Before starting the exercise for wh-question 「どんな」「どれくらい」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.
- Reference
- Imabi – More こそあど and The Question “How”
Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Wh-question 「どんな」「どれくらい」
This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.
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English and Hidden Japanese Scripts
| 1. | What kind of house do (you) live in? |
| どんな家に住んでいますか？ |
| 2. | What kind of job are (you) doing? |
| どんな仕事をしていますか？ |
| 3. | What is (your) friend like? |
| 友だちはどんな人ですか？ |
| 4. | What is Tokyo like? |
| 東京はどんなところですか？ |
| 5. | What kind of song is this? |
| これはどんな歌ですか？ |
| 6. | How far is (it) to the station? |
| 駅までどれくらい（距離が）ありますか？ |
| 7. | How long does (it) take (to get) to the school? |
| 学校までどれくらい（時間が）かかりますか？ |
| 8. | How long ago did (you) eat a meal? |
| どれくらい前にごはんを食べましたか？ |
| 9. | How cold is (it) in Japan? |
| 日本はどれくらい寒いですか？ |
| 10. | How hot is (it) in India? |
| インドはどれくらい暑いですか？ |
Recommended Links
How to Proceed with the Instantaneous Composition Method
Japanese Grammar Exercise: How Many or Much 「いくつ」「いくら」「なん」
Japanese Grammar Exercises: Wh-question 「なぜ」 「どうやって」
