N3 Vocabulary · Test 17

目的（もくてき） means 'purpose' or 'goal.' The sentence says 'The purpose of the interview we are about to conduct is to ask about hopes for the classes.' The structure 「〜の目的は…ことです」 (The purpose of ~ is to…) is a common pattern, making 目的 the natural fit.

• 1影響（えいきょう） means 'influence' or 'effect.' An interview does not have 'influence' defined as 'asking about hopes,' so this is contextually wrong.
• 3様子（ようす） means 'state,' 'condition,' or 'situation.' You would say 様子を見る (observe the situation), but 'the situation of the interview is to ask about hopes' does not make sense.
• 4原因（げんいん） means 'cause' or 'reason.' While 原因 can relate to why something happens, the sentence structure 「〜は…ことです」 describes an intended goal, not a cause.

• 目的もくてき — purpose, goal
• 影響えいきょう — influence, effect
• 様子ようす — state, condition, situation
• 原因げんいん — cause, reason
• インタビュー — interview
• 授業じゅぎょう — class, lesson
• 希望きぼう — hope, wish

床（ゆか） means 'floor.' The sentence describes dropping a glass during a meal and breaking it — you drop something onto the floor, so 床に落として割ってしまった (dropped it on the floor and broke it) is correct.

• 2天井（てんじょう） means 'ceiling.' You do not drop a glass onto the ceiling; gravity makes things fall downward, so this is illogical.
• 3屋根（やね） means 'roof.' A roof is outside on top of a building; you would not drop a glass onto a roof during a meal indoors.
• 4壁（かべ） means 'wall.' While a glass could hit a wall, the verb 落とす (drop) combined with 割れる (break) most naturally describes falling onto the floor, not a wall.

• 床ゆか — floor
• 天井てんじょう — ceiling
• 屋根やね — roof
• 壁かべ — wall
• 食事中しょくじちゅう — during a meal
• 割われる — to break (intransitive)

完成（かんせい）する means 'to be completed' or 'to be finished (construction).' The sentence says a splendid apartment building under construction in front of the station will finally be completed next month. 建設中 (under construction) pairs naturally with 完成 (completion).

• 1開場（かいじょう）する means 'to open (a venue/facility)' such as a stadium or event hall. An apartment building is not 'opened' in this sense; it is completed and then sold or occupied.
• 3発展（はってん）する means 'to develop' or 'to grow,' used for cities, industries, or economies. A single building does not 'develop.'
• 4進行（しんこう）する means 'to progress' or 'to advance.' Construction can be 進行中 (in progress), but the sentence says the building will finally be finished, not that it will keep progressing.

• 完成かんせい — completion (する: to be completed)
• 開場かいじょう — opening of a venue/facility
• 発展はってん — development, growth
• 進行しんこう — progress, advancement
• 建設中けんせつちゅう — under construction
• 立派りっぱ — splendid, fine

列（れつ） means 'line' or 'queue' (of people). The sentence says the restaurant is cheap and delicious, so a long line always forms in front. The phrase 列ができる (a line forms) is the standard expression for a queue of waiting people.

• 1線（せん） means 'line' in a geometric or abstract sense (e.g., a drawn line). It is not used for a queue of people.
• 3帯（おび） means 'sash' or 'belt' (e.g., a kimono sash) and can metaphorically mean a band/strip, but it is not used for a line of people waiting.
• 4波（なみ） means 'wave.' While you might say 人波 (crowd/wave of people), you would not say 長い波ができる to describe a queue.

• 列れつ — line, queue (of people)
• 線せん — line (geometric/drawn)
• 帯おび — sash, belt, band
• 波なみ — wave

苦しく（くるしく） means 'painful,' 'tight,' or 'uncomfortable.' The sentence says the speaker gained weight, so their pants are tight and become uncomfortable as soon as they put them on. きつくて…苦しくなる (tight…becomes painful) is a natural combination.

• 2眩しく（まぶしく） means 'dazzling' or 'blindingly bright,' used for light or sunshine. It has nothing to do with tight clothing.
• 3厳しく（きびしく） means 'strict' or 'severe,' used for rules, discipline, or criticism. It does not describe physical discomfort from tight pants.
• 4怪しく（あやしく） means 'suspicious' or 'dubious.' It cannot describe the feeling of wearing tight pants.

• 苦くるしい — painful, tight, uncomfortable
• 眩まぶしい — dazzling, bright
• 厳きびしい — strict, severe
• 怪あやしい — suspicious, dubious
• ズボン — pants, trousers
• 太ふとる — to gain weight

「協力（きょうりょく）する」means to cooperate, to work together, or to help someone with a task. In the sentence 「前田さんも協力してください」(Please have Maeda-san also help/cooperate), the closest paraphrase is option 3 「手伝って（てつだって）」(help).

• 1「急いで（いそいで）」means 'in a hurry / hastily,' which is unrelated to cooperation or helping.
• 2「決めて（きめて）」means 'deciding,' which does not match the meaning of 協力する.
• 4「がんばって」means 'do one's best / work hard.' While related to effort, it does not specifically mean cooperating or helping someone.

• 協力きょうりょく — cooperation, helping, working together
• 手伝てつだう — to help, to assist

「スケジュール」is a loanword meaning 'schedule,' i.e., a plan of when things will happen. The closest Japanese paraphrase is option 4 「予定（よてい）」(plan, schedule, expected timing).

• 1「規則（きそく）」means 'rules, regulations,' which is unrelated to a schedule.
• 2「やり方（やりかた）」means 'way of doing something, method,' which describes how, not when.
• 3「結果（けっか）」means 'result, outcome,' which is the opposite direction from a schedule (which is about the future plan).

• スケジュール — schedule, timetable
• 予定よてい — plan, schedule, expectation

「約（やく）」before a number means 'approximately, about, roughly.' So 「約1万円」means 'about 10,000 yen.' Option 1 「だいたい1万円」(roughly 10,000 yen) is the closest paraphrase.

• 2「ちょうど1万円」means 'exactly 10,000 yen,' which is more precise than 約 implies.
• 3「1万円以上（いちまんえんいじょう）」means '10,000 yen or more,' which narrows the range in one direction and is not what 約 means.
• 4「1万円以下（いちまんえんいか）」means '10,000 yen or less,' which also narrows the range and does not match 約.

• 約やく — approximately, about, roughly
• だいたい — roughly, approximately, mostly

「どなる」（怒鳴る）means 'to shout, to yell (at someone),' often in anger. The passive 「どなられた」means 'was yelled at.' Option 1 「大声で怒られた（おおごえでおこられた）」(was scolded with a loud voice) best captures both the loudness and the anger.

• 2「小声で怒られた（こごえでおこられた）」means 'was scolded in a small/quiet voice,' which contradicts the loudness of どなる.
• 3「大声で笑われた（おおごえでわらわれた）」means 'was laughed at loudly.' This captures loudness but not the anger/scolding of どなる.
• 4「小声で笑われた（こごえでわらわれた）」means 'was laughed at quietly,' which matches neither the loudness nor the anger.

• 怒鳴どなる — to shout, to yell at (someone)
• 大声おおごえ — loud voice

「あらゆる」means 'all, every, all kinds of' and modifies a noun to indicate the entirety of that category. In 「あらゆる質問に丁寧に答えた」(answered every/all questions carefully), the closest paraphrase is option 2 「全部の（ぜんぶの）」(all).

• 1「一つの（ひとつの）」means 'one (single),' which is the opposite of あらゆる.
• 3「難しい（むずかしい）」means 'difficult.' あらゆる does not imply difficulty.
• 4「簡単な（かんたんな）」means 'easy/simple.' あらゆる does not imply ease.

• あらゆる — all, every, all possible
• 全部ぜんぶ — all, the whole