N3 Vocabulary · Test 27

The correct option is 1. 「わける」 (分ける) means 'to divide' or 'to share'. The sentence says there are 6 snacks, so if 3 people divide them, each person gets 2. This fits perfectly.

• 2「離す」 (はなす) means 'to separate' or 'to let go of'. It does not mean to divide things among people.
• 3「引く」 (ひく) means 'to pull'. It makes no sense in this context of distributing snacks.
• 4「破く」 (やぶく) means 'to tear' (like paper or cloth). It cannot be used for dividing snacks.

• 分わける — to divide, to split, to share
• 離はなす — to separate, to let go of
• 引ひく — to pull
• 破やぶく — to tear (paper, cloth)

The correct option is 2. 「お祝い」 (おいわい) means 'a celebration' or 'a congratulatory gift'. Since a friend had a baby, it is customary to give a congratulatory gift, which fits the context of '贈りたい' (want to give).

• 1「お願い」 (おねがい) means 'a request' or 'a favor'. You do not give a gift of a request.
• 3「お代わり」 (おかわり) means 'a second helping' (of food or drink). It is irrelevant to a baby being born.
• 4「お見舞い」 (おみまい) means 'a sympathy visit/gift', usually given when someone is sick or has suffered a disaster. It is inappropriate for a birth.

• お祝い（おいわい） — congratulations, congratulatory gift
• お願い（おねがい） — request, favor
• お代わり（おかわり） — second helping, refill
• お見舞い（おみまい） — sympathy visit/gift (for illness/disaster)

The correct option is 1. 「方法」 (ほうほう) means 'method' or 'way'. The speaker is asking if there is a method/way to investigate the cause of their computer's issues by themselves.

• 2「都合」 (つごう) means 'circumstances' or 'convenience'. You do not 'investigate a cause's convenience'.
• 3「規則」 (きそく) means 'rule' or 'regulation'. Investigating a cause does not involve a rule.
• 4「計画」 (けいかく) means 'plan'. While one might make a plan, the sentence asks for a 'method' to investigate, not a 'plan'.

• 方法ほうほう — method, way
• 都合つごう — circumstances, convenience
• 規則きそく — rule, regulation
• 計画けいかく — plan

The correct option is 3. 「積極的」 (せっきょくてき) means 'proactive' or 'positive'. The sentence describes Tanaka as someone who tries to do things on his own initiative, which is the definition of being proactive.

• 1「感情的」 (かんじてき) means 'emotional' or 'sentimental'. This does not match the description of taking initiative to do things.
• 2「効果的」 (こうかてき) means 'effective'. While his actions might be effective, the phrase '自分からやってみようとする' (tries to do things on his own initiative) specifically describes a proactive personality, not an effective one.
• 4「具体的」 (ぐたいてき) means 'concrete' or 'specific'. This describes the nature of details or plans, not a personality trait of taking initiative.

• 積極的せっきょくてき — proactive, positive, aggressive
• 感情的かんじてき — emotional, sentimental
• 効果的こうかてき — effective
• 具体的ぐたいてき — concrete, specific

The correct option is 2. 「資源」 (しげん) means 'resources' (like natural resources). The sentence states that Japan does not have much of things like oil and gold, which are natural resources.

• 1「環境」 (かんきょう) means 'environment'. Oil and gold are not environments.
• 3「基礎」 (きそ) means 'foundation' or 'basis'. Oil and gold are not foundations.
• 4「栄養」 (えいよう) means 'nutrition'. Oil and gold are definitely not nutrition.

• 資源しげん — resources (natural)
• 環境かんきょう — environment
• 基礎きそ — foundation, basis
• 栄養えいよう — nutrition

さっき (sakki) means 'a short time ago' or 'just now.' 少し前に (sukoshi mae ni) means 'a little while ago,' which is the closest in meaning. In the sentence, 'Yamaguchi-san went home さっき (a little while ago),' option 4 fits perfectly.

• 1すぐに (sugu ni) means 'immediately' or 'right away,' referring to doing something without delay, not to a point in the recent past.
• 2ずっと前に (zutto mae ni) means 'a long time ago,' which implies much more time has passed than さっき suggests.
• 3やっと (yatto) means 'finally' or 'at last,' expressing relief that something happened after waiting, not a time reference.

• さっき — a short time ago; just now
• 少し前に（すこしまえに） — a little while ago
• ずっと前に（ずっとまえに） — a long time ago
• すぐに — immediately; right away
• やっと — finally; at last

おかしな (okashina) means 'strange' or 'weird.' へんな (henna) also means 'strange' or 'weird,' making it the closest paraphrase. The sentence says 'I can hear a strange sound from the next room,' and option 3 matches perfectly.

• 1いろいろな (iroirona) means 'various' or 'all kinds of,' describing variety, not strangeness.
• 2にぎやかな (nigiyakana) means 'lively' or 'bustling,' describing energy/noise level, not strangeness.
• 4大きな (ookina) means 'big' or 'large,' describing size, not strangeness.

• おかしな — strange; weird; odd
• へんな — strange; weird; odd
• にぎやかな — lively; bustling
• いろいろな — various; all kinds of

たちました (tachimashita), from 立つ (tatsu), in the context of time means 'passed' (time has elapsed). 過ぎました (sugimashita), from 過ぎる (sugiru), also means 'passed' (time elapsed). The sentence says 'About one week has passed since then,' and option 1 is the closest paraphrase.

• 2かかりました ( kakarimashita), from かかる (kakaru), means 'took (time)' — it describes how long something requires, not how much time has elapsed.
• 3待ちました (machimashita), from 待つ (matsu), means 'waited,' describing a person's action, not the passage of time.
• 4続けました (tsuzukemashita), from 続ける (tsuzukeru), means 'continued,' describing an ongoing action, not the passage of time.

• たちました — (time) passed; elapsed (from 立つ)
• 過すぎました — (time) passed; elapsed (from 過ぎる)
• かかりました — took (time) (from かかる)
• 待まちました — waited (from 待つ)
• 続つづけました — continued (from 続ける)

あわてて (awatete), from あわてる (awateru), means 'in a panic' or 'in a flustered hurry.' 急いだようすで (isoida yōsu de) means 'in a hurried manner / looking rushed,' which is the closest paraphrase. The sentence says 'Yamamoto-san went out in a panic/hurry,' and option 2 fits best.

• 1困ったようすで (komatta yōsu de) means 'looking troubled/distressed,' which describes worry or difficulty, not rushing in a panic.
• 3疲れたようすで (tsukareta yōsu de) means 'looking tired,' describing exhaustion, not a panicked hurry.
• 4怒ったようすで (okotta yōsu de) means 'looking angry,' describing anger, not a panicked hurry.

• あわてて — in a panic; flustered; in a hurry (from あわてる)
• 急いそいだようすで — in a hurried manner; looking rushed
• 困こまったようすで — looking troubled; distressed
• 疲つかれたようすで — looking tired
• 怒おこったようすで — looking angry

カーブしている (kābu shite iru) means 'is curving' — it comes from the English loanword 'curve.' 曲がっている (magatte iru), from 曲がる (magaru), means 'is curved/bent,' which is the closest paraphrase. The sentence says 'The road curves, so please be careful,' and option 1 matches perfectly.

• 2坂になっている (saka ni natte iru) means 'has become a slope / is on an incline,' describing elevation change, not curvature.
• 3暗くなっている (kuraku natte iru) means 'is becoming dark,' describing light conditions, not shape.
• 4狭くなっている (sema ku natte iru) means 'is becoming narrow,' describing width, not curvature.

• カーブしている — is curving (from カーブ, 'curve')
• 曲まがっている — is curved; is bent (from 曲がる)
• 坂さかになっている — has become a slope
• 暗くらくなっている — is becoming dark
• 狭せまくなっている — is becoming narrow