JLPT Test N3 in 12/2019

と (to) is used to mean 'with' (for people), 'and' (for nouns), or 'when/if' (for clauses), but not to mark the direct object of 'to spend time'.

も (mo) means 'also' or 'too', or 'even' when used with a negative, which doesn't fit the context of marking a direct object.

が (ga) is typically used to mark the subject of a sentence or to introduce new information, not the direct object of a transitive verb like 過ごす.

とか (toka) means 'and so on', 'or something like that', or 'for example', which doesn't fit the context of naming a specific shop.

だって (datte) means 'because' (casual) or 'even so', or can be used to express surprise or disbelief, which is not appropriate here.

なんか (nanka) means 'something like', 'or something', or can be used to express a slight negative nuance or vagueness. It doesn't fit for directly naming a shop.

もっと (motto) means 'more' or 'further', which doesn't make sense in this context.

いまにも (ima ni mo) means 'at any moment' or 'soon', implying something is about to happen, not something that already happened unnoticed.

もしかしたら (moshikashitara) means 'perhaps' or 'maybe', expressing possibility, which doesn't fit the factual statement of the train becoming full.

どれ (dore) means 'which one' and is used for asking questions or referring to a specific item from a group, not for stating an unspecified quantity.

いくつ (ikutsu) means 'how many' and is used for asking questions about quantity, not for stating a quantity.

どれか (doreka) means 'any one' or 'some one' (from a group), implying a choice or selection, which doesn't fit the general statement of possession.

見たあったら is grammatically incorrect. 見たかったら (mitakattara) would mean 'if you wanted to see it', which doesn't fit the context of passing the DVD after watching.

見ていたら (mite itara) means 'if you are watching' or 'while you were watching'. This implies an ongoing action or a condition, which doesn't fit the completion of an action before passing something on.

見続けたら (mitsuzuketara) means 'if you continue watching'. This implies an ongoing action, not the completion of watching.

買うはずだ (kau hazu da) means 'should buy' or 'is expected to buy', indicating an expectation or probability, not a personal habit.

買うところだ (kau tokoro da) means 'about to buy' or 'just bought', indicating a specific point in time relative to the action, not a recurring habit.

買うようになっている (kau you ni natte iru) means 'it has become such that I buy' or 'I have come to buy', implying a natural change or development, not a conscious decision or habit.

見つかるほうがいい (mitsukaru hou ga ii) means 'it would be better if it were found', expressing a preference or suggestion, not a reaction to a completed positive event.

見つかったようだ (mitsukatta you da) means 'it seems it was found', expressing conjecture or appearance, not a direct emotional response.

見つかりそうだった (mitsukarisou datta) means 'it looked like it was about to be found' or 'it seemed likely to be found', referring to a past likelihood, not a confirmed positive outcome.

うかがいましたか (ukagaimashita ka) is the humble form of 聞きましたか (kikimashita ka: 'did you ask/hear?'). This is used when the speaker is humbly asking or hearing, not when asking about what someone else (especially someone of higher status) said.

もうしあげましたか (moushiagemashita ka) is the humble form of 言いましたか (iimashita ka: 'did you say?'). This is used when the speaker is humbly saying something, not when asking about what someone else said.

お聞きになりましたか (o-kiki ni narimashita ka) is the honorific form of 聞きましたか (kikimashita ka: 'did you hear/ask?'). While honorific, the question is about what the parents *said*, not what they *heard* or *asked*.

までだけ (made dake) is grammatically awkward and less natural. While まで (made) means 'up to' and だけ (dake) means 'only', their combination with a negative verb is not standard for this meaning.

からしか (kara shika) means 'only from... (and not from anywhere else)'. This doesn't fit the context of the bus's destination.

からだけ (kara dake) means 'only from...'. This doesn't fit the context of the bus's destination.

食べていて (tabete ite) means 'was eating' or 'eating and then...'. This implies an ongoing action, which doesn't fit the intention to go eat.

食べているのに (tabete iru noni) means 'even though I was eating'. This implies a contradiction with an ongoing action, which doesn't fit the context.

食べようと思うのに (tabeyou to omou noni) means 'even though I intend to eat'. This implies a contradiction with the intention, which doesn't fit the context of changing plans due to crowding.

終わる前は (owaru mae wa) means 'before finishing'. This implies going before work ends, which contradicts the convenience of it being open late.

終わったからは (owatta kara wa) means 'since finishing' or 'after finishing'. While grammatically possible, the addition of でも (demo) 'even' emphasizes the convenience of being able to go *even* after work, which is stronger and more natural here.

終わる前でも (owaru mae demo) means 'even before finishing'. This doesn't make sense in the context of going after work.

通ってみたところだ (kayotte mita tokoro da) means 'just tried attending' or 'it's the point where I tried attending'. This implies a very recent action or a specific stage, not a past experience that was later abandoned.

通っておいたところだ (kayotte oita tokoro da) is grammatically awkward. 通っておく (kayotte oku) means 'to attend in preparation for something', which doesn't fit the context of quitting.

通っておいたことがある (kayotte oita koto ga aru) means 'have had the experience of attending in preparation'. This implies a preparatory action, which doesn't fit the context of trying and quitting due to difficulty.

なりたそうだ (naritasou da) means 'looks like they want to become'. This expresses an appearance or conjecture about someone else's desire, not the speaker's own past desire.

なることができた (naru koto ga dekita) means 'was able to become'. This indicates ability or accomplishment, which doesn't fit the context of a childhood dream.

なっていたと思う (natte ita to omou) means 'I think I had become' or 'I think I was becoming'. This implies a past state or process, not a desire.

This particle connects the quoted request to the verb 頼んだ (tanonda: asked). It comes at the end of the quoted phrase, not in the middle of the blank.

This marks 'car' as the direct object of 'use'. It should come before '使わせてほしい'.

This particle indicates the reason for the request. It should come after the reason clause (旅行に行く: ryokou ni iku: going on a trip).

This particle indicates possession or modification. It should come before '働くこと'.

This noun means 'way of thinking'. It should come after 'に対する'.

This phrase means 'working'. It should come before 'に対する'.

This means 'at the time of' or 'when'. It should come at the beginning of the phrase, before '買った'.

This noun phrase means 'white T-shirt'. It is the object that was stained and should come after 'ばかりの'.

This is the past tense of 'buy'. It should come before 'ばかりの'.

This means 'not knowing' or 'because I didn't know'. It should come at the end of the clause explaining the reason for asking.

This means 'by which train'. It should come at the beginning of the question clause.

This means 'if I go'. It should come after 'どの電車で'.

This means 'if'. It should come before '行くんだったら'.

This means 'give a ride'. It should come after '行くんだったら'.

This means 'because I intend to go'. It should come at the beginning of B's sentence, explaining the reason for the offer.

ある (aru) means 'a certain' or 'some', which doesn't specify the current situation.

その (sono) means 'that' and refers to something close to the listener or something previously mentioned. While the situation was mentioned, 'この' emphasizes the immediate, ongoing nature of the problem for the speaker.

あの (ano) means 'that over there' or 'that (distant/recalled)'. It refers to something distant or remembered, which doesn't fit the immediate problem.

または (mata wa) means 'or', which is used for alternatives and doesn't fit the sequence of actions.

すると (suru to) means 'then' or 'upon doing so', which implies a consequence or immediate follow-up, but 'まず' is better for the very first step.

ところが (tokoroga) means 'however' or 'even so', indicating a contradiction or unexpected turn, which doesn't fit the flow of describing cleaning steps.

なら (nara) means 'if it's the case of', which doesn't fit the context of cleaning a specific item for the first time.

でも (demo) means 'even' or 'but'. While '換気扇でも' could mean 'even the ventilation fan', 'まで' is more natural to express the extent of the cleaning.

ばかり (bakari) means 'only' or 'just'. '換気扇ばかり掃除した' would mean 'only cleaned the ventilation fan', which contradicts the previous sentence about cleaning windows and kitchen grease.

迎えることができそうです (mukaeru koto ga deki sou desu) means 'looks like I can welcome'. This expresses a likelihood or appearance, not a past feeling or conclusion.

迎えることができたらしいです (mukaeru koto ga dekita rashii desu) means 'it seems I was able to welcome'. This expresses hearsay or inference about someone else, not the speaker's direct feeling.

迎えることができればいいです (mukaeru koto ga dekireba ii desu) means 'it would be good if I could welcome'. This expresses a hope or desire, not a past feeling or conclusion about what happened.

決めた (kimeta) is the past tense of 'to decide' (active voice). This would mean 'a time I decided', which contradicts the idea of it being 'not bad' to do something at a time *not* decided by oneself.

決めさせた (kimesaseta) is the causative form, meaning 'made someone decide'. This doesn't fit the context.

決めさせられた (kimesaserareta) is the causative passive form, meaning 'was made to decide'. This doesn't fit the context.

The ad states '学部の希望は特にありません' (No specific faculty preference) and '平日(火曜以外)' (Weekdays except Tuesday), so teaching on Tuesday is not allowed.

The ad states '数学が専門でなくてもけっこうです' (Math specialization is not required) and '時間:1回2時間' (Time: 2 hours per session), not '週に2時間' (2 hours per week). It's 2 hours per session, twice a week, so 4 hours per week.

While a bright personality is desired, the available hours for Saturday/Sunday are '9時から19時の間' (between 9 AM and 7 PM), not 7 PM to 9 PM.

Copy paper and blue ink were received as ordered. Only black ink was short.

Copy paper was received. 2 boxes of black ink are missing, not 1.

2 boxes of black ink are missing, not 1.

The text does not mention the senior being worried about the author.

The senior's behavior is due to their own nervousness with new people, not because the author is scared of them or because they don't want to talk to the author.

The colleague explicitly states that the senior is not good with new people due to nervousness, not that they dislike the author.

The author noted that even less expensive earphones had good sound, and the desire is to use multiple earphones for different genres, not necessarily to buy an expensive one to compare with speakers.

Similar to option 1, the focus is not on buying an expensive earphone, but on the practice of using multiple earphones for different music types.

The passage is about earphones, not speakers. The author previously used only speakers and now wants to try the earphone method.

The author saw a poster, but there's no mention of wanting to make a poster with their daughter's photos.

The passage states the author decided to hire the photographer, not that the daughter requested it.

The daughter was playing in the park, but there's no indication that she specifically likes having her picture taken there.

While the daughter was on a swing, the specific concern was the proximity and the daughter's awareness of the camera, not just the act of continuously photographing her on the swing.

The photographer was near the daughter, but it doesn't say they were playing together.

The 20 minutes of continuous shooting happened *after* the initial concern about 'そんなやり方'. The concern was about the *initial* approach, not the duration.

While the park might be a familiar place, the core 'ingenuity' was about getting the child used to the camera, not just the location.

The photographer spent an hour, including 20 minutes of 'preparation', which contradicts the idea of not spending much time.

The focus was on the child getting used to the *camera* and being photographed, not specifically the photographer's smile.

If it were 'right' for both, there would be no confusion.

If it were 'left' for both, there would be no confusion, and the author wouldn't have said 'right'.

The author initially said 'right', so it was 'right' from their perspective.

The internet definitions (heart side, chopstick side) were found to be problematic because they change depending on perspective.

Using body parts like 'heart side' or 'chopstick side' was explicitly stated as problematic because they change depending on perspective.

The author is looking for something that *doesn't* change by person, not something that does.

This was the initial problematic statement that led to confusion.

The passage explicitly states that using 'heart side' is problematic because it can reverse depending on whose heart is referred to.

While cardinal directions are constant, the passage notes that '実際にはこのような言い方はできそうにない' (in reality, such an expression seems impractical) because people don't always think in terms of directions.

The passage states that people who sat continuously were particularly tired in their 'legs from the knees up'.

The passage states that people who stood continuously were very tired in their 'legs from the knees down' but not much in their 'neck and above', implying localized fatigue, not overall body fatigue.

This is incorrect. People who changed posture were not very tired overall, and the fatigue patterns differed based on posture.

The number of people complaining about poor physical condition *decreased*, not increased.

The passage states that meetings often ended *faster* and more ideas emerged, not that they took more time.

While changing posture is implied to be beneficial, the text explicitly mentions reduced physical complaints and increased communication, not specifically 'better posture' as a direct outcome.

This is what the author *wants* their company to do, not what they are currently doing.

This contradicts the first sentence, which states people sit for many hours.

The passage implies that both regular work and meetings are typically done sitting, and the author wants to change this.

While adjustable desks are mentioned, they are a solution, not the overarching theme. The theme is broader than just furniture.

Money is mentioned briefly as a potential cost for new desks, but it's not a central theme. The focus is on physical condition and work efficiency.

The author plans to give an opinion, but this is a minor point at the end, not the main theme of the entire passage.

The program starts at 10:45, not 10:00, and is in 202 Classroom, not 101.

Registration at the library reception is mandatory ('必ず'). The venue is 202 Classroom, not 101.

Registration at the library reception is mandatory ('必ず').

The email should be sent to the International Student Affairs Office (留学生課), not directly to Professor Uehara.

The note explicitly states '当日の申し込みはできません' (On-site applications are not possible) for professor consultations.

On-site applications are not possible, and the request must be made via email to the International Student Affairs Office.