JLPT N3 模擬試題 第 1 回

答案: 2 しゅと

首都 is read しゅと (capital city). 首 is a short しゅ, and 都 is と without voicing. The sentence means "The capital of Japan is Tokyo."

答案: 1 そうだん

相談 is read そうだん (consultation). そう has a long vowel and だん is voiced. しょうだん is the reading of a different word. The sentence means "If you have a problem, please talk to your teacher."

答案: 3 けいけん

経験 is read けいけん (experience). 験 is けん, not げん. The sentence means "I have experience working abroad when I was a university student."

答案: 4 しゅっせき

出席 is read しゅっせき (attendance). It has a small っ, and せき is not voiced. The sentence means "Can you attend tomorrow's meeting?"

答案: 3 いき

息 is read いき (breath). えき, いけ and いし are readings of other words (station, pond, stone). The sentence means "I ran up the stairs, so it became hard to breathe."

答案: 1 くばって

配る is read くばる (to hand out). The sentence means "There was a person handing out flyers in front of the station."

答案: 4 のこって

残る is read のこる (to stay behind, to remain). The other choices are readings of different verbs. The sentence means "Even after the meeting, Mr. Tanaka stayed at the office and worked."

答案: 2 きたない

汚い is read きたない (dirty). None of the sounds are voiced. The sentence means "My room is dirty, so I have to clean it."

答案: 1 投げないで

なげる is written 投げる (to throw). 役 and 授 look similar but are different characters, and 打 is read うつ. The sentence means "It's dangerous, so please don't throw the ball here."

答案: 3 厚くて

When talking about the thickness of a book, あつい is written 厚い. 暑い is for hot weather, and 熱い is for hot things. The sentence means "This dictionary is very thick and heavy."

答案: 2 結果

けっか is written 結果 (result). 決 is used in 決める, and 課 in words like 課長. The sentence means "The test results will be known next week."

答案: 4 若い

わかい is written 若い (young). 苦い is read にがい (bitter), and 右 and 石 only look similar. The sentence means "When my father was young, he lived abroad."

答案: 2 種類

しゅるい is written 種類 (kind, type). 重 and 積 look or sound similar but are not used in this word. The sentence means "This shop has many kinds of bread."

答案: 1 負けて

まける is written 負ける (to lose). 員, 貧 and 費 look similar but are different characters. The sentence means "We lost yesterday's game 2 to 3."

答案: 4 予約

予約 means to reserve (a table) in advance. 約束 is a promise, 注文 is ordering food, and the customer does not 用意 (prepare) the table. The sentence means "It's a popular restaurant, so I reserved a table by phone."

答案: 3 締しめ切きり

締め切り is a deadline. 期間 is a period of time and 予定 is a plan, so they do not fit. The sentence means "The deadline for the report is Friday, so I have to write it quickly."

答案: 1 渋滞

渋滞 means a traffic jam. 満員 is used for a full train or room, 中止 means cancellation, and 故障 is for a broken machine. The sentence means "The road was jammed, so I was late for the appointment."

答案: 2 我慢

我慢 means to put up with pain or difficulty. 遠慮 is holding back out of politeness, and 安心 and 心配 describe feelings, so they do not fit. The sentence means "My leg hurt, but I endured it and ran to the end."

答案: 4 片付けた

片付ける means to tidy up. You cannot say 机の上を with 運ぶ (carry), 拾う (pick up) or 渡す (hand over). The sentence means "Guests are coming, so I quickly tidied up my desk."

答案: 1 貯めて

お金を貯める means to save money. 増える and 集まる do not take を, and 拾う means to pick up something from the ground. The sentence means "I am saving money every month to travel during summer vacation."

答案: 3 なつかしい

なつかしい describes a warm feeling when remembering the past. めずらしい (rare) and あやしい (suspicious) are not feelings, and うらやましい is envy of other people. The sentence means "Looking at photos from my childhood made me feel nostalgic."

答案: 2 派手な

派手 means bright and showy. 地味 means the opposite, so it does not match red and yellow. 丁寧 and 複雑 are not used for colors of clothes. The sentence means "My grandfather likes flashy red and yellow shirts."

答案: 4 うっかり

うっかりする means to be careless for a moment. しっかりする means the opposite, and はっきり and すっかり do not fit here. The sentence means "I carelessly left my umbrella on the train."

答案: 1 ぐっすり

ぐっすり describes sleeping deeply. すっきり means refreshed, そっくり means looking very alike, and はっきり means clearly. The sentence means "I was tired yesterday, so I slept soundly until morning."

答案: 3 アドバイス

アドバイス means advice. インタビュー (interview), スケジュール (schedule) and コンテスト (contest) do not fit with くれた here. The sentence means "When I was unsure about finding a job, a senior I know gave me advice."

答案: 2 つかれた

くたびれる means to be very tired, close to つかれる. It does not mean sleepy, hungry or having sore feet. The sentence means "I walked all day, so I'm worn out."

答案: 4 もちろん

当然 means naturally or of course, close to もちろん. やっと means finally after a long wait, and なかなか and ほとんど do not fit. The sentence means "We practiced so much, so of course I thought we would win."

答案: 1 大きさ

サイズ means size, the same as 大きさ. The sentence means "These shoes are not the right size."

答案: 3 全部売れて

売り切れる means to be completely sold out, the same as 全部売れる. 少しだけ売れる means only a few were sold. The sentence means "The popular cake sold out before noon."

答案: 2 すぐ怒る

短気 describes a person who gets angry easily, the same as すぐ怒る. The sentence means "My older brother is short-tempered."

答案: 4 台風が近づいているため、明日の試合は中止になった。

中止 means canceling a planned event. Correct: "Because a typhoon is coming, tomorrow's game was canceled." 1 should be 閉じた (closed), 2 やめる (quit), and 3 通行止め (road closed).

答案: 1 友だちの家に行ったが、留守で誰もいなかった。

留守 means nobody is at home because they are out. Correct: "I went to my friend's house, but nobody was home." 2 should be 休んで (skipped), 3 忘れて (forgot), and 4 空いている (free).

答案: 3 祖母は庭でトマトやなすを育てている。

育てる means to raise children or animals, or to grow plants. Correct: "My grandmother grows tomatoes and eggplants in her garden." 1 should be 貯めて (save), 2 建てる (build), and 4 出して (give).

答案: 2 太ったので、去年買ったズボンがきつくなった。

きつい describes clothes or shoes that are too tight. Correct: "I gained weight, so the pants I bought last year became tight." 1 should be 重い (heavy), 3 おもしろくて (funny), and 4 暗い (dark).

答案: 3 新しいカメラを買ったので、さっそく公園へ写真をとりに行った。

さっそく means doing something right away, without waiting, after something happens. Correct: "I bought a new camera, so I immediately went to the park to take photos." 1 and 4 should be 早く (early), and 2 急いで (quickly).

答案: 2 について

"For my summer homework, I researched old Japanese festivals and presented it to the class." について marks the topic of researching or talking. にとって means "from the viewpoint of," によって shows means or cause, and に対して shows an attitude toward someone, so they do not fit 調べる.

答案: 4 によると

"According to the weather forecast, it will rain from tomorrow afternoon." によると shows the source of information and often goes with そうです (hearsay) at the end. について (topic), として (role) and にとって (from someone's viewpoint) do not fit here.

答案: 1 おかげで

"Thanks to my senior teaching me carefully, I was able to learn the new job quickly." おかげで shows the cause of a good result. せいで is for bad results, くせに is used to criticize someone, and ところで changes the topic.

答案: 3 たびに

"Every time I hear this song, I remember my high school friends." Verb + たびに means "every time." までに shows a deadline, ところに means "just when," and ばかりに means "just because (with a bad result)," so they do not fit.

答案: 2 ことがある

"When I am busy, I sometimes skip breakfast." ことがある means something sometimes happens and goes well with ときどき. ことにする (I decide), ことになる (it is decided) and ことだ (advice) do not match ときどき.

答案: 1 ばかり

"On his days off, my brother does nothing but play games instead of studying." Noun + ばかり means doing only that one thing, often with criticism. しか needs a negative verb, ほど shows degree, and だけで does not fit before している.

答案: 4 歩くようにしています

"For my health, I make a point of walking about 30 minutes every day." ようにしている shows an effort you keep making as a habit. そうです and はずです are guesses and sound strange about your own habit, and 歩いたばかり (just walked) does not match 毎日.

答案: 3 かまいませんか

"(At a library) A: Excuse me, may I drink something here? B: Yes, if it has a lid." てもかまいませんか politely asks for permission. てもいけません and てもなりません are not correct forms, and しかたありません means "it can't be helped."

答案: 1 はずがない

"Tanaka, who is so serious, can't have forgotten the promise. There must be some reason." はずがない means you strongly believe something is impossible. はずだ says the opposite, and ことにした and ところだ make no sense here.

答案: 2 とおりに

"When I put it together exactly as the manual said, I got a nice bookshelf." とおりに means "in the same way as" (instructions, what someone said). ばかりに (bad result), たびに (every time) and ついでに (while doing something else) do not fit.

答案: 4 言わずに

"Lin went home from the party yesterday without saying anything." ずに means the same as ないで: doing the next action without doing something. 言わなくて shows a reason, 言わないと is a condition, and 言わずには is used in ずにはいられない.

答案: 3 いらっしゃいます

"(On the phone) A: Hello, where is Professor Yamada now? B: Probably in the meeting room." For a teacher's actions, use respectful language: いらっしゃる is the respectful form of いる. まいる and おる are humble forms for yourself, and ございます is a polite form of ある.

答案: 1 っけ

"A: What day was next week's exam again? B: Wednesday." っけ is used in conversation to check something you should already know. ことか shows strong feeling, ものか a strong refusal, and ので a reason, so they cannot make this question.

答案: 4 大雪の

Order: 2→3→4→1. "Because of the heavy snow that kept falling since last night, the trains stopped for an hour this morning." Noun + の + ために shows a cause.

答案: 2 閉まる

Order: 3→2→4→1. "According to the shop staff, this shop will close next month." ということだ is used to pass on information you heard.

答案: 3 ように

Order: 2→4→3→1. "My doctor told me to exercise, so I run in the park every morning." Verb + ように言う reports an instruction or request indirectly.

答案: 1 味も

Order: 3→4→1→2. "The food at this restaurant is not only cheap but also tasty, so many customers always come." A だけでなく B も means "not only A but also B."

答案: 4 という

Order: 3→1→4→2. "Yesterday I got news from my sister that she passed the university entrance exam." Sentence + という + noun explains the content of news, a rumor, etc.

答案: 1 それで

"The bus was always crowded, so I switched to a bicycle." それで connects a reason and its result. しかし shows contrast, それとも is for choices in questions, and たとえば introduces an example.

答案: 2 そんな

"Finding such shops and places became my morning pleasure." そんな refers to what was just written (places not seen from the bus). あんな points to something both people already know, and どんな and なんの are question words.

答案: 3 してくれて

"The old man repaired my tire right away (for me)." てくれる is used when someone does something for the writer. てあげる is for doing something for others, and てもらう needs 私 as the subject. させて (made someone do) does not fit.

答案: 4 することにしました

"After that, I decided to always say hello when passing the bike shop." ことにしました shows a decision the writer made. したばかり (just did), するはずでした (was supposed to) and したことがあります (have done before) do not match a new habit.

答案: 1 と思っています

"I want to keep riding my bike to school until I graduate." と思っています states the writer's own feeling. と言われています is what people generally say, and ようです and そうです are guesses or hearsay, not used for your own wishes.

答案: 2 10時半に西口の本屋の前

Maria asks to change the place to the front of the bookstore at the west exit and to make the time 30 minutes later. The original time was 10:00, so Hayashi should go there at 10:30. 11:30 is when the movie starts.

答案: 4 11月6日までに、管理室に連絡する。

The notice says people who have difficulty using the stairs should contact the management office by November 6. November 8 is the inspection day itself. Deliveries should be arranged outside the inspection time.

答案: 1 店の人が、毎朝声をかけてくれるから

The text says the writer goes every morning because the old man at the shop always says "have a good day." The coffee is more expensive than the shop by the station, and sometimes there is no seat, so 2 and 3 are wrong. The shop is nearby, but that is not the main reason.

答案: 3 借りた傘は、商店街のほかの店に返してもいい。

The text says borrowed umbrellas can be returned to any shop on the shopping street, so a different shop is fine. You do not need to write your name or phone number, and each person can borrow only one umbrella.

答案: 2 夜遅く帰ってから、家事を全部自分でしなければならないから

Right after the underlined part, the writer explains that after coming home after 9 p.m., they must cook dinner, do the laundry, and clean the room. Difficult classes, loneliness, or not knowing how to cook are not mentioned.

答案: 1 自分で家事をしてみて、仕事をしながら毎日家事をするのは大変だと知ったから

The writer wonders how the mother did housework every day while also working, and says they understood how hard it was after doing it themselves. Living alone and doing housework is the reason.

答案: 4 週末に料理を作っておいたり、毎週母に電話をしたりしている。

The last paragraph says the writer cooks in advance on weekends and calls their mother every Sunday night. The calls are weekly, not every night, and they talk about what happened that week.

答案: 3 客から、本を買っても読む時間がないと聞いたこと

The text says the club started because of a customer's words: the customer said they bought books but were too busy to read them. It was the customer, not Mr. Yamamoto, who was busy.

答案: 2 ほかの人の話から、新しい本に興味を持てるところ

Participants say that hearing others talk makes them want to read books they would not choose themselves. Quiet reading is only the first 40 minutes, and the last 20 minutes are for talking, so 4 is wrong.

答案: 1 本屋は、本を売るだけでなく、読む楽しさを伝える場所であるといい。

Mr. Yamamoto says selling books is not a bookstore's only job, and he wants his shop to be a place that shares the joy of reading. He does not say selling is the most important thing.

答案: 4 友達が泳げるようになっても、一人だけ泳げなかった私

The sentence just before says that while classmates were learning to swim, only the writer was always holding on to the edge of the pool. "Such a me" refers to the writer who alone could not swim. Missing school or getting hurt is not mentioned.

答案: 2 前に海でこわい経験をして、顔を水につけられなかったから

The writer says they were bad at swimming because they were afraid to put their face in the water, after being knocked down by a wave at the sea at age five. Being laughed at is not mentioned, and the coach was kind.

答案: 3 泳ぐ練習を始める前に、水に慣れてこわくなくなることが大切だ。

After saying this, the coach had the writer walk and play in the water instead of practicing swimming, and the writer stopped being afraid. "Becoming friends with the water" means getting used to the water first, not learning to swim quickly.

答案: 1 新しいことは、急がずに、まずそれに慣れることから始めればいい。

The last paragraph says you do not need to be good from the start; you can begin by getting used to something and liking it. The writer also says one's own pace matters more than speed, so 3 is wrong.

答案: 4 写真

Weekend classes for adults are yoga, flower arranging, and photography. Yoga is on Saturday morning, so Ali cannot go. Flower arranging costs 4,500 yen plus 500 yen for flowers six times, 7,500 yen in total. Photography is Sunday afternoon and costs 5,000 yen, so it fits. Japanese cooking is on Wednesday.

答案: 3 受付で料金を全部払って、住所がわかるものを見せる。

Applications are accepted only at the reception desk, not by phone or email. You must pay the full fee when you apply, and first-time participants must bring something that shows their address. October 18 is the day of the lottery.