N2 Vocabulary · Test 11

The correct option is 3. The word is 無計画 (むけいかく), meaning 'unplanned' or 'haphazard'. The sentence means 'It is better not to start it as it is, without any plan.' The prefix 無 (む) means 'without' or 'lack of', which fits perfectly here.

• 1不 (ふ) is a prefix meaning 'un-' or 'not', but 不計画 is not a standard Japanese word. Common words with 不 include 不便 (ふべん) or 不安 (ふあん).
• 2非 (ひ) is a prefix meaning 'non-' or 'un-', but 非計画 is not a standard word. Common words with 非 include 非常 (ひじょう) or 非公開 (ひこうかい).
• 4反 (はん) is a prefix meaning 'anti-' or 'against', but 反計画 is not a standard word. Common words with 反 include 反対 (はんたい) or 反社会的 (はんしゃかいてき).

• 無計画むけいかく — unplanned, haphazard, without a plan

The correct option is 1. The word is 送信元 (そうしんもと), meaning 'sender' or 'source of transmission'. The sentence means 'When a suspicious email arrives, I make sure to check the sender of the email.' The suffix 元 (もと) indicates the origin or source of something.

• 2原 (げん) means 'origin' or 'source' in words like 原因 (げんいん) or 原料 (げんりょう), but 送信原 is not a standard Japanese word.
• 3根 (こん) means 'root' in words like 根本 (こんぽん), but 送信根 is not a standard Japanese word.
• 4素 (そ) means 'element' or 'bare' in words like 素材 (そざい) or 素人 (しろうと), but 送信素 is not a standard Japanese word.

• 送信元そうしんもと — sender, source of transmission

The correct option is 2. The word is 働き手 (はたらきて), meaning 'worker', 'breadwinner', or 'helping hand'. The sentence means 'In this country, the number of agricultural workers is decreasing.' The suffix 手 (て) refers to a person who does a specific kind of work.

• 1顔 (かお) means 'face', but 働き顔 is not a standard Japanese word.
• 3足 (あし) means 'foot/leg', but 働き足 is not a standard Japanese word.
• 4腕 (うで) means 'arm' or 'skill' (as in 腕前), but 働き腕 is not a standard Japanese word.

• 働き手（はたらきて） — worker, breadwinner, helping hand

スペース (space) is the correct choice. The sentence means 'This supermarket has no space to park a car in front of the store.' スペース refers to an open area or space available for a particular use, such as parking.

• 2フロア (floor) refers to a level/story inside a building (e.g., 1階のフロア). It does not describe an outdoor parking area.
• 3ステージ (stage) refers to a raised platform for performances. It is completely unrelated to parking.
• 4フロント (front) usually refers to a reception desk (e.g., hotel front desk). It does not mean a parking space.

• スペース（すぺーす） — space, open area (for a specific purpose such as parking)
• フロア（ふろあ） — floor, level of a building
• ステージ（すてーじ） — stage, performance platform
• フロント（ふろんと） — front desk, reception

点検 (てんけん) means 'inspection, checking (equipment/machinery for problems).' The sentence says 'I regularly inspect the elevator to make sure there are no abnormalities.' 点検 is the standard word for checking machines or equipment for safety and proper function.

• 1参観 (さんかん) means 'visiting/observing,' typically used for 参観日 (school observation day) or viewing an event. It is not used for inspecting machinery.
• 2検診 (けんしん) means 'medical examination/checkup' (e.g., 健康診断). It applies to people's health, not equipment.
• 3観測 (かんそく) means 'observation,' typically of natural phenomena like weather or astronomical events. It implies watching/monitoring, not inspecting for defects.

• 点検てんけん — inspection, checking (equipment/machinery for problems)
• 参観さんかん — observation, visiting (e.g., school open day)
• 検診けんしん — medical checkup, health screening
• 観測かんそく — observation (of natural phenomena, weather, etc.)

にっこり is an onomatopoeic adverb meaning 'with a smile.' The sentence means 'When the camera was pointed at them, the children smiled.' にっこり笑った is a common collocation meaning 'smiled pleasantly.'

• 1さっぱり means 'refreshingly' or 'completely (not at all)' in negative contexts. さっぱり笑った is not a natural expression.
• 3ぴかぴか means 'sparkling, shiny' (e.g., a clean floor or new shoes). It does not describe how someone smiles or laughs.
• 4ほかほか means 'warm (and steaming),' used for food or feeling warm. It does not describe a facial expression.

• にっこり — with a smile, smiling pleasantly
• さっぱり — refreshingly; completely (with negative: not at all)
• ぴかぴか — sparkling, shiny, gleaming
• ほかほか — warm and steaming (food); feeling warm

続出 (ぞくしゅつ) means 'appearing one after another, occurring in succession.' The sentence means 'The sea was rough today and the boat rocked, so people feeling sick appeared one after another.' 続出した is the standard expression for multiple people experiencing something in succession.

• 1続行 (ぞっこう) means 'continuing/resuming an action or task.' It does not mean people appearing one after another.
• 3持続 (じぞく) means 'persistence, maintenance (of a state or condition).' It is not used for people appearing successively.
• 4継続 (けいぞく) means 'continuation, keeping something going (over time).' Like 続行, it refers to continuing an activity, not people emerging one after another.

• 続出ぞくしゅつ — appearing one after another, occurring in succession
• 続行ぞっこう — continuation, resuming an action
• 持続じぞく — persistence, maintenance (of a state)
• 継続けいぞく — continuation, keeping something going

飛び散って (とびちって) means 'scattered (in the air), flying and dispersing in various directions.' The sentence means 'When I sneezed while cooking, the flour scattered everywhere.' This is the natural expression for powder or small particles dispersing.

• 1飛び立って (とびたって) means 'flying away, taking off' (e.g., a bird flying away from a perch). Flour does not 'take off.'
• 2飛び上がって (とびあがって) means 'jumping up (in surprise or physically leaping upward).' It describes a person or object springing upward, not particles scattering.
• 4飛び降りて (とびおりて) means 'jumping down from something' (e.g., jumping off a platform or vehicle). It is unrelated to powder dispersing.

• 飛び散る（とびちる） — to scatter (in the air), fly and disperse in various directions
• 飛び立つ（とびたつ） — to fly away, take off (birds, etc.)
• 飛び上がる（とびあがる） — to jump up, leap up (in surprise)
• 飛び降りる（とびおりる） — to jump down from (a height)