2013/12 JLPT N3 Grammar,Reading Comprehension test

「へ」 indicates direction 'to' or 'towards', which is not suitable for marking the object of 'spending time'.

「が」 is a subject marker, not appropriate for marking the object 'New Year's holiday'.

「と」 means 'with' or 'and', which does not fit the grammatical structure of 'spending time'.

「全く (まったく)」 means 'completely' or 'entirely', often used with negative forms, which doesn't fit the context of a request.

「非常に (ひじょうに)」 means 'extremely' or 'very', which is an intensifier for adjectives or adverbs, not suitable for a command or request.

「決して (けっして)」 means 'never' and is always used with negative forms, which contradicts the meaning of the sentence.

「その」 refers to something closer to the listener or something just mentioned, but 'あの' is more appropriate for something mutually experienced and slightly removed from the immediate conversation.

「そう」 is an adverb meaning 'that way' or 'like that', and cannot directly modify a noun like '言い方 (いいかた: way of speaking)'.

「ああ」 is an adverb meaning 'that way' or 'like that', similar to 'そう', and cannot directly modify a noun.

「では」 indicates a condition, context, or means, which doesn't fit the meaning of 'from the perspective of'.

「からは」 means 'from' (origin or starting point), which is not suitable for expressing a viewpoint.

「によって」 means 'by means of', 'depending on', or 'due to', which does not convey the meaning of 'for' or 'from the perspective of'.

「したのに」 means 'even though I did', implying a contradiction or unexpected outcome, which doesn't fit the question's intent.

「するより」 means 'rather than doing' or 'compared to doing', implying a comparison, which is not the meaning here.

「することは」 means 'the act of doing' or 'what to do', but it doesn't form a natural conditional question in this context.

「行って (いって)」 is the te-form of 行く, meaning 'go and', which doesn't convey the meaning of 'allowing someone to go'.

「行けて (いけて)」 is the potential form of 行く, meaning 'can go', which doesn't fit the context of giving permission.

「行かされて (いかされて)」 is the passive causative form, meaning 'made to go' or 'forced to go', which is the opposite of the intended meaning of allowing someone to go willingly.

「出すようになる」 means 'come to submit' or 'start submitting', indicating a change in habit or state, which doesn't fit the immediate obligation.

「出すことがある」 means 'sometimes submit' or 'there are times when I submit', indicating occasional occurrence, not obligation.

「出さないかもしれないだ」 means 'might not submit', expressing possibility, which contradicts the speaker's busy state due to an unfinished report. Also, the use of 'だ' after 'かもしれない' is grammatically awkward in this context.

「いただきたい」 means 'I would like to receive' or 'I would like you to do (something for me)'. It's used when requesting an action from the listener, not when expressing one's own desire to ask a question.

「ご覧になりたい (ごらんになりたい)」 is the honorific form of 見たい (みたい: want to see). It would be used to ask if the listener wants to see something, not for the speaker's desire to ask.

「お聞きになりたい (おききになりたい)」 is the honorific form of 聞きたい (want to ask). It would be used to ask if the listener wants to ask something, not for the speaker's own desire to ask.

「どこまで」 means 'how far' or 'to where', indicating extent or destination, which doesn't fit the context of visibility.

「どこから」 means 'from where', asking for a specific origin, not a general statement of visibility.

「どこへでも」 means 'to anywhere', indicating a destination for movement, not a point of observation.

「見なくて (みなくて)」 is the negative te-form of 見る (みる: to see), meaning 'without seeing' or 'don't see', which doesn't fit the context of difficulty.

「見せなくて (みせなくて)」 is the negative te-form of 見せる (みせる: to show), meaning 'without showing' or 'don't show', which is irrelevant to the father's vision problem.

「見られにくくて (みられにくくて)」 is a combination of passive and difficulty, meaning 'difficult to be seen', which is grammatically awkward and semantically incorrect in this context. The father is having difficulty seeing, not being seen.

「なるときで」 means 'at the time it becomes', which doesn't convey the sense of acting before something happens.

「なるまえ」 is grammatically incomplete; it should be 「なる前に (なるまえに)」. Even then, 「～ないうちに」 is more natural for emphasizing action taken while a state has not yet occurred.

「ならないあいだ」 means 'while it is not becoming', which is grammatically less natural and less common than 「～ないうちに」 for this meaning.

「運んできます (はこんできます)」 is the active form, meaning 'someone transports and comes', implying an agent bringing them, but the sentence structure focuses on the vegetables being brought.

「運んでいきます (はこんでいきます)」 is the active form, meaning 'someone transports and goes', implying an agent taking them away from the market.

「運ばれていきます (はこばれていきます)」 is the passive form combined with いく (いく: to go), meaning 'to be transported away', which is the opposite of the intended meaning.

「やらなくていいのがいい」 means 'it's good not to do it', which contradicts the first part of the sentence stating that watering is necessary.

「やってやるのもよくない」 means 'it's not good to do it for someone else' (with a nuance of doing a favor), which is irrelevant to watering a plant.

「やらないでおくのがいい」 means 'it's good to leave it undone', which contradicts the necessity of watering.

This word starts the phrase '何か言いたそうな顔をしている', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This word is part of the adjective phrase '言いたそうな顔', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This phrase completes the clause '何か言いたそうな顔をしているのを', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This word is part of the subject phrase 'この時期が', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This word is the adjective being modified by '最も', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This word modifies '時期', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This phrase starts the action of going to the hospital, but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This word is part of the '～てみると' construction, but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This phrase is part of '思っていたよりも', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This word is part of the phrase 'あきらめないで毎年チャレンジしていたら', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This adverb means 'finally' and comes later in the sentence, but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This phrase describes the past difficulty, but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This phrase means 'could no longer wear', but it's not the part that goes into the _★_ position.

This phrase means 'cherish and keep', but it's the final part of the sentence, not the _★_ position.

This phrase means 'my body grew bigger', but it's the initial part of the reason for not being able to wear it, not the _★_ position.

「お願いします (onegaishimasu)」 means 'Please' or 'I ask of you', used for making a request, not for expressing thanks for past help.

「どうぞお構いなく (douzo okamai naku)」 means 'Please don't bother' or 'Don't worry about me', used to decline an offer or show consideration, which is inappropriate here.

「お久しぶりです (ohisashiburi desu)」 means 'It's been a long time' or 'Long time no see', used as a greeting after a long interval, which is already covered by 'ごぶさたしております' at the beginning of the letter.

「あれは」 means 'that is', referring to something distant or previously mentioned, but it doesn't convey the sense of 'to this extent' or 'so much'.

「それより (sore yori)」 means 'more than that' or 'rather than that', used for comparison, which doesn't fit the context of expressing the degree of difficulty.

「どちらも (dochira mo)」 means 'both', which is irrelevant as the sentence is about the single topic of 'school studies'.

「たぶん (tabun)」 means 'probably', expressing probability, which doesn't fit the logical flow of introducing a contrasting opinion.

「例えば (tatoeba)」 means 'for example', used to introduce an illustration, which is not the purpose here.

「ところで (tokorode)」 means 'by the way', used to change the topic, which is not what the student is doing; she is continuing the discussion about her life in Japan.

「出かけたがるはずです (dekaketagaru hazu desu)」 means 'should want to go out', expressing a presumption about someone else's desire, not the speaker's own intention.

「出かけるそうです (dekakeru sou desu)」 means 'I heard that I will go out' or 'It seems I will go out', indicating hearsay or appearance, not a personal intention.

「出かけてほしいのです (dekakete hoshii no desu)」 means 'I want you to go out', expressing a desire for someone else to do something, which is incorrect as the student is talking about her own actions.

「教えてはいかがですか (oshiete wa ikaga desu ka)」 means 'How about teaching me?', which is a suggestion or invitation, not a direct request for information.

「教えていただきませんか (oshiete itadakimasen ka)」 is also a polite request, meaning 'Would you mind teaching/telling me?'. While grammatically correct, 「～てくださいませんか」 is often a more direct and common polite request in this context.

「教えてもよろしいでしょうか (oshiete mo yoroshii deshou ka)」 means 'Would it be alright if I taught/told you?', which is asking for permission to teach, not asking to be taught.

The email specifies meeting at Asahi Station's Exit 1 at 11:45 AM, not 12:00 PM.

The email states that people should gather at Asahi Station to go to the restaurant together, not go directly to 'Napoli' by subway.

The email instructs to contact Tanaka-san, not the restaurant 'Napoli'.

The article says 'most participants had over 10 years of experience', but the winner had only 5 years of experience, indicating that 10+ years is not a requirement for participation.

The article states the winner will 'eat at famous Japanese restaurants and observe cooking', not that they will work there.

The article mentions that the winner was happy because it was his first time to Japan, but it does not state that having never been to Japan is a requirement for participation.

This is incorrect for books, which should be returned via the post during the closure.

This is incorrect for CDs, which cannot be returned via the post.

This is incorrect for books, as counter returns are not possible during the closure.

The text does not suggest that the child intentionally avoided drawing like others; rather, it implies the child was drawn to a different aspect of the scenery.

The text does not mention any lack of artistic skill on the child's part; it focuses on what captivated the child's attention.

The text says 「紙いっぱいに描いた」 (drew all over the paper), which suggests the child intentionally filled the paper with the sky, not that they ran out of space.

This contradicts the passage, which states the new bell pepper 'doesn't smell much'.

This contradicts the passage, which states the new bell pepper is 'hardly bitter'.

The passage says 'doesn't smell *much*', not 'no smell at all (全くなかった)'. While 'hardly bitter' is correct, 'no smell at all' is an overstatement.

The text says a non-spicy chili pepper was *found*, not that a new type of chili pepper was *created* at this stage.

The starting point was chili peppers (とうがらし), not bell peppers (ピーマン).

The starting point was chili peppers (とうがらし), not bell peppers (ピーマン).

While the new bell pepper helps with this, the article's theme is the bell pepper itself, not a general method for feeding children vegetables.

Chili peppers are mentioned as the origin, but the main subject and outcome of the research is the new bell pepper, not a new chili pepper.

The difficulty (10 years of research) is mentioned, but it's a supporting detail, not the central theme of the article.

Decreased appetite is mentioned as a symptom or consequence of losing energy, not the cause.

Weight loss is also mentioned as a symptom or consequence, not the cause.

The passage explicitly states that 'The fracture healed in 3 weeks', so this option is incorrect.

The passage states that this type of personalized training was available at *both* the hospital and the sports club, so it's not the reason why the sports club was more effective.

The passage mentions she got better in one month, but it doesn't state that the training was specifically designed for such quick results.

This option is close but slightly inaccurate. The passage mentions 'energetic young people' and 'peers of similar age', not just 'energetic people' in general, and it's about exercising *in the same place* and *working hard together*, not necessarily doing *the same exercises*.

While related to 'will to live', this statement is too strong and not directly supported by the text. The text focuses on 'drawing out the will to live', not realizing one's worth.

This is a basic function of a sports club (preventing lack of exercise), but the author emphasizes a 'special value' *beyond* just exercise.

The text mentions rehabilitation, but the special value is not about faster healing methods, but about the motivational aspect of the environment.

The author's surprise is specifically about the Shinkansen, not other trains.

The focus is on the Shinkansen's punctuality over long distances, not other trains' distances.

While true, the 'amazing' part is that it does so *on time*, which is the key element of the author's surprise.

While these times are part of the schedule, the surprise is the *level of detail* (15-second increments), not merely that they are written down.

The acquaintance *explained* the system, they didn't *determine* the schedule.

The passage clarifies that the computer only controls speed for a few kilometers before stopping stations; the driver does most of the calculation.

The passage states the driver calculates in their head, and the computer only handles specific segments, not the primary training method.

The driver's role is to *calculate* and adjust speed, not just follow computer-determined speeds, which are only for specific parts of the journey.

While stopping at the correct position is mentioned as a driver's task, the training described is broader: calculating appropriate speed from distance and time for the entire journey, not just entering the platform.

This focuses on drivers who *cannot* drive on time, which is not the main point. The text highlights the *success* of the system due to *well-trained* drivers.

The passage clarifies that while computers play a role, the driver's mental calculation and continuous adjustment are crucial for most of the journey, making this statement inaccurate as the primary reason.

This is a personal enjoyment mentioned at the very end, but it's a minor point compared to the explanation of *how* the Shinkansen achieves its punctuality.

3500 yen is the weekday price for Course B, not the weekend price. Also, it's a percentage of the price, not the full price.

3500 yen is the weekday price for Course B, not the weekend price.

4000 yen is the full price, but the cancellation fee is 20% of the price, not the full amount, as it's cancelled the day before.

Restaurant Izumi serves French cuisine, not Japanese food.

Sushi Ōumi is closed on Mondays (定休日: 月曜日), so it would not be open on December 16th (Monday).

Fuji is a 15-minute walk from Moriō Station, which is longer than Paku-san's desired 'within 10 minutes'.