N3 Vocabulary · Test 54

The correct answer is 2. 集中 (concentration). The sentence means 'The construction noise is loud, so I can't concentrate on studying.' 勉強に集中する (concentrate on studying) is the standard collocation, and noise preventing concentration is a natural context.

• 1緊張 (tension/nervousness) refers to being tense or nervous. 勉強に緊張する is not a natural collocation; one might feel tense about an exam, but noise doesn't prevent 'tension.'
• 3進行 (progress) refers to something advancing or proceeding. 勉強に進行する is not a natural collocation; 進行 is used for projects or processes, not studying.
• 4注意 (attention) refers to paying attention or caution. While related, 勉強に注意する is not the standard way to say 'concentrate on studying'; 集中 is the correct word.

• 集中しゅうちゅう — concentration, focus
• 緊張きんちょう — tension, nervousness
• 進行しんこう — progress, proceeding
• 注意ちゅうい — attention, caution

The correct option is 3. 取り消した (torikeshita) means 'canceled' or 'revoked'. Since the person can no longer go on the trip, they have to cancel the hotel reservation.

• 1引き落とした (hikiotoshita) means 'withdrew' (usually referring to money from a bank account). You cannot 'withdraw' a reservation.
• 2言い直した (iinaoshita) means 'rephrased' or 'said again'. This does not fit the context of a reservation.
• 4投げ捨てた (nagesuteta) means 'threw away' or 'tossed aside'. This is used for physical objects, not reservations.

• 取り消す（とりけす） — to cancel, to revoke
• 引き落とす（ひきおとす） — to withdraw (money)
• 言い直す（いいなおす） — to rephrase, to say again
• 投げ捨てる（なげすてる） — to throw away

The correct option is 2. しまって (shimatte) from しまう means 'to put away' or 'to store'. The sentence means 'After using it, please put it away properly in this box.'

• 1渡して (watashite) from 渡す means 'to hand over' or 'to pass'. You don't hand over an item into a box.
• 3加えて (kuwaete) from 加える means 'to add'. While you might add something to a box, 'putting away' is the natural action for 'after using'.
• 4ぶつけて (butsukete) from ぶつける means 'to hit' or 'to strike (against something)'. This makes no sense in the context of putting something away properly.

• しまう — to put away, to store
• 渡わたす — to hand over, to pass
• 加くわえる — to add
• ぶつける — to hit, to strike

The correct option is 4. さっそく (sassoku) means 'immediately', 'right away', or 'without delay'. The person was so happy the camera arrived that they immediately took it out and tried it.

• 1ずいぶん (zuibun) means 'very' or 'considerably'. It does not fit grammatically or semantically before '箱から出して'.
• 2けっこう (kekkou) means 'quite' or 'fairly'. Like option 1, it doesn't fit the action of taking something out right away.
• 3なるべく (narubeku) means 'as much as possible' or 'if possible'. Trying to take it out of the box 'as much as possible' is unnatural.

• さっそく — immediately, right away
• ずいぶん — very, considerably
• けっこう — quite, fairly
• なるべく — as much as possible

The correct option is 3. 間隔 (kankaku) means 'interval' or 'space between'. '5分間隔で出ている' means the buses depart at 5-minute intervals.

• 1時期 (jiki) means 'time', 'season', or 'period'. '5分時期' is unnatural.
• 2時差 (jisa) means 'time difference' (e.g., jet lag). This does not apply to bus departure schedules.
• 4中間 (chuukan) means 'middle' or 'intermediate'. It refers to a point in the middle of two things, not a time interval.

• 間隔かんかく — interval, space
• 時期じき — time, season, period
• 時差じさ — time difference
• 中間ちゅうかん — middle, intermediate

「部分」の読み方は「ぶぶん」で、意味は「part / portion」です。「部」は音読み「ぶ」、「分」は音読み「ぶん」です。文全体は「この部分をよく見てください（Please look at this part carefully.）」となります。

• 1「ぶふん」は「分」を「ふん」と誤って読んだものです。
• 2「ぶうぶん」は「部」を長音「ぶう」と誤って読んだものです。
• 4「ぶうふん」は両方の漢字の読みを誤ったものです。

• 部分ぶぶん — part, portion

The correct reading of 疑って is うたがって (te-form of 疑う, 'to doubt/suspect'). The sentence means 'Ikeda seems to suspect Kimura.' Option 4 matches exactly.

• 1しかって is the te-form of 叱る (しかる, 'to scold'). Different meaning and kanji.
• 2こわがって is the te-form of 怖がる (こわがる, 'to be afraid'). Different meaning and kanji.
• 3きらって is the te-form of 嫌う (きらう, 'to dislike'). Different meaning and kanji.

• 疑うたがって — doubting, suspecting (te-form of 疑う)
• 叱しかって — scolding (te-form of 叱る)
• 怖こわがって — being afraid (te-form of 怖がる)
• 嫌きらって — disliking (te-form of 嫌う)

The correct reading of 得意 is とくい, meaning 'strong point / something one is good at.' The sentence means 'Nakajima seems to be good at math.' Option 1 is the correct reading.

• 2とうい is an incorrect reading using the long-vowel sound of 得 (とく) as とう; not a real word.
• 3どくい is an incorrect reading with rendaku-like voicing of とくい; not a real word.
• 4どうい is another incorrect long-vowel/voiced variant; not a real word.

• 得意とくい — one's strong point; being good at something
• 数学すうがく — mathematics