N5 Grammar · Test 44

The correct answer is 1. これですね. After B says 'First, press that button,' A picks up or points to a button and asks 'This one, right?' (これですね). B corrects A: 'いいえ、あおいボタンです' (No, it's the blue button). The 'いいえ' (no) in B's reply is the key clue: it indicates A made a guess or confirmation that B is correcting, which fits 'This one, right?' perfectly. A then says 'ああ、わかりました' (Ah, I understand), showing A had been mistaken and now understands.

• 2どれですか (dore desu ka) means 'Which one is it?' If A asked this, B would answer directly 'あおいボタンです' without starting with 'いいえ' (no). The 'いいえ' indicates B is correcting a guess, not answering a which-question.
• 3あおいボタンですね (aoi botan desu ne) means 'It's the blue button, right?' If A said this, B would agree with 'ええ、そうです,' not contradict with 'いいえ.'
• 4ええ、そうです (ee, sou desu) means 'Yes, that's right.' This is a response confirming something, but A has just been told to press a button and would not be confirming here; it does not prompt B's 'いいえ' reply.

• これ — this (one)
• どれ — which (one)
• あおい — blue
• ボタン — button

The pattern な-adjective stem + にする means 'to make something (adjective).' しずか (stem of しずかな) + にして + ください = 'please make it a little quiet' / 'please be a little quiet.' The に is required before して in this pattern.

• 1でする is ungrammatical. で is not the particle used with な-adjectives in the 'make it ~' pattern; に is required.
• 2にする alone cannot connect to ください. You need the te-form にして before ください.
• 3でして is the te-form of です/だ, not the correct form for 'make it quiet.' The な-adjective pattern requires にして.

• 静しずか — quiet (な-adjective)
• 〜にする — to make something ~ (な-adjective/noun)

The pattern V-ます stem + に行きます means 'go in order to do V.' Here, かえし is the ます-stem of かえします (to return something), and に marks the purpose. So としょかんへ 本を かえしに行きます means 'I will go to the library to return the books.'

• 1へ is a directional particle ('to/toward'), but it cannot connect a verb stem to 行く in a purpose construction.
• 2で marks means or location of action, not purpose for going somewhere.
• 4を marks the direct object of a verb. It cannot link a verb stem to 行く.

• としょかん — library
• かえします（返します） — to return (something)
• V-ます stem + に行く — go in order to do V (purpose pattern)

から means 'because,' giving the reason for the main clause. 雨がふっているから、きょうは出かけません means 'Because it is raining, I won't go out today.' The first clause states the cause, and the second states the result.

• 2など means 'such as / things like,' used to give non-exhaustive examples. It does not express reason.
• 3では can mean 'then / in that case' or form a negative (ではありません), but it does not connect a reason to a result.
• 4まで means 'until' or 'as far as,' indicating a limit or endpoint, not a reason.

• あめ — rain
• ふる（降る） — to fall (rain, snow)
• でかける（出かける） — to go out
• から — because (gives reason for the following clause)

たいへんですね means 'That's tough/that's terrible, isn't it' and is a standard expression of sympathy when someone describes a difficult or painful situation. B is responding sympathetically to A's complaint about having a headache from a cold. This is the most natural conversational response.

• 1いたいですね means 'It's painful, isn't it.' While it references the pain, it is not a natural sympathetic response in Japanese. Simply echoing the adjective is not how Japanese speakers express sympathy.
• 2すみませんね means 'I'm sorry, aren't I' or 'Excuse me.' This would be used if B were responsible for A's situation, which is not the case here. It is not a sympathy expression for someone else's illness.
• 4わるいですね literally means 'That's bad, isn't it.' While it might seem plausible, it is not the idiomatic expression of sympathy in Japanese. たいへんですね is the standard sympathetic response taught at this level.

• 大変たいへん — tough, terrible, difficult (used to express sympathy)
• かぜをひく — to catch a cold
• いたい — painful, hurts

The correct answer is 2. どう. A is asking B how to operate the tape recorder: 「これはどうつかいますか」= 'How do you use this?' B then gives step-by-step instructions ('First, press that button'), which confirms that A asked about the method/way to use it. どう is the standard question word for 'how (by what method)' at this level.

• 1なぜ (naze) means 'why.' A is not asking for a reason; B's answer gives instructions, not a reason, so this does not fit.
• 3どんなに (donnani) means 'to what extent / how much' and is used for degree, not for asking a method. It is also too advanced for this level and does not fit the sentence pattern here.
• 4なにが (naniga) means 'what (subject).' It does not pair naturally with つかいますか in this context; A already knows 'what' is used (the tape recorder) and is asking 'how.'

• どう — how (by what method)
• なぜ — why
• どんなに — to what extent; how much
• なにが — what (subject marker)

The correct answer is 1. これですね. After B says 'First, press that button,' A picks up or points to a button and asks 'This one, right?' (これですね). B corrects A: 'いいえ、あおいボタンです' (No, it's the blue button). The 'いいえ' (no) in B's reply is the key clue: it indicates A made a guess or confirmation that B is correcting, which fits 'This one, right?' perfectly. A then says 'ああ、わかりました' (Ah, I understand), showing A had been mistaken and now understands.

• 2どれですか (dore desu ka) means 'Which one is it?' If A asked this, B would answer directly 'あおいボタンです' without starting with 'いいえ' (no). The 'いいえ' indicates B is correcting a guess, not answering a which-question.
• 3あおいボタンですね (aoi botan desu ne) means 'It's the blue button, right?' If A said this, B would agree with 'ええ、そうです,' not contradict with 'いいえ.'
• 4ええ、そうです (ee, sou desu) means 'Yes, that's right.' This is a response confirming something, but A has just been told to press a button and would not be confirming here; it does not prompt B's 'いいえ' reply.

• これ — this (one)
• どれ — which (one)
• あおい — blue
• ボタン — button

The pattern な-adjective stem + にする means 'to make something (adjective).' しずか (stem of しずかな) + にして + ください = 'please make it a little quiet' / 'please be a little quiet.' The に is required before して in this pattern.

• 1でする is ungrammatical. で is not the particle used with な-adjectives in the 'make it ~' pattern; に is required.
• 2にする alone cannot connect to ください. You need the te-form にして before ください.
• 3でして is the te-form of です/だ, not the correct form for 'make it quiet.' The な-adjective pattern requires にして.

• 静しずか — quiet (な-adjective)
• 〜にする — to make something ~ (な-adjective/noun)

The pattern V-ます stem + に行きます means 'go in order to do V.' Here, かえし is the ます-stem of かえします (to return something), and に marks the purpose. So としょかんへ 本を かえしに行きます means 'I will go to the library to return the books.'

• 1へ is a directional particle ('to/toward'), but it cannot connect a verb stem to 行く in a purpose construction.
• 2で marks means or location of action, not purpose for going somewhere.
• 4を marks the direct object of a verb. It cannot link a verb stem to 行く.

• としょかん — library
• かえします（返します） — to return (something)
• V-ます stem + に行く — go in order to do V (purpose pattern)

から means 'because,' giving the reason for the main clause. 雨がふっているから、きょうは出かけません means 'Because it is raining, I won't go out today.' The first clause states the cause, and the second states the result.

• 2など means 'such as / things like,' used to give non-exhaustive examples. It does not express reason.
• 3では can mean 'then / in that case' or form a negative (ではありません), but it does not connect a reason to a result.
• 4まで means 'until' or 'as far as,' indicating a limit or endpoint, not a reason.

• あめ — rain
• ふる（降る） — to fall (rain, snow)
• でかける（出かける） — to go out
• から — because (gives reason for the following clause)