N5 Reading · Test 3

The sentence is 「南駅（　22　）大きい　駅です。」(Minami Station is a big station.). Here, 南駅 is the topic of the sentence, so the topic-marking particle は is correct. The structure 「AはBです」(A is B) is the most basic N5 sentence pattern for describing something.

• 2か is the question particle. If you used か, the sentence would become a question, but it ends with the declarative です, not ですか.
• 3で marks the location where an action takes place or means/instruments. 「南駅で大きい駅です」would mean something like 'At Minami Station, it is a big station,' which is unnatural here because we are describing the station itself, not an event happening at it.
• 4より means 'than' and is used for comparisons (e.g., AよりBの方が…). It does not fit this sentence, which is a simple description.

• 南駅みなみえき — Minami Station (south station)
• 大おおきい — big, large
• 駅えき — station

The sentence is 「いつも　たくさんの　人が　買い物を（　23　）。」(There are always many people shopping.). The key word is いつも (always), which indicates an ongoing or habitual state. To express an ongoing action or habitual behavior, we use 「〜ています」. So 「買い物をしています」(are shopping / always shop) is correct.

• 1しますか is the question form of します. The sentence is not a question, and it would not pair naturally with いつも in a declarative statement.
• 3しました is the past tense (did). Since the sentence says いつも (always), a past tense form is inappropriate because it describes something that generally happens, not something that happened once in the past.
• 4して　いましたか is the past progressive question form (were you doing?). This is both past tense and a question, which does not fit the context of a general, ongoing situation described by いつも.

• いつも — always, usually
• 買い物をする（かいものをする） — to shop, to do shopping
• 〜ています — be doing (ongoing action / habitual state)

Option 2 is correct. The passage states that Raja swam at the pool with Kyoko ('京子さんと　プールで　泳いだり') and made Japanese food with the mother ('お母さんと　日本の　りょうりを　作ったりしました'), and also made sushi, onigiri, and curry. This matches 'went to the pool, and made and ate food.'

• 1The passage mentions photos ('しゃしん') but Raja is looking at photos while writing the letter now, not taking them last week. Also, the passage says Raja spoke in Japanese ('日本語で　たくさん　話が　できました'), not that Raja studied Japanese at school ('学校で　日本語を　習ったり').
• 3The passage says Raja spoke in Japanese ('日本語で'), not in their country's language ('国の　ことばで'). Also, writing the letter is happening now, not last week.
• 4Raja made onigiri for the first time ('はじめて　おにぎりを　作りました'), so Raja did not teach ('教えたり') anyone how to make it. Also, the mother made the miso soup ('お母さんが　作った　みそしる'), not Raja.

• 先週せんしゅう — last week
• 泳およぐ — to swim
• りょうり — cooking, cuisine
• 作り方（つくりかた） — how to make (something)
• 習ならう — to learn, to be taught
• 教おしえる — to teach

Option 3 is correct. The letter opens with '先週は　いろいろ　ありがとうございました' (Thank you for everything last week) and 'みなさんと　いっしょの　夏休みは　とても　楽しかったです' (The summer vacation with everyone was very fun). The overall purpose of the letter is to express gratitude for an enjoyable week spent together, making this the main point Raja wants to convey.

• 1Raja already made sushi and found it difficult ('おすしは　むずかしかったです'), but never asks to learn how to make it. There is no request in the letter.
• 2Raja made the curry ('わたしが　作った　カレー'), not the family. The family said it was delicious, so this option incorrectly reverses the roles and asks the family to make curry again, which is not in the letter.
• 4The letter mentions school starting on Monday ('来週の　月曜日から　また　学校が　始まります'), but this is just a factual update near the end, not the main point. The letter also never says Raja is happy ('うれしい') about school starting.

• いちばん — the most, number one
• 言いいたい — want to say
• 作り方（つくりかた） — how to make (something)
• 楽たのしい — fun, enjoyable
• 始はじまる — to begin, to start

The question asks what An-san should bring to the party. The passage states that An-san is in C class (C クラスです). According to the '持ってくるもの' (Things to bring) table, people in C class (C クラスの人) should bring くだもの (fruit). Therefore, option 3 is correct.

• 1300 円 is not an item to bring; it is the suggested price range for the food (300 円ぐらいの食べ物 - food around 300 yen).
• 2おかし (snacks) is the item assigned to A class (A クラスの人), not C class.
• 4飲み物 (drinks) are bought by the school (飲み物は学校が買います), so An-san does not need to bring them.

• 持もってくる — to bring
• くだもの — fruit
• おかし — snacks, sweets
• 飲み物（のみもの） — drink, beverage
• 買かいます — will buy