N3 Vocabulary · Test 10

団体（だんたい） means 'group' (of people). 団体で移動した means 'moved as a group.' The closest paraphrase is グループで (in a group), option 2.

• 1一人で means 'alone/by oneself,' which is the opposite of traveling in a group.
• 3歩いて means 'on foot/by walking.' This describes a means of transport, not the fact of being in a group.
• 4タクシーで means 'by taxi.' Like option 3, this is a means of transport, unrelated to 団体.

• 団体だんたい — group (of people); organized body
• 移動いどう — movement; moving (from one place to another)

しゃべる means 'to talk; to chat.' しゃべらないでください means 'please don't talk.' The closest paraphrase is 話さないで (don't talk), option 4.

• 1騒がないで (さわがないで) means 'don't make noise / don't be rowdy.' While related to talking loudly, it is not the same as simply 'don't talk.'
• 2食べないで (たべないで) means 'don't eat,' which is unrelated to しゃべる.
• 3遊ばないで (あそばないで) means 'don't play,' which is unrelated to しゃべる.

• しゃべる — to talk; to chat; to chatter

退屈（たいくつ） means 'boring; dull; tedious.' 退屈だった means 'it was boring.' The closest paraphrase is つまらなかった (was boring/uninteresting), option 2.

• 1楽しかった（たのしかった） means 'was fun/enjoyable,' the opposite of 退屈.
• 3忙しかった（いそがしかった） means 'was busy,' which is a different state from being bored.
• 4静かだった（しずかだった） means 'was quiet,' which does not match 退屈.

• 退屈たいくつ — boring; tedious; dull
• つまらない — boring; uninteresting; dull

多少（たしょう） means 'somewhat; a little; to some degree.' 多少うるさい means 'somewhat/a bit noisy.' The closest paraphrase is ちょっと (a little), option 3.

• 1いつも means 'always,' indicating frequency, not degree. 多少 does not mean 'always.'
• 2とても means 'very,' which is a stronger degree than 多少. 多少 implies 'a little,' not 'very.'
• 4ときどき means 'sometimes,' indicating frequency, not degree.

• 多少たしょう — somewhat; a little; more or less
• うるさい — noisy; loud; annoying

駆ける（かける） means 'to run (usually with energy/urgency).' 駆けてきた means 'came running.' The closest paraphrase is 走ってきた (came running), option 1.

• 2登ってきた（のぼってきた） means 'came climbing (up).' This is unrelated to 駆ける.
• 3入ってきた（はいってきた） means 'came in / entered.' This is not the meaning of 駆ける.
• 4集まってきた（あつまってきた） means 'gathered / came together.' This describes assembling, not running.

• 駆かける — to run (dash, sprint)
• 走はしる — to run

距離 (きょり) means 'distance' between two points in space (or sometimes time). Option 1 correctly uses it to ask about the distance in kilometers between Tokyo and Kyoto, which is a classic spatial-distance usage.

• 2ズボンの長さ should be described with 長さ (ながさ) or 丈 (たけ), not 距離. 距離 is for the distance between two separate points, not the length of a garment.
• 3The interval/frequency of the Olympics (every 4 years) should be described with 間隔 (かんかく) or ペース, not 距離. 距離 is not used for time intervals.
• 4An age difference between siblings should be expressed with 差 (さ) or 違い (ちがい), e.g. 5歳の差がある. 距離 is not used for age gaps.

• 距離きょり — distance (between two points)

活動 (かつどう) means 'activity' — organized or purposeful actions/events. Option 3 correctly uses it for volunteer/cultural activities that introduce various countries' cultures to children.

• 1Train operations being stopped should be described with 運行 (うんこう) or 運転 (うんてん), not 活動. 活動 refers to people's or organizations' activities, not the running of vehicles.
• 2A store's business hours should be described with 営業 (えいぎょう), e.g. 営業は夜9時まで. 活動 is not used for store hours.
• 4Stretching or warming up before running should be described with 準備運動 (じゅんびうんどう) or ストレッチ. 活動 does not mean physical exercise/stretching in this context.

• 活動かつどう — activity (organized/purposeful action)

盛ん (さかん) means 'flourishing, thriving, popular, active' — describing something that is widely and enthusiastically done. Option 4 correctly uses it to say the school is active/thriving in sports, with everyone doing various sports.

• 1Studying hard and doing well on a test should be described with 熱心 (ねっしん) or 頑張った (がんばった). 盛ん describes something being widely/popularly practiced, not personal effort level.
• 2Frequent breakdowns of an old TV should be described with 多い (おおい) or 頻繁 (ひんぱん). 盛ん cannot mean 'frequent/increasing' for negative events like breakdowns.
• 3Being enthusiastic about photography should be described with 好き (すき) or 熱心 (ねっしん). 盛ん describes an activity being popular in a community/society, not a personal hobby or enthusiasm.

• 盛さかん — flourishing, thriving, popular, active (widely and enthusiastically practiced)

区別 (くべつ) means 'to distinguish, to differentiate' — telling apart things that are similar or easily confused. Option 2 correctly uses it for distinguishing and memorizing words with similar meanings, which is a classic 区別 usage.

• 1Classmates going separate paths (university, employment) should be described with 別々 (べつべつ) or それぞれ. 区別 means 'to distinguish/differentiate,' not 'to go separate ways.'
• 3Not being able to recognize someone you haven't seen in a long time should be described with 見分ける (みわける) or 分からない (わからない). 区別 is for distinguishing between similar things, not recognizing/identifying a person.
• 4A country being bordered/separated by rivers should be described with 区切られる (くぎられる) or 分けられる (わけられる). 区別 is not used for geographical separation by natural boundaries.

• 区別くべつ — distinction, differentiation (telling apart similar things)

追いつく (おいつく) means 'to catch up with (someone ahead of you).' Option 4 correctly uses it: the speaker left home after their younger sister but caught up with her near the station — a textbook 追いつく scenario of catching up to someone who had a head start.

• 1Not being able to reach a high shelf should be described with 手が届かない (てがとどかない). 追いつく means 'to catch up,' not 'to reach/extend to.'
• 2Not arriving on time due to traffic should be described with 間に合わない (まにあわない). 追いつく is about catching up to a person/thing ahead, not about meeting a deadline.
• 3Reaching the summit of a mountain after climbing should be described with たどり着く (たどりつく) or 着く (つく). 追いつく is for catching up to something/someone moving ahead, not for arriving at a destination.

• 追おいつく — to catch up with (someone/something ahead of you)