N5 Mock test 1

1ゆき

ゆき means snow, written 雪ゆき. It fails here because 雨 is never read ゆき.

3くもり

くもり means cloudy, written 曇くもり. It fails here because 雨 is never read くもり.

4はれ

はれ means clear, fine weather, written 晴はれ. It fails here because 雨 is never read はれ.

1はいて

はいて is a real te-form, as in 履はいて meaning put on shoes from 履はく. It fails here because the kanji 書 is never read は.

2きいて

きいて is a real te-form, as in 聞きいて meaning listen or ask from 聞きく. It fails here because the kanji 書 is never read き.

4ひいて

ひいて is a real te-form, as in 引ひいて meaning pull from 引ひく. It fails here because the kanji 書 is never read ひ.

1よこ

よこ means side, written 横よこ. It fails here because 中 is never read よこ.

3そと

そと means outside, written 外そと. It is the opposite of inside, and it fails here because 中 is never read そと.

4そば

そば means near or beside, written 側そば. It fails here because 中 is never read そば.

1しいさい

しいさい is not a real word. It copies ちいさい but wrongly starts with し instead of ち.

2しさい

しさい is not a real word. It copies ちいさい but wrongly starts with し and drops one い.

4ちさい

ちさい is not a real word. It starts correctly with ち but drops one い from ちいさい.

2どようび

どようび means Saturday, written 土曜日どようび. It fails here because the first kanji 火 is never read ど.

3すいようび

すいようび means Wednesday, written 水曜日すいようび. It fails here because the first kanji 火 is never read すい.

4にちようび

にちようび means Sunday, written 日曜日にちようび. It fails here because the first kanji 火 is never read にち.

1にわ

にわ means garden, written 庭にわ. It fails because the kanji in the sentence is 空, not 庭.

2うみ

うみ means sea, written 海うみ. It fails because the kanji in the sentence is 空, not 海.

4いえ

いえ means house, written 家いえ. It fails because the kanji in the sentence is 空, not 家.

1びゃくじん

びゃくじん combines two voicing mistakes. 百 is never びゃく on its own, and じん is for nationality or type, as in 日本人にほんじん, not for counting people.

2びゃくにん

びゃくにん uses びゃく for 百. 百 becomes びゃく only after 3, as in 三百さんびゃく, never for 100 alone, so ひゃく is correct here.

3ひゃくじん

ひゃくじん gets 百 right but uses じん. じん names a kind of person, while the counter after a number is にん, as in 三人さんにん.

1ワイシャソ

ワイシャソ is not a real word. It imitates ワイシャツ but swaps final ツ[つ] for look-alike ソ[そ]. ツ has two short ticks on top, ソ has one.

3ウイシャソ

ウイシャソ is not a real word. It swaps ワ[わ] for ウ[う] at the start and ツ[つ] for ソ[そ] at the end, so both the first and last kana are wrong.

4ウイシャツ

ウイシャツ is not a real word. It is correct at the end with シャツ but starts with ウイ instead of ワイ, so it reads 'uisha' not 'wai'.

2木

木き means 'tree, wood'. It is a common nature kanji but it reads き, not かわ, so it cannot write かわ.

3山

山やま means 'mountain'. It also fits the pattern 'many in my country', but it reads やま, not かわ, so it fails the reading test.

4花

花はな means 'flower'. It reads はな, not かわ, so it cannot be the kanji for かわ.

1宇枚

宇枚 is not a real word. 宇う means 'universe, eaves' as in 宇宙うちゅう, and 枚まい is a counter for flat things. Neither means school and neither reads がく or こう.

3宇校

宇校 is not a real word. The second kanji 校こう is correct, but the first kanji 宇う reads う, not がく, so it cannot write がっ.

4学枚

学枚 is not a real word. The first kanji 学がく is correct, but the second kanji 枚まい reads まい, not こう, so it cannot write こう.

2買て

買て is not a correct form. 買かう means 'to buy', and its te-form is 買かって with a small っ, not 買て.

3目て

目て is not a correct form. 目め means 'eye' and is a noun, not a verb, so it has no te-form. It looks like 見 because both relate to eyes.

4貝て

貝て is not a correct form. 貝かい means 'shell, shellfish' and is a noun, so it has no te-form. It is a look-alike part inside 買.

1古い

古ふるい means 'old' for things. It is an i-adjective, but it reads ふるい, not たかい, so it cannot write たかい.

2新しい

新あたらしい means 'new'. It also describes a camera, but it reads あたらしい, not たかい, so it fails the reading test.

4安い

安やすい means 'cheap, inexpensive'. It is the opposite of 高たかい for price, but it reads やすい, not たかい.

1ほん

ほん means the counter for long thin things like pencils and bottles. It is used for objects with that shape, not for floors in a building.

2だい

だい means the counter for machines and vehicles like cars and computers. It is used for equipment, not for floors in a building.

3さつ

さつ means the counter for bound books and magazines. It is used for reading material, not for floors in a building.

1しめて

しめて is the te-form of しめる, to close or shut. It is used for doors, eyes or lids, not for cutting an apple with a knife.

2おきて

おきて is the te-form of おきる, to wake up or get up. It describes getting out of bed, not cutting food.

4つけて

つけて is the te-form of つける, to turn on or attach. It is used for lights or putting things together, not for cutting an apple.

1じしょ

じしょ means dictionary. It is used for looking up word meanings, so forgetting it would not explain not knowing the time.

3ちず

ちず means map. It is used for finding a route, so forgetting it would explain being lost, not not knowing the time.

4さいふ

さいふ means wallet. It is used for money, so forgetting it would explain not being able to pay, not not knowing the time.

1じょうぶ

じょうぶ means strong, sturdy or healthy. It describes a body or an object that does not break easily, not the advantage of a location.

2へた

へた means unskilled or bad at something. It describes a person's ability, not a house near a station.

3いっぱい

いっぱい means full or a lot. It describes amount or capacity, not the result of being close to the station.

2レストラン

レストラン means restaurant. It is the place for eating meals, marked by で in たべる, not for およぐ.

3ビル

ビル means building. It is a place for offices and shops, not a place for swimming.

4エレベーター

エレベーター means elevator. It is used for going up and down, not a place for swimming.

2じゅぎょう

じゅぎょう means a class or lesson. You have a lesson, but せんせいにじゅぎょうしました does not mean asking about an unknown word.

3べんきょう

べんきょう means study, as in にほんごをべんきょうしました. It takes を for what you study, not に for the teacher, and it does not mean asking one question.

4れんしゅう

れんしゅう means practice, as in かんじをれんしゅうしました. It means repeating something to get better, not asking a teacher about a word.

1

あねと いもうと means older sister and younger sister. It describes sisters, not parents, so the people are different.

2

あにと おとうと means older brother and younger brother. It describes brothers, not parents, so the people are different.

4

そふと そぼ means grandfather and grandmother. It describes one generation above parents, so the people are different.

2

たいへんです means tough, hard or a lot of trouble. It is the opposite of easy, so it does not match.

3

たのしいです means fun or enjoyable. It describes feeling pleasure, not level of difficulty.

4

つまらないです means boring. It describes lack of interest, not level of difficulty.

1ふくを　きました。

きました comes from きる, to put on or wear clothes. It describes wearing, not washing.

2ふくを　ぬぎました。

ぬぎました comes from ぬぐ, to take off clothes. It describes removing clothes, not washing.

3ふくを　わたしました。

わたしました comes from わたす, to hand over. It describes giving something to someone, not washing.

1を

を marks the direct object or the place you leave, as in 家を出ます. ひこうき is not the object of 帰ります, and the destination is already marked by へ, so を cannot show the means.

2か

か is the question particle, as in だれか and いつか, or the end of a question. It cannot join ひこうき to 帰ります to mean means of travel.

4に

に marks destination, time or existence, as in 国に帰ります and 7時に. The destination here is already 国へ, and ひこうき is the means, not the destination, so に fails here.

2は

は marks the topic, as in 私は学生です. It cannot connect two nouns like かばん and くつ, and it cannot pair with など to make a list.

3も

も means also or too, as in 私も. It adds one item but does not connect かばん and くつ as examples leading to など.

4へ

へ marks direction of movement, as in 国へ帰ります. 買いました is not a movement verb and くつ is a thing bought, not a destination.

1に

に marks destination, time or existence, as in 7時に and 学校に行きます. 家 is the place left, not the destination or time, so に fails.

2が

が marks the subject or doer, as in 父が作りました. The subject here is 私は, and 家 is the place left, so が cannot mark 家.

3と

と means with or and, as in 友だちと and パンと牛乳. It marks a companion or connects nouns, not the place you leave.

1の

の shows possession or connects nouns, as in 私のうち. It cannot connect 田中さん to the verb 会いました.

2を

を marks the direct object, as in パンを買います. 会います is not used with を for the person met at N5, it uses に for the partner.

4で

で marks the place of an action or the means, as in スーパーで and バスで. The place is already スーパーで, and 田中さん is the person met, not the place or means.

1を

を marks the direct object, as in パンを買います. 父 is the maker, not the thing made, so を would reverse the meaning.

3で

で marks place of action or means, as in スーパーで and バスで. 父 is a person who made the shelf, not a place or tool, so で fails.

4や

や connects nouns in an incomplete list, as in かばんやくつなど. It cannot join the noun 父 to the verb 作りました.

2に

に marks a time, destination or indirect object, as in 3時に or 友だちに. It cannot link a quantity to its total price.

3や

や lists nouns as non-exhaustive examples, as in パンや牛乳. It cannot connect a number like 五つ to a price.

4と

と means and, with or quotes speech, as in 友だちと or と言います. It cannot express how much a quantity costs.

1に／に

に marks a point in time, as in 3時に, but きのう and 今日 do not need it, and に cannot show contrast between yesterday and today.

3も／も

も means also or too and adds information in the same direction. It fails here because 寒かった and 寒くない are opposites, not additions.

4を／を

を marks the direct object of a verb, as in りんごを食べます. It cannot follow a time word, and 寒い is an i-adjective with no object.

1や

や connects nouns as examples, as in 海や山. It cannot join the predicate きれい to the next description 静かです.

2と

と connects nouns completely or quotes, as in 海と山. It cannot follow a na-adjective to continue a description.

4も

も means also and replaces は or が, as in 私も. It cannot attach to きれい to link two predicates.

2どこ

どこ means where and asks for an unknown place. It cannot identify a specific camera the speaker can see.

3その

その means that plus noun near the listener, as in そのカメラ. It must go directly before a noun, so そのにある is ungrammatical.

4どの

どの means which and must go directly before a noun, as in どのカメラ. It cannot be followed by にある.

1を

を marks the place of turning, so it goes right after しんごう in second position, not in the ★ third position after 右.

3に

に marks the direction after 右 to make 右に, so it goes in fourth position just before まがって, not in the ★ third position.

4しんごう

しんごう means traffic light and follows つぎの, so it goes in first position, not in the ★ third position.

2いっしょに

いっしょに means together and modifies 出かけました, so it goes in fourth position just before the verb, not in the ★ third position.

3の

の connects two nouns, so it goes between 兄 and 子ども in first position, not in the ★ third position.

4子ども

子ども means child and follows 兄の, so it goes in second position, not in the ★ third position.

1色

色 means color and is the subject of きれいでした, so it goes with が in second position, not in the ★ third position.

3きれい

きれい means pretty and connects directly to でした, so it goes in fourth position, not in the ★ third position.

4まるくて

まるくて is the te-form of まるい, round, and starts the description, so it goes in first position, not in the ★ third position.

1近く

近く means nearby area and follows 駅の, so it goes in first position, not in the ★ third position.

2本屋

本屋 means bookstore and connects to で to mark where buying happened, so it goes in fourth position, not in the ★ third position.

3に

に marks the place where something exists with ある, so it goes after 近く in second position, not in the ★ third position.