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Practice Quiz 4 Answers

This represents only the written part of the test. The complete quiz in class will include listening comprehension questions as well.

What would you say in the following situations? You must write the answers in Japanese.

  1. Warn Ms. Suzuki that it's raining. Find out if she has an umbrella.
    あめですよ。かさありますか。

  2. At a store, ask for one small notebook and three red pencils.
    ちいさいノート(を)いっさつとあかいえんぴつをさんぼんください。

  3. Find out if these typewriters are exactly the same.
    このタイプライターちょうどおなじですか。

Choose possible combinations. There may be more than one possible combination for each set!

  1. _____ atarasii desu ka?

    1. Dono zassi
      Sorry! Explanation: Question phrases must be followed by the appropriate phrase particle. In this case: Dono zassi ga atarasii desu ka?.

    2. Kore o
      Sorry! Explanation: The phrase particle o is not correct. To say "Is this one new?" you say Kore ga atarasii desu ka?

    3. Dore ga
      Right! This is correct.

    4. Are mo
      Right! This is correct.

  2. Ano akai _____

    1. wa takaku nai desu ka?
      Sorry! Explanation: Phrase particles must be preceded by nominals.

    2. zya nai desu yo.
      Sorry! Explanation: In this sentence, akai must be followed by a nominal. For example, Ano akai no zya nai desu.

    3. hurosiki wa nai desu.
      Right! This is correct.

    4. to kiiroi desu.
      Sorry! Explanation: To is used for the conjunction of only nominals.

  3. Kono pai, tabete _____.

    1. kudasai
      Right! This is correct.

    2. onegaisimasu
      Sorry! Explanation: Onegaisimasu cannot be used with the gerund form of verbs to make commands.

    3. desita
      Sorry! Explanation: The copula desu cannot follow the gerund form of verbs. To say "I ate this pie," you would say Kono pai, tabemasita.

Fill in the blanks with ga (が), wa (は), o (を), mo (も) or "Z" for zero particle. All the questions are asked under the given context. Assume that questions are asked independently from one another.

Context: Ms. Tanaka went to the store yesterday in order to buy 2 black pens, 3 notebooks and 10 sheets of white paper. However, she didn't buy notebooks because they were expensive.

  1. Q: Who bought pens?
    A: Tanaka-san _が_ kaimasita.

  2. Q: When did Ms. Tanaka buy things?
    A: Kinoo _Z_ kaimasita.

  3. Q: Did she buy pens, notebook and paper?
    A: Pen to kami _は_ kaimasita kedo, nooto _は_ kaimasen desita.

  4. Q: Was it you who bought pens?
    A: Iya, watasi _は_ kaimasen desita. Tanaka-san _は_ kaimasita yo.

  5. Q: How many papers did she buy?
    A: Zyuu-mai _Z_ kaimasita.


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