N5 Grammar · Test 60

The sentence means 'The train stopped. It's because a lot of snow fell.' The second sentence explains the reason for the first. The pattern 〜からです ('it is because ~') is used to state a reason. ふった (past tense of ふる, 'to fall') + からです gives 'it's because it snowed,' which fits perfectly.

• 1ふったでした is grammatically broken. The past tense of a verb cannot be directly followed by でした in this way; the correct past-polite form would be ふりました, not ふったでした.
• 3ふったです is also grammatically incorrect for the same reason — you cannot attach です directly to the plain past form ふった in standard Japanese. The correct polite form would be ふりました.
• 4ふったまでです means 'until it snowed,' which makes no sense in this context. まで ('until') does not explain why the train stopped.

• ゆき — snow
• ふる — to fall (precipitation: rain/snow)
• 〜からです — it is because ~ (states a reason)

The sentence means 'That room is the Japanese classroom.' The blank directly modifies the noun へや ('room'), so a pre-noun modifier (連体詞) is required. あの ('that') is the correct form: あのへや ('that room').

• 1あれ is a pronoun meaning 'that one' and cannot directly modify a noun. You cannot say あれへや; the correct modifier form is あの.
• 3あそこ means 'there / that place' and is a noun referring to a location. It cannot be used to modify another noun like へや.
• 4あちら means 'that way / that direction' and is also a pronoun-type word that cannot directly modify へや.

• あの — that (pre-noun modifier, used before a noun)
• あれ — that one (pronoun)
• あそこ — there, that place
• あちら — that way, that direction
• へや — room
• きょうしつ — classroom

The sentence means 'The post office isn't open yet. Let's go quickly.' まだ ('still/not yet') + あきません (negative of あく, 'to open') = 'it hasn't opened yet.' This fits perfectly with the follow-up 早く行きましょう ('let's hurry and go'), since they need to get there before it opens or while it's still closed.

• 2あきました is the past tense 'opened.' まだあきました is contradictory — まだ ('not yet') does not pair with a completed past action.
• 3あいています means 'is open (state).' まだあいています would mean 'is still open,' which contradicts the urgency of 早く行きましょう. If it were already open, there would be no need to hurry.
• 4あきます is the non-past 'will open.' While まだあきます could loosely mean 'it will still open,' it does not convey the needed meaning of 'not yet open,' and the natural expression for 'not yet open' is まだあきません.

• まだ — still, not yet
• あく — to open (intransitive)
• ゆうびんきょく — post office
• 早はやく — quickly, early

The sentence means 'Do you do any exercise?' 何か ('some / any kind of') is used before a noun to ask whether the person does some kind of exercise. 何かうんどうをしていますか is a natural yes/no question: 'Do you do any exercise?'

• 1どれ means 'which one' and requires a particle (どれを / どれが) before the verb. どれうんどうをしていますか is grammatically broken — どれ cannot directly modify うんどう.
• 2だれ means 'who' and does not fit the context at all. だれうんどうをしていますか is ungrammatical and nonsensical.
• 3いかが is a polite form of どう ('how') and is used for asking someone's preference or condition (e.g., いかがですか). It cannot modify うんどう in this sentence.

• 何なにか — some, any (used before a noun to indicate an unspecified thing)
• うんどう — exercise, sports
• どれ — which one
• だれ — who
• いかが — how (polite)

The sentence means 'There are five books on the desk.' The correct word order is (topic/subject) が (quantity+counter) あります: 本が 5さつ あります. This is the standard pattern for stating how many items exist.

• 2本が 5さつが contains two が particles, which is ungrammatical. You cannot have both 本が and 5さつが in the same clause like this.
• 35さつが 本 reverses the natural order. The item (本) should come before the quantity (5さつ), not after. Also, 5さつが is not the correct way to express quantity here.
• 45さつが 本が has two が particles and the wrong word order, making it doubly incorrect.

• つくえ — desk
• 本ほん — book
• さつ — counter for books
• あります — there is/are (for inanimate objects)

The correct answer is 3 (どうして). The sentence means 'Why did you go home early yesterday?' どうして means 'why' and is the appropriate question word to ask for a reason. The sentence structure どうして + 早く + かえりましたか = 'Why did you return early?'

• 1いかが means 'how' (polite), used to ask about manner or condition, not reason. It doesn't fit 'why did you go home early.'
• 2いくつ means 'how many/how old,' used for counting or asking age. It doesn't fit this context.
• 4どちら means 'which (of two)/which direction,' used for choosing between options. It doesn't fit this context.

• どうして — why
• 早はやく — early
• かえる（帰る） — to return, to go home

The correct answer is 2 (いっぱい). The sentence means 'How about one cup of coffee?' いっぱい (一杯) is used as an adverbial quantity meaning 'one cup/glass.' In this pattern, コーヒーを + いっぱい + いかがですか, no particle is needed after いっぱい because it functions as a quantity adverb modifying the implied action of drinking. The phrase 〜はいかがですか means 'how about ~?'

• 1いっぱいが adds the particle が, which is unnecessary and grammatically incorrect here. Quantity words like いっぱい don't take が in this construction.
• 3いっぱいか adds the question particle か, creating a double-question with いかがですか, which is ungrammatical.
• 4いっぱいを adds the particle を, but there is already を after コーヒー. Adding another を after the quantity word is redundant and incorrect.

• いっぱい — one cup/glass (of drink)
• いかがですか — how about ~? (polite suggestion)

どれぐらい is a common pattern meaning 'about how much / about how long.' The sentence 毎日どれぐらいねますか means 'About how long do you sleep every day?' どれ (which) + ぐらい (approximately) naturally asks about an amount or duration, which fits asking about sleep length.

• 1どんな means 'what kind of.' どんなぐらい is not a valid combination; どんな is used with nouns (どんな本).
• 2どう means 'how / in what way.' どうぐらい is not grammatical; どう asks about manner, not quantity.
• 3いつ means 'when.' いつぐらい is not standard Japanese for asking about duration; いつ asks about timing, not length of sleep.

• どれぐらい — about how much / about how long
• ぐらい — approximately, about (indicates approximate amount)

もう means 'already / no more.' Since everyone drank a lot, the natural result is もうおさけはありません = 'there is no more sake.' もう～ない is a standard pattern meaning 'no longer / not anymore.'

• 2まだ means 'still / not yet.' まだおさけはありません would mean 'there isn't sake yet,' which contradicts the context that everyone already drank a lot.
• 3よく means 'often / well.' It does not fit grammatically or semantically before おさけはありません.
• 4とても means 'very.' とてもおさけはありません is ungrammatical in this context; とても is an adverb of degree, not used with ない to mean 'no more.'

• もう — already; no more (with negative: no longer)
• おさけ — sake, alcohol
• まだ — still; not yet (with negative)

じゅう as a suffix means 'throughout / all over.' 一年じゅう (いちねんじゅう) means 'all year round.' The sentence あの山には一年じゅうゆきがあります means 'That mountain has snow all year round,' which makes perfect sense.

• 1など means 'etc. / and so on.' 一年など is not a meaningful combination.
• 2とき means 'time / when.' 一年とき does not form a valid expression.
• 4ごろ means 'around (time).' ごろ is used with specific clock times (e.g., 10時ごろ), not with 一年.

• 一年いちねんじゅう — all year round, throughout the year
• じゅう — throughout, all over (suffix indicating entirety of a period/place)