MIT Japanese 1
Hour-Long Exam Practice Quiz Answer

Indicate a possible combination with O. For each set, none or some or all of the choices may be possible. For each possible choice, provide an English equivalent of the entire sentence.

1. ___ no kasa desu ka.
   
   X a) Konna
   Explanation: Konna is pre-nominal, thus 'no' cannot be used between konna and kasa.  Correct sentense is 'Konna kasa desu ka.  "This type of umbrella?"           X b) Onazi
   Explanation: Onazi is a special kind of nominal that links with other nominal immediately.  Correct sentence is 'Onazi kasa desu ka.' "The same unmbrella?"
   O c) Dare  "Whoes umbrella is it?"
   O d) Midori  "Is it a green umbrella?"
   X e) Akai
   Explanation: Akai is an adjectival.  Correct sentence is ' Akai kasa desu ka?' "Is it  a red umbrella?
2. Tanaka san ___ desita.
   O a) no "It was Tanaka's."
   X b) ga
   Explanation: Predicate (sentence) follows 'ga'- phrase.  
   X c) yokatta
   Explanation: Correct sentence is 'Takana-san mo yokatta desu.'  
   X d) zya nai
   Explanation: Correct stentence is 'Tanaka-san zya nakatta desu' or 'Tanaka-san zya arimasen desita.'
   O e) ga arimasen "It was Tanaka who didn't have one."
   
   
3. Dore ___ ii desu ka.
   
   X a) o  
   Explanation:  'ii desu ka' is an adjectival predicate, thus 'ga' is an correct particle.  'Dore ga ii desu ka' "Which one is good?"
   X b) iro
   Explanation:  Correct sentence is 'Dono (or Donna) iro ga ii desu ka.'  "Which color is good?"
   X c) wa
   Explanation: Particle wa does not follow a question-word. 
   X d) (nothing)
   Explanation: Zero particle does not follow a question word except 'itu' is followed by verbal predicate.
   
   
4. Nooto ___ irimasu.
   
   O a) ga "I need a notebook."
   X b) o
   Explanation: Irimasu is an affective verbal. Therefore, 'o' does not work.
   O c) mo "I also need a notebook."
   O d) wa  "I need a notebook, at least."
   
   
5. Akai no ___ desita yo.
   
   X a) zya nai
   Explanation: Correct sentence is 'Akai no zya nakatta desu' or 'Akai no zya arimasen desita.' " It was not a red one."
   X b) kuruma
   Explanation: 'Akai kuruma desita' is correct.
   X c) to siroi
   Explanation: Correctsentence is 'Akai no to siroi no desita.'
   O d) no mukoo  "It was past the red one."
   X e) tonari
   Explanation:  Correct sentence is 'Akai no no tonari desita yo'.
   
   
6. Yon-hon ___ kaimasu.
   
   O a) dake   "I will buy only four (long cylindrical objects).
   X b) motto
   Explanation:  Correct sentence is 'Moo yon-hon kaimasitsu.' "I will buy four more."
   O c) (nothing)  "I will buy four."
   O d) hodo  " I will buy about four."
   O e) zutu   "I will buy four each of the objects.  
   X f) o
   Explanation:  Yon-hon( extent) should not be followed by 'o'
   
7. Enpitu mo binsen ___ onegai simasu.
   
   X a) (nothing)
   Explanation: 'X mo Y mo'  (Both X and Y)  
   X b) ga
   Explanation: For 'onegai-simasu,' 'o' or zero-particle should be used.
   O c) mo "Both the pensil and the stationary, please."
   X d) o
   Explanation:  Correct sentence is 'Enpitu to binsen Z/o onegai simasu.'
   
   
8. ___ mitt-u kudasai.
   
   X a) Motto
   Explanation: Motto does not preceed quantity expression. Correct sentence is 'Moo mit-tu kudasai.' 
   X b) Konna
   Explanation:
   Konna is a pre-nominal and must precede a nominal. Correct sentence is 'Konna no (o) mit-tu kudasai.' 
   c) Sore mo  " Give me three of those, too, please,"
   O d) Moo  "Give me three more, please."
   
   
9. Mukoo ni ___.
   
   X a) to kotira desu
   Explanation: Phrase particle 'ni' is followed by 'arimasu' or 'arimasen'  Correct sentence is 'Mukoo ni arimasu.'
   O b) mo arimasu  "It exists over there, too."
   X c) desu
   Explanation: desu cannot follow 'ni'. The correct phrase would be Mukoo ni arimasu.
   O d) wa arimasen  "It does not exist over there, at least."
   X e) eki desu
   Explanation: Correct sentence is 'Mukoo ni eki (ga) arimasu' "There's a station overe there."  Or 'Mukoo no eki desu.' "It is the station over there."
   X f) zya nai desu
   Explanation:  Again, 'arimasu/arimasen' must follow the location particle 'ni.
10. Sore ___ desu ne  
    O a) zya nai "It is not that one, right?"
    O b) to kore  "That one and this, right?"
    X c) no kaban    Correct one is 'Sono kaban desu ne.'
    X d) wa  
    Phrase particle 'wa' should be followed by a sentence.  
    
    
11. ___ zassi desu ka.
    
    X a) San-satu
    Explanation: Numeral modifiers come after a nominal.  Correct sentence is " Zassi, san-satu desu ka.'
    X b) Dono yasasii kankokugo
    Explanation: To make this phrase grammatically correct, you would need to insert no between kankokugo and zassi.
    X c) Kiree
    Explanation: Kiree is a na-nominal, requiring na to modify nominals -- Kiree na zassi desu ne.
    X d) Motto  
    
    
12. Eki ___ arimasu.
    
    O a) ni    "There is one in a station."
    O b) ga   "There is a station."
    O c) mo   "There is also a station."
    Od) ni mo  "There is one in a station, too."
    
    
13. ___ tabemasita.
    
    X a) Totemo
    Explanation: Totemo preceeds adjectivals and Na-nominals. Instead, takusan is used to express "a lot" in terms of quantity.
    O b) Hotondo  "I ate most of them."
    O c) Motto   "I ate more."
    X d) Zenzen
    Explanation: Zenzen modifies the negative predicates.  Correct sentense is' Zensen tabemasen desita.'  
    e) Yoku   "I ate often".  It could also mean "I ate a lot."  Used with 'tabemasu' and 'nomimasu,' 'yoku' means  "a lot."
    X f) Amari
    Explanation: Like zenzen, amari is used only with negative predicates.  Correct sentense is "Amari tabemasen desita.
14. Nani ga ____.
    
    O a) tumaranai desu ka  
    "What is boring?"
    X b) tukaimasu ka
    Explanation: Instead of ga, the particle o should be used. "What will you use?" or "What do you use?"  
    O c) wakarimasu ka    "What do you understand?"
    O d) yorosii desu ka   "What is good for you?"
    
    
15. ___ onegai simasu.
    
    O a) Tyotto   "Please give me a little."
    O b) Sugu    "Immediately, please."
    X c) Tukatte
    Explanation: The gerund form of verbals cannot be linked with onegai simasu to make requests. Correct sentence is 'Tukatte kudasai.'  
    "Please use."  
    O d) Hatiman-en   "80,000 yen, please."
    
    
16. ___ mo nominasita ka?
    
    O a) wain to biiru  "Did you drink wine and beer, too?"
    X b) wain to biiru wa
    Explanation: Wa and mo cannot
    O c) wain mo biiru   "Did you drink both wine and beer?"
    O d) Tanaka-san to Yamamoto-san    "Did Tanaka and Yamamoto drink, too?"
    O e) Tanaka-san mo Yamamoto-san   "Did both Tanaka and Yamamoto drink?"
    
    
17. Tyairo no ___.
    
    O a) zya nai desu ka   "Isn't it a brown one?"
    O b) no mae desu yo   "It is in front of the brown one."
    O c) ga ii desu ka   "Is a brown one good?"
    O d) wa nai desu nee   "There is no brown ones."