| Three presentation blocks of sentences | ||
| 1st block | 2nd block | Target block |
| 1. Correct “No” responses (incorrect sentences) | ||
| (1) Semantically matched Chinese words which do not exist in Japanese | ||
| 友?からの | プレゼントは | 手表でした. |
| tomodati-kara-no | purezento-wa | Shoubiao (CH) desita. |
| my friend-from-GEN | present-TOP | watch (CH) be-PAST. |
| (2) Semantically mismatched Chinese words which do not exist in Japanese | ||
| 友?からの | プレゼントは | 公里でした. |
| tomodati-kara-no | purezento-wa | gongli (CH) desita. |
| my friend-from-GEN | present-TOP | kilo (CH) be-PAST |
| (3) Nonwords which do not exist either in Japanese or in Chinese | ||
| 友?からの | プレゼントは | ?治でした. |
| tomodati-kara-no | purezento-wa | huzhi (NW) desita. |
| my friend-from-GEN | present-TOP | huzhi (NW) be-PAST. |
| 2. Correct “Yes” responses (correct sentences) | ||
| 友?からの | プレゼントは | 万年?でした. |
| tomodati-kara-no | purezento-wa | man'nenhitu desita. |
| my friend-from-GEN | present-TOP | pen be-PAST. |
| 友?からの | プレゼントは | ??でした. |
| tomodati-kara-no | purezento-wa | tokei desita. |
| my friend-from-GEN | present-TOP | watch be-PAST. |
| 友?からの | プレゼントは | かばんでした. |
| tomodati-kara-no | purezento-wa | kaban desita. |
| my friend-from-GEN | present-TOP | bag be-PAST. |