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N3 Vocabulary · Test 35

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  1. 1.高橋さんの家はキッチンが広くていいですね。

    1. 1 玄関
    2. 2 台所
    3. 3 部屋
    4. 4 廊下
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    Answer: 2. 台所

    キッチン (kitchen) is a loanword whose closest Japanese equivalent is 台所 (だいどころ), meaning 'kitchen'. The sentence means 'Takahashi-san's house has a spacious kitchen, which is nice.'

    • 1玄関 (げんかん) means 'entryway/entrance hall', not a kitchen.
    • 3部屋 (へや) means 'room' in general; a kitchen is a specific room, but the word is too vague and not the closest synonym.
    • 4廊下 (ろうか) means 'hallway/corridor', unrelated to a kitchen.
    • キッチン — kitchen (loanword)
    • 台所だいどころ — kitchen
    • 玄関げんかん — entryway, entrance hall
    • 廊下ろうか — hallway, corridor

  2. 2.机の位置を確認しておいてください。

    1. 1 値段
    2. 2 場所
    3. 3 数
    4. 4 色
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    Answer: 2. 場所

    位置 (いち) means 'position/location'. In the sentence 'Please confirm the position of the desk', the closest paraphrase is 場所 (ばしょ), meaning 'place/location'.

    • 1値段 (ねだん) means 'price'; it is a lookalike kanji distractor sharing the character 値.
    • 3数 (かず) means 'number/quantity', unrelated to position.
    • 4色 (いろ) means 'color', unrelated to position.
    • 位置いち — position, location
    • 場所ばしょ — place, location
    • 値段ねだん — price
    • 数かず — number, quantity

  3. 3.その商品は売り切れた。

    1. 1 全部売れた
    2. 2 全然売れなかった
    3. 3 だんだん売れなくなってきた
    4. 4 よく売れるようになってきた。
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    Answer: 1. 全部売れた

    売り切れた (うりきれた) means 'sold out', i.e. all items were sold. The closest paraphrase is 全部売れた (ぜんぶ うれた), 'everything sold'.

    • 2全然売れなかった (ぜんぜん うれなかった) means 'didn't sell at all', the opposite meaning.
    • 3だんだん売れなくなってきた means 'gradually stopped selling', describing a decline, not selling out.
    • 4よく売れるようになってきた means 'has come to sell well', describing increasing sales, not sold out.
    • 売り切れる（うりきれる） — to sell out, be completely sold
    • 売うれる — to sell, be sold

  4. 4.今度、わけを教えてください。

    1. 1 計画
    2. 2 意見
    3. 3 規則
    4. 4 理由
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    Answer: 4. 理由

    わけ (訳) means 'reason/cause/circumstances'. In 'Please tell me the reason next time', the closest paraphrase is 理由 (りゆう), meaning 'reason'.

    • 1計画 (けいかく) means 'plan', not reason.
    • 2意見 (いけん) means 'opinion', not reason.
    • 3規則 (きそく) means 'rule/regulation', not reason.
    • わけ — reason, circumstances
    • 理由りゆう — reason
    • 計画けいかく — plan
    • 規則きそく — rule, regulation

  5. 5.今からアンケートを回収します。

    1. 1 わたします
    2. 2 おくります
    3. 3 あつめます
    4. 4 はじめます
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    Answer: 3. あつめます

    回収します (かいしゅうします) means 'collect/gather in (things that were distributed)'. For an questionnaire (アンケート), 回収 means collecting the completed forms, so the closest paraphrase is あつめます (集めます), 'to collect/gather'.

    • 1わたします (渡します) means 'hand over/submit to someone', the opposite direction of collecting.
    • 2おくります (送ります) means 'send', not collect.
    • 4はじめます (始めます) means 'begin/start', unrelated to collecting.
    • 回収かいしゅう — collection, gathering in
    • 集あつめる — to collect, gather
    • 渡わたす — to hand over, pass
    • 送おくる — to send

  1. 6.スポーツで汗をかいたので、シャワーをあびた。

    1. 1 あせ
    2. 2 ごみ
    3. 3 よごれ
    4. 4 なみだ
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    Answer: 1. あせ

    汗 is read あせ and means 'sweat.' The sentence says 'I sweated from playing sports, so I took a shower.' 汗をかく is the common set phrase meaning 'to sweat.'

    • 2ごみ means 'trash/garbage' (usually written in kana or as ゴミ). It is unrelated to sweating.
    • 3よごれ means 'dirt/stain' (汚れ). It does not fit the phrase 汗をかく.
    • 4なみだ means 'tears' (涙). You do not say なみだをかく.
    • 汗あせ — sweat
    • 汗あせをかく — to sweat

  2. 7.このお知らせをみんなに配ってください。

    1. 1 だまって
    2. 2 もらって
    3. 3 はらって
    4. 4 くばって
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    Answer: 4. くばって

    配って is the て-form of 配る, read くばって, meaning 'to distribute/hand out.' The sentence says 'Please distribute this notice to everyone.'

    • 1だまって is the て-form of 黙る, meaning 'to be silent / to shut up.' It does not fit the context of distributing notices.
    • 2もらって is the て-form of もらう, meaning 'to receive.' The direction is opposite to distributing.
    • 3はらって is the て-form of 払う, meaning 'to pay.' Unrelated to handing out papers.
    • 配くばる — to distribute, to hand out
    • お知らせ（おしらせ） — notice, announcement

  3. 8.新しい道路がもうすぐ完成するそうだ。

    1. 1 かんせい
    2. 2 けんせつ
    3. 3 かんぜん
    4. 4 けんちく
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    Answer: 1. かんせい

    完成 is read かんせい and means 'completion.' The sentence says 'I hear the new road will be completed soon.' 完成する = 'to be completed.'

    • 2けんせつ (建設) means 'construction.' While related to roads, the kanji 完成 is not read this way.
    • 3かんぜん (完全) means 'perfect/complete' and uses the same kanji 完 plus 全. It is a distractor with a similar-looking reading, but the word in the sentence is 完成, not 完全.
    • 4けんちく (建築) means 'architecture/building.' Different kanji and meaning.
    • 完成かんせい — completion
    • 道路どうろ — road

  4. 9.ここから島がたくさん見えますよ。

    1. 1 ほし
    2. 2 とり
    3. 3 しま
    4. 4 うま
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    Answer: 3. しま

    島 is read しま and means 'island.' The sentence says 'You can see many islands from here.'

    • 1ほし (星) means 'star.' Different kanji.
    • 2とり (鳥) means 'bird.' Different kanji.
    • 4うま (馬) means 'horse.' Different kanji.
    • 島しま — island

  5. 10.田中さんはちょっと困っているみたいです。

    1. 1 まよって
    2. 2 こまって
    3. 3 おこって
    4. 4 うたがって
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    Answer: 2. こまって

    困って is the て-form of 困る, read こまって, meaning 'to be in trouble / to be troubled.' The sentence says 'Tanaka-san seems to be a bit troubled.'

    • 1まよって is the て-form of 迷う, meaning 'to hesitate / to get lost.' Related to being unsure, but the kanji 困る is not read this way.
    • 3おこって is the て-form of 怒る, meaning 'to get angry.' Different kanji and meaning.
    • 4うたがって is the て-form of 疑う, meaning 'to doubt / to suspect.' Different kanji and meaning.
    • 困こまる — to be in trouble, to be troubled

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