N4 Grammar · Test 64

The correct answer is 2 (みても). 〜てみる means 'to try doing something.' かぶってみてもいいですか means 'May I try putting it on?' In a store, a customer asking to try on a hat naturally uses this pattern. The clerk replies はい、どうぞ ('Yes, go ahead').

• 1かぶってもいいですか ('May I put it on?') is grammatically fine, but it lacks the nuance of 'trying' something on, which is the natural intention in a store. The 〜てみる pattern (option 2) better captures 'May I try it on?' and is the targeted grammar point.
• 3くれても would give かぶってくれてもいいですか, which means 'Is it okay if you put it on for me?' — the direction of the action is reversed (the customer wants to try it on themselves, not have the clerk do it).
• 4あっても does not form a standard grammar pattern with 〜て. かぶってあってもいいですか is not a natural or grammatical expression.

• 被かぶる — to put on (a hat)
• 〜てみる — to try doing something (to see what happens)
• 〜てもいい — may I...? / it is okay to...

The correct answer is 4 (まま). 〜まま means 'as it is, remaining in that state.' くつをはいたままへやに入ってしまった means 'I entered the room with my shoes still on (without taking them off).' The pattern V-た + まま expresses doing something while the state from a previous action persists.

• 1ばかり means 'just did' (V-た + ばかり = just finished doing). くつをはいたばかり would mean 'just put on my shoes,' which doesn't connect logically to entering the room — the issue is the state of wearing shoes, not the recency of putting them on.
• 2ながら means 'while doing' (simultaneous actions). くつをはきながら would mean 'while putting on shoes,' but you can't be in the act of putting on shoes while entering the room — you're already wearing them.
• 3ほど means 'to the extent that.' くつをはいたほどへやに入る is ungrammatical and nonsensical in this context.

• 〜まま — as it is, remaining in a certain state
• 履はく — to put on (shoes)
• 入はいる — to enter

The correct answer is 3 (よく なる). よくなる is an intransitive expression meaning 'to get better / to improve.' 病気がよくなる means 'the illness gets better / one recovers.' With 〜といいですね ('I hope...'), the sentence means 'I hope your illness gets better soon.'

• 1よくする is transitive, meaning 'to make (something) better / to improve (something).' It requires a person as the subject who improves something. 病気がよくする is ungrammatical because 病気 is the thing that gets better, not the one doing the improving.
• 2いいにする is not a standard Japanese expression. いい is an i-adjective and cannot directly take にする in this way.
• 4いいになる is also ungrammatical. いい (i-adjective) cannot connect to になる directly; the adverbial form よく must be used (よくなる).

• 病気びょうき — illness, sickness
• よくなる — to get better, to recover (intransitive)
• 〜といい — I hope... / it would be good if...

The correct answer is 1 (お帰りになりました). This is the honorific (尊敬語) form of 帰る ('to go home') using the pattern お + Vます stem + になる. Since the subject is 先生 (teacher, a respected person), you must use an honorific form to show respect for the teacher's action: 'The teacher has already gone home.'

• 2お帰りなさいました is incorrect. なさい is the imperative/honorific command form (e.g., お帰りなさい = 'please go home'), and it cannot be conjugated into the past tense with ました. This is a malformed expression.
• 3お帰りございました uses お + Vます stem + ござる, which is not a standard honorific pattern for 帰る. ござる is the humble/polite form of ある, used in expressions like お待ちしております, but not in this お + stem + になる honorific construction.
• 4お帰りいたしました is the humble (謙譲語) form (お + Vます stem + する). Humble forms are used for one's own actions, not for a respected person's actions. Using humble language for the teacher's action is inappropriate.

• お〜になる — honorific pattern: お + verb stem + になる (respectful form for another's action)
• 帰かえる — to go home, to return
• 先生せんせい — teacher

The correct answer is 4 (どれでも). どれでも means 'any one / no matter which.' The sentence メニューの中からどれでも好きなものを一つえらんでください means 'From the menu, please choose one thing you like, whichever it may be.' どれでも好きなもの is a natural collocation meaning 'whatever you like.'

• 1どれ is the question word 'which one.' It would make the sentence a question ('which one you like?'), but the sentence is an imperative (えらんでください), not a question, so this does not fit.
• 2どれも means 'all of them / every one' and is typically used with a predicate (e.g., どれもおいしい 'all are delicious'). Placed before 好きなものを it does not produce a grammatical modifier meaning 'any one you like.'
• 3どれで means 'by/with which' (instrumental). It makes no sense in this context where you are choosing an item, not using a method.

• どれでも — any one; no matter which
• えらぶ — to choose, to select
• メニュー — menu

ことを means 'that (fact).' The sentence means 'I didn't know that the bank's name had changed.' The pattern V-た + ことを + 知りませんでした is the standard way to say 'I didn't know that (clause) happened.' The object marker を marks the content of what was not known.

• 1ものを expresses regret or reproach ('if only I had...'). It does not fit with 知りませんでした in this context.
• 3ように with 知りませんでした would suggest 'as if I didn't know,' which changes the meaning entirely and is not a natural pattern here.
• 4のが can mark a nominalized clause as subject/topic, but with 知る (a transitive verb of cognition), を is the correct particle to mark the content known/not known. のが知りませんでした is grammatically awkward.

• かわる（変わる） — to change
• ことを — that (marks the content of what is known/not known, object of 知る)
• 知しりませんでした — did not know

ごあんないして is the humble form (謙譲語) of 案内する, using the pattern ご + 漢語 + する. The president is instructing the employee to guide the guest to his room. The employee would perform the humble action (guiding the guest), so the president uses this form as a directive: 'Please guide (them) to my room.' The して implies an omitted ください.

• 1ごあんないでした is past-tense polite (ご + noun + でした). It would mean 'It was a guide,' which makes no sense as a directive.
• 2ごあんないました is an incorrect form. There is no such pattern as ご + 漢語 + ました for humble speech; the correct humble form uses する (ご案内する).
• 4ごあんないになって would be an honorific (尊敬語) pattern (ご + 漢語 + になる), used to describe the guest's action respectfully. But the employee is the one guiding, so humble form is needed, not honorific.

• みえる（見える） — to arrive, to come (honorific for 来る)
• ごあんないする（ご案内する） — to guide, to show someone around (humble form of 案内する)
• しゃいん — company employee
• しゃちょう — company president

ところ means 'just about to / on the verge of.' The pattern V-る + ところ(なんだ) expresses that one is right at the point of doing something. The sentence means 'I'm just about to go eat—would you like to go together?' The なんですが softens the statement and leads into the invitation.

• 1ながら means 'while doing.' 食事に行くながら is ungrammatical—you cannot use ながら with a motion verb like 行く in this way.
• 2までに means 'by (a deadline).' 食事に行くまでに would mean 'by the time I go to eat,' which doesn't fit the context of inviting someone to come along now.
• 4ぐらい means 'about / to the extent of.' 食事に行くぐらい would mean 'something like going to eat,' which is semantically odd and doesn't convey the 'about to' meaning needed here.

• ところ — just about to (V-る + ところ = on the verge of doing)
• 食事しょくじ — meal, dining
• いかがですか — how about? (polite invitation)

あいだに (間に) means 'during/while.' The sentence means 'While I am studying abroad in Japan, I want to climb Mt. Fuji.' The pattern V-ている + あいだに expresses doing something within an ongoing period/state, which fits perfectly here.

• 2ところが means 'however' and is a conjunction used to introduce a contrasting sentence. It cannot connect inside this clause structure.
• 3まえに (前に) means 'before.' With V-ている it would mean 'before studying abroad,' which is semantically odd and doesn't match the intent of doing something during the stay.
• 4ことが cannot grammatically connect here. V-たことが is used for experience ('have done'), but V-ていることが does not fit this sentence pattern.

• りゅうがくする（留学する） — to study abroad
• あいだに（間に） — during, while (within a period)
• のぼる（登る） — to climb

The customer is ordering at a shop. 「おねがいします」(onegai shimasu, 'please') is the standard polite phrase used when placing an order. The clerk's response「かしこまりました」(kashikomarimashita, 'certainly') confirms an order was received.

• 1「くださいますよ」is a conjugation of くださる (honorific 'to give'), which does not fit an ordering context. A customer would not use this form to request items.
• 3「ございますね」(gozaimasu ne) is a polite phrase typically used by shop staff (e.g., 'Here you go' / 'It is here'), not by a customer placing an order.
• 4「めしあがります」(meshiagarimasu) is an honorific verb meaning 'to eat' (humble speaker respects the listener's eating). It is completely unrelated to ordering coffee and a sandwich.

• おねがいします — please (used when requesting/ordering something politely)
• かしこまりました — certainly; understood (polite shop-staff response)
• めしあがる — to eat (honorific — respects the action of the addressee)