N2 Mock test 1

2わかれて

わかれて is the te-form of 別わかれる or 分わかれる, meaning to part ways or to split. It describes people breaking up or a group dividing, not two people keeping physical distance between seats.

3かくれた

かくれた belongs to 隠かくれた, the ta-form of 隠かくれる, meaning to hide. It also changes the form to ta-form, while the sentence needs the te-form before 座すわった.

4はずれて

はずれて belongs to 外はずれて, the te-form of 外はずれる, meaning to come off, miss, or deviate. It is used for a button coming off or an answer missing the mark, not for people sitting apart.

1しかく

しかく is the reading of real words such as 四角しかく, meaning square, and 資格しかく, meaning qualification. It fails because neither 企 nor 画 is read しかく.

3きが

きが is the reading of 気きが, as in 気がする, meaning feeling or spirit. It is a trap because 画 can be ガ in 映画えいが, but 企画きかく uses カク and has three mora, not two.

4しが

しが is the reading of 滋賀しが, a prefecture name. It fails because it changes both kanji readings and drops a mora.

1さいどう

さいどう adds a long vowel, as in real words like 指導しどう, meaning guidance, and 街道かいどう, meaning highway. 再度さいど ends with short 度ど, so the long お is wrong.

3ざいど

ざいど voices the first mora to ザイ, but 再さい is always unvoiced サイ in words like 再会さいかい and 再生さいせい. There is no voicing here.

4ざいどう

ざいどう combines both errors, voicing to ザイ and lengthening to ドウ. 再度さいど has neither voicing nor a long vowel.

1おだやか

おだやか belongs to 穏おだやか, meaning calm and gentle, used for the sea, weather or a personality. It describes quiet calmness, not a warm harmonious party atmosphere.

2さわやか

さわやか belongs to 爽さわやか, meaning fresh or refreshing, used for a morning, a breeze or a clean impression. It describes freshness, not harmony among people.

4にぎやか

にぎやか belongs to 賑にぎやか, meaning lively and bustling, used for a noisy crowded place. It stresses noise and excitement, while 和なごやか stresses warmth and harmony.

1しゆり

しゆり with a large ゆ is not a real reading. しょ must be written with a small ょ as one mora, so しゆり with two mora し plus ゆ is a spelling trap.

2しょうり

しょうり with a long vowel belongs to 勝利しょうり, meaning victory. It imitates the sound but adds an う that 処理しょり does not have.

3しゅうり

しゅうり belongs to 修理しゅうり, meaning to repair, as in repairing a machine. It shares 理り but uses 修しゅう with a different vowel and a long vowel, and repairing is not processing data.

1招え

招く (まねく) means 'to invite, beckon'. It uses 招 for invitation, so it cannot write むかえに行く for going to meet someone.

2仰え

仰ぐ (あおぐ) means 'to look up to, respect'. It uses 仰 for looking up, so it does not write むかえ.

4紹え

紹 as in 紹介 (しょうかい) means 'introduction'. It is about introducing people, not going to meet someone, so it cannot write むかえ.

1看穫

看穫 is not a word. It swaps 護 (protect) for 穫 (harvest, as in 収穫しゅうかく, harvest), so it cannot write かいご.

3介穫

介穫 is not a word. It keeps 介 but again uses 穫 for harvest, while care needs 護 for protect.

4看護

看護 (かんご) is a real word meaning 'nursing' by nurses in hospitals. It uses 看 (watch, with 目 eye) for medical observation, so it does not fit the general caregiving job 介護 here.

2系等

系等 is not a word. It swaps 統 (unify) for 等 (equal, rank), which is used for equality, not for lineage.

3形統

形統 is not a word. It swaps 系 (line, system) for 形 (shape, form, as in 形態けいたい, shape), which is about outward shape, not group.

4形等

形等 is not a word. It uses 形 for shape and 等 for equal, neither of which gives the meaning of lineage or family.

1結ねた

結ぶ (むすぶ) means 'to tie, connect'. It is for tying a knot or connecting two ends, not for bundling many items, and its stem never reads たば.

2収ねた

収める (おさめる) means 'to store, put away, obtain'. It uses 収 for taking in, so it cannot write たばねた and does not fit ひもで.

3包ねた

包む (つつむ) means 'to wrap'. It is for covering something with paper or cloth, not for tying newspapers with string, and it never reads たば.

1請算

請 as in 請求 (せいきゅう) means 'to request, claim' and is used for billing. 請算 is not a word for settling expenses.

2製算

製 as in 製品 (せいひん) means 'manufactured'. It is for making products, so 製算 is not a word and cannot mean expense settlement.

4制算

制 as in 制度 (せいど) means 'control, system'. It is for rules and control, so 制算 is not a word and does not fit 費用.

1不

不 means 'not, un-' and attaches to na-adjectives and nouns like 不安ふあん and 不可能ふかのう, but 不計画 is not an established word.

2非

非 means 'non-, not belonging to a category', as in 非公開ひこうかい and 非常識ひじょうしき, but it does not express simply lacking a plan.

4反

反 means 'anti-, opposed to', as in 反対はんたい and 反社会的はんしゃかいてき, so it would mean opposing a plan, not having no plan.

2原

原 means 'original, raw', as in 原文げんぶん and 原因げんいん, but 送信原 is not a word for sender.

3根

根 means 'root', as in 根本こんぽん and 屋根やね, but 送信根 is not a word.

4素

素 means 'element, material, plain', as in 素材そざい and 素顔すがお, but 送信素 is not a word for sender.

1顔

顔かお means face, used in words like 顔見知かおみしり, but 働き顔 is not a word for a laborer.

3足

足あし means leg or foot, and can mean transport, but 働き足 is not a word for a worker.

4腕

腕うで means arm or skill, as in 腕前うでまえ and 腕時計うでどけい, but 働き腕 is not the set word for farm labor.

1式

〜式しき means a style, system or ceremony, as in 日本式にほんしき (Japanese style) and 結婚式けっこんしき (wedding ceremony). It does not describe a physical shape, so it cannot combine with ボール to describe how the body is curled.

2感

〜感かん means a feeling, as in 達成感たっせいかん (sense of achievement). The sentence is about visible shape, not a feeling, so it fails here.

4性

〜性せい means an inherent nature or property, as in 安全性あんぜんせい (safety) and 可能性かのうせい (possibility). It does not mean a temporary shape, so it cannot be used with 丸めて.

1離

離り means separation or distance, as in 離島りとう (remote island) and 距離きょり (distance). 離会場 is not an established word for a changed venue.

2違

違い appears in words about difference or violation, as in 違反いはん (violation) and 違和感いわかん (feeling that something is wrong). 違会場 is not a word, the set phrase for a different venue is 別会場.

4補

補ほ means to supplement or assist, as in 補助ほじょ (assistance) and 補講ほこう (supplementary lecture). It does not mean different, so it cannot warn of a venue change.

2フロア

フロア means a floor or storey inside a building, as in 売り場のフロア. It cannot refer to an outdoor parking area in front of a shop.

3ステージ

ステージ means a stage for a performance or ceremony. It has no connection to parking cars.

4フロント

フロント means a reception desk, as in ホテルのフロント, or the front part of something. It does not mean an empty area for cars.

1参観

参観 means visiting to observe, as in 授業参観 where parents watch a class. It is for watching people or lessons, not for checking machines.

2検診

検診 means a medical examination, as in 健康診断 or がん検診. It is used for human health, not elevators.

3観測

観測 means scientific observation of nature, as in 気象観測 or 地震を観測する. It is for weather, stars or earthquakes, not maintenance checks.

1さっぱり

さっぱり means refreshing or neat, or 'not at all' with a negative, as in さっぱり分からない. It can describe taste or feeling, but not the manner of smiling.

3ぴかぴか

ぴかぴか describes something sparkling or shiny, as in ぴかぴかの床. It is for surfaces or new things, not for smiles.

4ほかほか

ほかほか describes warm, steaming food or warmth, as in ほかほかのご飯. It does not describe a smile.

1続行

続行 means to continue or proceed with work or an event, as in 工事を続行する. It is about carrying on an action, not about people appearing.

3持続

持続 means to last or sustain, as in 効果が持続する. It is about one state continuing over time, not many cases occurring.

4継続

継続 means to continue or maintain, as in 契約を継続する. Like 続行, it is about keeping something going, not about successive appearances.

1飛び立って

飛び立って comes from 飛び立つ, meaning a bird or plane takes off, as in 飛行機が飛び立つ. It is for leaving the ground, not for powder spreading.

2飛び上がって

飛び上がって comes from 飛び上がる, meaning to jump up, as in 驚いて飛び上がる. The subject is a person or animal leaping upward, not flour.

4飛び降りて

飛び降りて comes from 飛び降りる, meaning to jump down from a high place, as in 電車から飛び降りる. It needs a jumper and a height, so it cannot describe flour.

2根元

根元ねもと means the root or base of a tree or plant, and by extension the origin of something. It does not mean a hometown to return to.

3土台

土台どだい means the foundation of a building, or the basis for something. It does not mean a home area.

4立場

立場たちば means a position, standpoint or situation, as in 立場に立つ. It does not name a place to go back to.

1急激

急激きゅうげき means sudden and drastic, used for changes like 急激な変化 or 急激に上がる. It describes the change itself, not a person who notices small differences.

2機敏

機敏きびん means quick and nimble in movement or response, as in 機敏な動き. It does not describe sensitivity of taste.

3過激

過激かげき means extreme or radical, used for opinions, actions or expressions. It does not mean sensitive.

2知識

知識ちしき means 'knowledge, information'. It is about facts in the head, while テクニック is about practical ability to do something.

3工夫

工夫くふう means 'ingenuity, devising a clever way'. It is about thinking up an idea, not the technical skill itself.

4訓練

訓練くんれん means 'training, practice'. It is the process for gaining skill, not the skill itself.

1遠くを見て

遠とおくを見みて means 'looking at a distance'. It points the face outward and away, the opposite direction from うつむく.

2目を閉じて

目めを閉とじて means 'with eyes closed'. うつむく is about head direction, and the eyes can still be open.

4腕を組んで

腕うでを組くんで means 'with arms folded'. It describes the arms, not the direction of the face.

1かわいい

かわいい means 'cute, lovable'. It describes charm or appearance, not intelligence.

3元気な

元気げんきな means 'healthy, lively'. It describes energy or health, not brains.

4かっこいい

かっこいい means 'cool, good-looking'. It describes appearance or style, not intelligence.

1落ち着いた

落おち着ついた means 'calmed down, became composed'. It is about being calm, not about guarding against danger.

2がんばった

がんばった means 'worked hard, did one's best'. It is about effort, not about caution.

3よく考えた

よく考かんがえた means 'thought carefully'. Thinking can be part of caution, but 用心ようじん covers broader vigilance, so 気きをつけた is closer.

1つまらなくて

つまらなくて means 'boring, uninteresting'. It is about lack of interest, not about repeating or dragging on.

2下手で

下手へたで means 'unskillful, poor'. It is about low skill level, not about length or persistence.

3複雑で

複雑ふくざつで means 'complicated, complex'. It is about difficult structure, not about repetitive talk.

1

This sentence is about saving money for the future. 保存 does not mean to accumulate money, so the correct verb is 貯金する or 貯める.

2

This sentence is about holding seats for friends who come later. 保存 does not mean to reserve a place, so the correct expression is 席を確保しておいた or 席を取っておいた.

4

This sentence is about conserving physical strength for the second half of a climb. 保存 does not mean to save energy, so the correct verb is 温存する or 節約する.

1

This sentence is about being bad at math and slow at calculation. 鈍い does not directly describe skill level, so the natural phrasing is 計算が遅い or 計算が苦手だ.

2

This sentence is about time feeling slow to pass. Passage of time is described with 遅い or 長い, as in 時間がたつのが遅く感じられた, not 鈍い.

3

This sentence tries to say his work is slow. 仕事 itself is not described with 鈍い, so the correct adjective is 遅い, as in 仕事が遅い.

1

This sentence is about checking the bus departure times at a bus stop. That chart is 時刻表, not 日課, which means a daily habit.

2

This sentence is about reaching a sales figure of over 100,000 yen. That target is ノルマ or 目標, not 日課, which does not mean a quota.

3

This sentence is about a company rule that employees must arrive by 9. That rule is 規則 or 規定, not 日課, which is a personal daily habit, not a company regulation.

2

This sentence is about stars shining brightly in the sky. 多彩 does not describe brightness, so the correct wording is 美しく輝く or 色とりどりに輝く.

3

This sentence is about vague wording leading to varied interpretations. 多彩 does not mean ambiguous or diverse opinions, so the correct word is さまざまな or いろいろな.

4

This sentence is about receiving much help in daily life. 多彩 cannot modify the amount of help, so the correct adverb is 大変 or いろいろと, as in いろいろとお世話になる.

1

This sentence is about sleeping past the station where you meant to get off. That mistake is 乗り過ごす or 乗り越す, not 乗り継ぐ, which requires changing vehicles.

2

This sentence is about asking a friend to take over driving because of fatigue. That is 交代する or 代わってもらう, while 乗り継ぐ is only for changing public transport.

4

This sentence is about many people getting on and off trains in the morning. That crowding is 乗り降り or 乗り込む, not 乗り継ぐ, which means transfer to continue a trip.

1まで

まで means 'up to' or 'even' for an extreme case, as in 声まで出なかった. It does not attach to a masu-stem to make a 'without doing' phrase, so 聞きまでしないで is unnatural.

3と

と marks quotation, condition or accompaniment. There is no pattern of masu-stem + としないで for 'without doing', so 聞きとしないで cannot work here.

4を

を marks the direct object and must follow a noun. 聞き is the masu-stem of 聞く, not a noun object, so 聞きをしないで fails, and it also lacks the 'even' emphasis the criticism needs.

1の場合

の場合 means 'in the case of' and states a condition or situation. The sentence is not about a hypothetical case, but about two actions actually done together.

2にしては

にしては means 'for, considering the standard', as in 年の割に or 値段にしては, and expresses an unexpected evaluation. There is no evaluation against a standard here.

4というのは

というのは introduces an explanation or definition of a topic. There is no explanatory structure here, and it cannot link shopping to stopping by the store.

1とうとう

とうとう means 'at last, in the end' after a long process, as in とうとう完成した. It describes a completed result and cannot modify an open question about method.

2おそらく

おそらく means 'probably' and shows the speaker's guess. It conflicts with どうやってできたのでしょうか, which asks the audience a question instead of giving a guess.

3まもなく

まもなく means 'soon' for the near future, as in まもなく始まる. It does not fit past creation できた or a how question.

2下がっている

下がっている shows an ongoing state or result with ている. にしたがって needs the change itself in dictionary form, not a state, so the ている form does not fit this slot.

3下がった

下がった is the ta-form for completed past. It would mean 'after it dropped', not a general proportional trend paired with present 増加している.

4下がっていた

下がっていた is the past progressive or past state, locating the situation in the past. It mismatches the general survey finding reported in the present with 増加しているという.

1ほどだ

ほどだ expresses degree or the pattern 'the more, the more', which needs two linked clauses. It cannot follow a single verb alone to express continuation.

2までだ

までだ means 'just, nothing more than' and sets a limit. It would limit the situation rather than describe a growing trend.

4次第だ

次第だ means 'depends on' or 'as soon as', as in 天気次第だ or 知らせ次第. It needs a condition, and there is no condition here.

2こそ

こそ emphasizes a specific item as exactly the one in question, as in これこそ. It does not create the 'not A, let alone B' escalation required by どころか with a negative.

3のみ

のみ means 'only, merely' and limits something to one item. That is the opposite of すら here, which adds an extreme case to show how bad the situation was.

4ほど

ほど means 'to the extent of' and is used for degree or comparison. It cannot mark an extreme example after a noun in a どころか sentence like this.

1ちっとも

ちっとも means '(not) at all' and must pair with a negative predicate, as in ちっとも分からない. Here 調子がおかしい is affirmative, so it cannot be used.

2いったい

いったい means 'what on earth' and strengthens a question word in an interrogative sentence. There is no question in this sentence, so it fails.

4まさか

まさか means 'surely not, no way' and expresses strong denial or disbelief about something unexpected. It does not describe a continuing vague problem.

1を通して

を通して means 'through, by means of' a medium or intermediary, as in インターネットを通して. It cannot list groups of people to say 'regardless of'.

3にかけて

にかけて means 'over a span of' or 'concerning', as in 夜にかけて or 教育にかけて. It does not mean inclusion of different categories of people.

4にもかかわらず

にもかかわらず means 'despite, in spite of' and needs a situation where an expectation is overturned. Here there is no overturned expectation, only equal treatment of all learners.

1にあたって

にあたって means 'on the occasion of' an important formal act, as in 開業にあたって. It does not describe an unlucky coincidence in daily life.

3において

において means 'in, at' for a formal place, time or field, as in 会議において. It only locates an event and cannot express 'precisely when' with irony.

4に際して

に際して means 'on the occasion of' an important event, as in 卒業に際して. It is formal and neutral, not used for complaining about bad timing.

1からには

からには means 'given that, now that' and is followed by determination or obligation, as in やるからには. It cannot simply link a guessed cause to 体がだるい.

2わけか

わけか combines わけ, which gives an explanatory conclusion, with か, which questions or recalls. It does not function as a cause marker like 'because' before a symptom.

3あまりに

あまりに expresses 'due to excess', as in 心配のあまりに, and cannot follow the ta-form 眠れなかった directly here. It also states excess as a fact, not a guess with か.

2うえに

うえに means 'in addition, on top of that' and adds another fact in the same direction. It does not express surprise or emotion, so it cannot frame 気がする here.

3くせに

くせに means 'even though' with criticism or blame for a contradiction. There is no one to criticize here, only the speaker's strange feeling, so the blaming nuance fails.

4ものに

ものに alone is not a connector for surprise or contrast here. It imitates ものの ('although') or ものだから ('because'), but neither form nor meaning fits 不思議な plus a feeling.

1確認していないと

確認していないと uses ている to describe the state of having confirmed. It states a lack of confirmation but lacks てみる, the nuance of trying to check now, so it sounds like an excuse rather than a promise to check.

3確認しているか

確認しているか ends with か, an embedded question about whether confirmation is done. It cannot connect to わからないので, because わからない here is about Wednesday's availability, not about confirmation itself.

4確認してみるか

確認してみるか also ends with か, a question about whether to try checking. It does not make the unless condition needed to explain why B must contact A later.

1として

として means as, in the capacity of. It goes in blank 1 attached to 写真家, not in ★, because ★ must be の linking the person to 写真展.

3岩本まさき氏

岩本まさき氏 means Mr. Masaki Iwamoto. It goes in blank 3, modified by 有名な and followed by の, not in ★.

4有名な

有名な means famous. It goes in blank 2 modifying 岩本まさき氏, not in ★, because ★ must be the particle の.

2につれて

につれて means as, along with. It goes in blank 1 directly after 年をとる, not in ★.

3なぜ

なぜ means why. It goes in blank 4 just before だろうか to make the question, not in ★.

4短く感じるようになる

短く感じるようになる means come to feel short. It goes in blank 2 before のは, not in ★, because ★ must nominalize that clause.

1相手の受け止め方

相手の受け止め方 means how the other person receives it. It is the subject of 変わってくる, so it goes in blank 4, not in ★.

2提示するか

提示するか means whether or how to present. It goes in blank 2 to complete the か clause before によって, not in ★.

4順番で

順番で means in what order. It goes in blank 1 after どのような, not in ★.

1と

と marks a condition, if or when. It goes in blank 1 after とる, not in ★.

3ことから

ことから means because, based on the fact that. It goes in blank 4 before そう呼ばれています, not in ★.

4「白」という

「白」という means called Haku. It goes in blank 2 modifying 字, not in ★.

1うちに

うちに means while, before a change. It follows 見ている and goes in blank 4 before 気になってくる, not in ★.

2全く興味がなかった

全く興味がなかった means had absolutely no interest. It modifies 商品 and goes in blank 1, not in ★.

3商品なのに

商品なのに means although it is a product. It connects the first description to the later change and goes in blank 2, not in ★.