N4 Grammar · Test 6

The correct order is: 今すぐ タクシーに(1) 乗れば(4) ★間に合うかもしれないから(3) 行こう。The full sentence is 「今すぐタクシーに乗れば間に合うかもしれないから行こう。」= 'If we get in a taxi right now, we might make it in time, so let's go.' The ★ position is filled by option 3 「間に合うかもしれないから」, which connects the conditional clause (if we take a taxi) to the conclusion (let's go). The grammar pattern is 〜ば (conditional 'if') + かもしれない ('might') + から ('so/because').

• 1タクシーに belongs in the first blank, forming タクシーに乗れば ('if (we) get in a taxi'). It must come before 乗れば.
• 2タクシーで is wrong here because the verb 乗る takes に, not で. The correct particle is タクシーに乗る, not タクシーで乗る.
• 4乗れば belongs in the second blank, immediately after タクシーに. It forms the conditional 'if (we) ride.'

• 間に合う（まにあう） — to be in time, to make it on time
• 乗のれば — if [one] rides/gets in (conditional form of 乗る)
• かもしれない — might, may (expresses possibility)

The correct order is: ちょうど 今(4) 食べた(3) ★ところ(2) なん(1) です。The full sentence is 「ちょうど今食べたところなんです。」= 'I just finished eating.' The key grammar pattern is 〜たところです, meaning 'just finished doing ~.' The ★ position is filled by option 2 「ところ」, which is the core of this pattern. The word なん (option 1) adds an explanatory nuance (〜んです/〜なんです).

• 1なん belongs after ところ, forming ところなんです (explanatory tone). It comes in the last blank before です.
• 3食べた belongs in the second blank, right before ところ. Together they form 食べたところ ('just finished eating').
• 4今 belongs in the first blank, right after ちょうど. Together ちょうど今 means 'just now.'

• 〜たところ — just finished doing ~ (grammar pattern indicating an action was just completed)
• ちょうど — exactly, just
• 食事しょくじ — meal, dining

The correct order is: そんな(3) くつ(1) ★で(4) は(2) いけませんよ。The full sentence is 「そんな靴ではいけませんよ。」= 'You must not wear such shoes.' The key grammar pattern is 〜てはいけません ('must not ~'), but here で is used instead of て because the preceding word is a noun (靴). The structure is Noun + で + は + いけません. The ★ position is filled by option 4 「で」, which links the noun 靴 to the prohibition pattern. B's reply confirms this: 'I'll come wearing new shoes.'

• 1くつ belongs in the second blank, right after そんな. Together そんな靴 means 'such shoes.'
• 2は belongs in the fourth blank, after で. Together では forms part of the prohibition pattern 〜ではいけません.
• 3そんな belongs in the first blank. It modifies 靴 to mean 'such shoes.'

• 〜てはいけません — must not ~ (prohibition pattern); with nouns it becomes Noun+ではいけません
• そんな — such, like that
• おきゃくさま — guest, client (honorific form of きゃく)

The correct order is: 風が 強い(4) し(1) ★寒そう(3) だから(2) 出かけたくない。The full sentence is 「今日は、風が強いし寒そうだから出かけたくない。」= 'Today the wind is strong and it looks cold, so I don't want to go out.' Two reasons are given: (1) 風が強い ('the wind is strong') connected by し ('and/moreover'), and (2) 寒そう ('it looks cold') connected by だから ('so'). The ★ position is filled by option 3 「寒そう」, which sits between し and だから.

• 1し belongs in the second blank, after 強い. The particle し connects multiple reasons: 風が強いし ('the wind is strong, and...').
• 2だから belongs in the fourth blank, after 寒そう. It gives the conclusion: 寒そうだから ('since it looks cold, ...').
• 4強い belongs in the first blank, right after 風が. Together 風が強い means 'the wind is strong.'

• 〜し — and, moreover (connects reasons; lists multiple causes)
• 寒さむそう — looks cold (そう = 'looks like/seems')
• 強つよい — strong
• 出でかける — to go out

The correct order is: 両親に 反対(1) されても(4) ★東京で勉強(3) する(2) つもりです。The full sentence is 「もし両親に反対されても東京で勉強するつもりです。」= 'Even if my parents oppose, I plan to study in Tokyo.' The key grammar is 〜されても ('even if (they) are opposed / even if (they) oppose me'), which uses passive + ても ('even if'). The ★ position is filled by option 3 「東京で勉強」, which connects to する(2) to form 東京で勉強する ('study in Tokyo'), followed by つもりです ('plan to').

• 1反対 belongs in the first blank, right after 両親に. Together 両親に反対 means 'opposed by parents' (passive context set up by されても).
• 2する belongs in the fourth blank, after 東京で勉強. Together 東京で勉強する means 'study in Tokyo,' which precedes つもりです.
• 4されても belongs in the second blank, right after 反対. It forms 反対されても ('even if (they) oppose'), using passive form + ても ('even if').

• 反対はんたいされる — to be opposed (passive form of 反対する)
• 〜ても — even if ~ (concessive conditional)
• 〜つもりです — intend to ~, plan to ~
• ご両親（ごりょうしん） — parents (honorific form of りょうしん)

から is correct. The pattern 「Xから作られる」means 'is made from X.' Here, チーズはぎゅうにゅうから作られます means 'Cheese is made from milk.' The particle から indicates the raw material or source from which something is produced.

• 2が marks the subject of a sentence, but here we need a particle indicating the source material, not the subject.
• 3に marks a destination, target, or point in time, none of which fit 'made from milk.'
• 4まで means 'until' or 'as far as,' indicating an endpoint, which does not express the idea of 'made from.'

• ぎゅうにゅう — cow's milk
• 作つくられる — to be made (passive of 作る)

5、6分で is correct. The particle で after a time duration indicates the time needed to complete an action. 使えば5、6分でできます means 'If you use a microwave, it can be done in 5 or 6 minutes.' The で here expresses 'in (this amount of time).' Note: The comma-like mark between 5 and 6 is the Japanese enumeration mark 「、」(読点/ナカテン), read here as '5、6分' meaning 'about 5 or 6 minutes.'

• 15、6分 without a particle is grammatically incomplete here. You need で to express 'in 5-6 minutes.'
• 35、6分に uses に, which marks a specific point in time (e.g., 'at 5 or 6 o'clock'), not a duration needed to finish something.
• 45、6分も uses も, which means 'as much as 5-6 minutes' (implying it's a lot), which doesn't fit the context of something being quick/easy to prepare.

• 電子レンジ（でんしレンジ） — microwave (oven)
• 使つかえば — if (you) use (conditional form of 使う)

に is correct. In passive sentences, the agent (the person who performs the action) is marked by に. 外国人に聞かれた means 'I was asked by a foreigner.' The structure is: (doer) に (passive verb), so に marks who asked the question.

• 1を marks the direct object of an active verb, but here the verb is passive (聞かれた), so を is not appropriate.
• 2へ indicates direction of movement, not the agent of a passive action.
• 4か is a question particle or used in alternative questions; it does not mark the agent of a passive verb.

• 聞きかれた — was asked (passive past of 聞く)
• 外国人がいこくじん — foreigner

なんでも is correct. なんでも means 'anything' or 'everything.' パソコンのことならなんでもわかります means 'If it's about computers, he knows everything.' The particle も adds the sense of 'any/every,' making it comprehensive.

• 1なんで is a casual way of saying 'why' (なぜ), or can mean 'by what means,' but it does not mean 'anything.'
• 2なにで means 'by means of what' or 'with what,' which doesn't fit the context of 'knows everything.'
• 4なにも means 'nothing' and is typically used with negative verbs (なにもわからない = 'knows nothing'). Here the verb is affirmative (わかります), so なにも is grammatically incompatible.

• なんでも（何でも） — anything, everything
• なにも（何も） — nothing (used with negative verbs)
• ことなら — if it's about (topic + なら)

そろそろ is correct. そろそろ means 'soon' or 'it's about time to.' Since the meeting starts at 2:00, そろそろ行きましょうか means 'Shall we go soon?' It is used when the time for an action is approaching.

• 2だいたい means 'mostly' or 'approximately,' used for describing how much of something is done or an approximate amount. It doesn't fit the context of 'it's about time to go.'
• 3だんだん means 'gradually' or 'little by little,' describing a gradual change over time. It doesn't fit the context of deciding when to leave.
• 4なかなか means 'quite' or 'fairly' (positive evaluation), or 'with difficulty' (with negative). Neither sense fits 'shall we go soon.'

• そろそろ — soon, it's about time to
• だいたい — mostly, approximately
• だんだん — gradually, little by little
• なかなか — quite, fairly; (with negative) not easily