N3 Vocabulary · Test 32

The correct answer is 4. かわいたので (渇いたので, 'because (my throat) is dry/thirsty'). The standard expression for being thirsty is 喉(のど)が渇(かわ)いた. The sentence means 'My throat is dry, so I want to drink something.'

• 1ふらふら (dizzy/unsteady) describes a person feeling lightheaded or wobbly, not a throat condition.
• 2ぺこぺこ (very hungry) is used with お腹(なか)がぺこぺこ (starving), not with のど (throat).
• 3すいた (空いた, 'became empty') is used with お腹(なか)が空(す)いた (got hungry). While 'empty' might seem plausible for a throat, the natural collocation for thirst is 渇(かわ)いた, not 空(す)いた.

• 渇かわく — to get dry / to be thirsty
• 喉のど — throat
• ふらふら — dizzy, unsteady (onomatopoeia)
• ぺこぺこ — starving, very hungry (onomatopoeia)
• 空すく — to become empty (used for stomach = hungry)

The correct answer is 3. 渋滞 (じゅうたい, 'traffic jam/congestion'). 道が渋滞していて means 'the road is congested,' which directly explains why cars can't move forward. The sentence means 'Because of construction the road is jammed, and the cars can't move forward at all.'

• 1運休 (うんきゅう, 'service suspension') is used for public transportation (trains, buses) being cancelled, not for roads.
• 2故障 (こしょう, 'breakdown') is used for machines/devices breaking down, not for roads.
• 4集中 (しゅうちゅう, 'concentration/gathering') does not collocate naturally with 道 (road) in this context.

• 渋滞じゅうたい — traffic jam, congestion
• 運休うんきゅう — suspension of service (trains/buses)
• 故障こしょう — breakdown, malfunction
• 集中しゅうちゅう — concentration, focusing
• 工事こうじ — construction work

The correct answer is 2. おかしい (変な/異常な, 'strange, off, wrong'). 車のエンジンの音がおかしい means 'the engine sound is strange/abnormal,' which is a natural reason to request repairs. The sentence means 'The car's engine sounded strange, so I asked for it to be repaired.'

• 1まずしい (貧しい, 'poor/impoverished') describes financial or material poverty, not sounds.
• 3きびしい (厳しい, 'strict/severe') can describe rules, tests, or weather, but not an engine sound.
• 4しつこい (執こい, 'persistent/stubborn') describes a person or behavior that won't let go, not a sound.

• おかしい — strange, odd, wrong
• 貧まずしい — poor, impoverished
• 厳きびしい — strict, severe
• 執しつこい — persistent, stubborn
• 修理しゅうり — repair
• エンジン（えんじん） — engine

The correct answer is 3. 交換 (こうかん, 'exchange/replacement'). 新しい電池に交換した means 'replaced (the old battery) with a new one.' The pattern Xに交換する means 'to replace with X.' The sentence means 'The clock stopped, so I replaced (the battery) with a new one.'

• 1移動 (いどう, 'moving/relocation') means physically moving something from one place to another, not replacing a battery.
• 2変化 (へんか, 'change') is intransitive and means a state changes on its own; it does not take the particle に in this way and is not used for replacing parts.
• 4入力 (にゅうりょく, 'input/entry') is used for entering data into a computer/device, not for replacing batteries.

• 交換こうかん — exchange, replacement
• 移動いどう — movement, relocation
• 変化へんか — change (intransitive)
• 入力にゅうりょく — input, data entry
• 電池でんち — battery
• 時計とけい — clock, watch

The correct answer is 1. リサイクル (recycle). リサイクルすれば means 'if you recycle.' Recycling cans and PET bottles instead of throwing them away reduces garbage. The sentence means 'If you recycle cans and PET bottles instead of throwing them away, garbage will decrease.'

• 2キャンセル (cancel) means to cancel a reservation, order, or plan — not relevant to disposing of containers.
• 3カット (cut) means to cut or reduce something; while it could reduce garbage in a different sense, it doesn't fit the context of not throwing away cans/bottles.
• 4チェンジ (change) means to change/swap something; it doesn't specifically describe the environmentally relevant action of reusing materials.

• リサイクル（りさいくる） — recycle (loanword)
• キャンセル（きゃんせる） — cancel (loanword)
• カット（かっと） — cut (loanword)
• チェンジ（ちぇんじ） — change (loanword)
• 捨すてる — to throw away
• 缶かん — can (tin/aluminum)
• ペットボトル（ぺっとぼとる） — PET bottle (plastic bottle)

サイズ (size) refers to the physical dimensions or magnitude of something. 大きさ (おおきさ) also means 'size' or 'dimensions,' making it the closest in meaning. The sentence means: 'Do you have a plate of the same size?'

• 2値段 (ねだん) means 'price,' which is not related to size.
• 3色 (いろ) means 'color,' which is not related to size.
• 4形 (かたち) means 'shape,' which is related but distinct from size.

• サイズ — size
• 大おおきさ — size, dimensions
• 値段ねだん — price
• 形かたち — shape

注文しました (ちゅうもんしました) means 'ordered' (as in placing an order at a restaurant or shop). たのみました (from たのむ, 'to order/request') is the closest paraphrase. The sentence means: 'Have you ordered the salad yet?'

• 1作りましたか (つくりましたか) means 'Did you make it?' — making is different from ordering.
• 3食べましたか (たべましたか) means 'Did you eat it?' — eating is not the same as ordering.
• 4はこびましたか (はこびましたか) means 'Did you transport/carry it?' — unrelated to ordering.

• 注文ちゅうもんする — to order (goods, food, etc.)
• 頼たのむ — to request, to order
• 運はこぶ — to transport, to carry

たしかめて (from たしかめる, 'to confirm/check/verify') means to make sure something is correct. チェックして (from チェックする, 'to check') is the closest paraphrase. The sentence means: 'Excuse me, could you check once more?'

• 1コピーして (コピーして) means 'to copy' (as in photocopy or duplicate) — not the same as confirming.
• 2メモして (メモして) means 'to take a memo/note' — writing down is different from checking.
• 3メールして (メールして) means 'to email' — sending an email is unrelated to confirming.

• 確たしかめる — to confirm, to check, to verify
• チェックする — to check
• コピーする — to copy
• メモする — to take a note

このごろ (このごろ) means 'recently / these days,' referring to a period around the present time. さいきん (最近, さいきん) also means 'recently / lately,' making it the closest paraphrase. The sentence means: 'Yamada-san seems busy these days, doesn't she?'

• 1ずっと (ずっと) means 'for a long time / all along' — it implies a longer, more continuous span than このごろ.
• 2いつも (いつも) means 'always' — a habitual/general time expression, not 'recently.'
• 3まだ (まだ) means 'still / not yet' — unrelated to the meaning of 'recently.'

• このごろ — recently, these days
• 最近さいきん — recently, lately
• ずっと — for a long time, all along
• いつも — always

しゃべっている (しゃべっている, from しゃべる) means 'is talking / chatting.' 話して (はなして, from 詸す) means 'talking / speaking,' which is the closest paraphrase. The sentence means: 'That child has been doing nothing but talking since a while ago.'

• 1騒いで (さわいで, from 騒ぐ) means 'making noise / being rowdy' — related but not the same as talking.
• 3答えて (こたえて, from 答える) means 'answering' — answering is a specific act, not the same as chatting.
• 4遊んで (あそんで, from 遊ぶ) means 'playing' — unrelated to talking.

• しゃべる — to talk, to chat
• 話はなす — to talk, to speak
• 騒さわぐ — to make noise, to be rowdy
• 答こたえる — to answer