is closest to よくないところ. いいところ is the opposite. The sentence means "The weak point of this car is that it is expensive."

Resposta: 3 簡単な

単純な means simple, not complicated, so it is closest to 簡単な. The sentence means "This is a simple game, so even children can learn it quickly."

Resposta: 2 何も言わないで

黙る means to stay silent, so 黙って means 何も言わないで (without saying anything). The sentence means "My younger brother left the room without saying a word."

Resposta: 4 だいたい

約 before a number means "about," the same as だいたい. ちょうど means "exactly." The sentence means "It takes about 20 minutes from the station to school."

Resposta: 3 部長が席にいなかったので、ほかの人に伝言を頼んだ。

伝言 is a message passed to someone through another person, so 伝言を頼む (to ask someone to pass on a message) is correct. 1 needs 説明 (explanation), 2 needs 日記 (diary), and 4 needs 放送 (announcement).

Resposta: 1 この手紙の内容を、家族にも話した。

内容 means the content of a talk, letter or book, so 手紙の内容 (the content of the letter) is correct. 2 needs 味 (taste), 3 needs 性格 (personality), and 4 needs 中 (inside).

Resposta: 2 お湯を入れすぎて、お風呂のお湯があふれてしまった。

あふれる means to overflow, when liquid is too much for its container, so it fits the bath water. 1 needs 割れて (burst), 3 needs こぼして (spilled), and 4 needs 伸びて (grew).

Resposta: 4 外に出ると、太陽の光がまぶしくて目を閉じた。

まぶしい means too bright to look at, so it fits sunlight. 1 needs 熱くて (hot), 2 needs うるさくて (noisy), and 3 needs きつくて (tight).

Resposta: 2 友達との約束をすっかり忘れていて、謝った。

すっかり means completely, and すっかり忘れる (to completely forget) is a common phrase. 1 needs 急に (suddenly), 3 needs ぴったり (exactly), and 4 needs きっと (surely).

Resposta: 2 にとって

"This watch was given to me by my grandfather, and it is very important to me." N にとって means "from N's point of view" and comes before words like 大切だ. について (about), によって (by/depending on) and に対して (toward) do not fit.

Resposta: 4 せいで

"Because I played games until late last night, I overslept this morning." せいで shows the cause of a bad result. おかげで is for good results, くせに criticizes someone, and わりに means "considering", so they do not fit.

Resposta: 1 冷めない

"Please eat the soup quickly before it gets cold." V-ない うちに means "before something changes". 冷めるうちに and 冷めたうちに are not used, and 冷めて cannot come before うちに.

Resposta: 3 ほど

"This winter is not as cold as last year, so I haven't worn a coat yet." A は B ほど ~ない means "A is not as ~ as B". しか, だけ and さえ do not express a comparison.

Resposta: 3 わけではありません

A: "Do you hate fish? You always leave it." B: "No, it's not that I hate it. There is just too much." わけではない denies the other person's idea. はずがない is a strong guess, and ことにしている / ようにしている describe habits.

Resposta: 1 さえ

"This dish is easy. As long as you have the ingredients, anyone can make it in 10 minutes." N さえ ~ば means "if only N". しか needs a negative verb, and ばかり and まで do not make a condition.

Resposta: 4 ことになっている

"In this dormitory, you have to come back by 11 p.m." ことになっている shows a rule. ことにする and ようにする are about your own decision or effort and do not follow ならない. ばかりだ does not fit.

Resposta: 2 出よう

"Just as I was about to leave home, a friend called me." The volitional form + とする means "to be about to do". Only the volitional form 出よう can come before とした here.

Resposta: 1 べき

"I think you should return things you borrowed right after using them." べきだ means "should" (it is the right thing to do). わけ, ばかり and ところ do not give this meaning.

Resposta: 4 かわりに

"In exchange for my friend teaching me English, I teach my friend Japanese." かわりに here means "in exchange for". おかげで and ばかりに show a cause, and とおりに means "in the same way as".

Resposta: 2 ないでほしい

(At a library) Staff: "Excuse me, I'd like you not to talk on the phone here." ないでほしい politely asks someone not to do something. なくてもいい means "don't have to", なければいけない means "must", and なかった is past.

Resposta: 3 お持ちします

(At a station) Staff: "That looks heavy. Let me carry your bag." お + V-masu stem + する is humble language for your own action. お持ちになる and いらっしゃる are honorific (for the other person), and お持ちください is a request.

Resposta: 4 って

A: "Maria called me a little while ago. She says she can't go on the trip next week." B: "Really? That's too bad." Sentence-final って is a casual way to report what you heard. っけ is used to check something you have half forgotten, which does not fit news A just heard or B's surprise. そうに and ように need something after them, so they cannot end the sentence here.

Resposta: 1 二人とも

The order is 3→4→1→2: 「共働き」というのは夫婦が二人とも働いていることです。 "Tomobataraki means that both husband and wife work." A というのは B ことだ explains the meaning of a word.

Resposta: 3 使いすぎると

The order is 4→1→3→2: スマートフォンは便利な一方で、使いすぎると目が悪くなるという問題もある。 "Smartphones are convenient, but on the other hand, using them too much can hurt your eyes."

Resposta: 2 聞こえない

The order is 3→4→2→1: …返事をしないで聞こえないふりをした。 "My father spoke to me, but I was in the middle of a game, so I didn't answer and pretended not to hear." ふりをする means "to pretend".

Resposta: 3 お年寄りにも

The order is 1→4→3→2: …子どもにはもちろんお年寄りにも喜ばれている. "This dish is soft and easy to eat, so it is enjoyed not only by children but also by elderly people." AはもちろんBも needs the も phrase after はもちろん.

Resposta: 1 したら

The order is 2→4→1→3: この写真をどこに保存したらいいか教えてくれませんか。 "Could you tell me where I should save this photo?" A question word + か puts a question inside a sentence.

Resposta: 3 ところが

The writer thought bento was special, but then found that many friends brought one every day. ところが (however) shows a result different from what was expected. だから (so), それに (also) and たとえば (for example) do not fit.

Resposta: 2 という

A という B introduces a name A for a thing B: 「キャラ弁」というお弁当 means "a bento called kyaraben". として (as), について (about) and による (by) cannot introduce a name.

Resposta: 4 それ

The blank refers to the kyaraben just mentioned, so それ, which points back to something already written, is correct. あそこ is a place far away, どれ is a question word, and そちら points to a direction or a person.

Resposta: 1 みると

V-て みると means "when I actually tried doing it, I found that...". The writer thought it would be hard, but found it was easy after trying. あげると and くれると are about giving, and あると does not fit here.

Resposta: 2 かもしれません

The writer says making bento every day will be impossible, but maybe on weekends. かもしれません (may) shows this possibility. わけがありません (there is no way) says the opposite, and ところです and ばかりです do not fit.

Resposta: 2 資料の数字を課長に確認してもらう。

The memo says to take the materials to the section chief right after reading it, because he leaves at 5. The copies come after his check, and the chairs can wait until tomorrow morning. So the first task is to have the chief check the numbers.

Resposta: 4 料理を作るのがいやだったが、今は何を作るか考えるのが楽しい。

At first the writer hated standing in the kitchen every day, but now enjoys thinking about what to cook on the train home. 1 is wrong because it was not fun at first, 2 is the opposite change, and 3 is not in the text.

Resposta: 1 図書室が閉まる時間が、1時間おそくなる。

The library will now close at 6 p.m. instead of 5 p.m., one hour later. It still closes at lunchtime, the number of books stays the same, and writing book titles on paper is the old way of borrowing.

Resposta: 3 せまい所を自分の体が通れるかどうか知るため

The text says a cat uses its whiskers to judge whether its body can pass through a narrow gap. In the dark, whiskers only tell it whether something is nearby; they do not help it see colors or shapes. 1 and 2 are not mentioned.

Resposta: 4 店長が仕事の仲間全員におみやげを買ってきたから

The writer says that in their country souvenirs are bought only for family and close friends, so they were surprised to see the manager bring some for all coworkers. The text does not say they were surprised by the wrapping or the length of the holiday.

Resposta: 2 おみやげには、助けてくれた人へのお礼の気持ちもこめられている。

Just before this line, the friend explains that the souvenir is a thank-you to people who did your work while you were away. So souvenirs also carry thanks. 1 is only the part that is denied, and 3 is the custom in the writer's country.

Resposta: 1 人と人との関係をよくしてくれるものだ。

The last sentence says the writer now thinks souvenirs make relationships between people warmer. Thinking they were a bother was only at first, and 3 and 4 are not stated in the text.

Resposta: 3 持ってきた容器の重さを先に量ってもらってから、物を入れる。

Customers first have their empty container weighed at the entrance, then fill it with what they want. 4 has the order wrong: the entrance check is for the empty container. Containers come from home, and the amount is not fixed.

Resposta: 1 初めは面倒だと言う人もいたが、今は便利だと思う人が増えた。

At the start, quite a few customers said it was a bother, but recently more people say it is good, and users tripled in a year. 2 is wrong about the beginning, and the opinions in 3 and 4 are not in the text.

Resposta: 4 袋や箱を使わないで、ごみを減らすこと

The manager says that not using plastic bags and boxes reduces waste, and he wants to make a town with less waste. Tripling the number of users was a result, not the goal, and prices are not mentioned.

Resposta: 2 道に迷ったうえ、地図も見られず、周りに店も家もなかったから

Just before this, the writer says the inn did not appear after 30 minutes, the phone had no signal for the map, it was getting dark, and there were no shops or houses. The phone number and being too tired are not mentioned.

Resposta: 3 知らない人に長い時間つき合わせるのは悪い。

The writer felt bad about making a stranger spend so long with them, so they kept saying they could go alone. Because the writer offered to go alone, 1 does not match, and 2 and 4 are not in the text.

Resposta: 4 自分も以前、知らない人に助けてもらったことがあったから

The boy says a stranger once helped him when he was lost in Tokyo, so he had decided to help people in trouble. He refused a gift, so 2 is wrong, and 1 and 3 are not in the text.

Resposta: 1 人に助けてもらってもよく、そのあとでほかの人を助ければいいということ

The next lines say being helped is nothing to be ashamed of, and after being helped you can help someone else. 2 is how the writer thought before the trip, which changed. 3 and 4 are not what the writer learned.

Resposta: 3 C 本屋「ことば堂」

A runs until 10 a.m., which overlaps with class. B is weekends only. D includes Friday but ends at 11 p.m., after Lin's 10 p.m. curfew. C is weekdays from 5 to 9 p.m. and asks for about N3 reading and writing, so it fits.

Resposta: 2 写真と在留カードを持って、事務所へ行く。

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