N3 Reading · Test 54

Questions from the JLPT Dec 2015 past paper

Flyer from the JLPT N3 Dec 2015 exam paper — the information the questions below ask about
  1. 1.次の中で、「学生応援きっぷ」を使えるのはどの人か。

    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 3
    4. 4
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    Answer: 4.

    The '学生応援きっぷ' has these conditions: the user must be a 小学生, 中学生, 高校生, or 大学生; the purpose must be 学校にかかわる活動 (school-related activities such as club activities or field trips); the group must be 10人以上 (10 or more people); and 通学 (commuting to school) is explicitly excluded (*②). Additionally, *① states that 指導者 (instructors/leaders) accompanying students may also use it. Option ④ fits perfectly: 教師の水口さん is a teacher (指導者) accompanying 10 高校生 from a club he advises, going to a baseball club match — this is a school club activity (クラブ活動) with 10+ people, and the teacher qualifies under *①.

    • 1スミスさん is a 小学生 going hiking with parents and friends' families. While the group is large enough, the purpose (ハイキング) is not described as a school-related activity — it appears to be a private outing with family and friends, not a school-organized event. This does not meet the 学校にかかわる活動 requirement.
    • 2サントスさん is a 中学生 going with 12 classmates to a classmate's house to play (遊びに行く). Although the group is 10+ and they are students, visiting a friend's house to play is not a school-related activity (学校にかかわる活動). This fails the purpose requirement.
    • 3ヘジンさん is a 大学生 going to 通学 (commute to school). *② explicitly states '通学にはご利用になれません' — the pass cannot be used for commuting to school. Also, ヘジンさん appears to be alone, not in a group of 10+. This fails both the purpose and group-size requirements.
    • 学生応援がくせいおうえんきっぷ — student support pass (ticket type)
    • 学校にかかわる活動(がっこうにかかわるかつどう) — school-related activities
    • 乗車じょうしゃ — boarding/riding (a train)
    • 指導者しどうしゃ — instructor, leader, advisor
    • 通学つうがく — commuting to school
    • クラブ活動(クラブかつどう) — club activity

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