N3 Grammar · Test 23

なんか (nanka) is a colloquial form of など (nado), meaning 'something like~ / things like~.' これなんかどう？ = 'How about something like this?' It is used to suggest or offer something in a casual, slightly modest/softened way. The sentence means: 'In that case, how about something like this? I think it would suit you very well.'

• 2ばかり (bakari) means 'only / nothing but~.' こればかりどう？ is grammatically incorrect and meaningless—you cannot attach ばかり directly before どう in this way.
• 3へ (e) is a directional particle meaning 'to/toward.' これへどう？ is not a natural Japanese expression for making a suggestion.
• 4に (ni) is a target/destination particle. これにどう？ could theoretically mean 'how about to this?' but it is not a natural way to suggest an item. The natural suggestion pattern uses なんか (など) to soften the recommendation.

• なんか — colloquial for など; 'something like~ / such as~' (used to modestly suggest/offer something)
• 似合にあう — to suit, to look good on (someone)
• 明あかるい — bright, cheerful (here: bright-colored)

The correct answer is 2 (欲しがっている). The child is describing a third person (another kid) who is currently crying and wanting snacks. For third-person desires, you cannot use 欲しい directly; you must use 欲しがる (to show signs of wanting / to want, for third persons). The 〜ている form indicates the ongoing state of wanting. As a relative clause modifying 子, 欲しがっている子 means 'a child who is wanting (snacks).' The context confirms the child is actually crying and wanting—not merely appearing to want—so the progressive form is appropriate.

• 1欲しい cannot be used to directly describe a third person's desire in standard Japanese. It is normally used for first-person wants or in questions directed at the listener. 欲しい子 would also sound like 'a child I want,' which is completely wrong here.
• 3欲しそうな means 'seeming to want' and would describe a child who merely appears to want snacks. The context says the child is actually crying and wanting, so the conjectural 〜そうな is not the best fit. It is grammatically possible but contextually weaker than the factual 欲しがっている.
• 4欲しがってみる means 'try wanting,' which is nonsensical. 〜てみる (try doing) does not collocate with 欲しがる in this way.

• 欲ほしがる — to want (used for third-person desires; shows observable desire)
• 欲ほしい — to want (typically first-person or direct questions)
• 〜そうな — seeming to; looking like (conjecture based on appearance)

The correct answer is 3 (うかがっても). The student is speaking to a professor and asking permission to visit the professor's office. Since the student is performing the action (going to the professor's room), they must use humble language (謙譲語). 伺う (うかがう) is the humble form of 行く/来る/訪問する, so うかがってもよろしいでしょうか means 'Would it be alright if I visited (your office)?' This is the appropriate keigo for a student addressing a teacher.

• 1来られても uses 来る (to come) with the respectful/passive れる form. First, the student should be using humble language for their own action, not respectful language. Second, from the student's perspective they are going TO the professor's office (行く/伺う), not coming (来る), which is the professor's perspective.
• 2いらっしゃっても uses いらっしゃる, which is honorific (尊敬語) for 行く/来る/いる. This is used to elevate the other person's action, not one's own. Using it for oneself is inappropriate and sounds arrogant.
• 4行かれても uses 行く with the respectful れる form (尊敬語). Like option 2, this elevates the speaker's own action, which violates keigo rules. The speaker should humble their own action with 伺う.

• 伺うかがう — to visit, to go to (humble form of 行く/来る); to ask, to consult (humble form of 聞く)
• いらっしゃる — to go, to come, to be (honorific/respectful form)
• 研究室けんきゅうしつ — professor's office / laboratory

The correct answer is 4 (みたらどうでしょう). B is recommending that A try going to ABC Hospital. The pattern 〜てみたらどうでしょう means 'How about trying to do ~?' and is a polite way to give advice or a suggestion. ABC病院に行ってみたらどうでしょう = 'How about trying going to ABC Hospital?' This fits perfectly as a recommendation in response to A's request for a good hospital.

• 1みさせてください means 'please let me try.' B is not the one going to the hospital; A is. B is giving a recommendation, not asking to do something themselves.
• 2みてもいいでしょうか means 'Is it alright if I try?' Again, B is not the one who will go to the hospital, so asking permission for themselves is contextually wrong.
• 3みさせてほしいのですが means 'I want you to let me try.' This is also about B's own action and makes no sense in this context where B is advising A.

• 〜てみたらどうでしょう — How about trying to do ~? (used for giving advice/suggestions)
• 〜てみる — to try doing something (to see what happens)

The correct answer is 4 (だけで). The sentence means 'This snack is made from only flour, eggs, and sugar. Butter and milk are not used.' だけで means 'only with' and connects to できています (is made of): 小麦粉と卵と砂糖だけでできています = 'made with only flour, eggs, and sugar.' The second sentence confirms this by stating what is NOT used, supporting the 'only' meaning.

• 1ほどが does not fit grammatically. ほど (approximately/about) cannot be used with ができています in this way.
• 2ほどで also does not work. ほどでできています would mean 'made to the extent of,' which is unnatural and does not convey 'only.'
• 3だけが is grammatically awkward here. だけで (with the で particle indicating means/material) is needed to express 'made only from ~.' だけができています would incorrectly mark the ingredients as the subject rather than the material.

• だけで — only with / just (indicating limitation of means or materials)
• できている — is made of / consists of (from できる)
• 小麦粉こむぎこ — wheat flour

行った is correct. The speaker (Yamada) took the materials to the department head — a location away from the speaker's current position — so the directional verb is 行く (to go), not 来る (to come). 〜たところだ means 'just finished doing ~,' so 持って行ったところです = 'I just took them there.' The past tense 行った is required before ところだ.

• 1来る is wrong in two ways: (1) the direction is 'going' to the department head, not 'coming' toward the speaker, and (2) it is in the dictionary form, but ところだ requires the past tense (た) form here.
• 3行く has the correct direction (going) but is in the dictionary form. 〜たところだ requires the past tense, so 行くところだ would mean 'about to go,' which contradicts ついさっき ('just now').
• 4来た has the correct tense but the wrong direction. The speaker went to the department head's location; from the speaker's perspective this is 行く (to go), not 来る (to come).

• 資料しりょう — materials, documents
• 届とどける — to deliver
• ついさっき — just a moment ago
• 〜たところだ — just finished doing ~

The student is asking permission to ask two questions. 「質問させてください」uses the causative form させる + てください, meaning 'please let me ask (questions).' This is the standard humble/polite way to request permission to do something in a formal setting like a company explanation session.

• 1「質問してください」means 'please ask questions,' but it would be a command directed at someone else to ask. The student is the one who wants to ask, so this doesn't fit.
• 3「質問やってください」is a colloquial version of option 1 (やって = して in casual speech). It has the same problem of directing someone else to ask, and is too casual for this formal context.
• 4「質問されてください」uses the passive form されて, which doesn't make sense here. You cannot use passive + てください to request permission.

• 質問しつもん — question
• 〜させてください — please let me do ~ (causative + てください, requesting permission)

The senior is reminding the student that the teacher previously told them not to be late. 「遅刻するなって言われた」= 'was told "don't be late".' するな is the prohibitive (negative imperative) form of する, meaning 'don't do (it).' The pattern 〜なって言われる reports a prohibition that was communicated.

• 2「するよ」is an assertive/informal sentence-ending particle meaning 'I will do it' or adding emphasis. It does not express prohibition, so 'was told to be late' makes no sense in this scolding context.
• 3「するね」is a confirmation/softening particle meaning 'right?' or 'I see.' It does not express prohibition and doesn't fit the reported command.
• 4「するんだ」is the explanatory/emphatic form of する, meaning '(you) should do it' or 'it is that (you) do it.' It conveys explanation or mild command, not prohibition.

• 遅刻ちこく — being late, tardiness
• 〜な — don't do ~ (prohibitive/negative imperative, attached to dictionary form)

The subject is わたしたち ('we'), and they are preparing a gift to give to the teacher. さしあげる is the humble form of あげる ('to give'), used when the speaker gives something to a superior. 「先生に（プレゼントを）さしあげる計画を立てている」= 'planning to give (a gift) to the teacher.'

• 1「くださる」is the honorific form of くれる ('to give to me/us'), meaning the teacher gives something to us. The direction is wrong — we are giving to the teacher, not receiving.
• 2「なさる」is the honorific form of する ('to do'). It does not mean 'to give,' so it doesn't fit the context of giving a present.
• 4「いただく」is the humble form of もらう ('to receive'). The direction is wrong — we are giving, not receiving.

• さしあげる — to give (humble, to a superior); humble form of あげる
• 用意よういする — to prepare
• 計画を立てる（けいかくをたてる） — to make a plan

「彼を怒らせるようなことを言ってしまって」= 'ended up saying something that would be like making him angry.' ような describes the nature/content of what was said (something resembling an anger-provoking remark). こと is the standard object particle for 言う (ことを言う = 'to say something').

• 1「そうなのを」has two problems: そうな expresses conjecture based on appearance (not appropriate for describing the content of what was said), and のを is less natural than ことを with 言う in this written-style sentence.
• 2「ようなのを」uses the correct ような, but のを is less natural than ことを with 言う. こと is the standard nominalizer for the object of 言う in written/formal contexts.
• 3「そうなことを」uses the correct ことを, but そうな is wrong here. 〜そうな describes something that looks like it is about to happen (based on visual evidence), which doesn't fit describing the content of what was said.

• 怒おこらせる — to make (someone) angry (causative of 怒る)
• 〜ようなことを言う（〜ようなことをいう） — to say something that is like ~ / of the nature of ~
• 〜そうな — looking like ~ / seeming about to ~ (conjecture based on appearance)