N3 Vocabulary · Test 44

The correct answer is 2. かかる. The phrase 病気(びょうき)にかかる means 'to catch a disease / to fall ill.' The sentence means: 'When you catch this disease, a high fever appears first.' The pattern ～と after the verb indicates 'when(ever) you do ~, ~ happens.'

• 1うかる (受かる) means 'to pass (an exam/test).' It does not collocate with 病気. This is a deliberate lookalike/sound-alike distractor.
• 3あたる (当たる) means 'to hit / to come into contact / to win (a prize).' While 病気に当たる is not a standard collocation; the correct verb for catching an illness is かかる.
• 4はいる (入る) means 'to enter.' 病気にはいる is not a natural expression; the correct collocation is 病気にかかる.

• 病気びょうき — illness, disease
• かかる — to be affected by / to catch (a disease): 病気にかかる
• うかる — to pass (an exam)
• あたる — to hit, to strike, to win a prize
• はいる — to enter
• 熱が出る（ねつがでる） — to get a fever

The correct answer is 4. 清潔(せいけつ). The sentence says the hotel rooms are always properly cleaned, so they are 'clean / hygienic.' 清潔(だ) fits perfectly as a description of a well-cleaned space.

• 1上品(じょうひん) means 'elegant / refined,' describing manners or appearance. It does not directly describe the result of cleaning.
• 2派手(はで) means 'flashy / showy,' the opposite kind of impression from a neatly cleaned room.
• 3安全(あんぜん) means 'safe / secure.' While a clean room may also be safe, the context specifically mentions 掃除(そうじ)されていて, which points to cleanliness, not safety.

• 掃除そうじ — cleaning
• 清潔せいけつ — clean, hygienic
• 上品じょうひん — elegant, refined
• 派手はで — flashy, showy
• 安全あんぜん — safe, secure

The correct answer is 2. あわせて (合わせて). The fixed expression 力(ちから)を合わせて means 'to join forces / to work together.' The sentence means: 'For the next match, let's join forces and do our best.'

• 1かさねて (重ねて) means 'to pile up / to repeat.' 力を重ねて is not a standard expression.
• 3くわえて (加えて) means 'to add (something to something).' While it involves adding, the set phrase uses 合わせて, not 加えて.
• 4ふやして (増やして) means 'to increase (in number/amount).' 力を増やして is not the idiomatic expression for working together.

• 力を合わせる（ちからをあわせる） — to join forces, to cooperate
• かさねる — to pile up, to repeat
• くわえる — to add
• ふやす — to increase

The correct answer is 3. 出張(しゅっちょう). 出張(する) means 'to go on a business trip.' The context—going to America for a week for a meeting with the department head—clearly indicates a business trip.

• 1出席(しゅっせき) means 'to attend (a meeting/event).' You attend a meeting, but you don't 'attend to America.'
• 2出勤(しゅっきん) means 'to go to work / to report to work (at one's workplace).' It does not mean traveling abroad.
• 4出国(しゅっこく) means 'to leave the country / to depart from a country.' While technically you do leave the country, the purpose and context (a week-long trip for a meeting) call for 出張, the standard term for a business trip.

• 出張しゅっちょう — business trip; 出張する = to go on a business trip
• 出席しゅっせき — attendance; 出席する = to attend
• 出勤しゅっきん — going to work; 出勤する = to report to work
• 出国しゅっこく — departure from a country; 出国する = to leave the country

The correct answer is 1. 冗談(じょうだん). 冗談を言う is the fixed collocation meaning 'to tell a joke / to joke around.' The sentence describes Yamada as a funny person who often tells jokes.

• 2文句(もんく) means 'complaint / gripe.' 文句を言う = 'to complain.' A person who complains is not described as 面白い (funny/amusing) in this positive sense.
• 3感想(かんそう) means 'impression / thoughts.' 感想を言う = 'to express one's impressions,' which does not make someone inherently funny.
• 4希望(きぼう) means 'hope / wish.' 希望を言う = 'to state one's hopes,' which does not match the description of a funny person.

• 冗談じょうだん — joke; 冗談を言う = to tell a joke
• 文句もんく — complaint; 文句を言う = to complain
• 感想かんそう — impression, thoughts
• 希望きぼう — hope, wish
• 面白おもしろい — funny, interesting

「欠点（けってん）」 means 'shortcoming, defect, weak point' — the bad part of something. Option 4 「わるいところ」 (bad point/place) is the closest in meaning.

• 1「すきなところ」 means 'a part you like' — the opposite of a shortcoming.
• 2「いいところ」 means 'a good point' — the opposite of a shortcoming.
• 3「きらいなところ」 means 'a part you dislike.' While close, 欠点 is an objective flaw, not a matter of personal preference, so this is not the best paraphrase.

• 欠点けってん — shortcoming, defect, weak point

「翌年（よくねん）」 means 'the following year, the next year.' Option 4 「次の年」 (the next year) is the exact paraphrase.

• 1「前の前の年」 means 'the year before last' — two years before.
• 2「次の次の年」 means 'the year after next' — two years after.
• 3「前の年」 means 'the previous year' — the opposite of 翌年.

• 翌年よくねん — the following year, the next year

「らく（楽）な」 means 'easy, not difficult, comfortable.' Option 3 「かんたんな（簡単な）」 (simple, easy) is the closest paraphrase.

• 1「だいじな（大事な）」 means 'important' — not the same as easy.
• 2「こまかい（細かい）」 means 'detailed, fine' — not the same as easy.
• 4「あたらしい（新しい）」 means 'new' — not the same as easy.

• 楽らくな — easy, not difficult, comfortable
• 簡単かんたんな — simple, easy

「さっき」 means 'a little while ago, a short time ago.' Option 2 「少し前に」 (a little before/ago) is the closest paraphrase.

• 1「ずっと前に」 means 'a long time ago' — さっき implies only a short time has passed, so this is too extreme.
• 3「何回か」 means 'several times (a few times)' — this is about frequency, not timing.
• 4「何回も」 means 'many times' — this is about frequency, not timing.

• さっき — a little while ago, a short time ago
• 少し前に（すこしまえに） — a little before, a short time ago