JLPT N3 模拟题 第 4 套

答案: 2 きょうつう

共通 is read きょうつう (common, shared). The sentence means "Lin and I have a hobby in common." こうつう is the reading of 交通 (traffic).

答案: 4 じゅんちょう

順調 is read じゅんちょう (smoothly, going well). The sentence means "The construction of the new library is going smoothly."

答案: 1 こきゅう

呼吸 is read こきゅう (breathing). The sentence means "On top of a high mountain, breathing can become hard."

答案: 3 ぶっか

物価 is read ぶっか (prices of goods). The sentence means "Prices are high in this town, so life is hard." Note the small っ and the unvoiced か.

答案: 3 いわ

岩 is read いわ (large rock). The sentence means "There is a big rock in the middle of the river, so boats cannot pass." いし is 石 (stone).

答案: 1 にげて

逃げて is read にげて (run away). The sentence means "When I opened the door, the dog ran out of the house." なげる is 投げる (throw).

答案: 4 ことわった

断った is read ことわった (refused). The sentence means "I was busy, so I turned down my friend's invitation."

答案: 2 こまかく

細かく is read こまかく (finely, into small pieces). The sentence means "Please cut the vegetables for the soup into small pieces." 細い alone is read ほそい.

答案: 1 協力

きょうりょく is written 協力 (cooperation). The sentence means "The whole class worked together to tidy the classroom." 強力 means powerful.

答案: 3 確かめて

たしかめて is written 確かめて (check, make sure). The sentence means "Please check once more whether the answer is correct." The okurigana is かめる.

答案: 2 観察

かんさつ is written 観察 (observation). The sentence means "During summer vacation, I observed the morning glory flowers every morning." 歓 and 勧 look similar but are wrong.

答案: 4 悲しい

かなしい is written 悲しい (sad). The sentence means "The movie I saw yesterday was a very sad story." 悲 has 心 under 非.

答案: 2 倒れた

たおれた is written 倒れた (fell down). The sentence means "The tree in the park fell down in the strong wind." 到, 例 and 側 look similar but are wrong.

答案: 1 税金

ぜいきん is written 税金 (tax). The sentence means "People who work must pay taxes every year." 説, 脱 and 祝 look similar but are wrong.

答案: 4 手間

手間がかかる means "to take a lot of time and work." The sentence means "This dish takes a lot of work, so I can't make it on busy days." The other words are not used with がかかる.

答案: 2 効果

効果が出る means "to take effect." The sentence means "This medicine starts to work about 30 minutes after you take it." 結果 (result), 原因 (cause) and 意味 (meaning) do not fit.

答案: 3 交代

交代する means "to take turns, to switch who does something." The sentence means "I got tired from driving for a long time, so I switched drivers with my friend on the way." 交換 is for exchanging things.

答案: 1 申し込んだ

申し込む means "to apply, to sign up." The sentence means "I signed up for a cooking course that starts next month." The other verbs do not fit with 講座に.

答案: 1 こぼして

こぼす means "to spill." The sentence means "I spilled coffee on the train and got my clothes dirty." ながす (pour away) and ぬらす (make wet) do not fit.

答案: 4 迷って

迷う means "to be unable to decide." The sentence means "I can't decide which bag to buy, the red one or the black one." 慌てる (panic) and 疑う (doubt) do not fit.

答案: 3 もったいない

もったいない means "wasteful, a shame to waste." The sentence means "This notebook can still be used, so it's a waste to throw it away." The other feelings (envy, nostalgia, frustration) do not fit.

答案: 2 夢中

〜に夢中になる means "to be absorbed in something." The sentence means "My younger brother is so absorbed in his game that he doesn't notice when I call his name."

答案: 4 ぎりぎり

ぎりぎり means "just barely, at the last moment." The sentence means "I overslept, but I got to the station just before departure and caught the train."

答案: 1 今にも

今にも〜そうだ means "to look as if something will happen any moment." The sentence means "The sky has suddenly gotten dark. It looks like it will rain any minute."

答案: 3 バランス

バランス means "balance." The sentence means "For my health, I think about nutritional balance when I eat." The other words do not go with 栄養の.

答案: 2 前と同じで

相変わらず means "as always, the same as before." The sentence means "My older brother seems as busy as ever." The other choices describe a change.

答案: 4 とてもすいていた

がらがら describes a place that is almost empty. The sentence means "The train today was almost empty." 混んでいた is the opposite, and 静か is about sound.

答案: 1 よくなった

回復する means "to recover, to get better." The sentence means "My father, who was in the hospital, has recovered."

答案: 3 すべての

あらゆる means "every, all kinds of." The sentence means "This shop sells every kind of vegetable." いくつかの means only some.

答案: 2 変な

妙な means "strange, odd." The sentence means "In the middle of the night, I heard a strange sound from the kitchen." The other choices describe volume or mood.

答案: 4 この地方は、昔から米作りがさかんだ。

さかん means "flourishing, active" and is used for activities. 4 means "Rice farming has been active in this region for a long time." 1 needs にぎやか, 2 needs よく, 3 needs 丈夫.

答案: 1 予定が変わったので、ホテルの予約を取り消した。

取り消す means "to cancel" a reservation, order or statement. 1 means "My plans changed, so I canceled my hotel reservation." 2 and 3 need 消す, and 4 needs 落とす.

答案: 3 楽しみにしていた試合が雨で中止になり、がっかりした。

がっかりする means "to be disappointed." 3 means "The game I was looking forward to was canceled because of rain, and I was disappointed." 1 needs 疲れた, 2 needs 安心した, 4 needs すっきりした.

答案: 2 先生が手を上げたのを合図に、みんな走り出した。

合図 means "a signal." 2 means "At the teacher's signal of raising a hand, everyone started running." 1 needs 約束, 3 needs 資料, 4 needs 印 (mark).

答案: 4 夜遅くまで起きていたので、睡眠すいみん不足で眠い。

不足 means "shortage, not enough." 4 means "I stayed up late, so I'm sleepy from lack of sleep." 1 needs 悪い, 2 needs 小さい, 3 needs すべりやすい.

答案: 2 に比べて

"This summer there was less rain compared to last year." に比べて marks the standard of comparison. によって (by/depending on), について (about) and にとって (for someone) do not fit.

答案: 4 によって

"Even the same dish tastes a little different depending on the family." N によって違う means it differs from N to N. にとって, に対して and として do not express this.

答案: 1 とたん

"The moment I opened the window, the papers on the desk blew away in the strong wind." Vたとたん means something unexpected happened right after. あいだ and うちに need a continuing form like 開けている, and 以来 follows the て-form.

答案: 3 はじめて

"Only after cooking for myself did I understand how hard it was for my mother to make meals every day." Vてはじめて means "not until (doing) ~". みても (even if I tried) does not match わかった, and the others do not make sense.

答案: 3 わけがない

"There's no way lunch at that place is that cheap." わけがない is a strong denial. B suspects a mistake, so はずだ (it should be cheap) is the opposite meaning. ことだ and ほどだ do not fit.

答案: 2 がち

"In winter it is cold and I can't get up easily, so I tend to be late for school." Vます-stem + がち means something bad often happens. っぽい, らしい and だらけ cannot attach to 遅れ here.

答案: 4 くらい

"When I heard I had passed the exam, I was so happy I wanted to cry." くらい shows degree: happy to the point of wanting to cry. ばかり, しか and ほうが do not express degree here.

答案: 1 としても

"Even if I can go, it will be after 8." としても means "even if (we suppose) ~". からには (since ~, of course) does not fit, and ことなら and ように do not connect the sentence.

答案: 2 こそ

"I failed the exam last year, so this year for sure I want to pass." こそ strongly emphasizes "this one, not others". さえ, まで and しか do not make sense here.

答案: 4 たまらない

"I haven't eaten anything since morning, so I'm terribly hungry." てたまらない means the feeling is too strong to bear. しかたがある is not a set phrase, and ほしい and いけない do not fit.

答案: 1 に違いない

"The light in the room is on, so Lin must already be back." に違いない is a confident guess based on evidence. わけにはいかない (can't), ことにしている (habit) and ばかりだ (keeps changing) do not fit.

答案: 3 かけ

"There is some half-eaten bread on the desk." Vます-stem + かけ means something was started but not finished. すぎ, ながら and ほど cannot form ~のパン here.

答案: 4 うかがいます

"Yes, I will visit you tomorrow at 3." B is talking about B's own visit, so the humble verb うかがいます is correct. The other three are honorific forms for other people's actions.

答案: 2 上手な

Order: 4→1→2→3. "I hear Lin has lived in Japan for ten years. That's why her Japanese is so good." わけだ shows you understand the reason. 上手な goes in the ★ position.

答案: 3 もの

Order: 4→1→3→2. "When I was a child, I often used to play in the river nearby." Vたものだ is used to recall past habits. もの goes in the ★ position.

答案: 1 大事な

Order: 3→4→1→2. "My brother is forgetful, so he forgets even important promises." 忘れっぽい means "tends to forget". 大事な goes in the ★ position.

答案: 4 なんて

Order: 2→3→4→1. "I can't believe Tanaka, who practiced so hard, can't play in the match." なんて expresses surprise. なんて goes in the ★ position.

答案: 3 進む

Order: 2→4→3→1. "As my Japanese studies progressed, I became able to enjoy Japanese dramas too." につれて means one change happens along with another. 進む goes in the ★ position.

答案: 2 つまり

The sentence sums up the examples before it in other words, so つまり (in other words) fits. ところが shows contrast, なぜなら gives a reason (with から), and それとも offers a choice.

答案: 1 言ってしまったのです

The writer meant to say "thank you" but said すみません without thinking, so てしまう (did unintentionally) fits. 言わせた (made someone say) and 言われた (was told) change who acts, and ておく means doing something in advance.

答案: 4 らしいです

The writer is passing on what a friend said, so らしいです (apparently) fits. はずがありません denies it, which contradicts the next sentence. ようにします and ことにします are about the writer's own decisions.

答案: 2 そういう

It points back to the use just described (using an apology word to say thank you), so そういう (that kind of) fits. どういう, どの and だれの are question words and do not fit a statement.

答案: 1 なのではないだろうか

At the end the writer gently gives an opinion: "Isn't it the most useful word?", so なのではないだろうか fits. にすぎない (only), とはかぎらない (not necessarily) and ではなかった (was not) contradict the praise before it.

答案: 3 相手が何を求めているかを考えて動くこと

The letter says she realized that the most important thing in work is to think about what the other person wants and act. Greeting and arranging goods were just events during the experience. She says doing only what you are told is not enough, so 4 is wrong.

答案: 2 失敗したら、早く周りの人に知らせたほうがいい。

At the end the writer says telling the people around you right away, instead of hiding a mistake, is better for everyone. Trying to fix it alone would have made the customer wait longer, so 3 is the opposite. 1 and 4 are not what the writer concluded.

答案: 4 照明を暗くすると、客が店にいる時間が長くなる。

The text says that when the lights are darker, customers want to relax and stay longer. Warm colors are used in shops where people eat quickly, so 1 is wrong. Blue makes food look less tasty, so 2 is wrong. 3 is not mentioned.

答案: 1 古いコピー機の中の必要なデータを、自分のパソコンに移す。

The email asks people with necessary data to move it to their own computer by this Friday. How to register the staff card will be explained at Monday's meeting, so 2 is not a Friday task. 3 and 4 are not mentioned.

答案: 2 話すのは得意ではないが、人の話をよく聞く人

Yamada is not good at talking but listens quietly, nodding, until the other person finishes. Yamada does not give opinions in the middle, so 1 is wrong. It is the writer who gives advice, so 3 is wrong. 4 is the opposite of the text.

答案: 1 筆者が、相手の話の途中で自分の話を始めてしまうから

Just before the underlined part, the writer says they quickly start talking about themselves while listening. So the other person could not finish talking. Asking too many questions, doing other things, or useless advice are not mentioned.

答案: 4 相手の話を最後まで聞いてから、質問をすること

The last paragraph says the writer decided to first listen to the end and then ask one question. 2 is what the writer used to do. 1 and 3 are not mentioned.

答案: 3 よくない意味だけでなく、よい意味でも使われるようになった。

やばい originally meant dangerous or bad, but it has come to be used with a good meaning too. The word でも shows the old meaning has not disappeared, so 4 is wrong. 1 and 2 go against the text.

答案: 1 辞書は、人々が今使っている言葉を記録するものだ。

The text says a dictionary does not decide correct words but records words used now. 2 is the opposite. New uses are added after they become widely used, not right away, so 4 is wrong. 3 is not their view.

答案: 2 言葉は変わるものだと考えて、新しい使い方を見てみるとよい。

At the end the writer suggests seeing words as living and changing, and looking at young people's words. The writer says new uses should sometimes be avoided, so 3 is wrong. 1 and 4 do not match the writer's view.

答案: 4 好きなことを仕事にすること

それ refers to making what you like into your job, from the first sentence. After hearing the friend's story, the writer learned that doing so is not as easy as expected.

答案: 3 好きなパン作りに集中できないこと

The text says the hardest thing was not being able to focus on making bread, which Sato loves. Getting up at four is mentioned, but not as the hardest thing. 2 and 4 are not mentioned.

答案: 1 お客さんの言葉を聞いて、自分が本当に好きなことに気づいたから

After hearing an old woman in the neighborhood, Sato realized that what Sato really loved was making people happy with bread. Then office work also felt important. 2, 3 and 4 are not mentioned.

答案: 2 好きなことを仕事にするなら、そのことの何が好きなのかを知っておくことが大切だ。

In the last paragraph the writer says it is important to know what exactly you like about it. The writer says you must also do many tasks you do not like, so 4 is wrong. 1 and 3 are not the writer's opinion.

答案: 3 Dコースで、16,250円

Only course D leaves at 8:00 or later and includes making something (Japanese sweets). Course A has soba making but leaves at 7:30. The cost is 6,500 yen for each of two adults plus half price, 3,250 yen, for the child: 16,250 yen.

答案: 4 5,600円

Cancelling the day before costs 40% of the price. Course C is 7,000 yen per adult, so two people pay 14,000 yen, and 40% of that is 5,600 yen. 2,800 yen is the amount for only one person.