「やばい」を“すばらしい”の意味で使う人、16〜19歳は91.5％、70歳以上は5.1％だった

Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AA word that changed from a bad meaning to a good meaning
2. BA new law about Japanese words
3. CHow to say "dangerous" in English
4. DWhy old people do not like surveys

「やばい」が「危ない」から「すごくいい」の意味でも使われるようになった話なので A。

Q2. What percent of people aged 70 or older use "yabai" in the good way?

1. A91.5 percent
2. B70 percent
3. C5.1 percent
4. D19 percent

only 5.1 percent of people aged 70 or older said so とあるので C。91.5％は16〜19歳の数字。

Q3. In the passage, what does "sick" mean in "That trick was sick!"?

1. AVery bad
2. BVery good
3. CVery tired
4. DVery slow

"sick" can mean "very good" とあるので B。

Q1. Who once used the word as slang, according to the passage?

1. ATeachers and students
2. BStreet vendors and thieves
3. CJazz musicians in the Edo period
4. DOfficers of the Agency for Cultural Affairs

It was once used as slang by street vendors and thieves who were afraid of the police とあるので B。

Q2. How did the overall rate change over ten years?

1. AIt fell from 26.9 to 18.2 percent.
2. BIt stayed at 18.2 percent.
3. CIt rose from 18.2 to 26.9 percent.
4. DIt rose from 5.1 to 91.5 percent.

the overall figure was 18.2 percent, and by 2015 it had risen to 26.9 percent とあるので C。

Q3. What does the writer suggest in the last two sentences?

1. AEnglish never changes the meaning of words.
2. BJapanese is the only language with this kind of change.
3. C"Bad" has lost its usual meaning in English.
4. DA word with a negative meaning can become praise in English too.

English slang has gone the same way. "Bad" and "sick" can both mean "excellent." から、英語でもマイナスの語がほめ言葉になると言いたいので D。

Q1. Where does the word "yabai" come from, according to the passage?

1. AAn English slang word
2. BAn older word, "yaba," for something risky or illegal
3. CA word made up by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
4. DA sports term used by university students

It grew out of "yaba," a word for something risky or against the law とあるので B。

Q2. Which limitation of the survey does the passage point out?

1. AIt asked only people in Tokyo.
2. BIt was carried out before 1990.
3. CIt relied on what people reported, and the teenage group was small.
4. DIt did not include anyone over 70.

The survey measures what people say they do, and the teenage group contained only 59 people とあるので C。

Q3. What can be inferred from the study of 98 university students?

1. AHearing "yabai" alone may not tell you whether the speaker is happy or upset.
2. BStudents no longer use "yabai" in sports.
3. C"Yabai" now has only a positive meaning.
4. DUniversity students use "yabai" less than older people.

the same word covered both joy and despair とあるので、語だけでは喜びか落胆か分からない、と推測できる。A。