N2 Grammar · Test 19

はでな (派手な) means 'flashy' or 'showy.' The sentence says '彼は目立つことが好きで' (He likes to stand out), so wearing flashy clothes (派手な服) fits the context perfectly.

• 1じみな (地味な) means 'plain' or 'sober,' the exact opposite of flashy. Someone who likes to stand out would not wear plain clothes.
• 3あらたな (新たな) means 'new' or 'fresh.' While it can modify some nouns, it does not describe a clothing style that makes someone stand out.
• 4のんきな (呑気な) means 'carefree' or 'easygoing' and describes a person's attitude, not a style of clothing that draws attention.

• 派手はでな — flashy, showy, garish
• 地味じみな — plain, sober, unobtrusive
• 新あらたな — new, fresh, novel
• 呑気のんきな — carefree, easygoing, optimistic
• 目立めだつ — to stand out, to be noticeable

The correct option is 4. 流行 (りゅうこう) means 'to be prevalent' or 'to go around' and is the standard collocation for diseases like colds (風邪が流行する). The sentence means 'A cold is very prevalent right now, so please be careful.'

• 1拡大 (かくだい) means 'to expand' or 'to enlarge' and is used for things like scale, scope, or photos (e.g., 規模を拡大する). It is not used for diseases.
• 2伝染 (でんせん) means 'infection' or 'contagion'. While a cold can be transmitted (伝染する), saying 風邪がとても伝染している is unnatural. You would typically say 風邪がうつっている or use 伝染る to describe the act of infecting someone, rather than describing the widespread nature of the cold in society.
• 3普及 (ふきゅう) means 'to become widely used' or 'to spread' and is used for products, technology, or ideas (e.g., 携帯電話が普及する). It cannot be used for diseases.

• 流行りゅうこう — prevalence, epidemic, going around (of a disease or trend)
• 拡大かくだい — expansion, enlargement
• 伝染でんせん — infection, contagion
• 普及ふきゅう — spread, widespread use (of products/ideas)

あいだは means 'during (with topic marker は),' emphasizing the entire duration of a period. 試験のあいだは静かにしてください means 'Please be quiet during the exam.' The は marks 'during the exam' as the topic/scope, which naturally commands behavior for that whole period. This is the most natural and grammatically correct choice.

• 1うち alone (without に or は) does not work properly here. うち by itself after の is not a standard completed grammar pattern for this context.
• 3まに is not grammatical after 試験の. The pattern 〜まに requires a verb (e.g., 〜しているまに) and means 'while / in the meantime,' implying an action done in a brief gap. It does not fit 試験の___.
• 4うちに means 'while (you still can) / before the situation changes,' implying you should do something before an opportunity passes. 試験のうちに静かにしてください sounds like 'be quiet while you still can (before the exam ends),' which is unnatural for a simple request to be quiet during the exam.

• あいだは — during (with topic emphasis)
• うちに — while ~ (before a state changes)
• まに — while / in the meantime (requires verb before it)

うえで means 'after doing ~' and is attached to the past tense (V-た) of a verb. 見たうえで means 'after looking/seeing.' The sentence アパートは部屋の中を見たうえで借りるかどうかを決めたい means 'I want to decide whether to rent the apartment after looking inside the room.' This is the standard grammar pattern for expressing that one action will be done after confirming/evaluating another.

• 1うえに means 'in addition to / on top of ~' and is used to stack reasons or qualities (e.g., このレストランは安いうえに美味しい). It does not mean 'after doing.'
• 2うえから is not a standard grammar pattern in this context. It would literally mean 'from above,' which makes no sense here.
• 3うえにも is not a standard JLPT grammar pattern. It might be confused with うえに, but it is not correct Japanese in this context.

• 〜うえで — after doing ~ (V-たうえで)
• 〜うえに — in addition to ~ / not only ~ but also

読ませていただきました is the humble causative-receptive pattern (V-させていただく), meaning 'I was allowed to / I had the privilege of doing ~.' The full sentence お借りした本を楽しく読ませていただきました means 'I had the pleasure of enjoying the book I borrowed from you.' This is a polite humble expression appropriate when the speaker is reporting their own action to the lender. It pairs naturally with 楽しく (enjoyably).

• 1読まれて is the passive form of 読む. 読まれていただきました is not grammatical — the passive cannot be directly combined with 〜ていただく in this way.
• 2お読みに is part of the respectful pattern お〜になる (sonkeigo), used for the OTHER person's action, not the speaker's. Since the speaker is the one who read the book, using respectful language for one's own action is inappropriate.
• 4読まされて is the causative-passive form, which implies being forced or made to do something against one's will. 読まされていただきました is both unnatural and contradictory with 楽しく (enjoyably) — you would not say you enjoyed being forced to read.

• 〜させていただく — humble: to be allowed/privileged to do ~
• お〜になる — respectful form for another person's action (sonkeigo)
• 借かりる — to borrow

「〜にかかわらず」means 'regardless of〜' and fits perfectly: 'Regardless of the weather, we will hold the match from 2 PM tomorrow.' The sentence states the match will proceed no matter what the weather is.

• 2「〜によると」means 'according to〜' and must be followed by a reporting clause such as そうだ/らしい/とのことだ. Here the following clause (試合を行います) is a decision, not reported information, so it doesn't fit.
• 3「〜によれば」is the same as option 2, also requiring a reporting ending. It cannot be followed by a plain statement of action.
• 4「〜にかかわり」is not a standard set phrase in this meaning. The correct form for 'regardless of' is かかわらず, not かかわり.

• 天候てんこう — weather (formal)
• 〜にかかわらず — regardless of〜, no matter〜
• 試合しあい — match, game

「〜たところ」expresses that upon doing something, the speaker discovered a result: 'When I checked the phone book, there was no company with such a name.' It is used when the result is new or unexpected information.

• 2「〜だけに」means 'precisely because〜, as expected from〜' and expresses a causal relationship with emphasis. It does not fit because the sentence is about a discovery, not a reason-result emphasis.
• 3「〜からに」is not a valid grammar point in this context. There is no standard N2 pattern たからに.
• 4「〜ばかりでは」means 'just by doing〜 (is not enough)' and is followed by a negative consequence. It does not fit the discovery-result structure here.

• 電話帳でんわちょう — phone book/directory
• 〜たところ — when I tried doing〜, I found/discovered that...
• 調しらべる — to check, to investigate