N3 Vocabulary · Test 19

「にげて」is the te-form of 逃げる（にげる）, meaning 'to escape' or 'to run away.' The fish that was caught escaped. 逃げて is the correct kanji representation.

• 1遠げて: 遠（とお）means 'far.' This kanji is not used for the reading にげる; it is a lookalike distractor.
• 2返げて: 返（かえ）means 'to return.' This kanji does not match the reading にげる.
• 4逆げて: 逆（ぎゃく）means 'reverse/opposite.' This kanji does not match the reading にげる.

• 逃にげる — to escape, to run away

「せいせき」is 成績（せいせき）, meaning 'grades' or 'academic record.' The sentence says math grades improved compared to before. 成績 is the correct kanji compound.

• 1成積: 積（せき）means 'accumulate/stack.' While 成 is correct, 積 is the wrong second kanji — it is a lookalike with the same reading せき.
• 3整績: 整（せい）means 'organize/adjust.' This is the wrong first kanji, though it shares the reading せい.
• 4整積: Both kanji are wrong — 整（せい）and 積（せき）are lookalikes with the correct readings but incorrect meanings for this word.

• 成績せいせき — grades, academic record, performance

「やいて」is the te-form of 焼く（やく）, meaning 'to grill/bake/roast.' The sentence says they grilled the fish and ate it. 焼いて is the correct kanji representation.

• 1爆いて: 爆（ばく）means 'explode.' This kanji does not match the reading やく.
• 2燃いて: 燃（も）means 'burn.' While semantically related to fire, the reading does not match やく, and 燃く is not a standard verb.
• 3煙いて: 煙（けむ/えん）means 'smoke.' This kanji does not match the reading やく.

• 焼やく — to grill, bake, roast

「まわして」is the te-form of 回す（まわす）, meaning 'to turn/rotate.' The sentence asks to turn the red part. 回して is the correct kanji representation.

• 2曲して: 曲（まが/きょく）means 'bend/curve.' The okurigana して does not produce the reading まわして, and 曲す is not a standard verb form.
• 3押して: 押（お）means 'push.' The reading would be おして, not まわして.
• 4引して: 引（ひ）means 'pull.' The reading would be ひして, not まわして.

• 回まわす — to turn, to rotate, to spin

「きろく」is 記録（きろく）, meaning 'record' (as a noun) or 'to record' (as a suru-verb). The sentence says to record the content of the discussion. 記録 is the correct kanji compound: 記（き, to write down）+ 録（ろく, record）.

• 1議録: 議（ぎ）means 'deliberation/discussion.' While semantically related, the reading ぎ does not match き.
• 2記禄: 禄（ろく）means 'salary/stipend.' The first kanji is correct, but the second is a lookalike with the same reading ろく but wrong meaning.
• 4議禄: Both kanji are wrong — 議（ぎ）has the wrong reading, and 禄（ろく）has the wrong meaning.

• 記録きろく — record, to record (する)

アドバイス (advice) fits perfectly: 気をつけたほうがいいことをアドバイスしてあげた means 'I gave my brother advice about things he should be careful about.' The pattern アドバイスしてあげた (gave advice to someone) is a common collocation.

• 1インタビュー (interview) does not fit — you don't 'interview' someone about things to be careful about.
• 2スピーチ (speech) does not fit — giving a speech is not the same as advising someone.
• 4アンケート (questionnaire/survey) does not fit — you don't 'questionnaire' someone about precautions.

• アドバイス — advice
• インタビュー — interview
• スピーチ — speech
• アンケート — questionnaire, survey

うまい (good at, skilled) fits perfectly: 歌がうまい (good at singing) explains why Suzuki is sometimes thought to be a professional singer. うまい is commonly used to describe skill at something, including singing.

• 1なつかしい (nostalgic, miss) describes a feeling of longing for the past, not a skill — it cannot modify 歌 in this context.
• 2えらい (great, admirable) describes someone's status or accomplishments, not a skill like singing.
• 3おとなしい (quiet, gentle) could describe a personality or a song's mood, but '歌がおとなしい' means 'the song is quiet,' which doesn't explain being mistaken for a pro singer.

• うまい — good at, skilled (at something)
• なつかしい — nostalgic, longing for
• えらい — great, admirable, important
• おとなしい — quiet, gentle, mild

自信 (confidence) fits perfectly: 優勝する自信があります means 'I have confidence that I will win.' The speaker practiced a lot, so having confidence in winning the karaoke contest is the natural meaning.

• 1関心 (interest, concern) does not collocate with 優勝する — you don't say '優勝する関心があります.'
• 3印象 (impression) does not fit — '優勝する印象があります' is unnatural and doesn't convey the intended meaning.
• 4興味 (interest) does not fit — '優勝する興味があります' would mean 'I have interest in winning,' which is grammatically awkward and doesn't match the context of practicing hard and expecting to win.

• 自信じしん — confidence
• 関心かんしん — interest, concern
• 印象いんしょう — impression
• 興味きょうみ — interest

検査 (examination, checkup) fits perfectly: 目の検査をして もらった means 'had an eye examination done.' At a hospital, you receive a 検査 (medical examination), and the result revealed that the eyes had gotten slightly worse.

• 2研究 (research) is an academic/scientific activity, not something you receive at a hospital as a patient.
• 3証明 (proof, certification) does not fit — you don't 'prove' your eyes at a hospital.
• 4観察 (observation) means watching/observing something carefully, which is not the standard word for a medical eye exam.

• 検査けんさ — examination, checkup, inspection
• 研究けんきゅう — research, study
• 証明しょうめい — proof, certification
• 観察かんさつ — observation

チャレンジ (challenge) fits perfectly: 外国語の勉強にチャレンジする means 'to challenge oneself to study a foreign language.' チャレンジする is commonly used for taking on something difficult, which matches 苦手だった外国語 (a foreign language one was bad at).

• 1アクセス (access) does not fit — '勉強にアクセスする' is not a natural collocation in this context.
• 3オープン (open) does not fit — '勉強にオープンする' is not a natural expression for starting to study.
• 4セット (set) does not fit — '勉強にセットする' is not a natural collocation here.

• チャレンジ — challenge (to take on a challenge)
• アクセス — access
• オープン — open
• セット — set