Exame simulado JLPT N2 n.º 4

Resposta: 3 じゅうなん

柔軟 is read じゅうなん (flexible). 柔 has a long vowel (じゅう) and 軟 is なん. The sentence means "In a new workplace, you are expected to respond flexibly according to the situation."

Resposta: 2 けわしい

険しい is read けわしい (steep). はげしい is 激しい, きびしい is 厳しい, and あやしい is 怪しい. The sentence means "A steep mountain path continues all the way to the top."

Resposta: 1 うやまう

敬う is read うやまう (to respect). したがう is 従う, うかがう is 伺う, and やしなう is 養う. The sentence means "In this area, the custom of respecting elderly people still remains."

Resposta: 4 もはん

模範 is read もはん (a model, a good example). 模 is read ぼ in 規模, but here it is a short も, not もう. 範 is read はん, not ほん. The sentence means "He is the kind of player who serves as a model for younger players."

Resposta: 2 そっちょく

率直 is read そっちょく (frank). 率 can be read りつ, but here it is そつ, which becomes そっ. 直 is じき in 正直, but here it is ちょく. The sentence means "For the future, please tell us your frank opinions."

Resposta: 1 効率

こうりつ is written 効率 (efficiency). 郊 is used in 郊外, 功 in 成功, and 卒 in 卒業. The sentence means "I reviewed the procedure in order to raise the efficiency of the work."

Resposta: 3 雇う

やとう is written 雇う (to employ). 顧 is used in 顧客, 属 in 所属, and 促 in 促す. The sentence means "The shop got busy, so we decided to hire one more part-time worker."

Resposta: 4 改善

かいぜん is written 改善 (improvement): 改 means to change and 善 means good. 快 and 解 are also read かい, and 全 and 然 are also read ぜん, but they are not used here. The sentence means "After I improved my daily habits, my health got better."

Resposta: 2 疑う

うたがう is written 疑う (to doubt). 凝 and 擬 look similar but are different kanji, and 嫌う is read きらう (to dislike). The sentence means "There were many unnatural points in his explanation, and some people doubted whether it was true."

Resposta: 3 提供

ていきょう is written 提供 (provision, offering). 堤 is used in 堤防, 共 in 共通, 協 in 協力, and 定 in 予定. The sentence means "This program is made with funding provided by several companies."

Resposta: 1 不

不規則 means irregular. 無, 非, and 未 also have negative meanings, but they are not attached to 規則. The sentence means "If you keep living an irregular life, you can easily get sick."

Resposta: 4 準

準優勝 means second place, the result just below winning. 副 is used as in 副社長, 次 as in 次回, and 半 as in 半年, but none of them is attached to 優勝. The sentence means "We narrowly lost in the final, so the result was second place."

Resposta: 2 仮

仮採用 means provisional employment before being formally hired. 仮 means temporary or not yet official, as in 仮契約 and 仮予約. 前, 副, and 略 are not attached to 採用. The sentence means "The first three months are a provisional employment period, and after that you formally become an employee."

Resposta: 3 切れ

期限切れ means that a deadline or expiry date has passed. 切れ means running out or ending, as in 品切れ and 時間切れ. 破れ, 割れ, and 落ち are not attached to 期限. The sentence means "A carton of milk past its best-before date turned up at the back of the fridge."

Resposta: 1 制

会員制 means a members-only system. 制 expresses a system, as in 予約制 and 定員制. 式, 法, and 型 are not attached to 会員. The sentence means "This sports club is members-only, so you cannot use it unless you join."

Resposta: 2 手間

手間がかかる means that something takes a lot of time and effort. 手入れ is maintenance, 手続き is a formal procedure, and 手当て is treatment of an injury; none of them is used with がかかる here. The sentence means "This dish takes a lot of work, so I only make it on days off when I have time."

Resposta: 4 普及

普及 means that something spreads and comes to be widely used. 拡張 means enlarging an area or facility, 充実 means being rich in content, and 繁盛 means a business is thriving, so they do not fit. The sentence means "As charging places have increased, electric cars have spread to ordinary households too."

Resposta: 1 割り込んで

割り込む means to cut into a line. 持ち込む means to bring something in, 追い込む means to drive someone into a difficult position, and 取り込む means to take something in. The sentence means "While I was standing in line, a person who came later cut in front of me."

Resposta: 3 ニーズ

ニーズ means needs, what people want or require, and is often used in ニーズに合う. シーズン is a season, コスト is cost, and サービス is service, so they do not fit. The sentence means "This company keeps developing products that match consumers' needs and is increasing its sales."

Resposta: 4 ひそひそ

ひそひそ describes whispering so that others cannot hear. がやがや is the noise of many people talking, はきはき is speaking clearly and briskly, and ぺらぺら is speaking fluently or talking a lot. The sentence means "The two were whispering in low voices so that the people around them could not hear."

Resposta: 2 あわただしい

あわただしい means busy and hectic. そそっかしい describes a careless person, たのもしい means reliable, and あつかましい means shameless; none of them describes a time of year. The sentence means "I am sorry to take your time during the hectic year-end season."

Resposta: 1 とっくに

とっくに means long ago, already. やがて and いまに refer to something that will happen later, and さっそく is used for starting something right away, so they do not fit. The sentence means "I hurried to the venue, but by the time I arrived, the briefing had long since ended."

Resposta: 3 しばらく

当分 means for the time being, so しばらく (for a while) is the closest. いつまでも means forever and ときどき means sometimes. The sentence means "According to the weather forecast, this heat will continue for a while."

Resposta: 2 ほとんどない

まれな means rare, hardly ever happening, so ほとんどない (almost never) is the closest. It does not mean that it never happens, so 絶対にない is different. The sentence means "It is rare for snow to fall in April in this region."

Resposta: 4 構造

仕組み means how something is built and how it works, so 構造 (structure) is the closest. 性能 is performance, 使い方 is how to use something, and 目的 is purpose. The sentence means "Please explain the mechanism of this clock using a diagram."

Resposta: 1 多すぎる

過剰 means more than is necessary, so 多すぎる (too much) is the closest. 少なすぎる and 簡単すぎる have nearly the opposite meaning. The sentence means "I think this shop's products have excessive packaging."

Resposta: 3 直接

じかに means without anyone or anything in between, the same as 直接 (directly). すぐに means right away, 丁寧に means politely, and こっそり means secretly. The sentence means "You had better talk to the department manager directly about this matter."

Resposta: 4 この品質と量を考えれば、三千円というのは妥当な値段だろう。

妥当 means that a judgment, opinion, or amount is appropriate and reasonable. 4 is correct: "Considering the quality and amount, 3,000 yen is probably a reasonable price." 1 should use ぴったり (a perfect fit), 2 有効だ (effective), and 3 正確な (punctual).

Resposta: 2 緊張しすぎて、試合では実力を十分に発揮できなかった。

発揮 means to show or make full use of an ability one has, as in 実力を発揮する. 2 is correct: "I was too nervous and could not fully show my ability in the match." 1 should use 発表 (announce), 3 蒸発 (evaporate), and 4 発見 (discover).

Resposta: 1 田中さんは責任感が強く、チームの代表にふさわしい人だ。

ふさわしい means suitable for a position or occasion, and is used as 〜にふさわしい. 1 is correct: "Tanaka has a strong sense of responsibility and is a suitable person to represent the team." 2 should use 紛らわしい (confusing), 3 いい (good), and 4 懐かしい (nostalgic).

Resposta: 3 山の中で道に迷い、三日目にはとうとう食料が尽きてしまった。

尽きる means that something is used up and completely runs out. 3 is correct: "I got lost in the mountains, and on the third day my food finally ran out." 1 should use 終わって (ended), 2 落ちて (faded), and 4 出て (had left).

Resposta: 4 近道をしようと知らない道に入ったら、かえって時間がかかってしまった。

かえって is used when the result is the opposite of what was expected. 4 is correct: "I took an unfamiliar road as a shortcut, but it took more time instead." 1 should use ついに (finally), 2 いっこうに (not at all), and 3 しかも (moreover).

Resposta: 1 に沿って

"We will make next year's sales plan in line with the company policy." に沿って means "following (a policy or standard)." に対して marks a target, に比べて compares, and にとって shows a point of view, so they do not fit.

Resposta: 3 に反して

"Contrary to most people's predictions, the new player Yamada won." に反して means "contrary to (a prediction or expectation)." にこたえて is used with words like 期待, not 予想. に応じて and に加えて do not make sense here.

Resposta: 2 はもとより

"This shop's bread is popular not only with local people, of course, but also with tourists from far away." AはもとよりBも means "B as well as, naturally, A." にしては and のわりに show a gap from expectations, and にかぎって means "only in that case," so they do not fit.

Resposta: 4 のみならず

"This is a problem faced not only by Japan but by many countries in the world." のみならず is a written form of だけでなく. を問わず attaches to words for categories (年齢を問わず), so 日本を問わず is wrong. にかかわらず and をめぐって do not fit the meaning.

Resposta: 3 ものなら

"If only I could go back to my student days, I would like to try studying abroad again." Potential form + ものなら means "if it were possible (though it is not)," followed by a wish. からには (since), ものの (although) and わけで (that is why) do not fit.

Resposta: 1 というものではない

"Practice is not simply a matter of doing it for a long time. What matters is focusing with a goal." というものではない means "it is not necessarily true that." The other three would agree that long practice is enough, which contradicts the next sentence.

Resposta: 4 起こり得る

"A similar accident could quite possibly happen at any factory." ます-stem + 得る means "can possibly happen." 起こり得ない and 起こりがたい contradict 十分. かねる means "cannot (bring oneself to)," so 起こりかねる is not used; the correct form would be 起こりかねない.

Resposta: 2 鳴るか鳴らないかのうちに

"The children rushed out of the classroom almost the moment the bell rang." 〜か〜ないかのうちに means "almost at the same time as." にしても〜にしても and ようが〜まいが mean "whether or not," and やら〜やら lists examples ("things like A and B"), so they do not fit.

Resposta: 4 次第で

"Whether you pass depends on your effort from now on." N次第で means "depending on N." に先立って means "before," をきっかけに means "triggered by," and に次いで means "next to," so they do not fit.

Resposta: 1 のことだから

"Knowing Tanaka, who is strict about time, I think he will come soon." Nのことだから is used to guess based on a person's character. のことなら means "as for," and のくせに and のわりに show criticism or a gap from expectations.

Resposta: 2 にすぎない

"What this survey revealed is only a small part of the whole problem." にすぎない means "nothing more than." にとどまらない (not limited to) contradicts ほんの. に限る (is best) and に越したことはない (it is better if) do not fit.

Resposta: 3 存じております

"Yes, I read about it in a newspaper article the other day and I know about it." 存じております is the humble way to say 知っています. ご存じです and お知りになります are honorific forms for other people. 存じ上げる is mainly used for knowing people.

Resposta: 2 平日も

The order is 3→4→2→1: この公園は、週末に限らず平日も多くの人たちでにぎわっている。 "This park is crowded with many people not only on weekends but also on weekdays."

Resposta: 1 驚いた

The order is 3→4→1→2: 息子の部屋のドアを開けてみると驚いたことに部屋がきれいに片づいていた。 "When I opened my son's door, to my surprise, his room was neatly tidied."

Resposta: 3 なんて

The order is 2→4→3→1: あのまじめな田中さんがうそをついたなんて信じがたい話だ。 "It is hard to believe that serious Tanaka told a lie." がたい means "hard to do."

Resposta: 4 ばかりに

The order is 3→4→2→1: パスワードを一つ忘れたばかりに最初からやり直すことになった。 "Just because I forgot one password, I had to start over from the beginning."

Resposta: 2 使ってみない

The order is 3→4→2→1: この新しい掃除機が便利かどうかは実際に使ってみないことには分からない。 "You can't tell whether this new vacuum cleaner is convenient unless you actually try it."

Resposta: 2 とはいえ

The first paragraph praises automatic shopping, and the next sentence turns to a problem: "this convenience has an overlooked side." とはいえ (even so, that said) admits the previous point and then shows the other side. したがって (therefore), つまり (in other words) and なぜなら (because) do not fit.

Resposta: 4 そこに

The blank refers to the situation just described (choosing in front of the shelves). In writing, そこ refers back to something mentioned earlier. あそこ and あれ point to things both people already know, and どこ is a question word.

Resposta: 1 とは限らない

The next sentence says we may not notice cheaper, better products, so the choice is "not necessarily the best": とは限らない. にちがいない and というわけだ would agree it is the best, which contradicts the reason given.

Resposta: 3 にほかならない

After saying shopping is not just getting things, the writer states strongly that it is "nothing other than" an act of thinking and choosing: にほかならない. とは言えない says the opposite, and に限る (is best) and どころではない (out of the question) do not fit.

Resposta: 2 べきではないだろうか

The last sentence is the writer's claim: each person should consciously decide. べきではないだろうか softly says "shouldn't we...?" ことはないだろう (no need to) and わけがないだろう (cannot possibly) say the opposite, and はずがなかった is past tense.

Resposta: 3 作業期間を二か月にした場合の見積書がほしい。

Tanaka writes that they want to finish in two months and asks for a new estimate based on the shorter period. He does not ask for a lower price (2), and he says the other conditions are fine as they are (4). The period is to be shorter, not longer (1).

Resposta: 1 故郷の言葉が自然に出てこなくなった自分に、寂しさを感じている。

At the end, the writer says the hometown dialect no longer comes out of their mouth, and they felt surprisingly lonely about it. The passage does not mention embarrassment, regret, or happiness.

Resposta: 4 食器の色の効果は、料理との組み合わせによって変わる。

The last sentence says the impression changes depending on the combination of food and plate color. White plates show colors as they are (not 1). Blue is rare in natural food, so 2 is the opposite. Blue plates, not white ones, are suggested to prevent overeating (not 3).

Resposta: 2 自分の常識が、どこでもいつでも通用するとは限らない。

The last sentence says we should ask ourselves whether our common sense may work only in a certain time and place. The noodle example only shows that common sense differs by place, so 1 is not the writer's opinion. The writer does not argue 3 or 4.

Resposta: 3 再開後最初の展覧会については、4月ごろに知らされる。

The notice says the first exhibition after reopening will be announced on the website around April. The library and café are closed too (1), the exhibition ends on January 9 (2), and the museum reopens on July 1, not June 30 (4).

Resposta: 2 大切なものを奪われたような悔しさを感じた。

Paragraph 2 says the first feeling was frustration, as if something precious had been taken away. The street had changed a lot (not 1), and the writer does not say they were happy or wanted to know why the shops closed.

Resposta: 4 町は、そこに住む人の暮らしに合わせて変わるものだから。

Just before this line, the writer says a town changes its shape to fit the lives of the people who live there. So it is selfish for an outsider to feel sorry about it. The text does not say the grandparents were sorry (3), and 1 and 2 are not mentioned.

Resposta: 1 町の変化を受け入れながら、昔の町の記憶を大切にすることはできる。

The last sentence says accepting the town's change and remembering the old town can go together. The writer wants to keep the street unchanged only in memory, not in reality (2). 3 is the opposite, and people still gather there, so 4 is wrong.

Resposta: 3 他人の行動を参考にすれば、失敗しにくいから。

Paragraph 2 says that following what others do reduces the risk of making a mistake. The word 看板 is only a metaphor for the line, so 4 is wrong. 1 and 2 are not mentioned.

Resposta: 2 それまで待った時間がむだになると考えるから。

Right after this line, the writer explains that leaving the line would waste the time already spent, so people decide to wait a little longer. Food only feels tastier after a long wait; it does not actually become tastier (3).

Resposta: 4 行列が客を集め、さらに待った人の満足も高めている。

The line attracts customers like a sign that promises good taste (paragraph 2), and food you waited long for feels tastier than it really is (paragraph 4). Choice 4 sums up both. The text does not say shops make people wait on purpose (1), and 3 contradicts the passage.

Resposta: 1 伝統の技法で、今の生活に合う器を作ること

Paragraph 2 says the young craftspeople began making small cups and plates for today's tables while keeping the traditional techniques. They did not change the techniques (2), and 3 and 4 are not mentioned.

Resposta: 3 暮らしの中で使われ続けることで、技術が受け継がれるから。

Right after this line, the writer says being used in people's daily lives is the best way to pass skills on to the next generation. The young makers use the old techniques for new items, so 1 is wrong. 2 and 4 are not stated.

Resposta: 2 変化を恐れて何もしなければ、伝統は失われていく。

The last paragraph says doing nothing out of fear of change actually leads to slowly losing the tradition. The writer argues that only protecting is not enough (not 1), and does not claim 3 or 4.

Resposta: 4 仕事を変えるかどうかは、将来をよく考えて決めるべきだ。

A says a job change is good if you think about your future and know what you want to learn. B also says the most important thing is to decide after thinking carefully about your future. 1 and 2 appear only in A, and 3 only in B.

Resposta: 1 Aは経験の幅が広がると考え、Bは経験が浅くなるおそれがあると考えている。

A says changing jobs greatly widens your experience, while B says quitting after a few years leaves only shallow experience. A calls aimless job changes unwise and B says you need not stay at a very hard workplace, so 2 is wrong. 3 and 4 do not match either text.

Resposta: 2 複雑な問題が、実際より単純なものとして理解されること

Paragraph 3 names the first problem: things become too simplified, and important parts of complex problems are cut away. Choice 1 appears in paragraph 1 as a reason why clarity matters, not as a problem. 3 and 4 are not mentioned.

Resposta: 3 わからないものに取り組み続けることに価値があると示すため

The writer says the experience of continuing to think about something they could not understand became a great treasure. This supports the previous paragraph's point about spending time on hard things. The writer says a three-line summary would have made them stop, so 1 and 4 are the opposite.

Resposta: 1 わかりやすい説明で満足せず、その先の複雑さについても考え続けるべきだ。

In the last two paragraphs, the writer says we should use clear explanations as an entrance and also look at the complexity beyond them, and keep asking whether that is really all. The writer does not reject clarity (2), and 3 and 4 go against the passage.

Resposta: 4 一般部門とスマホ部門

The general category is open to people who commute to work or school in the city, and the smartphone category is open to anyone. One person may enter more than one category, so Lin can enter both. Lin is not a student, so the junior and high school category is not possible.

Resposta: 3 写っている友達に、応募してもよいか許可をもらう。

The notes say that if a person appears in the photo, you must get that person's permission before entering. The online form is only for the smartphone category (1), and photos must be A4 size or smaller (2). Nothing says you need an eligibility check (4).