N3 Vocabulary · Test 72

The correct answer is 4. わかれて (別れて) means 'parting / separating (from someone)'. The sentence says 'When I parted from my host family at the airport and became alone, I felt very lonely.' 別れて一人になった (parted and became alone) fits perfectly with the feeling of 寂しい (lonely).

• 1つきあって (付き合って) means 'to associate with / hang out with / date'. If you were hanging out with someone, you would not become alone, so this contradicts the context.
• 2かかわって (関わって) means 'to be involved with / related to'. Being involved with someone does not lead to becoming alone, so this does not fit.
• 3まちあわせて (待ち合わせて) means 'to meet up / wait for someone at a designated place'. Meeting up would mean being together, not becoming alone, so this contradicts the sentence.

• 別わかれる — to part, to separate (from someone)
• 付き合う（つきあう） — to associate with, to hang out with
• 関かかわる — to be involved with, to relate to
• 待ち合わせる（まちあわせる） — to meet up, to wait for someone

The correct option is 2. The verb 起きる (to occur/happen) is the standard verb used with 問題 (problem). By changing the way of working, the big problems stopped occurring, which is expressed as 起きなくなった (became such that they do not occur).

• 1立たなくなった uses 立つ (to stand). Problems do not 'stand'.
• 3始まらなくなった uses 始まる (to begin). While problems can 'begin', 起きる is the natural collocation for problems arising, and 'stopped beginning' sounds unnatural in this context.
• 4開かなくなった uses 開く (to open). Problems do not 'open'.

• 問題もんだい — problem
• 起おきる — to happen, to occur
• 立たつ — to stand
• 始はじまる — to begin
• 開ひらく — to open

The correct option is 3. 応援 (おうえん) means 'cheering' or 'supporting'. Since their senior (先輩) is playing in a soccer match, they went with a friend to cheer him on. 応援に行った (went to cheer) fits perfectly.

• 1参加 (さんか) means 'participation'. They are not participating in the match, they are watching and cheering.
• 2指導 (しどう) means 'instruction' or 'coaching'. They are not coaching the senior.
• 4競争 (きょうそう) means 'competition'. They are not competing.

• 先輩せんぱい — senior, older student/colleague
• 試合しあい — match, game
• 応援おうえん — cheering, support
• 参加さんか — participation
• 指導しどう — instruction, coaching
• 競争きょうそう — competition

The correct option is 2. のばして uses the verb 延ばす (to extend/lengthen). The standard collocation for extending a deadline (締め切り) is 締め切りを延ばす. The sentence means they asked the teacher to extend the report deadline by just one day.

• 1移して uses 移す (to move/transfer). While you can move a deadline, 延ばす (extend) is the correct verb when adding more time (1日だけ).
• 3やり直して uses やり直す (to redo). This does not fit the context of changing a deadline.
• 4とりかえて uses 取り替える (to replace/exchange). You do not 'replace' a deadline.

• 締め切り（しめきり） — deadline
• 延のばす — to extend, to lengthen
• 移うつす — to move, to transfer
• やり直す（やりなおす） — to redo
• 取り替える（とりかえる） — to replace, to exchange

The correct option is 4. ふって uses the verb 振る (to wave). The standard collocation for waving one's hand is 手を振る. The sentence describes waving hands widely until the car was out of sight to see them off.

• 1たたいて uses 叩く (to hit/beat). 手を叩く means to clap hands, which is not the action used to see someone off in a car.
• 2にぎって uses 握る (to grasp/hold). 手を握る means to hold hands, which doesn't fit '大きく' (widely/largely) or the context of waving goodbye.
• 3さわって uses 触る (to touch). 手を触る is grammatically incomplete and means to touch with a hand, not wave.

• 見送みおくる — to see someone off
• 振ふる — to wave (one's hand)
• 叩たたく — to hit, to beat, to clap
• 握にぎる — to grasp, to grip
• 触さわる — to touch

以降(いこう) means 'onward, from (a certain time) onward'. The sentence says 'Please call again after 5 o'clock.' The correct reading is いこう.

• 1いこ is not a valid reading for 以降. This is a distractor missing the final う.
• 2いごう is not a valid reading for 以降. This is a distractor with the wrong vowel (ごう instead of こう).
• 4いご is not a valid reading for 以降. This is a distractor missing the long vowel う.

• 以降いこう — onward, from ... onward
• もう一度（もういちど） — once more, again
• お電話（おでんわ） — phone call (polite)

横断 is read おうだん. It means 'crossing' (a road, street, etc.). The sentence means: 'When crossing the road, please pay close attention to cars.' Both kanji use their on'yomi (Chinese readings): 横 (おう) + 断 (だん).

• 2よこだん uses the kun'yomi of 横 (よこ) combined with the on'yomi of 断 (だん). This mixed reading is incorrect; 横断 is an on'yomi compound.
• 3おうたん uses the correct on'yomi for 横 (おう) but the wrong on'yomi for 断. 断 is read だん, not たん.
• 4よこたん uses kun'yomi for 横 (よこ) and a wrong reading for 断 (たん). Both are incorrect.

• 横断おうだん — crossing (e.g., a road); running across
• 道路どうろ — road, street
• 十分じゅうぶん — sufficient, enough, fully
• 注意ちゅうい — caution, attention, care

合図 is read あいず. It means 'signal' or 'sign.' The sentence means: 'When I give the signal, please start.' This word uses a special/jukujikun reading: 合 (あい) + 図 (ず, a voiced version of the on'yomi と).

• 1ごうと uses the on'yomi of 合 (ごう) and the unvoiced on'yomi of 図 (と). While these are valid kanji readings, the established word 合図 is not read this way.
• 2あいと uses the correct first part あい but fails to apply rendaku (voicing) to the second kanji; 図 becomes ず, not と, in this word.
• 3ごうず uses the on'yomi of 合 (ごう) with the voiced reading of 図 (ず). This mixes the wrong reading of 合 with the correct reading of 図; the word is not read this way.

• 合図あいず — signal, sign, cue
• 始はじめる — to start, to begin