The これ, それ, あれ Quiz
“Cheating on a quiz show? That’s sort of like plagiarizing a comic strip.” - Paul Scofield
Now it’s time to mix things up a little bit. Instead of having you do entire sentences, or translating things, I just want you to fill in the blank. The blank, of course, is going to be either これ, それ, or あれ. Up to the challenge? I think it’ll help you figure out which one to use when a lot better. Let’s give it a shot.
You: ____ は あさごはん ですか？ Is that breakfast?
それ, which refers to something that the person the speaker is talking to has.
Person B: はい、____ は あさごはん です。Yes, this is breakfast.
これ, which refers to something the speaker has in their possession.
You: ____ は いす ですか？ Is this a chair?
これ
Person B: いいえ、____ は いす じゃありません。 No, that is not a chair.
それ
You: ____ は じてんしゃ ですか？ Is that over there a bike?
あれ, which refers to something away from both the speaker and the person being spoken to
Person B: はい、_____ は じてんしゃ です。
あれ, you can base this answer off the previous answer (previous fill-in-the-blank), since that one was あれ (away from both people) as well.
Person B: ____ は のみもの です。This is a beverage.
これ
You: _____ は のみもの ですか？ Is that a beverage?
それ
Person B: はい、____ は のみもの です。Yes, this is a beverage.
これ
You: いいえ、____ は のみもの じゃありません。____ は のみもの です。No, that is not a beverage. That (over there) is a beverage.
1. それ 2. あれ