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Lesson 4 水泳大会 Practice

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Part 1: Choosing the grammar form

Q1

A：だめよ。新聞しんぶんを火ひのそばに置いたおいたら火事かじになっちゃう（　　）。
B：ごめん、ごめん。すぐ片付けかたづけるから。

Related grammar point 37 行いかなきゃだめじゃない

A：だめよ。新聞しんぶんを火ひのそばに置いたおいたら火事かじになっちゃう（じゃない）。
B：ごめん、ごめん。すぐ片付けかたづけるから。

No, don't. If you put newspaper near the fire, it'll catch fire, you know. / Sorry, sorry. I'll put it away right now.

  1. 1か

    か: a question particle; it does not fit the context (warning the other person about danger).

  2. 2なら

    なら: expresses a hypothetical condition; it does not fit the context.

  3. 3っけ

    っけ: grammar point ㉝, used to check something you can't remember or have forgotten. Here the speaker is not checking information but warning the other person, so it does not fit.

  4. 4じゃない ✓

    Correct. じゃない: grammar point ㊲, used to remind the other person of something they should know too: "newspaper near a fire will catch fire, you know."

Q2

昨日きのうからのどが痛くいたくて、なんだか風邪かぜをひいた（　　）なんだ。

Related grammar point 39 大変たいへんみたいだね

昨日きのうからのどが痛くいたくて、なんだか風邪かぜをひいた（みたい）なんだ。

My throat has been sore since yesterday, and it seems like I've caught a cold.

  1. 1ばかり

    ばかり: grammar point ㊶, meaning "nothing but, all the time"; it does not fit the context.

  2. 2みたい ✓

    Correct. みたい: grammar point ㊴, expressing the speaker's conjecture: "it seems like I've caught a cold."

  3. 3ところ

    ところ: indicates that an action is at a certain stage (just about to...); it does not fit the context.

  4. 4はず

    はず: expresses a confident inference based on grounds; for a vague, feeling-based guess like なんだか, it is less fitting than みたい.

Q3

A：奨学金しょうがくきんの申し込みもうしこみっていつまでだった（　　）？
B：来週らいしゅうの金曜きんようまでだよ。

Related grammar point 33 出でるんだっけ

A：奨学金しょうがくきんの申し込みもうしこみっていつまでだった（っけ）？
B：来週らいしゅうの金曜きんようまでだよ。

When is the scholarship application due, again? / It's due next Friday.

  1. 1んだ

    んだ: expresses explanation or emphasis; it is not used to check something forgotten, so it does not fit the context.

  2. 2っけ ✓

    Correct. っけ: grammar point ㉝, used to check something you have forgotten: "until when was the application deadline, again?"

  3. 3よ

    よ: tells the listener new information, but here the speaker is asking a question, not informing, so it does not fit.

  4. 4か

    か: a plain question particle; combined with だった it is less natural than っけ for expressing "I can't remember, so I'm checking."

Q4

A：このケーキ、おいしいね。
B：ほんと？うれしい！昨日きのうがんばって作っつくった（　　）。

A：このケーキ、おいしいね。
B：ほんと？うれしい！昨日きのうがんばって作っつくった（んだ）。

This cake is delicious. / Really? I'm so happy! I worked hard to make it yesterday.

  1. 1んだ ✓

    Correct. んだ: explains a reason or situation: "(this) is something I worked hard to make yesterday."

  2. 2って

    って: grammar point ㊳, used in place of 「は」 to bring up a topic; it does not fit the sentence structure.

  3. 3っけ

    っけ: grammar point ㉝, used to check something forgotten; it does not fit this context of explaining a reason.

  4. 4じゃない

    じゃない: grammar point ㊲, used to remind the other person of something they also know; it does not fit the tone of simply explaining a reason.

Q5

A：わあ！立派りっぱな家いえ！どんな人ひとが住んすんでるのかな？
B：お金おかね持ちもち（　　）よ。

Related grammar point 36 無理むりに決まきまってるよ

A：わあ！立派りっぱな家いえ！どんな人ひとが住んすんでるのかな？
B：お金おかね持ちもち（に決まきまってる）よ。

Wow! What an impressive house! I wonder what kind of people live there. / They must be rich, of course.

  1. 1ばかり

    ばかり: grammar point ㊶, meaning "nothing but, all the time"; it does not fit the context.

  2. 2ならよかった

    ならよかった: grammar point ㊵, a regretful "it would have been good if..."; it does not fit the context.

  3. 3に決まきまってる ✓

    Correct. に決まってる: grammar point ㊱, a strong assertion meaning "definitely...": "they must be rich, of course."

  4. 4じゃない

    じゃない: grammar point ㊲, used to remind the other person of something they also know; it is less fitting than the strong assertion of に決まってる.

Q6

A：うー、寒いさむい！風邪かぜひきそう。コートを（　　）。
B：だから、「コートは？」って聞いきいたのに。

Related grammar point 40 やっておけばよかった

A：うー、寒いさむい！風邪かぜひきそう。コートを（着てきてくればよかった）。
B：だから、「コートは？」って聞いきいたのに。

Brr, it's cold! I'm going to catch a cold. I wish I had worn a coat. / That's why I asked you, "What about your coat?"

  1. 1着てきてくればよかった ✓

    Correct. 着てくればよかった: grammar point ㊵, regret about not doing something: "I wish I had worn a coat."

  2. 2着てきてきてよかった

    着てきてよかった: means "I'm glad I wore a coat," which contradicts the context of actually being cold.

  3. 3着てきてこないでよかった

    着てこないでよかった: means "I'm glad I didn't wear a coat," which contradicts the context.

  4. 4着てきてこなければよかった

    着てこなければよかった: also the 「〜ばよかった」 pattern, but it means "I wish I hadn't worn a coat," which contradicts the context of feeling cold.

Q7

A：さっき買っかったコップに、ひびが入はいってたんだ。
B：じゃ、取りとり替えかえて（　　）？

A：さっき買っかったコップに、ひびが入はいってたんだ。
B：じゃ、取りとり替えかえて（もらったら）？

The cup I just bought has a crack in it. / Then why don't you ask them to exchange it for you?

  1. 1もらえたら

    もらえたら: expresses a hypothetical like "if I could get them to..."; it sounds less natural than もらったら for making a suggestion.

  2. 2もらったら ✓

    Correct. もらったら: makes a suggestion with 「〜たら」: "why don't you ask them to exchange it for you?"

  3. 3もらったっけ

    もらったっけ: grammar point ㉝, used to check something forgotten; it does not fit the context of making a suggestion.

  4. 4もらえたって

    もらえたって: grammar point ㉟, meaning "even if..."; it does not fit the context.

Part 2: Building sentences

Put the 4 options into slots 1–4 in order, then pick the one that lands in the ★ slot.

Q1

A：明日あしたの集合時間しゅうごうじかん、6時ろくじだよ。 B：そんな12★4ないじゃない。どうしよう。

Related grammar point 37 行いかなきゃだめじゃない

A：明日あしたの集合時間しゅうごうじかん、6時ろくじだよ。 B：そんな1早いはやい2時間じかんじゃ3★電車でんしゃ4動いうごいてないじゃない。どうしよう。

Order: 2 → 4 → 1 → 3 ★ = option 1

The assembly time tomorrow is 6 o'clock. / At such an early hour, the trains aren't even running, are they? What should we do?

How the sentence is built

First comes 「早いはやい」, then 「時間じかんじゃ」, and the ★ falls on 「電車」, which follows 「時間じかんじゃ」 (grammar point ㊲, the confirming/noticing tone of じゃない). Finally 「動いうごいて」 closes the sentence. The full sentence: そんな　早い　時間じゃ　電車★　動いて　ないじゃない。どうしよう。

Q2

いくら12★4勉強べんきょうしなきゃ受かうからないよ。

Related grammar point 35 がんばったって

いくら1合格ごうかくする2ように3★お祈りいのり4したって勉強べんきょうしなきゃ受かうからないよ。

Order: 4 → 1 → 2 → 3 ★ = option 2

No matter how much you pray to pass, you won't pass if you don't study.

How the sentence is built

First comes 「合格ごうかくする」, then 「ように」, and the ★ falls on 「お祈りいのり」, which follows 「ように」. Finally 「したって」 (grammar point ㉟, "even if...") closes the sentence. The full sentence: いくら　合格する　ように　お祈り★　したって　勉強しなきゃ受からないよ。

Q3

忙しくいそがしくても、仕事しごと12★4体からだを壊すこわすよ。

Related grammar point 41 遊んであそんでばかりだった

忙しくいそがしくても、仕事しごと1ばかり2していないで3★少しすこしは4休まやすまないと体からだを壊すこわすよ。

Order: 3 → 1 → 4 → 2 ★ = option 4

Even if you're busy, don't do nothing but work. If you don't rest at least a little, you'll ruin your health.

How the sentence is built

First comes 「ばかり」 (grammar point ㊶, "nothing but..."), then 「していないで」, and the ★ falls on 「少しすこしは」, which follows 「していないで」. Finally 「休まやすまないと」 closes the sentence. The full sentence: 忙しくても、仕事　ばかり　していないで　少しは★　休まないと　体を壊すよ。

Part 4: Listening

Listen first, then tap an option. The transcript and explanation appear after you answer.

Q1

この問題では、問題用紙に何も印刷されていません。まず文を聞いてください。それから、その返事を聞いて、1から3の中から、最もよいものを一つえらんでください。

Listen to this sentence first

問 先週せんしゅう中止ちゅうしになったイベント、今週こんしゅうやることになってたっけ。

The event that was canceled last week, wasn't it decided to hold it this week?

  1. 1え？イベントやったの？

    Huh? Did the event take place?

  2. 2うん、先週せんしゅうだったの。

    Yeah, it was last week.

  3. 3ううん、来週らいしゅうやるって。 ✓

    No, I heard it's next week.

The man uses 「っけ」 from grammar point ㉝ to check something he can't quite remember: "The event that was canceled last week, wasn't it decided that it would be held this week?" 1 「え？イベントやったの？」 asks whether the event has already been held, which does not match the man's question about it being held this week. 2 「うん、先週せんしゅうだったの」 confirms that it was held last week, which contradicts what the man is checking (今週やる). The most natural response is to directly correct the information the speaker misremembered: ううん、来週らいしゅうやるって (No, I heard it's next week). It first denies with 「ううん」 and then adds the correct information, directly answering the man's 「っけ」-style check. The answer is 3.

Grammar in this question

〜っけ：(Grammar point ㉝) Used to check something you are unsure of or have forgotten. 「今週こんしゅうやることになってたっけ」 = "It was decided to be held this week, wasn't it? (If I remember right.)"

Key vocabulary

中止ちゅうし（ちゅうし） cancellation, being called off

Q2

この問題では、問題用紙に何も印刷されていません。まず文を聞いてください。それから、その返事を聞いて、1から3の中から、最もよいものを一つえらんでください。

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問 田中たなかさん、まだかなあ。

Tanaka still isn't here, is he?

  1. 1今日きょうのこと、忘れわすれてたりして。 ✓

    Maybe he forgot about today.

  2. 2今日きょうのこと、忘れわすれたら？

    What if you forget about today?

  3. 3今日きょうのこと、忘れわすれなくちゃ。

    I have to forget about today.

The man mutters 「田中たなかさん、まだかなあ」 (I wonder why Tanaka isn't here yet), in a worried, puzzled tone. 今日きょうのこと、忘れわすれてたりして uses 「〜たりして」 from grammar point ㉞ to express a speculative, teasing "maybe...", naturally continuing with "maybe he forgot about today," which responds directly to the speaker's worry. 2 「忘れわすれたら？」 has the feel of "what if you forget?" or "why not just forget it?" and is not a guess about the cause. 3 「忘れわすれなくちゃ」 means "(I) have to forget" (なくちゃ = なくては(いけない), "must"), a statement of the speaker's own obligation that makes no sense here, and it does not respond to the matter of Tanaka not having arrived. The answer is 1.

Grammar in this question

〜たりして：(Grammar point ㉞) "Maybe...," in a teasing, speculative tone. 「忘れわすれてたりして」 = "Maybe he forgot."

Q3

この問題では、問題用紙に何も印刷されていません。まず文を聞いてください。それから、その返事を聞いて、1から3の中から、最もよいものを一つえらんでください。

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問 明日あしたまでにレポート書かかかなきゃ。

I have to finish writing the report by tomorrow.

  1. 1レポート書けかけて、よかったね。

    It's good that you were able to write the report.

  2. 2じゃあ、今日はきょうは大変たいへんね。 ✓

    Then you'll have a busy day today.

  3. 3え？もう書いかいちゃったの？

    Huh? You've already written it?

The speaker says 「明日あしたまでにレポート書かかかなきゃ」 (I have to write the report by tomorrow), using the contracted form 「なきゃ」 from grammar point ㉛, which conveys that there is unfinished work and some pressure. The most natural response is to sympathize with how hard the rest of the day will be: じゃあ、今日はきょうは大変たいへんね (Then you'll have a busy day today). 1 「レポート書けかけて、よかったね」 presupposes that the report is already written, which contradicts the context of "not yet written, have to write." 3 「え？もう書いかいちゃったの？」 asks whether the report has already been finished, which likewise contradicts the context of "not yet written." The answer is 2.

Grammar in this question

〜なきゃ：(Grammar point ㉛) A colloquial contraction of 「なければ」. 「書かかかなきゃ」 = "have to write."

Q4

この問題では、問題用紙に何も印刷されていません。まず文を聞いてください。それから、その返事を聞いて、1から3の中から、最もよいものを一つえらんでください。

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問 この本ほん、どうする？

What shall we do with this book?

  1. 1そこに置いおいといて。 ✓

    Just put it over there.

  2. 2そこに置いおいてあるよ。

    It's already been put over there, you know.

  3. 3そこに置いたおいたっけ？

    Did I put it over there?

The other person asks 「この本ほん、どうする？」 (What shall we do with this book?), seeking instructions. そこに置いおいといて uses the contracted form from grammar point ㉛ (ておいて to といて) and directly gives the instruction "just put it over there for now," naturally answering the question. 2 「そこに置いおいてあるよ」 uses 「〜てある」 to describe a completed state, meaning "it has already been put there," which is off-topic (the question was what to do with it, not where it is now). 3 「そこに置いたおいたっけ？」 uses 「っけ」 from grammar point ㉝ to ask back "did I put it there?", which is likewise off-topic. The answer is 1.

Grammar in this question

〜ておく（縮約しゅくやく形けい：〜といて）：(Grammar point ㉛) 「置いおいといて」 = "put it there for now" (colloquial contraction of the て-form + おく).

Q5

この問題では、問題用紙に何も印刷されていません。まず文を聞いてください。それから、その返事を聞いて、1から3の中から、最もよいものを一つえらんでください。

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問 先週せんしゅう行いった映画えいが、何てなんていうタイトルだったっけ。

The movie we went to see last week, what was it called, again?

  1. 1ぜんぜん見てみてないじゃない。

    You haven't seen it at all, have you?

  2. 2知らしらないじゃない。

    You don't know it, do you?

  3. 3え、忘れわすれちゃったの？ ✓

    Huh, you forgot?

The speaker uses 「っけ」 from grammar point ㉝ to check something they can't remember: "What was the title of the movie we saw last week, again?" The most natural response is surprise that the person can't remember the title of a movie they went to see: え、忘れわすれちゃったの？ (Huh, you forgot?). 1 「ぜんぜん見てみてないじゃない」 (You haven't seen it at all, have you?) contradicts the premise: the sentence already says it was "the movie we went to see last week," which shows that it was seen. 2 「知らしらないじゃない」 (You don't know it, do you?) sounds more like a statement that "you don't know it at all," and fits less well than 「忘れわすれちゃったの」 with the core situation of 「っけ」, where one once knew but can't recall it now. The answer is 3.

Grammar in this question

〜っけ：(Grammar point ㉝) Used to check something you can't remember or have forgotten. 「タイトルだったっけ」 = "What was the title, again?"

Key vocabulary

タイトル title

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