N4-N5 Grammar Quiz » Japanese Question Words Quiz (5-3)

Home » N4-N5 Grammar Quiz » Japanese Question Words Quiz (5-3)
japanese-grammar-quiz-header.jpg

Free Japanese Quiz for Beginners

Ready for a challenge? Master Beginner Japanese step-by-step with JP-QUIZ!

Table of Contents

Quiz

  • Question Words
  • なん or なに
  • どれ or どちら
  • なにか？ – なに

Grammar Note

Let’s say it in Japanese!

👆 5. Demonstrative Pronoun

Let’s Take the Quiz!

Select the best answer.

1. 
あれは (　　) ですか？

What is that?

2. 
マリアさんの スーツケースは (　　) ですか？

Which is your suitcase, Maria? 
※ There are many suitcases.

3. 
たんじょうびは (　　) ですか？

When is your birthday?

4. 
あの おとこのひとは (　　) ですか？

Who is that man?

5. 
あかい かばんと くろい かばんと (　　) がすきですか？

Which do you like a red bag or a black bag?

6. 
(　　) かいましたか？

What did you buy?

7. 
きのう (　　) がっこうを やすんだんですか？

Why were you absent from school yesterday?

8. 
A : (　　) きこえましたか？　B : いいえ、(　　) きこえませんでした。

A : Did you hear anything?　
B : No, I heard nothing.

9. 
たなかさんは (　　) に いますか？

Where is Ms.Tanaka?

10. 
A : ドアの うしろに (　　) いますか？　B : いいえ、(　　) いません。

A : Is anybody behind the door?　
B : No, nobody is there.

Well done! 

Check the brief grammar notes and examples below for your review.

japanese-grammar-quiz-header.jpg

Grammar Note

⚫️ Question Words

what?なん・なに
nan・nani
who?だれ
dare
when?いつ
itsu
where?どこ
doko
why?どうして
dōshite

⚫️ なん / なに

meaning : what ?

Both “なん” and “なに” means “what”.
Which one is used “なん” or “なに” tends to as follows.

なん + the words starting with “d・n・t”

これは なんですか？
kore [wa] nan-desuka?
( What is this? )

きょうは なんのひ ですか？
kyō [wa] nan-no hi-desuka?
( What day is it today? )

なんと いいましたか？
nan-to ī-mashitaka?
( What did you say? )

“なん” means “How many ?”.

なんこ？
nan-ko ?
( How many pieces? )

なんねん？
nan-nen ?
( How many years? )

なんさい？
nan-sai?
( How old? )

“なに” means “What kind of … ?”.

なにいろ？
nani-iro?
( What color? )

なにあじ？
nani-aji ?
( What flavor? )

⚫️ どれ / どちら

meaning : which ?

どれ : from 3 things or more

どれが たなかさんの かさ ですか？
dore [ga] tanaka-san [no] kasa-desuka?
( Which is yours, Ms.Tanaka? )

* There are more than 3 umbrellas.

どちら : A or B ?

どちらが たなかさんの かさ ですか？
dochira [ga] tanaka-san [no] kasa-desuka?
( Which is yours, Ms.Tanaka? )

* There are 2 umbrellas.

⚫️ なにか？ – なにも

meaning : anything? – nothing

“なにか？” is used in a question sentence.

なにか のみますか？
nani-ka nomi-masuka?
( Would you like anything to drink? )

“なにも” is used in a negative sentence.

なにも のみません。
nani-mo nomi-masen.
( I drink nothing? )
japanese-grammar-quiz-header.jpg

Let’s say it in Japanese !

Let’s practice speaking!

Look at the English sentences and try to say them in Japanese. Click “answer” to check the correct sentence and practice with the audio.

What time is it now?

answer
いま なんじですか？
ima nan-ji-desuka?

What’s the meaning of this Kanji?

answer
この かんじの いみは なんですか？
kono kanji [no] imi [wa] nan-desuka?

A : What did you eat?
B : I ate a pizza.

answer
A : なにを たべましたか？
B : ピザを たべました。
A : nani [o] tabe-mashitaka?
B : piza [o] tabe-mashita.

A : Did you eat anything in this morning?
B : No, I ate nothing.

answer
A : けさ なにか たべましたか？
B : いいえ、なにも たべませんでした。
A : kesa nani-ka tabe-mashitaka?
B : īe, nani-mo tabe-masendeshita.

Great job! You’ve completed this lesson. Ready for the next step?

Next: Verb: Movement (iki-masu / ki-masu / kaeri-masu) Quiz 6-1 ▷